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Provident Charter School

Public, Charter Grades 2-8

756^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 873 Pennsylvania Middle Schools

Better than 13% of Pennsylvania middle schools

Summary

Provident Charter School is a public charter middle school in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, serving grades 2-8 with a total enrollment of 323 students. The school is part of the Provident Charter School District, which is ranked 569 out of 606 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Provident Charter School consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Pennsylvania middle schools, with academic performance significantly below the state average across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 11.6% of Provident students were proficient or better in Math, compared to the state average of 41.7%. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as White students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. However, the school's performance for students with disabilities is relatively stronger, ranking in the top 30-40% of Pennsylvania middle schools.

While Provident Charter School faces significant academic challenges, the nearby Shaler Area Middle School, North Hills Middle School, and several Pittsburgh Public Schools middle schools generally outperform Provident academically. However, the nearby Pittsburgh Public Schools middle schools serve a similarly high percentage of students from low-income families, suggesting that socioeconomic factors may play a significant role in academic performance. Provident Charter School's high per-student spending and low student-to-teacher ratio suggest a significant investment in resources and staffing, which may not be translating into improved academic outcomes.

306

Students ?

4.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,456

Per pupil spending ?

52.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1400 Troy Hill Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15212

(412) 709-5160

District: Provident Charter School

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.4%

African American:

24.5%

Two or more races:

8.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 15th percentile in 2021 → 13th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 5 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (12% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 36 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

Pennsylvania avg45%

Elementary school

1,443^rd of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 3 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

756^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 1 pts since 2021

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

569^th of 606Provident Charter School among Pennsylvania districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	6.3	1443 of 1511	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	1246 of 1526	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	1331 of 1534	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	1314 of 1534	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.2	1215 of 1433	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.9	1431 of 1544	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	11.9	409 of 413	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	365 of 437	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	380 of 437	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	777 of 1030	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	51.3	480 of 1084	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.7	621 of 1043	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	6.8	1387 of 1466	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	1239 of 1488	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	5.6	1357 of 1369	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.2	1357 of 1432	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.5	1391 of 1414	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	7.1	1404 of 1475	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	1198 of 1495	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	1.8	1192 of 1201	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.6	1161 of 1229	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.5	1211 of 1236	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	12.5	756 of 873	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	666 of 891	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	775 of 893	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	770 of 883	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.6	681 of 797	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2023	21.1	376 of 421	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	50.2	239 of 643	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.0	119 of 672	82.3%	★★★★☆
2023	55.1	229 of 660	65.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	12.9	718 of 835	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.3	609 of 860	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	8.6	819 of 843	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	713 of 877	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	772 of 874	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	722 of 839	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	691 of 870	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	5.8	637 of 649	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	603 of 673	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.0	651 of 681	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Disabled (2025)25th percentile+20 vs school

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

African American (2025)1st percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)1st percentile-4 vs school

Middle school

Disabled (2025)63rd percentile+49 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile~ school

Male (2025)14th percentile~ school

African American (2023)11th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)2nd percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts12%-36 vs state

Math12%-30 vs state

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Schools Near Provident Charter School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSSA Math (2025)							PSSA English Language Arts (2025)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Provident Charter School	Public, Charter	2-8	1400 Troy Hill Road	Pittsburgh	15212	Allegheny County	Provident Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(412) 709-5160	306	62	4.9	52.6%	197 (64.4%)	75 (24.5%)	8 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.5%)	12.5	756^th of 873 public middle schools	13.4%		23.2	666^th of 891 public middle schools	25.3%	90	16.3	13.8	8.8	7.3	14.7	8.3	11.6	16.3	5.2	7.0	17.0	20.5	12.5	12.1	$29,456	$2,495	$26,961
Pittsburgh Schiller 6-8	Public, Magnet	6-8	1018 Peralta St	Pittsburgh	15212	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(412) 529-4190	260	21	12.3	100.0%	94 (36.2%)	108 (41.5%)	32 (12.3%)	5 (1.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.7%)	48.3	455^th of 873 public middle schools	47.9%		42.7	534^th of 891 public middle schools	40.1%	79				29.4	35.6	18.2	28.1				46.7	44.4	42.9	44.6	$29,923	$5,125	$24,798
Pittsburgh Allegheny 6-8	Public, Magnet	6-8	810 Arch Street	Pittsburgh	15212	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(412) 529-4115	179	16	11.2	97.8%	16 (8.9%)	140 (78.2%)	5 (2.8%)	5 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.3%)	16.9	706^th of 873 public middle schools	19.1%		16.4	725^th of 891 public middle schools	18.6%	19				6.0	8.3	15.3	10.1				12.0	30.0	26.7	23.6	$25,509	$4,369	$21,140
Pittsburgh Arsenal 6-8	Public	6-8	220 40th Street	Pittsburgh	15201	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-5740	148	16	9.0	109.5%	18 (12.2%)	75 (50.7%)	33 (22.3%)	18 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	17.5	700^th of 873 public middle schools	19.8%		23.7	662^nd of 891 public middle schools	25.7%	38				5.6	8.3	11.1	8.7				12.5	20.0	36.5	25.2	$32,006	$5,482	$26,525
Pittsburgh South Hills 6-8	Public	6-8	595 Crane Avenue	Pittsburgh	15216	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-8130	387	30	13.1	83.7%	72 (18.6%)	145 (37.5%)	82 (21.2%)	51 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (9.6%)	10.5	780^th of 873 public middle schools	10.7%		14.3	745^th of 891 public middle schools	16.4%	35				5.1	10.3	4.8	6.4				16.1	17.7	19.4	17.8	$38,849	$6,653	$32,195
Pittsburgh Classical 6-8	Public, Magnet	6-8	1463 Chartiers Ave	Pittsburgh	15220	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(412) 529-3110	245	27	9.0	112.2%	62 (25.3%)	133 (54.3%)	16 (6.5%)	8 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	25 (10.2%)	29.1	604^th of 873 public middle schools	30.8%		29.6	620^th of 891 public middle schools	30.4%	16				7.4	16.3	7.8	10.9				27.9	40.1	50.0	39.2	$31,451	$5,386	$26,064
Pittsburgh South Brook 6-8	Public	6-8	779 Dunster St	Pittsburgh	15226	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-8170	242	20	11.9	105.4%	101 (41.7%)	81 (33.5%)	15 (6.2%)	12 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (13.6%)	27	622^nd of 873 public middle schools	28.8%		17.8	710^th of 891 public middle schools	20.3%	88				14.7	13.2	11.5	13.1				28.9	33.3	44.8	36.1	$42,712	$7,315	$35,397
Pittsburgh Sterrett 6-8	Public, Magnet	6-8	7100 Reynolds St	Pittsburgh	15208	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(412) 529-7870	183	17	10.5	101.1%	26 (14.2%)	139 (76.0%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	13 (7.1%)	27.4	618^th of 873 public middle schools	29.2%		26.6	640^th of 891 public middle schools	28.2%	22				13.8	21.4	7.0	14.0				31.7	47.2	27.6	35.3	$20,028	$3,430	$16,598
Shaler Area Middle School	Public	7-8	1810 Mt Royal Blvd	Glenshaw	15116	Allegheny County	Shaler Area School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 492-1200	589	53	11.1	41.1%	509 (86.4%)	21 (3.6%)	14 (2.4%)	11 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.8%)	67	248^th of 873 public middle schools	71.6%		65.6	307^th of 891 public middle schools	65.5%	59					40.2	28.6	34.3					60.0	50.3	55.1	$26,956	$537	$26,419
North Hills Middle School	Public	6-8	55 Rochester Rd	Pittsburgh	15229	Allegheny County	North Hills School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 318-1452	1,127	78	14.4	26.4%	928 (82.3%)	32 (2.8%)	53 (4.7%)	46 (4.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (5.9%)	88.2	88^th of 873 public middle schools	89.9%		90.5	58^th of 891 public middle schools	93.5%	30				58.7	46.9	48.6	51.4				65.1	73.9	74.8	71.3	$15,293	$677	$14,616

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Provident Charter School ranks in the bottom 13.4% of Pennsylvania middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Provident Charter School?

Students at Provident Charter School are 64% White, 25% African American, 8% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

How many students attend Provident Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 306 students attended Provident Charter School.

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