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Avonworth Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

63^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 873 Pennsylvania Middle Schools

Better than 93% of Pennsylvania middle schools

Summary

Avonworth Middle School is a highly-ranked public middle school serving grades 7-8 in the Avonworth School District in Pittsburgh, PA. With 298 students, the school consistently outperforms the state average on standardized tests and has received a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating excellent performance.

Avonworth Middle School's academic performance is exceptional, with 62.1% of students proficient or better in Math and 68.1% proficient or better in English Language Arts (ELA) in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to state averages of 41.7% and 48.5% respectively. The school also performs exceptionally well across various student subgroups, with its male and female students ranking 58th and 79th out of 839 and 835 Pennsylvania middle schools, respectively. Additionally, Avonworth Middle School has very low dropout rates, ranging from 0.0% to 1.6% over the past few years, significantly lower than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, Avonworth Middle School stands out. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Avonworth's Math proficiency rate of 62.1% was significantly higher than the 10.1% rate at Pittsburgh Allegheny 6-8 and the 10.9% rate at Pittsburgh Classical 6-8, both public magnet schools in the Pittsburgh School District. Avonworth Middle School's consistent high performance over the past several years, ranking in the top 5% of Pennsylvania middle schools, is a testament to its strong educational program and dedicated staff.

446

Students ?

21.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,679

Per pupil spending ?

10.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

304 Josephs Lane
Pittsburgh, PA 15237-1223

(412) 366-9650

District: Avonworth School District

Students who attend Avonworth Middle School usually attend:

High:

Avonworth High School

Feeder schools for Avonworth Middle School:

Elementary:	Avonworth Elementary School
	Avonworth Primary Center

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.3%

Two or more races:

5.2%

African American:

2.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 79th percentile in 2015 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (65% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of Pennsylvania middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

District avg64%

Pennsylvania avg45%

63^rd of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From top 21% (2015) to top 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

62^nd of 606Avonworth School District 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	91.1	63 of 873	92.8%	★★★★★
2024	86.1	90 of 891	89.9%	★★★★★
2023	93.6	34 of 893	96.2%	★★★★★
2022	94.0	31 of 883	96.5%	★★★★★
2021	92.2	33 of 797	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	85.0	103 of 891	88.4%	★★★★☆
2018	82.0	126 of 861	85.4%	★★★★☆
2017	79.7	147 of 877	83.2%	★★★★☆
2016	85.3	99 of 870	88.6%	★★★★☆
2015	76.6	177 of 835	78.8%	★★★★☆
2014	77.9	129 of 728	82.3%	★★★★☆
2013	73.7	194 of 758	74.4%	★★★★☆
2012	75.5	195 of 834	76.6%	★★★★☆
2011	80.5	110 of 825	86.7%	★★★★☆
2010	78.5	131 of 805	83.7%	★★★★☆
2009	85.0	58 of 770	92.5%	★★★★★
2008	85.7	57 of 753	92.4%	★★★★★
2007	82.7	65 of 749	91.3%	★★★★★
2006	74.2	178 of 736	75.8%	★★★★☆
2005	71.4	216 of 687	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	68.0	241 of 663	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2003	82.6	96 of 643	85.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	79.6	68 of 643	89.4%	★★★★☆
2024	62.4	166 of 672	75.3%	★★★★☆
2023	81.8	52 of 660	92.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	87.5	79 of 835	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	89.0	59 of 860	93.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	78.7	112 of 843	86.7%	★★★★☆
2024	67.9	236 of 877	73.1%	★★★★☆
2023	86.2	68 of 874	92.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	92.0	58 of 839	93.1%	★★★★★
2024	81.4	121 of 870	86.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	86.2	74 of 649	88.6%	★★★★☆
2024	79.6	95 of 673	85.9%	★★★★☆
2023	90.5	45 of 681	93.4%	★★★★★

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)

Male (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)91st percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)89th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)89th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)87th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts68%+20 vs state

Math62%+20 vs state

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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 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 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
Avonworth Middle School	Public	6-8	304 Josephs Lane	Pittsburgh	15237	Allegheny County	Avonworth School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 366-9650	446	21	21.0	10.5%	394 (88.3%)	13 (2.9%)	8 (1.8%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.2%)	91.1	63^rd of 873 public middle schools	92.8%		86.1	90^th of 891 public middle schools	89.9%	27			67.3	61.8	56.2	62.1			69.2	68.4	66.2	68.1	$16,679	$31	$16,648
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
Sto-Rox Upper Elementary School	Public	4-6	298 Ewing Rd	Mc Kees Rocks	15136	Allegheny County	Sto-Rox School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 771-3213	193	18	10.8	114.5%	26 (13.5%)	123 (63.7%)	12 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (16.6%)								(n/a)	0.0	2.8	1.6			1.8	14.7	1.4	25.0			13.0	$12,704	$3,152	$9,553
Carson Middle School	Public	6-8	200 Hillvue Lane	Pittsburgh	15237	Allegheny County	North Allegheny School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 369-5520	652	57	11.3	14.0%	500 (76.7%)	13 (2.0%)	30 (4.6%)	77 (11.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.4%)	91.3	62^nd of 873 public middle schools	92.9%		86.5	86^th of 891 public middle schools	90.3%	24			64.1	56.0	46.5	55.7			76.3	73.5	70.1	73.4	$22,938	$319	$22,619
Ingomar Middle School	Public	6-8	1521 Ingomar Heights Rd	Pittsburgh	15237	Allegheny County	North Allegheny School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 348-1470	514	41	12.5	6.8%	370 (72.0%)	8 (1.6%)	15 (2.9%)	100 (19.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.9%)	96.7	22^nd of 873 public middle schools	97.5%		95.2	29^th of 891 public middle schools	96.7%	7			74.6	64.6	60.3	66.9			81.8	81.6	79.0	80.9	$21,441	$227	$21,214
David E Williams Middle School	Public	5-8	60 Gawaldo Dr	Coraopolis	15108	Allegheny County	Montour School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 771-8802	952	58	16.4	32.4%	755 (79.3%)	65 (6.8%)	33 (3.5%)	39 (4.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (6.1%)	90.8	68^th of 873 public middle schools	92.2%		91.4	55^th of 891 public middle schools	93.8%	13		77.3	51.8	66.5	69.1	66.3		77.6	63.0	79.3	77.7	74.3	$18,954	$450	$18,505
Shaler Area Elementary School	Public	4-6	705 Scott Avenue	Glenshaw	15116	Allegheny County	Shaler Area School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 491-1200	870	68	12.7	37.1%	767 (88.2%)	27 (3.1%)	26 (3.0%)	9 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (4.7%)								(n/a)	71.5	45.2	39.0			51.6	68.9	58.5	49.4			58.9	$18,593	$663	$17,930
Quaker Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	618 Harbaugh Street	Sewickley	15143	Allegheny County	Quaker Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 749-5079	425	45	9.3	22.4%	349 (82.1%)	12 (2.8%)	22 (5.2%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (8.0%)	93.9	45^th of 873 public middle schools	94.8%		94.8	32^nd of 891 public middle schools	96.4%	13			59.4	63.4	68.2	63.7			74.2	75.4	75.0	74.8	$24,599	$289	$24,310
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Avonworth Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Avonworth Middle School?

Students at Avonworth Middle School are 88% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Asian, 2% Hispanic.

How many students attend Avonworth Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 446 students attended Avonworth Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Avonworth Middle School attend?

Students who attend Avonworth Middle School usually go on to attend Avonworth High School

What district is Avonworth Middle School in?

Avonworth School District

Is Avonworth Middle School a good school?

Yes. Avonworth Middle School ranks in the top 7.2% of Pennsylvania middle schools.

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