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J.E. Harrison Middle School

Public Grades 6-7

Summary

J.E. Harrison Education Center is an elementary school in Pittsburgh, PA, serving 1,143 students in grades 3-6 and part of the Baldwin-Whitehall School District.

J.E. Harrison Education Center has shown consistent improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 819th out of 1,433 Pennsylvania elementary schools in 2020-2021 to 673rd out of 1,526 in 2023-2024, with a 3-star rating. The school performs particularly well in certain student subgroups, ranking 51st out of 437 Pennsylvania elementary schools for African American students and 39th out of 128 for multi-racial students in 2023-2024. However, the school's Asian student population ranks lower, suggesting an area for potential improvement. Despite having a relatively high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, ranging from 47.73% in 2021-2022 to 58.44% in 2022-2023, J.E. Harrison Education Center ranks 461st out of 1,432 Pennsylvania elementary schools for this subgroup in 2023-2024, indicating strong performance compared to other schools with similar demographics.

Compared to nearby schools, Whitehall Elementary School and Myrtle Ave School outperform J.E. Harrison Education Center in several academic areas, while Abraham Lincoln Elementary School significantly outperforms J.E. Harrison in Math and Science. However, J.E. Harrison Education Center has maintained relatively low dropout rates, ranging from 0.3% to 1.6% over the past few years, which is a positive indicator of student engagement and retention.

716

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,099

Per pupil spending ?

99.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

129 Windvale Dr
Pittsburgh, PA 15236-1854

(412) 885-7530

District: Baldwin-Whitehall School District

Students who attend J.E. Harrison Middle School usually attend:

High:

Baldwin Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.8%

Asian:

25.4%

African American:

7.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 50th percentile in 2010 → 76th in 2019

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 26 percentile points since 2010

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (36% vs 45% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Math scores 14 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg40%

Pennsylvania avg45%

Not ranked this year

J.E. Harrison Middle School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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
2024	61.6	673 of 1526	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.0	702 of 1534	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.3	760 of 1534	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.8	819 of 1433	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	82.2	51 of 437	88.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	15.1	153 of 168	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	141 of 160	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	50.2	494 of 1084	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.2	733 of 1043	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	61.5	59 of 200	70.5%	★★★★☆
2023	75.3	31 of 196	84.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	62.1	634 of 1488	57.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	66.3	461 of 1432	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.6	485 of 1414	65.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	58.5	686 of 1495	54.1%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	60.0	39 of 128	69.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	49.5	655 of 1229	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.3	667 of 1236	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2019	74.1	212 of 891	76.2%	★★★★☆
2018	76.1	192 of 861	77.7%	★★★★☆
2017	77.0	184 of 877	79.0%	★★★★☆
2016	67.9	283 of 870	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	64.5	294 of 835	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	67.0	267 of 728	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	69.6	245 of 758	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	65.3	340 of 834	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	56.4	443 of 825	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	58.2	405 of 805	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	54.0	434 of 770	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	60.5	347 of 753	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	54.1	430 of 749	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	68.3	240 of 736	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	79.6	138 of 687	79.9%	★★★★☆
2004	82.1	99 of 663	85.1%	★★★★☆
2003	77.0	152 of 643	76.4%	★★★★☆

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

African American (2024)88th percentile+32 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)70th percentile+15 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)70th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)68th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2024)57th percentile~ school

Disabled (2024)54th percentile~ school

Male (2024)54th percentile~ school

White (2024)47th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2024)9th percentile-47 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts45%-4 vs state

Math28%-14 vs state

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by a student
Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Food is terrible, Cheese is solid, once the milk was frozen, fire alarm went off 3 times in one school year, all false alarms, wifi constantly has issues, constant fights, smart boards always lagging and crashing, no bells at all, PA system always goes down, someone brought in honey packs, ceiling leaked in both the cafeteria and gym multiple times, rooms are either way too hot or way too cold, constant light issues, projector fell off of the wall in the auditorium, constant issues at the whole school. Close Quote

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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 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	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
J.E. Harrison Middle School	Public	6-7	129 Windvale Dr	Pittsburgh	15236	Allegheny County	Baldwin-Whitehall School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 885-7530	716	52	13.6	99.6%	428 (59.8%)	51 (7.1%)	21 (2.9%)	182 (25.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.6%)								(n/a)		28.6	27.4		28.1		44.7	44.5		44.6	$13,099	$283	$12,815
Brentwood Middle School	Public	6-8	3601 Brownsville Rd	Pittsburgh	15227	Allegheny County	Brentwood Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 881-4940	269	23	11.6	56.5%	172 (63.9%)	36 (13.4%)	23 (8.6%)	18 (6.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.1%)	47	474^th of 873 public middle schools	45.7%		67	287^th of 891 public middle schools	67.8%	187		22.1	44.5	13.5	25.5		40.5	66.2	37.9	47.1	$20,785	$652	$20,133
Independence Middle School	Public	7-8	2807 Bethel Church Rd	Bethel Park	15102	Allegheny County	Bethel Park School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 854-8677	602	54	11.0	19.1%	514 (85.4%)	18 (3.0%)	8 (1.3%)	36 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.2%)	89.2	80^th of 873 public middle schools	90.8%		90.3	60^th of 891 public middle schools	93.3%	20			59.1	50.1	54.7			64.8	66.5	65.7	$36	$00	$35
Pleasant Hills Middle School	Public	6-8	404 Old Clairton Road	Pittsburgh	15236	Allegheny County	West Jefferson Hills School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 655-8680	813	49	16.7	28.3%	647 (79.6%)	23 (2.8%)	22 (2.7%)	94 (11.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.0%)	92.4	54^th of 873 public middle schools	93.8%		89.6	68^th of 891 public middle schools	92.4%	14		57.5	63.0	54.9	58.4		69.4	77.7	76.3	74.4	$14,267	$120	$14,147
Keystone Oaks Middle School	Public	6-8	1002 Kelton Ave	Pittsburgh	15216	Allegheny County	Keystone Oaks School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 571-6146	442	37	11.8	41.0%	323 (73.1%)	41 (9.3%)	23 (5.2%)	37 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.1%)	83.7	114^th of 873 public middle schools	86.9%		77.6	168^th of 891 public middle schools	81.1%	54		48.4	41.1	55.2	48.0		73.3	60.2	70.2	68.2	$28,182	$302	$27,879
Mellon Middle School	Public	6-8	11 Castle Shannon Boulevard	Pittsburgh	15228	Allegheny County	Mt Lebanon School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 344-2122	661	53	12.4	13.8%	540 (81.7%)	16 (2.4%)	25 (3.8%)	41 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.9%)	96.8	20^th of 873 public middle schools	97.7%		96.4	18^th of 891 public middle schools	98.0%	2		74.9	67.5	62.7	68.6		77.0	84.6	81.8	81.0	$18,297	$53	$18,244
Neil Armstrong 5-6 Middle School	Public	5-6	5800 Murray Ave	Bethel Park	15102	Allegheny County	Bethel Park School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 854-8751	597	49	12.1	21.9%	498 (83.4%)	14 (2.3%)	11 (1.8%)	42 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (5.2%)								(n/a)	68.0	60.2			64.0	64.6	67.6			66.2	$29	$01	$28
Fort Couch Middle School	Public	7-8	515 Fort Couch Rd	Pittsburgh	15241	Allegheny County	Upper St. Clair School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 833-1600	647	49	13.3	11.3%	499 (77.1%)	13 (2.0%)	23 (3.6%)	83 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.5%)	98.5	6^th of 873 public middle schools	99.3%		97.8	9^th of 891 public middle schools	99.0%	3			69.0	70.5	69.7			82.9	89.6	86.3	$26,541	$399	$26,142
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
Jefferson Middle School	Public	6-8	21 Moffett St	Pittsburgh	15243	Allegheny County	Mt Lebanon School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 344-2120	621	54	11.4	17.6%	510 (82.1%)	15 (2.4%)	25 (4.0%)	46 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.0%)	97.3	18^th of 873 public middle schools	97.9%		96.2	19^th of 891 public middle schools	97.9%	1		70.4	67.5	61.2	66.5		85.5	83.2	85.5	84.8	$18,325	$53	$18,272

Frequently Asked Questions about J.E. Harrison Middle School

What is the racial makeup of J.E. Harrison Middle School?

Students at J.E. Harrison Middle School are 60% White, 25% Asian, 7% African American, 5% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

How many students attend J.E. Harrison Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 716 students attended J.E. Harrison Middle School.

What high school do graduates of J.E. Harrison Middle School attend?

Students who attend J.E. Harrison Middle School usually go on to attend Baldwin Senior High School

What district is J.E. Harrison Middle School in?

Baldwin-Whitehall School District

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