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Clairton Middle School/High School

Public Grades 6-12

611^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 681 Pennsylvania High Schools

Better than 10% of Pennsylvania high schools

Summary

Clairton Middle School/High School is a small, combined school serving 407 students in grades 6 through 12 within the Clairton City School District, located in a community with exceptionally high economic need, as reflected by a free/reduced lunch rate that has exceeded 100%.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, ranking in the 10th percentile statewide and showing very low proficiency rates on state tests—for example, only 8.6% of students were proficient in Algebra I on the 2024-2025 Keystone Exams. This is a stark contrast to nearby Thomas Jefferson High School, just 2.8 miles away, where 68.7% of students were proficient in Algebra I and the school ranks in the 97th percentile. However, Clairton has a notable strength: its graduation rate has risen dramatically from 75.0% to 92.3%, now exceeding the state average and surpassing schools like Steel Valley Senior High School (83.0%) and McKeesport Area Senior High School (81.9%). This "graduation vs. proficiency" paradox suggests the school is effective at keeping students on track to graduate, even if they are not meeting state academic benchmarks.

Another key point is that Clairton spends a very high amount per student ($23,029), significantly more than nearby districts like West Mifflin Area School District ($13,936) and even more than the high-performing West Jefferson Hills School District ($19,243). This high spending, combined with low academic outcomes, raises questions about how resources are allocated. The school has also shown mixed results with different student groups, performing relatively well for its African American students in recent years but struggling significantly with its most economically disadvantaged students. For parents, this school offers a strong commitment to graduating students, but the low test scores and high spending without corresponding academic gains are important factors to consider.

407

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,029

Per pupil spending ?

103.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

501 Waddell Ave
Clairton, PA 15025

(412) 233-9200

District: Clairton City School District

Feeder schools for Clairton Middle School/High School:

Elementary:

Clairton Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

69.5%

White:

15.0%

Two or more races:

11.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2014 → 10th in 2025

Strengths

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the Pennsylvania average (89%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (16% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Biology scores 39 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg16%

Pennsylvania avg46%

Middle school

741^st of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

611^th of 681

Pennsylvania public high schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 31 pts since 2015

From bottom 41% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Pennsylvania High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

560^th of 606Clairton City 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	741 of 873	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	800 of 891	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	770 of 893	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	741 of 883	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.1	718 of 797	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.7	738 of 891	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.9	792 of 861	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.7	764 of 877	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.2	700 of 870	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.1	666 of 835	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	10.1	642 of 728	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.7	632 of 758	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.2	640 of 834	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	14.3	732 of 825	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	292 of 393	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	358 of 408	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.7	291 of 421	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	563 of 643	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	499 of 672	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	645 of 660	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	10.9	744 of 835	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.4	804 of 860	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	723 of 843	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	785 of 877	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	739 of 874	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	683 of 839	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	725 of 870	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2023	1.8	676 of 681	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	7.2	611 of 681	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	540 of 686	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	554 of 674	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.3	497 of 537	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	534 of 693	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	546 of 673	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	4.0	607 of 663	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	28.9	527 of 677	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	53.5	402 of 680	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	3.6	545 of 580	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.6	546 of 591	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	2.7	630 of 664	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.0	626 of 660	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	201 of 276	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.4	147 of 284	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.7	133 of 260	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	4.0	613 of 657	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	548 of 665	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	9.7	589 of 651	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	34.3	465 of 664	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.3	486 of 652	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	11.5	581 of 660	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.0	468 of 662	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

African American (2025)26th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)12th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)11th percentile-4 vs school

White (2023)1st percentile-13 vs school

High school

African American (2025)27th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2025)12th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile~ school

Female (2025)7th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Literature37%-25 vs state

English Language Arts25%-23 vs state

Biology11%-39 vs state

Algebra I9%-36 vs state

Math5%-37 vs state

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Schools Near Clairton Middle School/High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2025)	Keystone Exams Biology (2025)	Keystone Exams Literature (2025)	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	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	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
Clairton Middle School/High School	Public	6-12	501 Waddell Ave	Clairton	15025	Allegheny County	Clairton City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 233-9200	407	33	12.3	103.4%	61 (15.0%)	283 (69.5%)	14 (3.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (11.3%)	7.2	611^th of 681 public high schools	10.3%		24.5	540^th of 686 public high schools	21.3%	71	8.6	10.6	36.9	9.8	0.0	6.5	4.8	29.4	17.4	32.6	25.3	$23,029	$3,668	$19,360
South Allegheny High School	Public	9-12	2743 Washington Blvd	McKeesport	15133	Allegheny County	South Allegheny School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 675-3070	464	31	14.9	101.7%	339 (73.1%)	62 (13.4%)	17 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.7%)	12	588^th of 681 public high schools	13.7%		32	503^rd of 686 public high schools	26.7%	85	16.0	25.8	33.7									$14,227	$950	$13,277
Thomas Jefferson High School	Public	9-12	830 Old Clairton Rd	Jefferson Hills	15025	Allegheny County	West Jefferson Hills School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 655-8610	1,041	70	14.9	23.9%	897 (86.2%)	35 (3.4%)	25 (2.4%)	69 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.4%)	93.8	23^rd of 681 public high schools	96.6%		88.6	53^rd of 686 public high schools	92.3%	30	68.7	81.3	92.0									$19,243	$120	$19,123
Elizabeth Forward Senior High School	Public	9-12	1000 Weigles Hill Road	Elizabeth	15037	Allegheny County	Elizabeth Forward School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 896-2349	763	52	14.7	38.0%	684 (89.6%)	31 (4.1%)	16 (2.1%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.7%)	66.9	241^st of 681 public high schools	64.6%		70.5	201^st of 686 public high schools	70.7%	40	58.8	57.2	59.9									$22,329	$182	$22,147
Steel Center for Career and Technical Education	Public	9-12	565 N. Lewis Run Road	Jefferson Hills	15025	Allegheny County	Steel Center for Career and Technical Education	No	No	No	No	(412) 469-3200	3	21	.1		1 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
McKeesport Area Senior High School	Public	9-12	1960 Eden Park Blvd	McKeesport	15132	Allegheny County	McKeesport Area School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 664-3650	966	57	17.0	108.8%	341 (35.3%)	454 (47.0%)	53 (5.5%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	112 (11.6%)	10	599^th of 681 public high schools	12.0%		14.8	579^th of 686 public high schools	15.6%	20	8.6	23.0	36.5									$17,986	$2,979	$15,007
McKeesport Area Technology Center	Public	9-12	1960 Eden Park Boulevard	McKeesport	15132	Allegheny County	McKeesport Area Technology Center	No	No	No	No	(412) 664-3726	0	6	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
South Park Senior High School	Public	9-12	2005 Eagle Ridge Dr	South Park	15129	Allegheny County	South Park School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 655-3111	553	43	12.9	30.0%	467 (84.4%)	37 (6.7%)	7 (1.3%)	34 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	75.2	162^nd of 681 public high schools	76.2%		83.2	91^st of 686 public high schools	86.7%	71	71.5	55.4	67.4									$29,067	$188	$28,879
West Mifflin Area High School	Public	9-12	91 Commonwealth Ave	West Mifflin	15122	Allegheny County	West Mifflin Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 466-9131	964	68	14.2	98.1%	486 (50.4%)	315 (32.7%)	36 (3.7%)	28 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	97 (10.1%)	14.3	577^th of 681 public high schools	15.3%		15.7	576^th of 686 public high schools	16.0%	1	19.2	24.1	39.4									$13,936	$266	$13,669
Baldwin Senior High School	Public	8-12	4653 Clairton Blvd	Pittsburgh	15236	Allegheny County	Baldwin-Whitehall School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 885-7500	1,657	119	13.9	60.4%	1,151 (69.5%)	103 (6.2%)	37 (2.2%)	281 (17.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	80 (4.8%)	61	285^th of 681 public high schools	58.1%		64.3	253^rd of 686 public high schools	63.1%	32	44.8	53.9	65.6			18.0	18.0			34.8	34.8	$17,044	$290	$16,754

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Clairton Middle School/High School ranks in the bottom 10.3% of Pennsylvania high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Clairton Middle School/High School?

Students at Clairton Middle School/High School are 70% African American, 15% White, 11% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

What schools feed into Clairton Middle School/High School?

Clairton Middle School/High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Clairton Elementary School

What district is Clairton Middle School/High School in?

Clairton City School District

How many students attend Clairton Middle School/High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 407 students attended Clairton Middle School/High School.

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