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North Hills High School

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North Hills High School ranks 242 nd of 681 Pennsylvania high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

242^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 681 Pennsylvania High Schools

Better than 64% of Pennsylvania high schools

Summary

North Hills High School is a public high school in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, serving 1,433 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the North Hills School District, which is ranked 77 out of 606 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

North Hills High School consistently ranks in the top 25-30% of Pennsylvania high schools, with strong performance on Keystone Exams. In 2024-2025, 76.5% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in Literature, compared to the state average of 62.1%. The school also outperforms the state in Algebra I and Biology Keystone Exams. North Hills High School maintains a high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 87.5% to 95.6%, and a low dropout rate of 0.2% to 1.6% in recent years.

While North Hills High School's performance is generally on par with or slightly lower than nearby high-performing schools like North Allegheny High School and Avonworth High School, it significantly outperforms some nearby schools such as Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12, Sto-Rox Junior/Senior High School, and Pittsburgh Perry High School. North Hills High School's consistent performance and commitment to supporting the success of all students, regardless of their background, make it a strong choice for families in the Pittsburgh area.

1,443

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,081

Per pupil spending ?

30.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

53 Rochester Rd
Pittsburgh, PA 15229-1189

(412) 318-1402

District: North Hills School District

Feeder schools for North Hills High School:

Elementary:	Highcliff Elementary School
	McIntyre Elementary School
	Ross Elementary School
	West View Elementary School
Middle:	North Hills Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.2%

Two or more races:

6.0%

African American:

3.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 82nd percentile in 2015 → 64th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (58% vs 52% meeting standards)

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the Pennsylvania average (89%)

✓Above the Pennsylvania median (64th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg58%

Pennsylvania avg52%

242^nd of 681

Pennsylvania public high schools ?

Top 36%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From top 18% (2015) to top 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

77^th of 606North Hills 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	66.8	242 of 681	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.8	297 of 686	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.0	226 of 674	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	79.0	118 of 634	81.4%	★★★★☆
2021	64.2	246 of 537	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.9	129 of 693	81.4%	★★★★☆
2018	78.2	133 of 673	80.2%	★★★★☆
2017	76.4	152 of 663	77.1%	★★★★☆
2016	78.3	121 of 677	82.1%	★★★★☆
2015	78.5	121 of 680	82.2%	★★★★☆
2014	66.5	200 of 580	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	73.5	129 of 591	78.2%	★★★★☆
2012	75.6	131 of 664	80.3%	★★★★☆
2011	78.6	91 of 660	86.2%	★★★★☆
2010	79.5	85 of 649	86.9%	★★★★☆
2009	80.9	77 of 632	87.8%	★★★★☆
2008	85.4	40 of 621	93.6%	★★★★★
2007	78.2	97 of 615	84.2%	★★★★☆
2006	82.8	62 of 604	89.7%	★★★★☆
2005	84.0	55 of 593	90.7%	★★★★★
2004	87.2	50 of 590	91.5%	★★★★★
2003	81.6	97 of 583	83.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	39.9	149 of 276	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.6	85 of 260	67.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	74.0	88 of 524	83.2%	★★★★☆
2024	69.6	107 of 513	79.1%	★★★★☆
2023	66.2	118 of 502	76.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	69.3	213 of 657	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.6	363 of 665	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	55.0	113 of 274	58.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	63.9	223 of 651	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.7	311 of 664	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.6	204 of 652	68.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	62.3	258 of 660	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.2	231 of 662	65.1%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	54.4	72 of 165	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.0	68 of 150	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.3	53 of 129	58.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	55.3	273 of 583	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.0	314 of 595	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.8	236 of 577	59.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Disabled (2025)83rd percentile+19 vs school

Female (2025)68th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)66th percentile~ school

Male (2025)61st percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2024)59th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)56th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)53rd percentile-11 vs school

African American (2025)46th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Literature76%+14 vs state

Biology52%+3 vs state

Algebra I46%~ state avg

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Saturday, August 19, 2017

NH has the best musical program, and is known nation wide winning competitions from Chicago, IL to Providence, RI. and everywhere in between. Go Indians Marching Band. Close Quote

Schools Near North Hills 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
North Hills High School	Public	9-12	53 Rochester Rd	Pittsburgh	15229	Allegheny County	North Hills School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 318-1402	1,443	105	13.6	30.3%	1,215 (84.2%)	55 (3.8%)	45 (3.1%)	38 (2.6%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	87 (6.0%)	66.8	242^nd of 681 public high schools	64.5%		59.8	297^th of 686 public high schools	56.7%	55	46.3	52.0	76.5									$20,081	$451	$19,631
Northgate Middle/High School	Public	7-12	589 Union Ave	Pittsburgh	15202	Allegheny County	Northgate School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 732-3300	476	39	12.3	95.8%	288 (60.5%)	104 (21.8%)	26 (5.5%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (10.5%)	26.9	517^th of 681 public high schools	24.1%		25.6	531^st of 686 public high schools	22.6%	14	25.1	39.0	45.7		31.9	14.9	23.6		41.4	55.2	48.2	$26,161	$429	$25,732
Pittsburgh Perry High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	3875 Perrysville Ave	Pittsburgh	15214	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(412) 529-3400	430	42	10.3	99.5%	49 (11.4%)	320 (74.4%)	16 (3.7%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.8%)	4.6	638^th of 681 public high schools	6.3%		4.8	643^rd of 686 public high schools	6.3%	5	11.5	6.8	25.3									$22,647	$3,879	$18,768
Avonworth High School	Public	9-12	304 Josephs Lane	Pittsburgh	15237	Allegheny County	Avonworth School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 366-6360	579	53	10.9	21.2%	502 (86.7%)	16 (2.8%)	18 (3.1%)	14 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.7%)	79.8	118^th of 681 public high schools	82.7%		87	63^rd of 686 public high schools	90.8%	55	59.7	61.0	77.3									$18,081	$18	$18,063
Shaler Area High School	Public	9-12	381 Wible Run Rd	Pittsburgh	15209	Allegheny County	Shaler Area School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 492-1200	1,160	101	11.5	35.3%	1,015 (87.5%)	39 (3.4%)	43 (3.7%)	17 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (3.9%)	73.8	171^st of 681 public high schools	74.9%		72.5	181^st of 686 public high schools	73.6%	10	57.2	55.8	73.3									$24,018	$784	$23,235
A W Beattie Career Center	Public	9-12	9600 Babcock Boulevard	Allison Park	15101	Allegheny County	A W Beattie Career Center	No	No	No	No	(412) 847-1900	7	35	.2		5 (71.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (28.6%)								(n/a)
Sto-Rox Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1105 Valley St	Mc Kees Rocks	15136	Allegheny County	Sto-Rox School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 771-3213	422	33	12.6	112.6%	93 (22.0%)	245 (58.1%)	25 (5.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (13.7%)	3.6	651^st of 681 public high schools	4.4%		1.9	677^th of 686 public high schools	1.3%	26	1.8	3.3	30.0		14.3	0.0	6.4		16.3	7.4	11.4	$18,419	$4,949	$13,470
North Allegheny High School	Public	9-12	10375 Perry Hwy	Wexford	15090	Allegheny County	North Allegheny School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 934-7200	2,711	190	14.3	10.4%	1,903 (70.2%)	59 (2.2%)	93 (3.4%)	565 (20.8%)	1 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	88 (3.2%)	92.5	30^th of 681 public high schools	95.6%		93.6	27^th of 686 public high schools	96.1%	3	67.1	80.2	88.5									$20,227	$331	$19,896
Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12	Public	6-12	111 9th St	Pittsburgh	15222	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-6100	840	52	16.2	98.3%	508 (60.5%)	210 (25.0%)	26 (3.1%)	22 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	71 (8.5%)	81.6	103^rd of 681 public high schools	84.9%		79.4	115^th of 686 public high schools	83.2%	12	57.9	59.4	87.6	59.2	69.7	56.6	61.9	86.6	85.8	86.0	86.1	$33,311	$5,705	$27,606
Passport Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	933 Penn Avenue	Pittsburgh	15222	Allegheny County	Passport Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(412) 376-3724	146	9	16.2		11 (7.5%)	132 (90.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	1.2	679^th of 681 public high schools	0.3%		1.6	684^th of 686 public high schools	0.3%	5	0.0	0.0	0.0									$29,237	$4,529	$24,708

Frequently Asked Questions about North Hills High School

What district is North Hills High School in?

North Hills School District

What schools feed into North Hills High School?

North Hills High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Highcliff Elementary School
Elementary : McIntyre Elementary School
Elementary : Ross Elementary School
Elementary : West View Elementary School
Middle : North Hills Middle School

How many students attend North Hills High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,443 students attended North Hills High School.

What is the racial makeup of North Hills High School?

Students at North Hills High School are 84% White, 6% Two or more races, 4% African American, 3% Hispanic, 3% Asian.

Is North Hills High School a good school?

North Hills High School ranks 242^nd of 681 Pennsylvania high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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