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Linton Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

712^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 873 Pennsylvania Middle Schools

Better than 18% of Pennsylvania middle schools

Summary

Linton Middle School is a public middle school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, serving 645 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Penn Hills School District, which is ranked 529 out of 606 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Linton Middle School has consistently been ranked in the bottom quartile of Pennsylvania middle schools, with a 1-star rating of its own.

Linton Middle School significantly underperforms compared to the state and district averages in both math and English language arts (ELA) proficiency. For the 2024-2025 school year, only 8.4% of Linton students were proficient or better in math, compared to 16.7% for the Penn Hills School District and 41.7% for the state of Pennsylvania. In ELA, 26.2% of Linton students were proficient or better, compared to 26.5% for the district and 48.5% for the state. The school's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, with White, Hispanic, and Low Socioeconomic Status students ranking in the bottom 25% of Pennsylvania middle schools in both math and ELA.

When comparing Linton Middle School to nearby middle schools, the performance gap is quite significant. For example, Trafford Middle School, which is part of the Penn-Trafford School District, ranked 67th out of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools in 2024-2025 and had much higher proficiency rates in both math (52.7%) and ELA (76.2%) compared to Linton. Similarly, Dorseyville Middle School, part of the highly-ranked Fox Chapel Area School District, had proficiency rates of 76.7% in math and 82.7% in ELA for the same school year.

626

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,668

Per pupil spending ?

103%

Free/discounted lunch ?

250 Aster St
Pittsburgh, PA 15235-2059

(412) 795-3000

District: Penn Hills School District

Students who attend Linton Middle School usually attend:

High:

Penn Hills Senior High School

Feeder schools for Linton Middle School:

Elementary:

Penn Hills Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

65.5%

White:

19.2%

Two or more races:

8.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 20th percentile in 2015 → 18th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (17% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg22%

Pennsylvania avg45%

712^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

529^th of 606Penn 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	15.9	712 of 873	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	711 of 891	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	758 of 893	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	724 of 883	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.8	697 of 797	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	728 of 891	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	717 of 861	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.4	669 of 877	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.3	699 of 870	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.8	667 of 835	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	14.8	624 of 728	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.6	612 of 758	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.6	665 of 834	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.7	655 of 825	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	34.4	627 of 805	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.8	638 of 770	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	18.3	646 of 753	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	17.4	650 of 749	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	21.6	616 of 736	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	18.9	588 of 687	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	34.8	499 of 663	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	35.8	487 of 643	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	272 of 393	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.5	230 of 408	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.7	301 of 421	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	426 of 643	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.4	556 of 672	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	579 of 660	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	693 of 835	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	676 of 860	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	13.2	345 of 362	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	693 of 843	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	718 of 877	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	766 of 874	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	701 of 839	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	722 of 870	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	139 of 174	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	172 of 199	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	175 of 187	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	557 of 649	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	560 of 673	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	637 of 681	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)34th percentile+15 vs school

African American (2025)31st percentile+12 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)20th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile~ school

Female (2025)17th percentile~ school

Male (2025)16th percentile~ school

White (2025)14th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2024)5th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts26%-22 vs state

Math8%-33 vs state

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What people are saying

by a teacher on FaceBook
Saturday, September 4, 2010

im a teacher at linton and i have taught for 20 years in pa az ca and wa linton is the best of all of the school Close Quote

by a parent
Sunday, January 31, 2010

The kids are very rude and careless teachers need to be less lazy and the rule system there is horrible Close Quote

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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
Linton Middle School	Public	6-8	250 Aster St	Pittsburgh	15235	Allegheny County	Penn Hills School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 795-3000	626	51	12.3	103.0%	120 (19.2%)	410 (65.5%)	35 (5.6%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	55 (8.8%)	15.9	712^th of 873 public middle schools	18.4%		17.6	711^th of 891 public middle schools	20.2%	1			8.9	7.4	9.2	8.4			30.4	27.3	20.8	26.2	$14,668	$00	$14,668
Gateway Middle School	Public	5-8	4450 Old William Penn Hwy	Monroeville	15146	Allegheny County	Gateway School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(412) 373-5780	1,017	82	12.3	99.6%	418 (41.1%)	323 (31.8%)	70 (6.9%)	75 (7.4%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	126 (12.4%)	66.2	257^th of 873 public middle schools	70.6%					(n/a)		56.4	42.3	35.0	31.2	41.2		55.6	59.1	51.4	54.6	55.4	$13,270	$166	$13,104
Life Male STEAM Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	6-10	Penn Center East	Pittsburgh	15235	Allegheny County	Life Male STEAM Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(412) 867-6209	101	15	6.7	43.6%	1 (1.0%)	84 (83.2%)	3 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (9.9%)	6.1	859^th of 873 public middle schools	1.6%		7.9	830^th of 891 public middle schools	6.8%	29			0.0	4.0	0.0	1.3			0.0	12.5	10.8	9.3	$40,847	$8,439	$32,408
Plum Middle School	Public	7-8	440 Presque Isle Dr	Pittsburgh	15239	Allegheny County	Plum Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 733-2400	550	33	16.6	31.8%	463 (84.2%)	39 (7.1%)	9 (1.6%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.6%)	71.6	206^th of 873 public middle schools	76.4%		64.5	318^th of 891 public middle schools	64.3%	112				45.8	33.7	39.7				59.9	49.6	54.7	$15,809	$473	$15,336
Holiday Park Intermediate School	Public	5-6	100 School Road	Pittsburgh	15239	Allegheny County	Plum Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 733-1500	513	32	15.8	33.1%	416 (81.1%)	35 (6.8%)	12 (2.3%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (8.2%)								(n/a)		56.6	52.8			54.6		50.0	57.6			54.0	$17,511	$524	$16,987
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
Dickson Prep STEAM Academy	Public	6-8	7301 Schoyer Avenue	Swissvale	15218	Allegheny County	Woodland Hills School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 731-5816	579	49	11.8	80.3%	110 (19.0%)	365 (63.0%)	50 (8.6%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.8%)	18.1	692^nd of 873 public middle schools	20.7%		17.2	720^th of 891 public middle schools	19.2%	28			10.1	11.3	4.3	8.9			36.8	25.7	22.6	28.9	$38,934	$3,442	$35,493
Trafford Middle School	Public	6-8	100 E Brinton Ave	Trafford	15085	Westmoreland County	Penn-Trafford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 372-6600	354	19	18.6	24.0%	320 (90.4%)	5 (1.4%)	11 (3.1%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.2%)	90.9	67^th of 873 public middle schools	92.3%		86	91^st of 891 public middle schools	89.8%	24			62.0	50.0	45.3	52.7			77.7	70.9	78.6	76.2	$16,834	$35	$16,799
Dorseyville Middle School	Public	6-8	3732 Saxonburg Blvd	Pittsburgh	15238	Allegheny County	Fox Chapel Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 767-5343	981	77	12.8	22.1%	753 (76.8%)	35 (3.6%)	42 (4.3%)	80 (8.2%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (6.9%)	98.1	11^th of 873 public middle schools	98.7%		97.5	12^th of 891 public middle schools	98.7%	1			82.9	77.6	69.3	76.7			85.3	81.0	81.6	82.7	$22,876	$328	$22,548
West Mifflin Area Middle School	Public	4-8	81 Commonwealth Ave	West Mifflin	15122	Allegheny County	West Mifflin Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 466-9131	776	54	14.3	101.3%	450 (58.0%)	169 (21.8%)	45 (5.8%)	14 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	98 (12.6%)	45	491^st of 873 public middle schools	43.8%		45.9	502^nd of 891 public middle schools	43.7%	11	32.1	21.9	29.6	32.6	25.3	28.1	32.1	23.3	35.8	45.7	37.9	34.8	$13,888	$729	$13,159

Frequently Asked Questions about Linton Middle School

Is Linton Middle School a good school?

Linton Middle School ranks in the bottom 18.4% of Pennsylvania middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Linton Middle School attend?

Students who attend Linton Middle School usually go on to attend Penn Hills Senior High School

What district is Linton Middle School in?

Penn Hills School District

What is the racial makeup of Linton Middle School?

Students at Linton Middle School are 65% African American, 19% White, 9% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic.

How many students attend Linton Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 626 students attended Linton Middle School.

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