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Pittsburgh Carrick High School

Public Grades 9-12

535^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 681 Pennsylvania High Schools

Better than 21% of Pennsylvania high schools

Summary

Pittsburgh Carrick High School is a public high school serving 549 students in grades 9-12 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school is part of the Pittsburgh School District, which is ranked 450 out of 606 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Pittsburgh Carrick High School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Pennsylvania high schools, with only 28.4% of students proficient or better in Algebra I, 26.5% in Biology, and 48.2% in Literature on the Keystone Exams. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 78.2% and 87.9% in recent years, slightly below the state average, and its dropout rate has ranged from 0.7% to 3.4%, which is higher than the state's average. Despite the school's relatively high spending of $31,528 per student, its academic outcomes remain poor, suggesting that simply increasing funding may not be the sole solution to improving performance.

When compared to nearby schools, Pittsburgh Carrick High School performs significantly worse academically. For example, Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12, a magnet school in the same district, outperforms Carrick High School on Keystone Exams by a wide margin, with proficiency rates around 60% or higher in Algebra I, Biology, and Literature. The school's diverse student population, with a significant proportion of economically disadvantaged students, suggests that addressing the disparities in performance among different student subgroups should be a priority as the school aims to provide equitable educational opportunities for all its students.

515

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,109

Per pupil spending ?

106.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

125 Parkfield St
Pittsburgh, PA 15210-4111

(412) 529-7700

District: Pittsburgh School District

Feeder schools for Pittsburgh Carrick High School:

Elementary:	Pittsburgh Arlington K-8
	Pittsburgh Banksville K-5
	Pittsburgh Beechwood K-5
	Pittsburgh Concord K-5
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	Pittsburgh Grandview K-5
	Pittsburgh Phillips K-5
	Pittsburgh Roosevelt K -5
	Pittsburgh West Liberty K-5
	Pittsburgh Westwood K-5
	Pittsburgh Whittier K-5
Middle:	Pittsburgh South Brook 6-8
	Pittsburgh South Hills 6-8

Racial breakdown:

African American:

43.7%

White:

34.6%

Two or more races:

12.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 22nd percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (34% vs 52% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Biology scores 23 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg41%

Pennsylvania avg52%

535^th of 681

Pennsylvania public high schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 9High Schools in the Pittsburgh School District

450^th of 606Pittsburgh 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	23.6	535 of 681	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.2	482 of 686	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.7	506 of 674	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	509 of 634	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.3	442 of 537	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.4	513 of 693	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.5	486 of 673	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.2	516 of 663	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	36.2	507 of 677	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	31.4	529 of 680	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	8.2	530 of 580	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	23.7	502 of 591	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.7	543 of 664	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.3	553 of 660	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.3	561 of 649	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	30.8	515 of 632	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	27.0	517 of 621	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	33.9	496 of 615	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	17.5	544 of 604	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	18.8	514 of 593	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	27.1	479 of 590	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	42.2	411 of 583	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	173 of 276	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.3	159 of 284	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.1	198 of 260	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	33.7	331 of 524	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.5	247 of 513	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.3	365 of 502	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	564 of 657	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.2	407 of 665	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	449 of 651	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.6	304 of 664	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.7	471 of 652	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	453 of 660	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.7	513 of 662	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	129 of 165	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	447 of 583	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.9	417 of 595	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.4	454 of 577	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)37th percentile+16 vs school

Disabled (2025)37th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)31st percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile+10 vs school

White (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)14th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Literature48%-14 vs state

Algebra I28%-16 vs state

Biology26%-23 vs state

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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
Pittsburgh Carrick High School	Public	9-12	125 Parkfield St	Pittsburgh	15210	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-7700	515	49	10.5	106.6%	178 (34.6%)	225 (43.7%)	35 (6.8%)	11 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (12.8%)	23.6	535^th of 681 public high schools	21.4%		36.2	482^nd of 686 public high schools	29.7%	53	28.4	26.5	48.2									$34,109	$5,842	$28,268
Brentwood Senior High School	Public	9-12	3601 Brownsville Rd	Pittsburgh	15227	Allegheny County	Brentwood Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 881-4940	331	30	11.1	60.4%	234 (70.7%)	38 (11.5%)	25 (7.6%)	18 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.8%)	53.3	355^th of 681 public high schools	47.9%		42.5	451^st of 686 public high schools	34.3%	96	40.0	54.3	58.5									$24,880	$777	$24,103
The New Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	8-12	2500 Jonquil Way	Pittsburgh	15203	Allegheny County	The New Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(412) 885-5200	80	11	7.2	78.8%	18 (22.5%)	54 (67.5%)	3 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.3%)	1.4	677^th of 681 public high schools	0.6%					(n/a)	0.0	0.0	8.3									$28,153	$6,676	$21,477
Keystone Oaks High School	Public	9-12	1000 Kelton Ave	Pittsburgh	15216	Allegheny County	Keystone Oaks School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 571-6040	539	42	12.8	52.9%	396 (73.5%)	43 (8.0%)	41 (7.6%)	33 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.8%)	80.7	111^th of 681 public high schools	83.7%		75.7	155^th of 686 public high schools	77.4%	44	57.0	64.9	78.1									$26,334	$359	$25,975
Pittsburgh Brashear High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	590 Crane Ave	Pittsburgh	15216	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(412) 529-7300	897	81	11.0	102.8%	206 (23.0%)	381 (42.5%)	151 (16.8%)	90 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (7.7%)	9.4	600^th of 681 public high schools	11.9%		10.1	601^st of 686 public high schools	12.4%	1	16.9	14.6	35.2									$38,926	$6,667	$32,259
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
Mt Lebanon Senior High School	Public	9-12	155 Cochran Rd	Pittsburgh	15228	Allegheny County	Mt Lebanon School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 344-2003	1,772	121	14.6	18.7%	1,454 (82.1%)	37 (2.1%)	80 (4.5%)	113 (6.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	86 (4.9%)	96.5	8^th of 681 public high schools	98.8%		96.8	6^th of 686 public high schools	99.1%	2	81.1	82.6	94.1									$18,345	$53	$18,292
City Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	201 Stanwix Street	Pittsburgh	15222	Allegheny County	City Charter High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(412) 690-2489	594	47	12.7	88.6%	148 (24.9%)	356 (59.9%)	12 (2.0%)	10 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (11.3%)	22.4	543^rd of 681 public high schools	20.3%		23.4	545^th of 686 public high schools	20.6%	2	22.8	28.3	49.3									$28,057	$2,665	$25,391
Urban Pathways 6-12 Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	914 Penn Avenue	Pittsburgh	15222	Allegheny County	Urban Pathways 6-12 Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(412) 392-4601	325	32	10.3	94.8%	3 (0.9%)	303 (93.2%)	5 (1.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.4%)	8.3	605^th of 681 public high schools	11.2%		8.5	612^th of 686 public high schools	10.8%	7	11.5	23.1	26.9	0.0	2.2	0.0	0.7	6.3	6.5	12.8	8.3	$25,730	$3,199	$22,531
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 Pittsburgh Carrick High School

Is Pittsburgh Carrick High School a good school?

Pittsburgh Carrick High School ranks in the bottom 21.4% of Pennsylvania high schools.

How many students attend Pittsburgh Carrick High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 515 students attended Pittsburgh Carrick High School.

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What is the racial makeup of Pittsburgh Carrick High School?

Students at Pittsburgh Carrick High School are 44% African American, 35% White, 13% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

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