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Pittsburgh Perry High School

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

638^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 681 Pennsylvania High Schools

Better than 6% of Pennsylvania high schools

Summary

Pittsburgh Perry High School is a public magnet high school serving grades 9-12 in the Pittsburgh School District, with 428 students. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Pennsylvania high schools over the past decade, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pittsburgh Perry High School students perform significantly below their peers across the district and state on the Keystone Exams. In 2024-2025, only 11.5% of 11th graders were proficient or better in Algebra I, compared to 33.8% in the Pittsburgh School District and 44.3% statewide. The school's 4-year graduation rate of 87.9% in 2023-2024 is slightly below the district average of 88.5% and the state average of 88.8%. Additionally, the school's dropout rate of 1.4% in 2023-2024 is higher than the district and state averages.

Despite spending over $26,000 per student in 2022-2023, which is significantly higher than the state average of $16,513, Pittsburgh Perry High School continues to struggle. The school's performance lags behind nearby schools in the Pittsburgh School District, such as Pittsburgh Milliones 6-12 and Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12, which outperform Pittsburgh Perry High School on key metrics like test scores and graduation rates.

430

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,647

Per pupil spending ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3875 Perrysville Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15214-1824

(412) 529-3400

District: Pittsburgh School District

Feeder schools for Pittsburgh Perry High School:

Elementary:	Pittsburgh King K-8
	Pittsburgh Manchester K-8
	Pittsburgh Morrow K-8
	Pittsburgh Spring Hill K-5
Middle:	Pittsburgh Schiller 6-8

Racial breakdown:

African American:

74.4%

White:

11.4%

Two or more races:

8.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2014 → 6th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (14% vs 52% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Pennsylvania average (77% vs 89%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg41%

Pennsylvania avg52%

638^th of 681

Pennsylvania public high schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	4.6	638 of 681	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.8	643 of 686	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.7	616 of 674	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.6	601 of 634	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.3	638 of 693	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.9	615 of 673	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.5	595 of 663	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	1.8	637 of 677	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.3	609 of 680	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	2.2	550 of 580	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	2.1	561 of 591	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	5.5	616 of 664	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	15.9	589 of 660	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	10.5	603 of 649	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	11.2	578 of 632	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	16.8	556 of 621	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	22.1	531 of 615	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	19.5	538 of 604	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	10.5	540 of 593	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	18.9	512 of 590	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	27.3	480 of 583	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	239 of 276	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	238 of 284	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	227 of 260	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	12.9	507 of 524	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	473 of 513	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	487 of 502	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	6.1	603 of 657	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.8	639 of 665	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	7.7	609 of 651	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.0	622 of 664	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	598 of 652	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	2.9	646 of 660	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.0	616 of 662	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)13th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)8th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)3rd percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)2nd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Literature25%-37 vs state

Algebra I12%-33 vs state

Biology7%-42 vs state

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Schools Near Pittsburgh Perry 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Pittsburgh Milliones 6-12	Public	6-12	3117 Centre Ave	Pittsburgh	15219	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-5900	281	32	8.9	112.1%	11 (3.9%)	244 (86.8%)	7 (2.5%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.7%)	3.8	648^th of 681 public high schools	4.8%		3.4	660^th of 686 public high schools	3.8%	12	4.6	11.4	22.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	7.1	21.1	10.2	$32,586	$5,581	$27,005

Frequently Asked Questions about Pittsburgh Perry High School

What district is Pittsburgh Perry High School in?

Pittsburgh School District

What is the racial makeup of Pittsburgh Perry High School?

Students at Pittsburgh Perry High School are 74% African American, 11% White, 9% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Pittsburgh Perry High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 430 students attended Pittsburgh Perry High School.

Is Pittsburgh Perry High School a good school?

Pittsburgh Perry High School ranks in the bottom 6.3% of Pennsylvania high schools.

What schools feed into Pittsburgh Perry High School?

Pittsburgh Perry High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Pittsburgh King K-8
Elementary : Pittsburgh Manchester K-8
Elementary : Pittsburgh Morrow K-8
Elementary : Pittsburgh Spring Hill K-5
Middle : Pittsburgh Schiller 6-8

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