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Pittsburgh Classical 6-8

Q: Is Pittsburgh Classical 6-8 a good school?

Pittsburgh Classical 6-8 ranks 604 th of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

604^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 873 Pennsylvania Middle Schools

Better than 31% of Pennsylvania middle schools

245

Students ?

9.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,451

Per pupil spending ?

112.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1463 Chartiers Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15220

(412) 529-3110

District: Pittsburgh School District

Students who attend Pittsburgh Classical 6-8 usually attend:

High:	Pittsburgh Obama 6-12
	Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy 6-12

Feeder schools for Pittsburgh Classical 6-8:

Elementary:	Pittsburgh Arlington K-8
	Pittsburgh Arsenal K-5
	Pittsburgh Banksville K-5
	Pittsburgh Beechwood K-5
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	Pittsburgh Brookline K-8
	Pittsburgh Carmalt K-8
	Pittsburgh Colfax K-8
	Pittsburgh Concord K-5
	Pittsburgh Dilworth K-5
	Pittsburgh Faison K-5
	Pittsburgh Fulton K-5
	Pittsburgh Grandview K-5
	Pittsburgh Greenfield K-8
	Pittsburgh King K-8
	Pittsburgh Langley K-8
	Pittsburgh Lincoln K-5
	Pittsburgh Manchester K-8
	Pittsburgh Mifflin K-8
	Pittsburgh Miller K-5
	Pittsburgh Minadeo K-5
	Pittsburgh Morrow K-8
	Pittsburgh Phillips K-5
	Pittsburgh Roosevelt K -5
	Pittsburgh Spring Hill K-5
	Pittsburgh Sunnyside K-8
	Pittsburgh Weil K-5
	Pittsburgh West Liberty K-5
	Pittsburgh Westwood K-5
	Pittsburgh Whittier K-5
	Pittsburgh Woolslair K-5

Racial breakdown:

African American:

54.3%

White:

25.3%

Two or more races:

10.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 31st percentile in 2015 → 31st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (25% vs 45% meeting standards)

!Math scores 31 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg34%

Pennsylvania avg45%

604^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 31%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 7Middle 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	29.1	604 of 873	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.6	620 of 891	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.9	694 of 893	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	662 of 883	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	653 of 797	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	678 of 891	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	687 of 861	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.8	651 of 877	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.3	634 of 870	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	30.7	580 of 835	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	23.1	589 of 728	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.0	606 of 758	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.0	641 of 834	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.1	645 of 825	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	46.3	540 of 805	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	53.8	437 of 770	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	32.2	581 of 753	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	47.2	485 of 749	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	44.0	485 of 736	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	63.5	286 of 687	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	57.3	349 of 663	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2003	39.8	470 of 643	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	212 of 393	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.0	223 of 408	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.5	281 of 421	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	54.7	202 of 643	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.2	284 of 672	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.6	475 of 660	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	90 of 145	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	633 of 835	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	654 of 860	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	510 of 843	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.5	525 of 877	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.7	668 of 874	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	538 of 839	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.2	568 of 870	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	38.2	403 of 649	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.1	434 of 673	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	16.3	611 of 681	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2025)69th percentile+38 vs school

African American (2025)46th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)38th percentile+7 vs school

White (2025)38th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)36th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts39%-9 vs state

Math11%-31 vs state

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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 3rd Grade	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 3rd Grade	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
Pittsburgh Classical 6-8	Public, Magnet	6-8	1463 Chartiers Ave	Pittsburgh	15220	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(412) 529-3110	245	27	9.0	112.2%	62 (25.3%)	133 (54.3%)	16 (6.5%)	8 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	25 (10.2%)	29.1	604^th of 873 public middle schools	30.8%		29.6	620^th of 891 public middle schools	30.4%	16				7.4	16.3	7.8	10.9				27.9	40.1	50.0	39.2	$31,451	$5,386	$26,064
Pittsburgh Allegheny 6-8	Public, Magnet	6-8	810 Arch Street	Pittsburgh	15212	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(412) 529-4115	179	16	11.2	97.8%	16 (8.9%)	140 (78.2%)	5 (2.8%)	5 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.3%)	16.9	706^th of 873 public middle schools	19.1%		16.4	725^th of 891 public middle schools	18.6%	19				6.0	8.3	15.3	10.1				12.0	30.0	26.7	23.6	$25,509	$4,369	$21,140
Pittsburgh South Hills 6-8	Public	6-8	595 Crane Avenue	Pittsburgh	15216	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-8130	387	30	13.1	83.7%	72 (18.6%)	145 (37.5%)	82 (21.2%)	51 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (9.6%)	10.5	780^th of 873 public middle schools	10.7%		14.3	745^th of 891 public middle schools	16.4%	35				5.1	10.3	4.8	6.4				16.1	17.7	19.4	17.8	$38,849	$6,653	$32,195
Pittsburgh Schiller 6-8	Public, Magnet	6-8	1018 Peralta St	Pittsburgh	15212	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(412) 529-4190	260	21	12.3	100.0%	94 (36.2%)	108 (41.5%)	32 (12.3%)	5 (1.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.7%)	48.3	455^th of 873 public middle schools	47.9%		42.7	534^th of 891 public middle schools	40.1%	79				29.4	35.6	18.2	28.1				46.7	44.4	42.9	44.6	$29,923	$5,125	$24,798
Provident Charter School	Public, Charter	2-8	1400 Troy Hill Road	Pittsburgh	15212	Allegheny County	Provident Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(412) 709-5160	306	62	4.9	52.6%	197 (64.4%)	75 (24.5%)	8 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.5%)	12.5	756^th of 873 public middle schools	13.4%		23.2	666^th of 891 public middle schools	25.3%	90	16.3	13.8	8.8	7.3	14.7	8.3	11.6	16.3	5.2	7.0	17.0	20.5	12.5	12.1	$29,456	$2,495	$26,961
David E Williams Middle School	Public	5-8	60 Gawaldo Dr	Coraopolis	15108	Allegheny County	Montour School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 771-8802	952	58	16.4	32.4%	755 (79.3%)	65 (6.8%)	33 (3.5%)	39 (4.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (6.1%)	90.8	68^th of 873 public middle schools	92.2%		91.4	55^th of 891 public middle schools	93.8%	13			77.3	51.8	66.5	69.1	66.3			77.6	63.0	79.3	77.7	74.3	$18,954	$450	$18,505
Sto-Rox Upper Elementary School	Public	4-6	298 Ewing Rd	Mc Kees Rocks	15136	Allegheny County	Sto-Rox School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 771-3213	193	18	10.8	114.5%	26 (13.5%)	123 (63.7%)	12 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (16.6%)								(n/a)		0.0	2.8	1.6			1.8		14.7	1.4	25.0			13.0	$12,704	$3,152	$9,553
Pittsburgh South Brook 6-8	Public	6-8	779 Dunster St	Pittsburgh	15226	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-8170	242	20	11.9	105.4%	101 (41.7%)	81 (33.5%)	15 (6.2%)	12 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (13.6%)	27	622^nd of 873 public middle schools	28.8%		17.8	710^th of 891 public middle schools	20.3%	88				14.7	13.2	11.5	13.1				28.9	33.3	44.8	36.1	$42,712	$7,315	$35,397
Keystone Oaks Middle School	Public	6-8	1002 Kelton Ave	Pittsburgh	15216	Allegheny County	Keystone Oaks School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 571-6146	442	37	11.8	41.0%	323 (73.1%)	41 (9.3%)	23 (5.2%)	37 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.1%)	83.7	114^th of 873 public middle schools	86.9%		77.6	168^th of 891 public middle schools	81.1%	54				48.4	41.1	55.2	48.0				73.3	60.2	70.2	68.2	$28,182	$302	$27,879
Jefferson Middle School	Public	6-8	21 Moffett St	Pittsburgh	15243	Allegheny County	Mt Lebanon School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 344-2120	621	54	11.4	17.6%	510 (82.1%)	15 (2.4%)	25 (4.0%)	46 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.0%)	97.3	18^th of 873 public middle schools	97.9%		96.2	19^th of 891 public middle schools	97.9%	1				70.4	67.5	61.2	66.5				85.5	83.2	85.5	84.8	$18,325	$53	$18,272

Frequently Asked Questions about Pittsburgh Classical 6-8

What district is Pittsburgh Classical 6-8 in?

Pittsburgh School District

What is the racial makeup of Pittsburgh Classical 6-8?

Students at Pittsburgh Classical 6-8 are 54% African American, 25% White, 10% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 3% Asian.

Is Pittsburgh Classical 6-8 a good school?

Pittsburgh Classical 6-8 ranks 604^th of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Pittsburgh Classical 6-8?

In the 2024-25 school year, 245 students attended Pittsburgh Classical 6-8.

What high school do graduates of Pittsburgh Classical 6-8 attend?

Students who attend Pittsburgh Classical 6-8 usually go on to attend Pittsburgh Obama 6-12

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