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Pittsburgh South Hills 6-8

Public Grades 6-8

780^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 873 Pennsylvania Middle Schools

Better than 11% of Pennsylvania middle schools

Summary

Pittsburgh South Hills 6-8 is a public middle school serving 324 students in grades 6-8 within the Pittsburgh School District. While the school spends significantly more per student than the state average and has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, its academic performance consistently ranks in the bottom half of Pennsylvania middle schools, with concerning trends in student achievement and equity.

Pittsburgh South Hills 6-8 struggles to meet state and district averages across all grade levels and subjects. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 6.4% of students were proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to 41.7% statewide and 27.9% in the Pittsburgh School District. The school also faces challenges in serving certain student subgroups, with Asian, Hispanic, African American, and multi-racial students, as well as English Language Learners and low-socioeconomic status students, performing poorly compared to their peers across Pennsylvania.

When comparing Pittsburgh South Hills 6-8 to other middle schools in the area, such as Pittsburgh Arsenal 6-8, Pittsburgh Classical 6-8, and Pittsburgh Schiller 6-8, the school consistently underperforms, despite serving similar student populations. Additionally, the school's performance has remained stagnant or declined over the past several years, with no signs of significant improvement, raising concerns about the school's ability to provide equitable educational opportunities and effectively utilize its resources to support student success.

387

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$38,849

Per pupil spending ?

83.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

595 Crane Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15216-3929

(412) 529-8130

District: Pittsburgh School District

Students who attend Pittsburgh South Hills 6-8 usually attend:

High:	Pittsburgh Brashear High School
	Pittsburgh Carrick High School
	Pittsburgh Obama 6-12
	Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy 6-12

Feeder schools for Pittsburgh South Hills 6-8:

Elementary:	Pittsburgh Banksville K-5
	Pittsburgh Beechwood K-5
	Pittsburgh Grandview K-5
	Pittsburgh Phillips K-5
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	Pittsburgh Westwood K-5
	Pittsburgh Whittier K-5

Racial breakdown:

African American:

37.5%

Hispanic:

21.2%

White:

18.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 18th percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (12% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

District avg34%

Pennsylvania avg45%

780^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th 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	10.5	780 of 873	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	745 of 891	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	707 of 893	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	691 of 883	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.6	700 of 797	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	714 of 891	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.3	719 of 861	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.1	713 of 877	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.7	723 of 870	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.0	683 of 835	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	16.6	618 of 728	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.9	631 of 758	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	46.9	547 of 834	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	50.0	519 of 825	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	34.2	630 of 805	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	330 of 393	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	327 of 408	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.5	318 of 421	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	1.3	144 of 145	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.1	139 of 144	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	489 of 643	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	551 of 672	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	511 of 660	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	109 of 145	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.5	98 of 150	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.5	46 of 143	67.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	11.5	736 of 835	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	697 of 860	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	11.1	338 of 348	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	299 of 362	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	268 of 362	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	738 of 843	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	745 of 877	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	650 of 874	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	10.9	762 of 839	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	742 of 870	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2023	11.1	173 of 187	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	581 of 649	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	548 of 673	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	601 of 681	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)25th percentile+14 vs school

Disabled (2025)24th percentile+13 vs school

African American (2025)16th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile~ school

Female (2025)12th percentile~ school

White (2025)10th percentile~ school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2023)7th percentile-13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2024)1st percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts18%-31 vs state

Math6%-35 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, January 10, 2020

South Hills has recieved a continued barrage of bad press from other schools in the area to the point , parents and teachers at other school tell stories about it. The school has it's issues but all schools do. South Hills has some of the best teachers in the city and my son has thrived. I want everyone to see that all these sites send out wrong information. 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 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 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 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
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 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 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
Mellon Middle School	Public	6-8	11 Castle Shannon Boulevard	Pittsburgh	15228	Allegheny County	Mt Lebanon School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 344-2122	661	53	12.4	13.8%	540 (81.7%)	16 (2.4%)	25 (3.8%)	41 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.9%)	96.8	20^th of 873 public middle schools	97.7%		96.4	18^th of 891 public middle schools	98.0%	2				74.9	67.5	62.7	68.6				77.0	84.6	81.8	81.0	$18,297	$53	$18,244
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
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
Brentwood Middle School	Public	6-8	3601 Brownsville Rd	Pittsburgh	15227	Allegheny County	Brentwood Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 881-4940	269	23	11.6	56.5%	172 (63.9%)	36 (13.4%)	23 (8.6%)	18 (6.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.1%)	47	474^th of 873 public middle schools	45.7%		67	287^th of 891 public middle schools	67.8%	187				22.1	44.5	13.5	25.5				40.5	66.2	37.9	47.1	$20,785	$652	$20,133

Frequently Asked Questions about Pittsburgh South Hills 6-8

What district is Pittsburgh South Hills 6-8 in?

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Is Pittsburgh South Hills 6-8 a good school?

Pittsburgh South Hills 6-8 ranks in the bottom 10.7% of Pennsylvania middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Pittsburgh South Hills 6-8?

Students at Pittsburgh South Hills 6-8 are 37% African American, 21% Hispanic, 19% White, 13% Asian, 10% Two or more races.

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

Students who attend Pittsburgh South Hills 6-8 usually go on to attend Pittsburgh Brashear High School

How many students attend Pittsburgh South Hills 6-8?

In the 2024-25 school year, 387 students attended Pittsburgh South Hills 6-8.

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