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Pittsburgh Brashear High School

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

600^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 681 Pennsylvania High Schools

Better than 12% of Pennsylvania high schools

Summary

Pittsburgh Brashear High School is a public magnet high school serving 922 students in grades 9-12 in the Pittsburgh School District. While the school receives significant funding, it consistently ranks in the bottom half of Pennsylvania high schools and struggles to meet academic performance standards.

Pittsburgh Brashear High School's academic performance is significantly below state and district averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 16.9% of 11th graders were proficient or better in Algebra I, compared to 44.3% statewide and 33.8% in the Pittsburgh School District. The school's 4-year graduation rate of around 87% is also slightly below the state average, and its dropout rate of 0.7%-2.9% is higher than the state average.

While Pittsburgh Brashear High School faces significant challenges, nearby schools like Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy 6-12 and Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12 are performing significantly better, ranking in the top 15% and top 20% of Pennsylvania high schools, respectively. This suggests that factors beyond just funding, such as curriculum, instruction, and school culture, may play a crucial role in improving student outcomes at Pittsburgh Brashear High School.

897

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$38,926

Per pupil spending ?

102.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

590 Crane Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15216-3929

(412) 529-7300

District: Pittsburgh School District

Feeder schools for Pittsburgh Brashear High School:

Elementary:	Pittsburgh Banksville K-5
	Pittsburgh Beechwood K-5
	Pittsburgh Brookline K-8
	Pittsburgh Grandview K-5
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	Pittsburgh Langley K-8
	Pittsburgh Phillips K-5
	Pittsburgh Westwood K-5
	Pittsburgh Whittier K-5
Middle:	Pittsburgh South Hills 6-8

Racial breakdown:

African American:

42.5%

White:

23.0%

Hispanic:

16.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 16th percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (22% vs 52% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Pennsylvania average (80% vs 89%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg41%

Pennsylvania avg52%

600^th of 681

Pennsylvania public high schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	9.4	600 of 681	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	601 of 686	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.9	631 of 674	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.3	581 of 634	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.6	495 of 537	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	609 of 693	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	588 of 673	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.2	568 of 663	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	9.2	595 of 677	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.0	568 of 680	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	11.7	519 of 580	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	12.9	528 of 591	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.0	565 of 664	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.8	557 of 660	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	11.4	596 of 649	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	26.9	530 of 632	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	40.7	450 of 621	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	58.1	313 of 615	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	23.0	527 of 604	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	45.0	405 of 593	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	48.2	351 of 590	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2003	40.3	416 of 583	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	228 of 276	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	247 of 284	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	235 of 260	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	0.8	123 of 125	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.8	114 of 121	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	391 of 524	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	386 of 513	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	380 of 502	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	37.1	61 of 109	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.3	46 of 84	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.9	60 of 85	29.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	7.0	596 of 657	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.6	606 of 665	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	236 of 287	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	245 of 274	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.3	240 of 252	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	9.6	591 of 651	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	569 of 664	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.5	623 of 652	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	12.0	577 of 660	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	568 of 662	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	28.9	111 of 150	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	120 of 129	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	16.4	506 of 583	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	538 of 595	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.1	559 of 577	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)44th percentile+32 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)26th percentile+14 vs school

Disabled (2025)25th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)18th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2025)17th percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)13th percentile~ school

Male (2025)13th percentile~ school

Female (2025)9th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)2nd percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Literature35%-27 vs state

Algebra I17%-27 vs state

Biology15%-35 vs state

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by a student
Saturday, January 9, 2010

I went to this high school for one year. then i attended riggold high school if i had to compair these two schools and say witch was better i would pick brasheer by far. I learned more in this school then anywere i stayed in school because i went here the teachers give u respect and they help u when u need it. I never seen any drugs in here or anything like that all i seen was cigarettes no biggie. And i learned how to fight i will always know how to protect my self. Now this is why i disagree with these rateings. brasheer 1 star??? no way.... Now u have ringgold on the other hand that has 3 stars and let me tell u what i got into there. I seen with my own eyes a kid do cocaine in class he had to be taken away in an ambulance also seen atleast 20 other kids overdose in this school. not an exatgeration at all the teachers dont respect u at all and they dont give to good craps one were u end up they kicked me out because i failed a pssa test. i asked for help but never got it. im in ged classes because i had a teacher email me from brasheer yelling at me because ringgold said that i dropped out. And who put me in ged classes???? not ringgold a careing teacher from brasheer who didnt have to care but did anyway. There are sooooo many more things i could say about how much better brasheer was than ringgold and y ringgold got the higher rateing i will never know. Not to mention all the wanna be gang members in ringgold that walk around with bags of weed in there pockets up and down the halls so u tell me what school is better i had 0 fines in brasheer and 9 in ringgold and never threw a punch. well thank u for reading hope u take my advice and send ur kid to the right school. Close Quote

Schools Near Pittsburgh Brashear 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy 6-12	Public	6-12	107 Thackeray St	Pittsburgh	15213	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-7620	618	44	13.9	98.7%	289 (46.8%)	237 (38.3%)	20 (3.2%)	24 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (7.6%)	92.2	36^th of 681 public high schools	94.7%		95.2	15^th of 686 public high schools	97.8%	21	74.7	77.7	82.5	53.4	39.2	34.0	43.7	60.8	67.3	50.0	59.7	$33,353	$5,712	$27,641

Frequently Asked Questions about Pittsburgh Brashear High School

What district is Pittsburgh Brashear High School in?

Pittsburgh School District

How many students attend Pittsburgh Brashear High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 897 students attended Pittsburgh Brashear High School.

What is the racial makeup of Pittsburgh Brashear High School?

Students at Pittsburgh Brashear High School are 42% African American, 23% White, 17% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 8% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Pittsburgh Brashear High School?

Pittsburgh Brashear High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Pittsburgh Banksville K-5
Elementary : Pittsburgh Beechwood K-5
Elementary : Pittsburgh Brookline K-8
Elementary : Pittsburgh Grandview K-5
Elementary : Pittsburgh Langley K-8
Elementary : Pittsburgh Phillips K-5
Elementary : Pittsburgh Westwood K-5
Elementary : Pittsburgh Whittier K-5
Middle : Pittsburgh South Hills 6-8

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Pittsburgh Brashear High School ranks in the bottom 11.9% of Pennsylvania high schools.

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