Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy School in Pittsburgh PA

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Compare Details Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy ranks better than 91.5% of middle schools in Pennsylvania. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2021 the calculated Average Standard Score was 87.13. (See more...)

Compare Details Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy ranks better than 96.5% of high schools in Pennsylvania. It also ranks first among 7 ranked high schools in the Pittsburgh School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2021 the calculated Average Standard Score was 89.05. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (45.8%), African American (37.6%), two or more races (9.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 100% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy is 15.4. 7 high schools in the Pittsburgh School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy employs 38.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy is $21,709, which is the 3^rd highest among 7 high schools in the Pittsburgh School District.

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Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy 68^th of 797 Pennsylvania public middle schools. (See Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy in the ranking list.)

SchoolDigger ranks Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy 19^th of 537 Pennsylvania public high schools. (See Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy in the ranking list.)

Pittsburgh School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Pittsburgh School District 463^rd of 579 Pennsylvania school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	PA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2003	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2006	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2007	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2008	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2009	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2010	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2011	61.76	382^nd	825	53.7%
2012	63.00	373^rd	834	55.3%
2013	65.98	301^st	758	60.3%
2014	63.82	296^th	728	59.3%
2015	70.08	244^th	835	70.8%
2016	77.31	170^th	870	80.5%
2017	72.98	220^th	877	74.9%
2018	76.73	182^nd	861	78.9%
2019	76.38	189^th	891	78.8%
2021	87.13	68^th	797	91.5%

Data source: test scores: Pennsylvania Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	PA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2003	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2006	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2007	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2008	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2009	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2010	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2011	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2012	79.31	91^st	664	86.3%
2013	65.69	200^th	591	66.2%
2014	68.03	181^st	580	68.8%
2015	81.46	89^th	680	86.9%
2016	81.45	83^rd	677	87.7%
2017	90.45	14^th	663	97.9%
2018	92.10	5^th	673	99.3%
2019	80.14	117^th	693	83.1%
2021	89.05	19^th	537	96.5%

Data source: test scores: Pennsylvania Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: Pennsylvania Dept of Education

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Wednesday, April 24, 2013

I have been very pleased that my kids are attending this school. Admittedly my children are interested in the STEM fields so they fit in really well at this school. The school is small and the faculty and staff know the kids really well. I feel that my kids are safer and less likely to be bullied compared to much bigger high schools. The curriculum is quite rigid so a student who is not into science and math will probably have a hard time in this school. The limited course offerings and choices for electives may be off putting for some students and parents but for us this is good since the students are less confused about what classes to take and are assured of a challenging curriculum. I also appreciate that these classes are very hands-on. There is less emphasis on AP classes and catering to standardized test. In exchange for this the students get the chance to enroll in interesting and challenging classes on their area of concentration. There is also an opportunity for the students to do an internship and their own research via the Executive Experience which is unheard of in other schools. The areas of concentration are on Biology, Engineering, Environmental Science and Computers. I do wish that there could be more offerings on languages other than Spanish. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2010	98	132	4	4	2	n/a	n/a	7	247
2011	132	186	14	8	3	0	15	0	358
2012	171	208	15	10	2	0	20	0	426
2013	220	248	23	13	2	0	34	0	540
2014	224	255	16	11	3	0	38	0	547
2015	234	225	15	11	1	0	48	0	534
2016	235	221	20	10	1	0	59	0	546
2017	238	203	21	10	1	0	49	0	522
2018	248	200	18	12	2	0	57	0	537
2019	266	210	22	13	2	0	62	0	575
2020	270	226	25	13	2	0	53	0	589
2021	273	224	25	18	1	0	55	0	596

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2010	247	25.0	9.8	67.1
2011	358	32.0	11.1	58.7
2012	426	27.0	15.7	64.1
2013	540	37.0	14.5	55.4
2014	547	38.2	14.3	63.3
2015	534	38.0	14.0	64.6
2016	546	40.0	13.6	65.4
2017	522	40.5	12.8	46.7
2018	537	39.9	13.4	44.5
2019	575	39.4	14.5	99.8
2020	589	39.4	14.9	100
2021	596	38.6	15.4	100

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch

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Student/Teacher Ratio Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2010	247	25.0	9.8	67.1
2011	358	32.0	11.1	58.7
2012	426	27.0	15.7	64.1
2013	540	37.0	14.5	55.4
2014	547	38.2	14.3	63.3
2015	534	38.0	14.0	64.6
2016	546	40.0	13.6	65.4
2017	522	40.5	12.8	46.7
2018	537	39.9	13.4	44.5
2019	575	39.4	14.5	99.8
2020	589	39.4	14.9	100
2021	596	38.6	15.4	100

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$1,815 (8.6%)	$19,241 (91.4%)	$21,056
2020	$2,046 (9.4%)	$19,664 (90.6%)	$21,709

Data source: Pennsylvania Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Ranks 189^th of 891 Middle schools	Ranks 68^th of 797 Middle schools	12.7%
Ranks 117^th of 693 High schools	Ranks 19^th of 537 High schools	13.3%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
6th Grade Math (Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy)	64.5	37.5	27%
6th Grade Math (Pennsylvania)	39	28.2	10.8%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy)	88.6	78.1	10.5%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)	63	57.3	5.7%
7th Grade Math (Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy)	38.4	34	4.4%
7th Grade Math (Pennsylvania)	38.2	26.9	11.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy)	59.6	85.1	25.5%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)	60.5	53.3	7.2%
8th Grade Math (Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy)	33.3	30.1	3.2%
8th Grade Math (Pennsylvania)	32.2	22.1	10.1%
8th Grade Science (Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy)	68.6	75	6.4%
8th Grade Science (Pennsylvania)	58.2	50.8	7.4%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy)	69.3	76.1	6.8%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)	57.9	52.6	5.3%
11th Grade Algebra I (Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy)	79.1	85.4	6.3%
11th Grade Algebra I (Pennsylvania)	63.3	62.4	0.9%
11th Grade Biology (Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy)	81.4	90.6	9.2%
11th Grade Biology (Pennsylvania)	63.2	67.6	4.4%
11th Grade Literature (Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy)	82.6	90.2	7.6%
11th Grade Literature (Pennsylvania)	71.5	49.6	21.9%
All Grades Math (Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy)	48.4	33.1	15.3%
All Grades Science (Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy)	68.6	75	6.4%
All Grades English Language Arts (Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy)	74.9	79.3	4.4%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Total Students	575	596	3.7%
African American	210	224	6.7%
American Indian	2	1	50%
Asian	22	25	13.6%
Hispanic	13	18	38.5%
Pacific Islander	0	0
Two or More Races	62	55	11.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	99.8%	100%	0.2%

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