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Pittsburgh Obama 6-12

Q: Is Pittsburgh Obama 6-12 a good school?

Pittsburgh Obama 6-12 ranks 502 nd of 681 Pennsylvania high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 6-12

502^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 681 Pennsylvania High Schools

Better than 26% of Pennsylvania high schools

Summary

Pittsburgh Obama 6-12 is a public magnet high school serving grades 6-12 in the Pittsburgh School District, with 737 students. The school's academic performance has been a concern, as it consistently underperforms compared to the district and state on standardized tests.

In the 2024-2025 school year, only 11.8% of Pittsburgh Obama 6-12 students were proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to 27.9% for the Pittsburgh School District and 41.7% for Pennsylvania. Similarly, only 31.9% were proficient or better in PSSA English Language Arts, compared to 39.3% for the district and 48.5% for the state. The school's performance also varies significantly by student subgroup, with white students performing well but African American, low-socioeconomic, and disabled students performing poorly.

Despite spending significantly more per student than the state average, ranging from $21,538 to $34,752 in recent years, Pittsburgh Obama 6-12 is not achieving commensurate academic outcomes. This is concerning, especially when compared to other nearby magnet high schools like Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12 and Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy 6-12, which significantly outperform Pittsburgh Obama 6-12 on academic measures. The school's declining state ranking, from the top 35% of Pennsylvania high schools in 2015-2016 to the bottom 25% in recent years, suggests the need for a comprehensive review and improvement plan to better support student learning and achievement.

678

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$36,611

Per pupil spending ?

108.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

515 N. Highland Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15206

(412) 529-5980

District: Pittsburgh School District

Feeder schools for Pittsburgh Obama 6-12:

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
Middle:	Pittsburgh Allegheny 6-8
	Pittsburgh Arsenal 6-8
	Pittsburgh Classical 6-8
	Pittsburgh Schiller 6-8
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	Pittsburgh South Brook 6-8
	Pittsburgh South Hills 6-8
	Pittsburgh Sterrett 6-8

Racial breakdown:

African American:

76.3%

White:

13.6%

Two or more races:

6.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 62nd percentile in 2015 → 26th in 2025

Strengths

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the Pennsylvania average (89%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (28% vs 46% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 36 percentile points since 2015

!Math scores 30 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg35%

Pennsylvania avg46%

Middle school

660^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

502^nd of 681

Pennsylvania public high schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 35 pts since 2015

From top 38% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Pennsylvania High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	660 of 873	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	690 of 891	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	680 of 893	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	657 of 883	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.1	596 of 797	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.9	646 of 891	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.3	629 of 861	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.7	645 of 877	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.6	658 of 870	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.1	622 of 835	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	29.8	564 of 728	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	36.6	561 of 758	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	51.0	512 of 834	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	59.2	406 of 825	50.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	242 of 393	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.4	279 of 408	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.6	309 of 421	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	494 of 643	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.2	322 of 672	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	24.4	526 of 660	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	662 of 835	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	703 of 860	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	722 of 843	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	777 of 877	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	781 of 874	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	616 of 839	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	653 of 870	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	73.4	136 of 673	79.8%	★★★★☆
2023	85.1	60 of 681	91.2%	★★★★★

High school ranking

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	502 of 681	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.1	507 of 686	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.4	433 of 674	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.2	325 of 634	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.9	472 of 537	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	60.9	340 of 693	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.9	412 of 673	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	53.1	397 of 663	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	70.2	234 of 677	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	67.2	260 of 680	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	56.1	301 of 580	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	52.7	326 of 591	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	73.5	158 of 664	76.2%	★★★★☆
2011	64.4	270 of 660	59.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	49.8	127 of 276	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.0	139 of 284	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.3	146 of 260	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	355 of 524	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.3	148 of 502	70.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	38.0	449 of 657	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.0	520 of 665	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	546 of 651	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.3	438 of 664	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.9	543 of 652	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	19.0	535 of 660	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.7	439 of 662	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	83.0	81 of 583	86.1%	★★★★☆
2024	90.1	44 of 595	92.6%	★★★★★
2023	95.7	12 of 577	97.9%	★★★★★

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)

Middle school

White (2024)80th percentile+57 vs school

African American (2025)38th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)27th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)21st percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile-10 vs school

High school

White (2025)86th percentile+60 vs school

African American (2025)54th percentile+28 vs school

Disabled (2025)32nd percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)32nd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Literature56%-6 vs state

English Language Arts32%-17 vs state

Biology31%-18 vs state

Algebra I26%-18 vs state

Math12%-30 vs state

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by a student
Monday, December 22, 2014

there are horrible teachers that lose all of your work while i was there i had about nine classes and two good teachers do not go to obama Close Quote

Schools Near Pittsburgh Obama 6-12

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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 Obama 6-12	Public, Magnet	6-12	515 N. Highland Avenue	Pittsburgh	15206	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(412) 529-5980	678	49	13.8	108.7%	92 (13.6%)	517 (76.3%)	16 (2.4%)	11 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.0%)	29.2	502^nd of 681 public high schools	26.3%		31.1	507^th of 686 public high schools	26.1%	5	26.3	30.9	55.7	13.3	14.3	7.8	11.8	34.2	24.7	36.8	31.9	$36,611	$6,270	$30,341
Pittsburgh Westinghouse	Public	6-12	1101 N. Murtland Avenue	Pittsburgh	15208	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-3940	573	56	10.1	103.7%	14 (2.4%)	520 (90.8%)	22 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.6%)	5.6	630^th of 681 public high schools	7.5%		4	650^th of 686 public high schools	5.2%	20	8.0	14.1	29.2	2.9	2.8	5.6	4.0	19.5	23.9	39.1	29.0	$35,156	$6,021	$29,135
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
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
Pittsburgh Allderdice High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	2409 Shady Ave	Pittsburgh	15217	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(412) 529-4800	1,386	88	15.8	93.4%	654 (47.2%)	435 (31.4%)	110 (7.9%)	65 (4.7%)	3 (0.2%)	5 (0.4%)	114 (8.2%)	56.5	323^rd of 681 public high schools	52.6%		51.5	377^th of 686 public high schools	45.0%	54	46.6	46.9	63.9									$34,984	$5,992	$28,992
Woodland Hills High School	Public	9-12	2550 Greensburg Pike	Pittsburgh	15221	Allegheny County	Woodland Hills School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 244-1100	1,006	68	14.8	66.1%	271 (26.9%)	599 (59.5%)	46 (4.6%)	9 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (8.0%)	16	569^th of 681 public high schools	16.4%		11.9	589^th of 686 public high schools	14.1%	20	20.1	30.9	34.9									$44,905	$3,970	$40,936
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Pittsburgh Obama 6-12

How many students attend Pittsburgh Obama 6-12?

In the 2024-25 school year, 678 students attended Pittsburgh Obama 6-12.

Is Pittsburgh Obama 6-12 a good school?

Pittsburgh Obama 6-12 ranks 502^nd of 681 Pennsylvania high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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What is the racial makeup of Pittsburgh Obama 6-12?

Students at Pittsburgh Obama 6-12 are 76% African American, 14% White, 6% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

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