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Pittsburgh Schiller 6-8

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

Pittsburgh Schiller 6-8 ranks 455 th of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

455^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 873 Pennsylvania Middle Schools

Better than 48% of Pennsylvania middle schools

Summary

Pittsburgh Schiller 6-8 is a public magnet middle school serving 260 students in grades 6-8 within the Pittsburgh School District. While the school has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Pennsylvania middle schools, receiving 2 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger, it faces significant challenges in terms of student academic performance, dropout rates, and serving a high-poverty student population.

Pittsburgh Schiller 6-8 consistently underperforms the state and district averages on PSSA Math and English Language Arts assessments across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 28.1% of students were proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to 41.7% statewide and 27.9% in the Pittsburgh School District. The school's performance is particularly low for 8th grade students, with only 18.2% proficient or better in PSSA Math and 42.9% in PSSA English Language Arts in 2024-2025. Additionally, the school has consistently higher dropout rates compared to the state average, ranging from 0.0% to 1.6% over the past few years.

In contrast, nearby middle schools in the North Hills and Keystone Oaks School Districts, such as North Hills Middle School and Keystone Oaks Middle School, significantly outperform Pittsburgh Schiller 6-8 and the other Pittsburgh Public middle schools. These suburban schools have much higher proficiency rates on state assessments, lower dropout rates, and serve student populations with lower percentages of economically disadvantaged students.

260

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,923

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1018 Peralta St
Pittsburgh, PA 15212-5002

(412) 529-4190

District: Pittsburgh School District

Students who attend Pittsburgh Schiller 6-8 usually attend:

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

Feeder schools for Pittsburgh Schiller 6-8:

Elementary:

Pittsburgh Spring Hill K-5

Racial breakdown:

African American:

41.5%

White:

36.2%

Hispanic:

12.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 20th percentile in 2014 → 48th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 28 percentile points since 2014

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Pittsburgh School District

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (36% vs 45% meeting standards)

!Math scores 14 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg34%

Pennsylvania avg45%

455^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 48%▲ up 33 pts since 2016

From bottom 15% (2016) to bottom 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	48.3	455 of 873	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.7	534 of 891	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.6	573 of 893	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.6	517 of 883	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.6	547 of 797	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.9	638 of 891	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.0	624 of 861	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.2	655 of 877	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.1	738 of 870	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	25.2	579 of 728	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	8.6	672 of 758	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.5	686 of 834	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.8	663 of 825	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.3	655 of 805	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	32.3	605 of 770	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	23.3	626 of 753	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	32.1	584 of 749	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	43.8	486 of 736	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	27.7	553 of 687	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	30.6	526 of 663	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	35.9	486 of 643	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	41.5	202 of 393	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.3	142 of 408	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.6	143 of 421	66.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	57.0	181 of 643	71.9%	★★★★☆
2024	56.5	212 of 672	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.3	118 of 660	82.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	544 of 835	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.0	558 of 860	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	517 of 843	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.6	553 of 877	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.1	604 of 874	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	58.2	319 of 839	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.7	484 of 870	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	57.3	78 of 199	60.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	81.4	96 of 649	85.2%	★★★★☆
2024	56.7	265 of 673	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.8	378 of 681	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

White (2025)85th percentile+37 vs school

Disabled (2025)72nd percentile+24 vs school

Male (2025)62nd percentile+14 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)61st percentile+21 vs school

African American (2025)49th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile-9 vs school

Female (2025)35th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts45%-4 vs state

Math28%-14 vs state

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by a student
Thursday, April 22, 2010

schiller is a bad school i would never send my kids there i only went there for 2 years and the teachers treat u like ur stupid they suspend u no matter what u do even if u are tapping i dont no anyone who would want to go there they dont teach you and then acuse you of not paying attention dont go there if u want to be tot somthing other then how to fight 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 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
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 Arsenal 6-8	Public	6-8	220 40th Street	Pittsburgh	15201	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-5740	148	16	9.0	109.5%	18 (12.2%)	75 (50.7%)	33 (22.3%)	18 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	17.5	700^th of 873 public middle schools	19.8%		23.7	662^nd of 891 public middle schools	25.7%	38				5.6	8.3	11.1	8.7				12.5	20.0	36.5	25.2	$32,006	$5,482	$26,525
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 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 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
Pittsburgh Sterrett 6-8	Public, Magnet	6-8	7100 Reynolds St	Pittsburgh	15208	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(412) 529-7870	183	17	10.5	101.1%	26 (14.2%)	139 (76.0%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	13 (7.1%)	27.4	618^th of 873 public middle schools	29.2%		26.6	640^th of 891 public middle schools	28.2%	22				13.8	21.4	7.0	14.0				31.7	47.2	27.6	35.3	$20,028	$3,430	$16,598
North Hills Middle School	Public	6-8	55 Rochester Rd	Pittsburgh	15229	Allegheny County	North Hills School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 318-1452	1,127	78	14.4	26.4%	928 (82.3%)	32 (2.8%)	53 (4.7%)	46 (4.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (5.9%)	88.2	88^th of 873 public middle schools	89.9%		90.5	58^th of 891 public middle schools	93.5%	30				58.7	46.9	48.6	51.4				65.1	73.9	74.8	71.3	$15,293	$677	$14,616
Shaler Area Middle School	Public	7-8	1810 Mt Royal Blvd	Glenshaw	15116	Allegheny County	Shaler Area School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 492-1200	589	53	11.1	41.1%	509 (86.4%)	21 (3.6%)	14 (2.4%)	11 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.8%)	67	248^th of 873 public middle schools	71.6%		65.6	307^th of 891 public middle schools	65.5%	59					40.2	28.6	34.3					60.0	50.3	55.1	$26,956	$537	$26,419

Frequently Asked Questions about Pittsburgh Schiller 6-8

What district is Pittsburgh Schiller 6-8 in?

Pittsburgh School District

Is Pittsburgh Schiller 6-8 a good school?

Pittsburgh Schiller 6-8 ranks 455^th of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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

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

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

Students at Pittsburgh Schiller 6-8 are 42% African American, 36% White, 12% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Pittsburgh Schiller 6-8?

In the 2024-25 school year, 260 students attended Pittsburgh Schiller 6-8.

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