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Pittsburgh Westinghouse

Public Grades 6-12

630^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 681 Pennsylvania High Schools

Better than 7% of Pennsylvania high schools

Summary

Pittsburgh Westinghouse is a public high school serving grades 6-12 in the Pittsburgh School District, with 594 students located at 1101 N. Murtland Avenue in Pittsburgh, PA. Despite receiving significant funding, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Pennsylvania high schools over the past decade, earning a 0 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pittsburgh Westinghouse significantly underperforms the district and state on standardized test scores, with only 4% of students proficient or better in PSSA Math and 29% proficient or better in PSSA English Language Arts, compared to 27.9% and 39.3% for the district, and 41.7% and 48.5% for the state, respectively. The school's 4-year graduation rate of 87-88% is slightly below the district average, and its dropout rate of 1.4-2.7% is higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, the school struggles to effectively serve its African American, low-income, and students with disabilities, all of whom rank in the bottom 20-30% of Pennsylvania high schools in their respective categories.

While Pittsburgh Westinghouse faces significant challenges, it is not an outlier within the Pittsburgh School District, which is ranked 450 out of 606 districts in Pennsylvania and has an overall 1-star rating. Nearby schools like Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy 6-12 and Pittsburgh Obama 6-12 perform significantly better academically, highlighting the need for a comprehensive, data-driven approach to school improvement within the district.

573

Students ?

10.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$35,156

Per pupil spending ?

103.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1101 N. Murtland Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15208

(412) 529-3940

District: Pittsburgh School District

Feeder schools for Pittsburgh Westinghouse:

Elementary:	Pittsburgh Faison K-5
	Pittsburgh Fulton K-5
	Pittsburgh Lincoln K-5

Racial breakdown:

African American:

90.8%

Hispanic:

3.8%

Two or more races:

2.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (17% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Pennsylvania average (69% vs 89%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg35%

Pennsylvania avg46%

Middle school

708^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

630^th of 681

Pennsylvania public high schools ?

Bottom 7%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

See the entire ranking list of Pennsylvania High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	16.8	708 of 873	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	803 of 891	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	813 of 893	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.8	828 of 883	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.0	773 of 797	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.1	874 of 891	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.5	835 of 861	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.6	847 of 877	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.5	836 of 870	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.6	794 of 835	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	1.5	706 of 728	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	0.8	746 of 758	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	39.5	214 of 393	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.4	314 of 408	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	333 of 421	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	488 of 643	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	644 of 672	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	595 of 660	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	654 of 835	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	757 of 860	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	651 of 843	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	792 of 877	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	789 of 874	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	731 of 839	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.6	831 of 870	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	5.6	630 of 681	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.0	650 of 686	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.7	633 of 674	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.1	619 of 634	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	1.4	529 of 537	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.4	645 of 693	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.8	643 of 673	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	1.6	631 of 663	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	1.3	646 of 677	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	2.5	640 of 680	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	0.2	577 of 580	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	0.9	568 of 591	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	222 of 276	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	251 of 284	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	224 of 260	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	513 of 524	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	487 of 513	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	477 of 502	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	3.9	615 of 657	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.0	634 of 665	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	9.7	590 of 651	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.5	630 of 664	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	592 of 652	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	7.6	603 of 660	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.9	624 of 662	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

African American (2025)46th percentile+27 vs school

Disabled (2025)24th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)22nd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile-6 vs school

High school

African American (2025)20th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile~ school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

Female (2025)6th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)2nd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Literature29%-33 vs state

English Language Arts29%-20 vs state

Biology14%-35 vs state

Algebra I8%-36 vs state

Math4%-38 vs state

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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 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 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 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
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 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
Fox Chapel Area High School	Public	9-12	611 Field Club Rd	Pittsburgh	15238	Allegheny County	Fox Chapel Area School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 967-2430	1,360	94	14.5	22.6%	1,066 (78.4%)	43 (3.2%)	68 (5.0%)	111 (8.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (5.2%)	97.7	4^th of 681 public high schools	99.4%		96.7	7^th of 686 public high schools	99.0%	3	89.8	91.7	92.0									$26,325	$61	$26,264
Penn Hills Senior High School	Public	9-12	309 Collins Drive	Pittsburgh	15235	Allegheny County	Penn Hills School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 793-7000	1,049	56	18.7	103.8%	196 (18.7%)	703 (67.0%)	56 (5.3%)	9 (0.9%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (7.7%)	15.3	574^th of 681 public high schools	15.7%		7.1	627^th of 686 public high schools	8.6%	53	12.7	24.9	45.1									$14,604	$2,165	$12,439
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
Steel Valley Senior High School	Public	9-12	3113 Main St	Munhall	15120	Allegheny County	Steel Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 464-3600	415	36	11.6	98.3%	176 (42.4%)	154 (37.1%)	19 (4.6%)	10 (2.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (13.0%)	26	520^th of 681 public high schools	23.6%		19.4	562^nd of 686 public high schools	18.1%	42	29.7	34.2	44.4

Frequently Asked Questions about Pittsburgh Westinghouse

What district is Pittsburgh Westinghouse in?

Pittsburgh School District

What is the racial makeup of Pittsburgh Westinghouse?

Students at Pittsburgh Westinghouse are 91% African American, 4% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% White.

How many students attend Pittsburgh Westinghouse?

In the 2024-25 school year, 573 students attended Pittsburgh Westinghouse.

What schools feed into Pittsburgh Westinghouse?

Pittsburgh Westinghouse is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Pittsburgh Faison K-5
Elementary : Pittsburgh Fulton K-5
Elementary : Pittsburgh Lincoln K-5

Is Pittsburgh Westinghouse a good school?

Pittsburgh Westinghouse ranks in the bottom 7.5% of Pennsylvania high schools.

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