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Best traditional public schools in Pittsburgh (2025)

District-run public schools. Ranked by the Success Index (US) from official American data; 100 schools in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Rank positions shown on each profile are within United States and Pennsylvania.

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    Fairview El SchPittsburgh · Public Elementary92% Math proficiency · 387 students
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    93
    Boyce MSPittsburgh · Public Middle80% Math proficiency · 624 students
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    93
    Jefferson MSPittsburgh · Public Middle75% Math proficiency · 621 students
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    93
    Jefferson El SchPittsburgh · Public Elementary87% Math proficiency · 310 students
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    92
    OHara El SchPittsburgh · Public Elementary86% Math proficiency · 726 students
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    92
    Ross El SchPittsburgh · Public Elementary82% Math proficiency · 498 students
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    91
    Upper Saint Clair HSPittsburgh · Public High89% Math proficiency · 1,269 students
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    91
    Washington El SchPittsburgh · Public Elementary83% Math proficiency · 416 students
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    91
    Foster El SchPittsburgh · Public Elementary87% Math proficiency · 304 students
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    91
    Mellon MSPittsburgh · Public Middle69% Math proficiency · 661 students
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    91
    Hartwood El SchPittsburgh · Public Elementary82% Math proficiency · 386 students
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    91
    Markham El SchPittsburgh · Public Elementary87% Math proficiency · 296 students
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    90
    Fort Couch MSPittsburgh · Public Middle71% Math proficiency · 647 students
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    89
    Baker El SchPittsburgh · Public Elementary87% Math proficiency · 471 students
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    89
    Kerr El SchPittsburgh · Public Elementary77% Math proficiency · 426 students
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    88
    Mt Lebanon SHSPittsburgh · Public High90% Math proficiency · 1,772 students
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    88
    Ingomar MSPittsburgh · Public Middle61% Math proficiency · 514 students
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    88
    Peebles El SchPittsburgh · Public Elementary82% Math proficiency · 400 students
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    88
    Hoover El SchPittsburgh · Public Elementary82% Math proficiency · 285 students
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    88
    Eisenhower El SchPittsburgh · Public Elementary82% Math proficiency · 524 students
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    87
    Howe El SchPittsburgh · Public Elementary82% Math proficiency · 398 students
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    87
    Dorseyville MSPittsburgh · Public Middle66% Math proficiency · 981 students
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    87
    Avonworth HSPittsburgh · Public High67% Math proficiency · 579 students
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    87
    Fox Chapel Area HSPittsburgh · Public High89% Math proficiency · 1,360 students
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    87
    Streams El SchPittsburgh · Public Elementary82% Math proficiency · 468 students
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    86
    Lincoln El SchPittsburgh · Public Elementary77% Math proficiency · 414 students
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    86
    McIntyre El SchPittsburgh · Public Elementary73% Math proficiency · 594 students
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    86
    Carson MSPittsburgh · Public Middle53% Math proficiency · 652 students
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    85
    Highcliff El SchPittsburgh · Public Elementary69% Math proficiency · 519 students
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    85
    Dormont El SchPittsburgh · Public Elementary67% Math proficiency · 380 students
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    85
    Ingomar El SchPittsburgh · Public Elementary69% Math proficiency · 344 students
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    85
    McKnight El SchPittsburgh · Public Elementary73% Math proficiency · 875 students
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    84
    Avonworth El SchPittsburgh · Public Elementary68% Math proficiency · 478 students
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    84
    Avonworth Primary CenterPittsburgh · Public Elementary16.8% Free/reduced-price lunch · 423 students
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    83
    Marzolf Primary SchPittsburgh · Public Elementary72% Math proficiency · 337 students
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    83
    Fred L Aiken El SchPittsburgh · Public Elementary72% Math proficiency · 238 students
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    83
    North Hills HSPittsburgh · Public High79% Math proficiency · 1,443 students
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    81
    West View El SchPittsburgh · Public Elementary67% Math proficiency · 446 students
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    81
    Abraham Lincoln El SchPittsburgh · Public Elementary67% Math proficiency · 348 students
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    80
    Shaler Area HSPittsburgh · Public High67% Math proficiency · 1,160 students
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    79
    O'Block El SchPittsburgh · Public Elementary70% Math proficiency · 512 students
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    78
    North Hills MSPittsburgh · Public Middle53% Math proficiency · 1,127 students
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    76
    Pleasant Hills MSPittsburgh · Public Middle55% Math proficiency · 813 students
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    76
    Holiday Park Intermediate SchPittsburgh · Public Middle58% Math proficiency · 513 students
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    75
    Myrtle Ave SchPittsburgh · Public Elementary62% Math proficiency · 312 students
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    74
    Chartiers Valley Intrmd SchoolPittsburgh · Public Elementary65% Math proficiency · 801 students
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    73
    Avonworth MSPittsburgh · Public Middle51% Math proficiency · 446 students
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    73
    Keystone Oaks MSPittsburgh · Public Middle48% Math proficiency · 442 students
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    72
    Keystone Oaks HSPittsburgh · Public High82% Math proficiency · 539 students
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    70
    McClellan El SchPittsburgh · Public Elementary34.9% Free/reduced-price lunch · 367 students
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    70
    Reserve Primary SchPittsburgh · Public Elementary54.5% Math proficiency · 111 students
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    69
    Moore SchPittsburgh · Public Elementary62% Math proficiency · 236 students
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    68
    Baldwin SHSPittsburgh · Public High67% Math proficiency · 1,657 students
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    68
    Plum MSPittsburgh · Public Middle45% Math proficiency · 550 students
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    63
    Whitehall El SchPittsburgh · Public Elementary64% Math proficiency · 669 students
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    60
    Pittsburgh Montessori K-5Pittsburgh · Public Elementary57% Math proficiency · 332 students
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    59
    McAnnulty El SchPittsburgh · Public Elementary47.7% Free/reduced-price lunch · 354 students
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    59
    Pittsburgh West Liberty K-5Pittsburgh · Public Elementary57% Math proficiency · 168 students
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    58
    Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12Pittsburgh · Public High63% Math proficiency · 840 students
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    58
    Brentwood SHSPittsburgh · Public High52% Math proficiency · 331 students
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    58
    Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy 6-12Pittsburgh · Public High58% Math proficiency · 618 students
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    57
    Brentwood MSPittsburgh · Public Middle31% Math proficiency · 269 students
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    56
    Pittsburgh Colfax K-8Pittsburgh · Public Elementary62% Math proficiency · 789 students
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    55
    Crafton El SchPittsburgh · Public Elementary47% Math proficiency · 291 students
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    55
    Pittsburgh Allderdice HSPittsburgh · Public High63% Math proficiency · 1,386 students
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    55
    Pittsburgh Dilworth K-5Pittsburgh · Public Elementary54% Math proficiency · 454 students
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    54
    Pittsburgh Carrick HSPittsburgh · Public High52% Math proficiency · 515 students
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    53
    Pittsburgh Greenfield K-8Pittsburgh · Public Elementary46% Math proficiency · 396 students
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    52
    Elroy Avenue El SchPittsburgh · Public Elementary47% Math proficiency · 270 students
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    51
    Pittsburgh Brookline K-8Pittsburgh · Public Elementary48% Math proficiency · 384 students
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    50
    J.E. Harrison MSPittsburgh · Public Middle40% Math proficiency · 716 students
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    50
    Edgewood El STEAM AcademyPittsburgh · Public Elementary42% Math proficiency · 516 students
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    49
    Bellevue El SchPittsburgh · Public Elementary37% Math proficiency · 348 students
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    48
    Pittsburgh Fulton K-5Pittsburgh · Public Elementary47% Math proficiency · 267 students
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    47
    Avalon El SchPittsburgh · Public Elementary37% Math proficiency · 252 students
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    46
    Pittsburgh Allegheny K-5Pittsburgh · Public Elementary50% Math proficiency · 572 students
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    45
    Pittsburgh Westwood K-5Pittsburgh · Public Elementary32% Math proficiency · 278 students
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    43
    Pittsburgh Beechwood K-5Pittsburgh · Public Elementary37% Math proficiency · 360 students
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    43
    Pittsburgh Sunnyside K-8Pittsburgh · Public Elementary32% Math proficiency · 248 students
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    Pittsburgh Whittier K-5Pittsburgh · Public Elementary47% Math proficiency · 139 students
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    42
    Northgate MSHSPittsburgh · Public High35% Math proficiency · 476 students
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    39
    Pittsburgh Banksville K-5Pittsburgh · Public Elementary32% Math proficiency · 322 students
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    39
    Pittsburgh Concord K-5Pittsburgh · Public Elementary35% Math proficiency · 430 students
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    37
    Pittsburgh Phillips K-5Pittsburgh · Public Elementary32% Math proficiency · 233 students
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    35
    Pittsburgh Liberty K-5Pittsburgh · Public Elementary32% Math proficiency · 206 students
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    34
    Pittsburgh Carmalt K-8Pittsburgh · Public Elementary32% Math proficiency · 547 students
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    33
    Pittsburgh Obama 6-12Pittsburgh · Public High29% Math proficiency · 678 students
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    33
    Pittsburgh Woolslair K-5Pittsburgh · Public Elementary27% Math proficiency · 208 students
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    32
    Pittsburgh Arsenal 6-8Pittsburgh · Public Middle27% Math proficiency · 148 students
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    32
    Wilkins El STEAM AcademyPittsburgh · Public Elementary27% Math proficiency · 447 students
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    32
    Pittsburgh Minadeo K-5Pittsburgh · Public Elementary37% Math proficiency · 296 students
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    32
    Pittsburgh South Brook 6-8Pittsburgh · Public Middle24% Math proficiency · 242 students
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    Penn Hills El SchPittsburgh · Public Elementary35% Math proficiency · 1,228 students
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    30
    Pittsburgh Brashear HSPittsburgh · Public High30% Math proficiency · 897 students
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    30
    Pittsburgh Grandview K-5Pittsburgh · Public Elementary27% Math proficiency · 195 students
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    30
    Pittsburgh Schiller 6-8Pittsburgh · Public Middle22% Math proficiency · 260 students
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    30
    Pittsburgh Roosevelt K -5Pittsburgh · Public Elementary17% Math proficiency · 278 students
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    28
    Pittsburgh Lincoln K-5Pittsburgh · Public Elementary27% Math proficiency · 186 students
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    28
    Woodland Hills HSPittsburgh · Public High20% Math proficiency · 1,006 students
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    Pittsburgh Linden K-5Pittsburgh · Public Elementary27% Math proficiency · 91 students

Fairview El Sch in Pittsburgh leads the 2025 list of traditional public schools in Pittsburgh with a Success Index (US) of 93.4. Of the 100 schools shown, 100 are public.

For the full picture see the wider Pennsylvania traditional public schools rankings, every school on the Pittsburgh page, or the comparison tool to put a shortlist side by side.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best public school in Pittsburgh?

Fairview El Sch in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ranks first among traditional public schools in Pittsburgh with a Success Index (US) of 93.4 out of 100 (Enrollment: 387).

How are traditional public schools in Pittsburgh ranked?

Each school's Success Index (US) combines 4 factors: math proficiency (30%), reading proficiency (30%), community advantage (fewer free/reduced-price lunch) (25%), students per teacher (15%). Each factor is a percentile against schools of the same type across United States. Schools with fewer than 60 students are excluded from rankings.

Are these 2025 rankings official?

No. They are computed by Success Tutoring from official American data (Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES CCD, EDFacts); NCES Common Core of Data). States set their own assessments and proficiency cut scores, so proficiency rates are most comparable within a state. Use the state rankings for like-for-like comparisons.