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Penn Hills SHS
C−

Penn Hills SHS

PublicHighGrades 9–12

309 Collins Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15235 · (412) 793-7000 · Part of Penn Hills School District

Penn Hills’ School Grade C− better than 18% of Pennsylvania school districts

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Photo: G. Edward Johnson · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
1,049
Students per teacher
19:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Penn Hills SHS

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 23% of Pennsylvania’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 31 pts below the state

On the path

Where Penn Hills kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–8Linton MSin Pittsburgh
9–12Penn Hills SHSYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency34%
State average 37.3%
Reading / language arts24%
State average 55%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

309 Collins Drive, Pittsburgh

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9253
Grade 10267
Grade 11272
Grade 12257
Enrollment over time
1,125’20
1,077’21
1,107’22
1,090’23
1,049’24

Down 6.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 67%White 19%Two or more races 8%Hispanic 5%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Penn Hills SHS from Penn Hills families.

Other schools in Penn Hills School District

The district →
Penn Hills El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Pittsburgh
C−
1,228 students14:1
Linton MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Pittsburgh
D
626 students12:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Pennsylvania’s other public schools; Penn Hills’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.