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Pleasant Hills MS

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

404 Old Clairton Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15236 · (412) 655-8680 · Part of West Jefferson Hills School District

Pleasant Hills’ School Grade A better than 92% of Pennsylvania school districts

Directions
Students
813
Students per teacher
17:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Pleasant Hills MS

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 61% of Pennsylvania’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 18 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 16% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Pleasant Hills kids: Thomas Jefferson HS

On the path

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

3–5Jefferson Hills Intermediate Schin Jefferson Hills
6–8Pleasant Hills MSYou are here
9–12Thomas Jefferson HSin Jefferson Hills

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency28%
State average 37.3%
Reading / language arts73%
State average 55%

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

Location

Directions ↗

404 Old Clairton Road, Pittsburgh

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6270
Grade 7263
Grade 8280
Enrollment over time
701’20
780’21
798’22
822’23
813’24

Up 16% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 80%Asian 12%Two or more races 3%Black 3%Hispanic 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Pleasant Hills MS from Pleasant Hills families.

Other schools in West Jefferson Hills School District

The district →
Gill Hall El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Jefferson Hills
424 students16:1
McClellan El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Pittsburgh
367 students14:1
Jefferson Hills Intermediate Sch
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Jefferson Hills
A−
856 students18:1
Thomas Jefferson HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Jefferson Hills
A+
1,041 students15:1

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; Pleasant Hills’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.