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Schools in Pleasant Hills · West Jefferson Hills School District

Pleasant Hills’s public schools outscore 92% of Pennsylvania districts

51% of students in Pleasant Hills’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Pennsylvania average (36%). The grade covers the public school district serving Pleasant Hills, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Pennsylvania, not nationally.

#128of 1,037 Pennsylvania townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Pennsylvania state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
76%
▲ 21 pts vs PA 55%
2021–22
Math proficiency
51%
▲ 15 pts vs PA 36%
2021–22
Graduate on time
97%
▲ 10 pts vs PA 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.7K
▼ 28% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.0
PA 13.4 · larger classes
Schools in town
2
3,077 students on the public path
In brief

Pleasant Hills’s schools, in brief

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 76% and math 51% in spring 2022, against 55% and 36% statewide; 97% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $15,723 per student, against $21,758 across Pennsylvania (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one elementary, one middle and one high school

From grade 3 the district’s path is Jefferson Hills Intermediate Sch, then Pleasant Hills MS, then Thomas Jefferson HS. Enrollment is up 9% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Pleasant Hills’s grade

A Test scoresB+ Graduation

A: better than 92% of Pennsylvania school districts, #128 of 1,037 Pennsylvania towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Pennsylvania average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Pennsylvania school districts we grade (688)Better than 92%
Lower resultsHigher results
Pennsylvania towns with similar household incomes (1263)Better than 92%
AA+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,686 test results and a graduating class of 223 could put Pleasant Hills anywhere from A to A+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Pleasant Hills’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,646 in math, 1,727 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Pleasant Hills, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–2McClellan El SchWest Jefferson Hills School DistrictNo scores
3–5Jefferson Hills Intermediate Schin Jefferson HillsA−
6–8Pleasant Hills MSWest Jefferson Hills School DistrictB
9–12Thomas Jefferson HSin Jefferson HillsA+

Pleasant Hills’s public schools are run by West Jefferson Hills School District, which also serves Jefferson Hills and West Elizabeth. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

West Jefferson Hills School DistrictGrades K–12 · 5 schools · 3,501 students, up 9% since 2020–21 · 16.0 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$15,723PA $21,758 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading76%
State average 55.1% · 1727 students tested
Math51%
State average 36.1% · 1646 students tested

Pleasant Hills vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Pennsylvania towns that share Pleasant Hills’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Pleasant HillsAWest Jefferson Hills
BaldwinB+Baldwin-Whitehall
Jefferson HillsAWest Jefferson Hills
West MifflinCWest Mifflin Area

Every school in Pleasant Hills

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Pennsylvania’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Pleasant Hillsby address
McClellan El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Pittsburgh
367 students14:1Rate it →
Pleasant Hills MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Pittsburgh
B
813 students17:1Rate it →
Also serving Pleasant Hillsin other towns
Jefferson Hills Intermediate Sch
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Jefferson Hills
A−
856 students18:1Rate it →
Thomas Jefferson HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Jefferson Hills
A+
1,041 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Pleasant Hills’s schools

Are Pleasant Hills’s schools good?

By Pennsylvania’s own tests, yes: the public schools Pleasant Hills children attend outscore 92% of Pennsylvania’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #128 of 1,037 Pennsylvania towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 92%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Pleasant Hills in?

West Jefferson Hills School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 3,501 students in 5 schools (2024–25).

Where do Pleasant Hills kids go to high school?

Thomas Jefferson HS in Jefferson Hills, with 1,041 students; its own test results earn an A+.

What is Pleasant Hills’s graduation rate?

97% of the class of 2023 in West Jefferson Hills School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Pennsylvania.

How much does Pleasant Hills spend per student?

$15,723 in West Jefferson Hills School District (FY2024), against $21,758 across Pennsylvania. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Pennsylvania. Stars are from neighbors.