This page contains information that is supplemental to the main report. Download a pdf of the report for high schools here.
Elementary schools
K-8 schools
Middle schools
High schools
Allderdice
Brashear
CAPA
Carrick
Langley
Oliver
Peabody
Perry
Schenley
Westinghouse
Charter schools
Definitions and sources
Pittsburgh’s high schools
Tests given by the district: Percentage of students
at Proficient/Advanced levels
Tests required by the state: Percentage of students at each achievement level on PSSA Reading and Math tests
* Students with an Individual Education Plan (IEP) for special education, excluding students identified as “gifted”
College readiness
**This category was “Verbal,” 2003-05
In the 2006-07 school year:
96.8% of high school teachers attended
school on the average day.
The average teacher was
absent 6.2 days during
the school year. Of those
absences, 88.0% were
for reasons other than
professional leave
(seminars, conferences...).
28.1% of teachers had
advanced degrees (such as
a master’s or doctorate).
Students
Student mobility rate: 28.5%
Student stability rate: 81.6%
Principal stability 2004-07
2 high schools had 1 principal.
7 schools had 2 principals.
1 school had 3 principals.
Special education
Percentage of students with Individual Education Plans (IEPs) for special education, excluding students identified as “gifted:” 12.2%
Student disciplinary actions 2005-06*
Number of incidents: 2,590
Number of incidents per 100 students: 31.0
Number of expulsions: 83
* For violence, weapons, and controlled substances
Data compilation and analysis were performed by Carol S. Parke, Ph.D., associate professor of Research Methodology, Duquesne University School of Education; and Steven Kachmar, research assistant. Indicators (categories of data) were selected by an A+ Schools committee headed by Dr. Alan Lesgold, dean of the School of Education, University of Pittsburgh. The report was written and edited by Faith Schantz and designed by Julie Ridge. All work ©2008 A+ Schools.
