Pleasant Hills MS

Middle school·Grades 6-8 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania·15236
Score
90.5/100
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#44
Among 460 Pennsylvania middle schools
#6
In Pittsburgh
Top 10%
In Pennsylvania

Score 90.5/100: better than 90% of Pennsylvania middle schools on 2024-25 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2024-25)

% proficient or advanced on state tests in Pennsylvania, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar Pennsylvania schools.

English language arts
75%
Similar Pennsylvania schools ≈ 53%, better than 90% of them
779 students tested
Math
58%
Similar Pennsylvania schools ≈ 38%, better than 89% of them
778 students tested
All Pennsylvania schools (ELA / math)
51% / 43%
State average across every school type, 2024-25
All 8 published results by grade and test

As published by Pennsylvania Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 6PSSA69.5262
English language artsGrade 7PSSA77.7251
English language artsGrade 8PSSA76.3266
English language artsAll gradesPSSA74.5779
MathGrade 6PSSA57.5261
MathGrade 7PSSA62.9251
MathGrade 8PSSA54.9266
MathAll gradesPSSA58.4778

School profile

Grades
6-8
Students
822
Type
Middle school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
822
Typical middle school: 572
Free or reduced-price lunch
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Not reported to the federal data

District and location

City
Allegheny County

Contact

Address
404 Old Clairton Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15236

"Typical" is the middle (median) middle school in Pennsylvania. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24).

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Pleasant Hills MS at a glance

Pleasant Hills MS is a public middle school in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, serving grades 6-8. It is part of the West Jefferson Hills SD school district. It has about 822 students (a typical Pennsylvania middle school has 572).

In 2024-25 state tests, 75% in English language arts (similar schools: 53%) and 58% in math (similar schools: 38%) reached the state standard (% proficient or advanced). On our score, which compares it only with other Pennsylvania middle schools, it scores 90.5 out of 100: better than 90% of them, ranking #44 of 460. Its English language arts result fell by 2 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.