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Academy Charter School
900 Agnew Rd
Pittsburgh PA, 15227, Allegheny County
Phone: 412-885-5200
Ranking: 
(611 out of 626, bottom 2%)*
(611 out of 626, bottom 2%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 8 to Grade 12
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 25 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 37 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 188 | 186 | 190 | 175 | 145 | 151 | 97 | |||||||
| Grade 8: | 9 | 4.8% | 4 | 2.2% | 9 | 4.7% | 6 | 3.4% | 1 | 0.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 9: | 26 | 13.8% | 23 | 12.4% | 29 | 15.3% | 36 | 20.6% | 10 | 6.9% | 23 | 15.2% | 7 | 7.2% |
| Grade 10: | 39 | 20.7% | 33 | 17.7% | 48 | 25.3% | 37 | 21.1% | 39 | 26.9% | 32 | 21.2% | 18 | 18.6% |
| Grade 11: | 46 | 24.5% | 53 | 28.5% | 45 | 23.7% | 38 | 21.7% | 41 | 28.3% | 45 | 29.8% | 40 | 41.2% |
| Grade 12: | 68 | 36.2% | 73 | 39.2% | 59 | 31.1% | 58 | 33.1% | 54 | 37.2% | 51 | 33.8% | 32 | 33.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 128 | 68.1% | 131 | 70.4% | 146 | 76.8% | 128 | 73.1% | 100 | 69.0% | 112 | 74.2% | 71 | 73.2% |
| Female: | 60 | 31.9% | 55 | 29.6% | 44 | 23.2% | 47 | 26.9% | 35 | 24.1% | 31 | 20.5% | 20 | 20.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 3 | 1.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.7% | 1 | 1.0% |
| Black: | 164 | 87.2% | 172 | 92.5% | 178 | 93.7% | 153 | 87.4% | 139 | 95.9% | 148 | 98.0% | 91 | 93.8% |
| White: | 19 | 10.1% | 12 | 6.5% | 11 | 5.8% | 15 | 8.6% | 4 | 2.8% | 2 | 1.3% | 3 | 3.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 2 | 1.1% | 2 | 1.1% | 1 | 0.5% | 7 | 4.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 145 | 77.1% | 153 | 82.3% | 163 | 85.8% | 138 | 78.9% | 90 | 62.1% | 110 | 72.8% | 59 | 60.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 3 | 1.7% | 1 | 0.7% | 12 | 7.9% | 4 | 4.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 7.52 | 8.09 | 7.31 | 6.25 | 5.37 | 4.80 | 2.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 5.9% | N/A | 53.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 0% | N/A | 55.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 18.8% | N/A | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | N/A | 59.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 2.3% | N/A | 60.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 3.4% | N/A | 60% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 11.8% | N/A | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 0% | N/A | 64.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 25% | N/A | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 41.4% | N/A | 67.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 0% | N/A | 69.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 3.4% | N/A | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 0% | N/A | 35.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 0% | N/A | 39.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 0% | N/A | 39.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 0% | N/A | 40.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 0% | N/A | 41.8% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | N/A | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 37.5% | N/A | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 38.7% | N/A | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 23.1% | N/A | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 8.1% | N/A | 84.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 5% | N/A | 82.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 0% | N/A | 75.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 0% | N/A | 81.9% |
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* Academy Charter School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.