Pittsburgh Brashear High School
590 Crane Ave Pittsburgh PA, 15216, Allegheny County Phone: 412-571-7300 Ranking:  (518 out of 626, bottom 17%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Pittsburgh School District 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: | 101 | 104 | 93 | 84 | 88 | 78 | 86 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,416 | 1,454 | 1,234 | 1,267 | 1,214 | 1,155 | 1,100 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 369 | 26.1% | 406 | 27.9% | 330 | 26.7% | 346 | 27.3% | 373 | 30.7% | 341 | 29.5% | 304 | 27.6% |
| Grade 10: | 393 | 27.8% | 337 | 23.2% | 296 | 24.0% | 348 | 27.5% | 333 | 27.4% | 287 | 24.8% | 294 | 26.7% |
| Grade 11: | 334 | 23.6% | 343 | 23.6% | 327 | 26.5% | 313 | 24.7% | 252 | 20.8% | 286 | 24.8% | 247 | 22.5% |
| Grade 12: | 320 | 22.6% | 358 | 24.6% | 273 | 22.1% | 251 | 19.8% | 256 | 21.1% | 241 | 20.9% | 255 | 23.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 734 | 51.8% | 752 | 51.7% | 632 | 51.2% | 653 | 51.5% | 611 | 50.3% | 589 | 51.0% | 538 | 48.9% |
| Female: | 682 | 48.2% | 702 | 48.3% | 602 | 48.8% | 614 | 48.5% | 562 | 46.3% | 530 | 45.9% | 526 | 47.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 192 | 13.6% | 156 | 10.7% | 111 | 9.0% | 79 | 6.2% | 35 | 2.9% | 32 | 2.8% | 13 | 1.2% |
| Hispanic: | 40 | 2.8% | 41 | 2.8% | 31 | 2.5% | 26 | 2.1% | 23 | 1.9% | 18 | 1.6% | 7 | 0.6% |
| Black: | 495 | 35.0% | 471 | 32.4% | 381 | 30.9% | 439 | 34.6% | 446 | 36.7% | 453 | 39.2% | 394 | 35.8% |
| White: | 618 | 43.6% | 712 | 49.0% | 670 | 54.3% | 682 | 53.8% | 676 | 55.7% | 622 | 53.9% | 654 | 59.5% |
| 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: | 71 | 5.0% | 72 | 5.0% | 40 | 3.2% | 40 | 3.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 1,034 | 73.0% | 858 | 59.0% | 709 | 57.5% | 680 | 53.7% | 698 | 57.5% | 564 | 48.8% | 482 | 43.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 66 | 4.7% | 74 | 5.1% | 70 | 5.7% | 59 | 4.7% | 90 | 7.4% | 92 | 8.0% | 81 | 7.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.06 | 14.05 | 13.27 | 15.17 | 13.87 | 14.80 | 12.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 37.1% | 38.1% | 49.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 46.9% | 37.8% | 49.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 51.3% | 38.4% | 50.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 41.5% | 40.2% | 52% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 43.9% | 53.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 52.5% | 55.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.7% | 43% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 35.3% | 41.3% | 59.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 45.4% | 44.7% | 60.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 39% | 42.9% | 60% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 50.3% | 59.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 49.1% | 60.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 51.1% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 45.5% | 50.9% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 53% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 50.8% | 64.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 48% | 50.1% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 44.5% | 51% | 67.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 46% | 56.1% | 69.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 50.2% | 56.2% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 19.1% | 19.4% | 35.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 19.7% | 20.3% | 39.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 12% | 19.8% | 39.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 17.6% | 20.7% | 40.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 13.5% | 22.1% | 41.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 55.6% | 69% |
| 2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 73.3% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 80.9% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 76.5% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 73.3% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 72.5% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 78.9% | 84.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 79% | 78.6% | 82.9% |
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* Pittsburgh Brashear High 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.