Pittsburgh South Hills 6-8 Middle School
595 Crane Ave
Pittsburgh PA, 15216, Allegheny County
Phone: 412-572-8130
Ranking: 
(1,743 out of 2,311, bottom 25%)*
(1,743 out of 2,311, bottom 25%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
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: | 41 | 42 | 36 | 34 | 31 | 34 | 36 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 582 | 584 | 500 | 454 | 456 | 464 | 447 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 197 | 33.8% | 168 | 28.8% | 155 | 31.0% | 155 | 34.1% | 158 | 34.6% | 144 | 31.0% | 145 | 32.4% |
| Grade 7: | 174 | 29.9% | 204 | 34.9% | 170 | 34.0% | 162 | 35.7% | 143 | 31.4% | 156 | 33.6% | 163 | 36.5% |
| Grade 8: | 211 | 36.3% | 212 | 36.3% | 175 | 35.0% | 137 | 30.2% | 155 | 34.0% | 164 | 35.3% | 139 | 31.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 311 | 53.4% | 310 | 53.1% | 249 | 49.8% | 253 | 55.7% | 215 | 47.1% | 215 | 46.3% | 212 | 47.4% |
| Female: | 271 | 46.6% | 274 | 46.9% | 251 | 50.2% | 201 | 44.3% | 210 | 46.1% | 219 | 47.2% | 212 | 47.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 73 | 12.5% | 67 | 11.5% | 49 | 9.8% | 30 | 6.6% | 16 | 3.5% | 16 | 3.4% | 10 | 2.2% |
| Hispanic: | 29 | 5.0% | 38 | 6.5% | 39 | 7.8% | 27 | 5.9% | 18 | 3.9% | 16 | 3.4% | 13 | 2.9% |
| Black: | 221 | 38.0% | 205 | 35.1% | 148 | 29.6% | 154 | 33.9% | 169 | 37.1% | 154 | 33.2% | 144 | 32.2% |
| White: | 205 | 35.2% | 222 | 38.0% | 226 | 45.2% | 215 | 47.4% | 230 | 50.4% | 255 | 55.0% | 259 | 57.9% |
| 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: | 54 | 9.3% | 51 | 8.7% | 36 | 7.2% | 26 | 5.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 461 | 79.2% | 426 | 72.9% | 342 | 68.4% | 300 | 66.1% | 308 | 67.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 16 | 2.7% | 28 | 4.8% | 26 | 5.2% | 32 | 7.0% | 39 | 8.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.20 | 14.07 | 13.89 | 13.35 | 14.71 | 13.60 | 12.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 65.5% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 70% | 64.8% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.1% | 64% | 77.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 50.7% | 52.9% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 51.7% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 52.2% | 68.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 60.7% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 69.6% | 78.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 65.6% | 80.1% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 62% | 56.6% | 73.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 64.7% | 76% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 64.4% | 76% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 58.8% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 64.1% | 76.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 66.7% | 76.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 80% | 70.9% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 73% | 71.8% | 81.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 73.4% | 79.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 37.9% | 32.1% | 57.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 50.4% | 36% | 58.3% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 43.8% | 41.1% | 59.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 60.4% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 74% | 61.5% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 58.6% | 72.7% |
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* Pittsburgh South Hills 6-8 Middle School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.