Wilkinsburg Shs High School
747 Wallace Ave
Pittsburgh PA, 15221, Allegheny County
Phone: 412-371-9500
Ranking: 
(601 out of 626, bottom 4%)*
(601 out of 626, bottom 4%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Wilkinsburg Borough School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 16 | 26 | 37 | 45 | 40 | 34 | 38 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 172 | 206 | 223 | 290 | 345 | 393 | 432 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 52 | 30.2% | 56 | 27.2% | 60 | 26.9% | 53 | 18.3% | 94 | 27.2% | 94 | 23.9% | 113 | 26.2% |
| Grade 10: | 46 | 26.7% | 52 | 25.2% | 41 | 18.4% | 81 | 27.9% | 75 | 21.7% | 103 | 26.2% | 112 | 25.9% |
| Grade 11: | 43 | 25.0% | 46 | 22.3% | 57 | 25.6% | 77 | 26.6% | 87 | 25.2% | 107 | 27.2% | 104 | 24.1% |
| Grade 12: | 31 | 18.0% | 52 | 25.2% | 65 | 29.1% | 79 | 27.2% | 89 | 25.8% | 89 | 22.6% | 103 | 23.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 92 | 53.5% | 99 | 48.1% | 115 | 51.6% | 149 | 51.4% | 163 | 47.2% | 184 | 46.8% | 195 | 45.1% |
| Female: | 80 | 46.5% | 107 | 51.9% | 108 | 48.4% | 141 | 48.6% | 172 | 49.9% | 200 | 50.9% | 232 | 53.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% |
| Hispanic: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Black: | 159 | 92.4% | 195 | 94.7% | 217 | 97.3% | 281 | 96.9% | 338 | 98.0% | 384 | 97.7% | 420 | 97.2% |
| White: | 3 | 1.7% | 5 | 2.4% | 4 | 1.8% | 2 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.3% | 8 | 1.9% |
| 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: | 10 | 5.8% | 6 | 2.9% | 2 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 169 | 98.3% | 203 | 98.5% | 220 | 98.7% | 287 | 99.0% | 342 | 99.1% | 351 | 89.3% | 390 | 90.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 39 | 9.9% | 39 | 9.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 10.46 | 7.97 | 6.04 | 6.52 | 8.73 | 11.70 | 11.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 3.7% | 3.6% | 49.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 17.6% | 16.7% | 49.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 14% | 13.2% | 50.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 21.6% | 19.4% | 52% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 20.7% | 19.9% | 53.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 22% | 21% | 55.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 19.6% | 19.2% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 15.7% | 15.7% | 59.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 15.8% | 15% | 60.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 14.2% | 14.2% | 60% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 16.3% | 16.1% | 59.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 25.5% | 24.1% | 60.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 22.5% | 21.1% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 31.2% | 29.5% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 34.4% | 34% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 24.4% | 23.3% | 64.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 26.1% | 25.5% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 17.1% | 17.1% | 67.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 34.5% | 34.4% | 69.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 35.5% | 34.7% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 3% | 2.8% | 35.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 3.8% | 3.6% | 39.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 2.9% | 2.9% | 39.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 4.1% | 3.8% | 40.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 0% | 0% | 41.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 21.1% | 18.8% | 69% |
| 2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 63.3% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 71.3% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 56% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 57.4% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 46.5% | 46.5% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 40% | 38% | 84.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 32.6% | 30.6% | 82.9% |
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* Wilkinsburg Shs 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.