Academic Achievement
For the 2011-2012 school year, the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) ranked Penn Hills High School 546th out of the 676 public high schools in Pennsylvania. This ranking was based solely on combined math and reading PSSA test scores from the high school.
In 2009, the high school is in Corrective Action II 3rd year due to the persistent low academic achievement of students as demonstrated by PSSA results and the graduation rate. Linton Middle School is in Corrective Action II 3rd year for continuing poor academic achievement especially in reading. Both Forbes Elementary School and Penn Hebron Elementary Academy are in warning status for lagging student reading scores.
Penn Hills School District was ranked 474th out of the 498 ranked Pennsylvania School Districts in 2008 by the Pittsburgh Business Times. The ranking was based on student academic performance as demonstrated in 3 years of PSSAs on: reading, writing, math, and one year in science. In 2007, the district ranked 464th of 501 school districts for student academic achievement.
Penn Hills School District Academic Achievement Report Card 2009
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