{"id":310308,"date":"2026-10-20T04:52:07","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T04:52:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/310308\/"},"modified":"2026-10-20T04:52:07","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T04:52:07","slug":"us-news-ranks-11-pittsburgh-middle-schools-among-best-in-pennsylvania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/310308\/","title":{"rendered":"US News ranks 11 Pittsburgh middle schools among best in Pennsylvania"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">How does your child&#8217;s <a data-ylk=\"slk:Pittsburgh;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/pittsburgh\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Pittsburgh<\/a> middle school measure up to others throughout Pennsylvania? U.S. News and World Report recently <a data-ylk=\"slk:ranked;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/education\/k12?src=usn_pr\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">ranked<\/a> schools across the state, and 11 Pittsburgh-area <a data-ylk=\"slk:middle schools;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/nation\/2026\/10\/13\/3m-young-scientist-challenge-2026-winner-raji-doshi\/92214851007\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">middle schools<\/a> made the top 100.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Each year, <a data-ylk=\"slk:U.S. News and World Report;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/state\/pennsylvania\/pittsburgh\/2026\/08\/18\/pittsburgh-high-schools-us-news-schools-list-rankings\/91335764007\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">U.S. News and World Report<\/a> releases a ranking of middle schools by state. It examines numerous factors to determine the rankings, such as student performance, achievement and school effectiveness.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Here&#8217;s how middle schools in the Pittsburgh area scored.<\/p>\n<p>11 Pittsburgh middle schools rank among best in Pennsylvania<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">These Pittsburgh-area middle schools ranked among the top 100 middle schools in Pennsylvania, according to U.S. News and World Report:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">No. 10: Fort Couch Middle School<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">No. 13: Dorseyville Middle School<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">No. 16: Boyce Middle School<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">No. 20: Pittsburgh Capa 6-12<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">No. 22: Jefferson Middle School<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">No. 24: Mellon Middle School<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">No. 38: Pittsburgh Colfax K-8<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">No. 47: Ingomar Middle School<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">No. 74: Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy 6-12<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">No. 79: North Hills Middle School<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">No. 84: Pleasant Hills Middle School<\/p>\n<p>Top-ranked Pittsburgh charter middle schools<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">These Pittsburgh-area charter middle schools ranked among the top 95 in the state:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">No. 18: Penn Hills CS of Entrepreneurship<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">No. 22: Environmental CS at Frick Park<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">No. 26: Young Scholars of Greater Allegheny Charter School<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">No. 43: Young Scholars of Western Pennsylvania Charter School<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">No. 44: Manchester Academic Charter School<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">No. 52: Propel CS-Pitcairn<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">No. 70: Propel CS-Montour<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">No. 72: Propel CS-Braddock Hills<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">No. 91: Propel CS-Northside<\/p>\n<p>How US News ranked Pittsburgh-area middle schools<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">To rank middle schools in each state, U.S. News and World Report looked at student performance in math and reading\/language arts with student demographic context. Using this data, they measured overall achievement and school effectiveness. They also examined student-teacher ratios, using that data to break ties in overall scores.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Finch Walker is the Pittsburgh Connect Reporter for the USA TODAY Network. Contact Walker at FWalker@usatodayco.com. Instagram: <a data-ylk=\"slk:@finchwalker_;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/finchwalker_\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">@finchwalker_<\/a>. X: <a data-ylk=\"slk:@_finchwalker;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.x.com\/_finchwalker\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">@_finchwalker<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: <a data-ylk=\"slk:US News ranks 11 Pittsburgh middle schools among best in Pennsylvania;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/state\/pennsylvania\/pittsburgh\/2026\/10\/20\/us-news-ranking-pittsburgh-middle-schools-best-pennsylvania-2026\/92266668007\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">US News ranks 11 Pittsburgh middle schools among best in Pennsylvania<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"How does your child&#8217;s Pittsburgh middle school measure up to others throughout Pennsylvania? 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