Best Public Schools in Wilmerding, PA

Summary:

The city of Wilmerding, Pennsylvania has only one public high school, the Westinghouse Arts Academy Charter School, which serves grades 9-12. This charter school has an enrollment of 316 students, with a predominantly white (62.03%) student body, followed by African American (28.16%), Hispanic (3.8%), and other races.

Academically, the school's performance is mixed compared to the state average. While it outperforms the state in Literature (72.3% proficient vs. 65.3% statewide), it falls significantly behind in Algebra I (12.7% proficient vs. 34.1% statewide) and Biology (45.1% proficient vs. 50.7% statewide). The school's 4-year graduation rate of 85.9% is slightly below the state average, but its dropout rate of 1.2% is relatively low. Notably, a vast majority (95.25%) of the school's students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage.

The Westinghouse Arts Academy Charter School has a student-teacher ratio of 12.1, which is relatively low, and per-student spending of $14,925 for the 2021-2022 school year. However, the school's statewide ranking has declined over the past three years, from 358 out of 634 high schools in 2021-2022 to 396 out of 674 high schools in 2022-2023, suggesting potential areas for improvement in academic performance and resource allocation.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2023)	Keystone Exams Biology (2023)	Keystone Exams Literature (2023)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Westinghouse Arts Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	320 Marguerite Avenue	Wilmerding	15148	Allegheny County	Westinghouse Arts Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(412) 646-1718	316	26	12.1	95.3%	196 (62.0%)	89 (28.2%)	12 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.7%)	48.2	396^th of 674 public high schools	41.2%		54.4	358^th of 634 public high schools	43.5%	38	12.7	45.1	72.3	$14,925	$386	$14,539

Cities Near Wilmerding

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Pittsburgh	1.43 mi	151	509^th
North Versailles	1.65 mi	5	699^th
Turtle Creek	1.74 mi	2	665^th
Trafford	1.88 mi	3	61^st
McKeesport	2.71 mi	11	656^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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