Best Public Schools in Zip Code 15148

Summary:

The 15148 zip code area is home to a single public charter high school, Westinghouse Arts Academy Charter School, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 316 students. The school's student population is predominantly White (62.03%) and African American (28.16%), with a significant majority (95.25%) of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage.

Academically, Westinghouse Arts Academy Charter School's performance on the Keystone Exams is mixed, with relatively strong results in Literature (72.3% proficiency) but weaker performance in Algebra I (12.7% proficiency) and Biology (45.1% proficiency) compared to statewide averages. The school's 2022-2023 statewide ranking is 396 out of 674 Pennsylvania high schools, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, suggesting it is performing below average compared to other high schools in the state.

Despite the school's challenges, it maintains a relatively low dropout rate of 1.2% and a four-year graduation rate of 85.9%, which is slightly lower than the state average. The school's per-student spending for the 2021-2022 school year was $14,925, and it has a student-teacher ratio of 12.1, which is slightly lower than the state average. These factors, combined with the school's socioeconomic challenges, suggest that there may be opportunities for improvement in academic performance, particularly in Algebra I and Biology.

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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 Zip Code 15148

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Wilmerding	0.64 mi	1	564^th
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

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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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