State/Public Middle Open

Dickson Prep STEAM Academy

๐Ÿ“ 7301 Schoyer Avenue, Swissvale, Allegheny County, 15218

642
Pupils
11.2
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Dickson Prep STEAM Academy is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Swissvale, Allegheny County. The school has 642 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Woodland Hills SD school district. It serves grades 6โ€“8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 57.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Woodland Hills SD

Enrollment & staffing

Dickson Prep STEAM Academy enrolls 642 students across grades 6โ€“8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 57.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.

Male students
318 (50%)
Female students
324 (50%)
Teachers (FTE)
57.2
Student-teacher ratio
11.2:1
Grade span
6โ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% Black or African American, 24% White and 8.7% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American40062%
White15324%
Two or more races568.7%
Hispanic or Latino294.5%
Asian2<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

642 of the school's 642 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 642 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades 6โ€“8Supplemental VirtualTitle I

Dickson Prep STEAM Academy is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 43, state house district 34.

School district: Woodland Hills SD

Dickson Prep STEAM Academy is one of 5 schools in Woodland Hills SD, based in N. Braddock, Pennsylvania. The district serves 3,228 students district-wide and employs 271 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 642 students, Dickson Prep STEAM Academy is close to the district average of about 646 students per school.

3,228
District students
5
Schools
271
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

27%
Reading proficient
8%
Math proficient
21%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Suburb - Large

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