📍 250 Aster St, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, 15235
Linton MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County. The school has 640 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Penn Hills SD school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 50.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1. 21% of students are proficient in reading. 3% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Linton MS enrolls 640 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 45% male and 55% female. A teaching staff of 50.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% Black or African American, 20% White and 9.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 413 | 65% |
| White | 131 | 20% |
| Two or more races | 58 | 9.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 34 | 5.3% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
640 of the school's 640 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 640 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.
Linton MS 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 32.
Linton MS is one of 3 schools in Penn Hills SD, based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The district serves 2,953 students district-wide and employs 206 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 640 students, Linton MS is smaller than the district average of about 984 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large