📍 515 Fort Couch Rd, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, 15241
Fort Couch MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County. The school has 601 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Upper St. Clair SD school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 47.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1. 90% of students are proficient in reading. 65% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Fort Couch MS enrolls 601 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 47.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% White, 12% Asian and 2.8% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 490 | 82% |
| Asian | 72 | 12% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 17 | 2.8% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 2.8% |
| Black or African American | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
63 of the school's 601 students (10%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 61 qualify for free lunch and 2 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Fort Couch MS is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 37, state house district 40.
Fort Couch MS is one of 6 schools in Upper St. Clair SD, based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The district serves 4,028 students district-wide and employs 278 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 601 students, Fort Couch MS is close to the district average of about 671 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large