📍 404 Old Clairton Road, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, 15236
Pleasant Hills MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County. The school has 798 pupils enrolled. It is part of the West Jefferson Hills SD school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 48.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1. 73% of students are proficient in reading. 28% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Pleasant Hills MS enrolls 798 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 48.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% White, 6.8% Asian and 2.6% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 685 | 86% |
| Asian | 54 | 6.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 21 | 2.6% |
| Black or African American | 19 | 2.4% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 2.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
216 of the school's 798 students (27%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 200 qualify for free lunch and 16 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.
Pleasant Hills 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 38.
Pleasant Hills MS is one of 5 schools in West Jefferson Hills SD, based in Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania. The district serves 3,501 students district-wide and employs 209 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 798 students, Pleasant Hills MS is close to the district average of about 700 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large