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Best Pittsburgh Public Schools (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 152 public schools serving 72,642 students in Pittsburgh, PA (there are 110 private schools, serving 16,171 private students). 82% of all K-12 students in Pittsburgh, PA are educated in public schools (compared to the PA state average of 86%). Pittsburgh has one of the highest concentrations of top-ranked public schools in Pennsylvania.
The top-ranked public schools in Pittsburgh, PA are Fairview Elementary School, Ohara Elementary School and Streams Elementary School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
Pittsburgh, PA public schools have an average math proficiency score of 43% (versus the Pennsylvania public school average of 38%), and reading proficiency score of 59% (versus the 56% statewide average). Schools in Pittsburgh have an average ranking of 6/10, which is in the top 50% of Pennsylvania public schools.
Minority enrollment is 47% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Pennsylvania public school average of 40% (majority Hispanic and Black).

Best Public Schools in Pittsburgh, PA (2026)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Fairview Elementary School
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
738 Dorseyville Rd
Pittsburgh, PA 15238
(412) 963-9315
Gr: K-5 | 387 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 17%
Rank: #22.
Ohara Elementary School
(Math: 87% | Reading: 89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
115 Cabin Lane
Pittsburgh, PA 15238
(412) 963-0333
Gr: K-5 | 726 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 20%
Rank: #33.
Streams Elementary School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
1560 Ashlawn Dr
Pittsburgh, PA 15241
(412) 833-1600
Gr: K-4 | 468 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 21%
Rank: #44.
Baker Elementary School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
2300 Morton Rd
Pittsburgh, PA 15241
(412) 833-1600
Gr: K-4 | 471 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 24%
Rank: #5 - 65. - 6.
Hartwood Elementary School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
3730 Saxonburg Blvd
Pittsburgh, PA 15238
(412) 767-5396
Gr: K-5 | 386 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 20%
Rank: #5 - 65. - 6.
Markham Elementary School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
165 Crescent Dr
Pittsburgh, PA 15228
(412) 344-2152
Gr: K-5 | 296 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 13%
Rank: #77.
Boyce Middle School
(Math: 84% | Reading: 88%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
1500 Boyce Rd
Pittsburgh, PA 15241
(412) 833-1600
Gr: 5-6 | 624 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 24%
Rank: #88.
Eisenhower Elementary School
(Math: 85% | Reading: 87%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
100 Warwick Dr
Pittsburgh, PA 15241
(412) 833-1600
Gr: K-4 | 524 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 20%
Rank: #9 - 109. - 10.
Foster Elementary School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
700 Vermont Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15234
(412) 344-2162
Gr: K-5 | 304 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 23%
Rank: #9 - 109. - 10.
Howe Elementary School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
400 Broadmoor Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15228
(412) 344-2157
Gr: K-5 | 398 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 20%
Rank: #1111.
Ingomar Elementary School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
602 W Ingomar Rd
Pittsburgh, PA 15237
(412) 366-9665
Gr: K-5 | 344 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 16%
Rank: #1212.
Lincoln Elementary School
(Math: 78% | Reading: 85%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
2 Ralston Pl
Pittsburgh, PA 15216
(412) 344-2147
Gr: K-5 | 414 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 18%
Rank: #1313.
Kerr Elementary School
(Math: 80% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
341 Kittanning Pike
Pittsburgh, PA 15215
(412) 781-4105
Gr: K-5 | 426 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 32%
Rank: #1414.
Marzolf Primary School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
101 Marzolf Road Ext
Pittsburgh, PA 15209
(412) 492-1200
Gr: K-3 | 337 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 14%
Rank: #1515.
Hoover Elementary School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
37 Robb Hollow Rd
Pittsburgh, PA 15243
(412) 276-7411
Gr: K-5 | 285 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 28%
Rank: #1616.
Washington Elementary School
(Math: 76% | Reading: 84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
735 Washington Rd
Pittsburgh, PA 15228
(412) 344-2142
Gr: K-5 | 416 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 24%
Rank: #1717.
Mcknight Elementary School
(Math: 77% | Reading: 80%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
500 Cumberland Rd
Pittsburgh, PA 15237
(412) 635-4105
Gr: K-5 | 875 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 22%
Rank: #1818.
Fort Couch Middle School
(Math: 69% | Reading: 90%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
515 Fort Couch Rd
Pittsburgh, PA 15241
(412) 833-1600
Gr: 7-8 | 647 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 23%
Rank: #1919.
Fox Chapel Area High School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
611 Field Club Rd
Pittsburgh, PA 15238
(412) 967-2430
Gr: 9-12 | 1,360 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 21%
Rank: #2020.
Jefferson Elementary School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
11 Moffett St
Pittsburgh, PA 15243
(412) 344-2167
Gr: K-5 | 310 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 16%
Rank: #2121.
Dorseyville Middle School
(Math: 69% | Reading: 86%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
3732 Saxonburg Blvd
Pittsburgh, PA 15238
(412) 767-5343
Gr: 6-8 | 981 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 23%
Rank: #2222.
Mellon Middle School
(Math: 65% | Reading: 88%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
11 Castle Shannon Boulevard
Pittsburgh, PA 15228
(412) 344-2122
Gr: 6-8 | 661 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 18%
Rank: #23 - 2423. - 24.
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
1524 Hamilton Rd
Pittsburgh, PA 15234
(412) 854-8618
Gr: K-4 | 348 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 16%
Rank: #23 - 2423. - 24.
Fred L Aiken Elementary School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
881 Greentree Rd
Pittsburgh, PA 15220
(412) 921-9166
Gr: K-5 | 238 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 18%
Rank: #2525.
Jefferson Middle School
(Math: 65% | Reading: 86%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
21 Moffett St
Pittsburgh, PA 15243
(412) 344-2120
Gr: 6-8 | 621 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 18%
Rank: #2626.
Peebles Elementary School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
8625 Peebles Rd
Pittsburgh, PA 15237
(412) 366-9667
Gr: K-5 | 400 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 20%
Rank: #2727.
Ingomar Middle School
(Math: 64% | Reading: 85%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
1521 Ingomar Heights Rd
Pittsburgh, PA 15237
(412) 348-1470
Gr: 6-8 | 514 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 28%
Rank: #2828.
Ross Elementary School
(Math: 75% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
90 Houston Rd
Pittsburgh, PA 15237
(412) 318-1542
Gr: K-5 | 498 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 13%
Rank: #2929.
Dormont Elementary School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
3200 Annapolis Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15216
(412) 571-6152
Gr: K-5 | 380 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 21%
Rank: #3030.
Mcintyre Elementary School
(Math: 64% | Reading: 80%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
200 Mcintyre Rd
Pittsburgh, PA 15237
(412) 318-1622
Gr: K-5 | 594 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 34%
Rank: #3131.
Avonworth Elementary School
(Math: 66% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
1320 Roosevelt Rd
Pittsburgh, PA 15237
(412) 366-7170
Gr: 3-5 | 478 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 13%
Rank: #3232.
Mt Lebanon Sr. High School
(Math: 50-59% | Reading: 91%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
155 Cochran Rd
Pittsburgh, PA 15228
(412) 344-2003
Gr: 9-12 | 1,772 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 18%
Rank: #3333.
Pittsburgh Montessori K-5
Magnet School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
201 S Graham St
Pittsburgh, PA 15206
(412) 529-2010
Gr: PK-5 | 332 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 36%
Rank: #3434.
Pittsburgh Colfax K-8
(Math: 63% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
2332 Beechwood Blvd
Pittsburgh, PA 15217
(412) 529-3525
Gr: K-8 | 789 students Student-teacher ratio: 18:1 Minority enrollment: 50%
Rank: #3535.
Avonworth Middle School
(Math: 58% | Reading: 78%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
304 Josephs Lane
Pittsburgh, PA 15237
(412) 366-9650
Gr: 6-8 | 446 students Student-teacher ratio: 21:1 Minority enrollment: 12%
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