Demographics
Pittsburgh Westinghouse is a 6-12 school located on the East End of Pittsburgh. It is a Title I school and has been for many years. According to the PA School Performance Profile, the school’s enrollment hovers just under 700 students. (1) The racial demographic of the student body is 97% African American, 1% White, and 2% other. Of those students, 82% of their households are identified as economically disadvantaged. The gender demographic is evenly split: 50% male students and 50% female students. High school students take the Keystone, the Pennsylvania state exam. Data from the 2016-2017 school year shows student proficiency scores of 14.12% in Algebra, 18.52% in Literature, and 13.10% in Biology. Within the past ten years, the school has merged with Peabody and Wilkinsburg, two schools with similar challenges to the ones at Westinghouse. The school has had nine principals in eight years and struggled with teacher retention.
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