Upper St. Clair High School

Upper St. Clair High School

Public High School | Grade 9-12
1825 McLaughlin Run Rd,  Pittsburgh, PA
Upper St. Clair School District
4.0
2.9
1,288 Students
A+
Niche Grade

School Details

Student Teacher Ratio
14:1
Average SAT Score
1320
Average ACT Score
30
Math Proficiency
92%
Reading Proficiency
91%
Average GPA
3.64
Graduation Rate
99%

Niche Grade

A+
Academics
A+
Teachers
A-
College Prep
A-
Administration
B
Resources/Facilities
A
Clubs and Activities
A
Sports
A
Food
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Niche Grade Details

Academics
Average GPA
3.64
Reading Proficiency
91%
Math Proficiency
92%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
14:1
Teachers
92
Full Time Teachers
92
Teachers in First or Second Year
0%
College Prep
Average SAT
1320
Math
670
Verbal
650
Average ACT
30
Math
29
English
31
Reading
31
Science
29
Number of AP Courses
18
AP Pass Rate
86.9%
AP Math Enrollment
Average
AP Science Enrollment
Very High
Other AP Enrollment
Very High
Clubs and Activities
Girls Athletic Participation
High
Boys Athletic Participation
Very High

GreatSchools Rating

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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
228:1

Student Diversity

Male
53.3%
Female
46.7%
White
80%
Asian or Pacific Islander
13%
Hispanic
2.6%
Two or more races
2.3%
Black
1.8%
Native American
<1%
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School Rankings

#11 Best Public HS in Pennsylvania
#23 Best Public HS Teachers in Pennsylvania
#26 Best HS For Athletes in Pennsylvania
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Specialty School Programs

AP Programs Offered
IB Programs Offered
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
Athletics Program

Colleges Students are Considering

Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
University of Pittsburgh 408 Students
Penn State 324 Students
Carnegie Mellon University 174 Students
The Ohio State University 150 Students
Duquesne University 147 Students
University of Pennsylvania 116 Students
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor 113 Students
Ohio University 93 Students
Virginia Tech 91 Students
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 88 Students

What Students Want to Study

Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Business 177 Students
Psychology 123 Students
Biology 115 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies 79 Students
Finance 72 Students
Computer Science 70 Students
Engineering 65 Students
Nursing 58 Students
Economics 51 Students
Marketing 50 Students

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
4.0 236 Reviews
5.0 Junior
9/7/2023
It's honestly a fun school besides the usual things that go on in a High School. The school tries its hardest to be the best it can and it does achieve it at times. There can be some unnecessary events that they like to enforce but a majority is awesome.
4.0 Junior
6/1/2022
I love the rigorous curriculum that's provided here. The teachers are always there to help and almost all of them truly want you to succeed. Students are, for the most part, nice to everyone, but the whole school is very cliquey. Also, I would like to see more school spirit throughout the school.
3.0 Alum
3/15/2021
Upper St. Clair is a good school with great academics and teachers. Their sports teams are pretty good, but not very inclusive. The buildings are very nice and fairly new.
GreatSchools Reviews
2.9 9 Reviews
5.0 parent
10/26/2024
This school is fantastic! The teachers and staff are very nice and they are motivated to do anything that would help the students to do their best. The principal is always smiling and he is fantastic. The school has good resources for both teachers and students. They have so many clubs for students...
1.0 parent
11/9/2022
they don’t have anything together at all
1.0 other
4/29/2019
I had teachers who would come to class on the day of a test only to tell us that they FORGOT to create a test. Of course this is only after I studied days before and was ready for the test. One teacher showed up to class 5-10 minutes late on a near daily basis. Freshman year, I had a teacher that ga...
5.0 other
10/8/2015
I am an alumni of USCHS, and since then I have gone on to received my Doctoral degree in Music. Having extensive experience at the collegiate level, I can tell you without a doubt that USCHS prepares kids for college better than almost any other public school. Also I was definitely not a jock or che...

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