Westinghouse Arts Academy CS

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Wilmerding, Pennsylvania

Westinghouse Arts Academy CS in Wilmerding, Pennsylvania enrolled 282 students in 2024-25 with 22.0 full-time teachers, 12.8 students per teacher against the Pennsylvania high-school median of 13.8. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 11-19% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Pennsylvania: 38.1%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 85-89% (Pennsylvania: 87.5%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 15%

316 students in 2022-23, 344 students in 2023-24, 282 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 26.0 to 22.0.

Students enrolled at Westinghouse Arts Academy CS by school year2022-23: 316, 2023-24: 344, 2024-25: 28201002003004002022-233162023-243442024-25282
Students enrolled at Westinghouse Arts Academy CS by school year2022-23: 316, 2023-24: 344, 2024-25: 28201002003004002022-233162023-243442024-25282
Students enrolled at Westinghouse Arts Academy CS by school year2022-23: 316, 2023-24: 344, 2024-25: 28201002003004002022-233162023-243442024-25282
Students enrolled at Westinghouse Arts Academy CS by school year2022-23: 316, 2023-24: 344, 2024-25: 28201002003004002022-233162023-243442024-25282
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2331626.012.2
2023-2434427.012.7
2024-2528222.012.8

12.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 64 of every 100 Pennsylvania high schools

Among the 645 Pennsylvania high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.8; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Pennsylvania high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 47.4; This school 12.8; state median 13.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.8state median 13.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 47.4; This school 12.8; state median 13.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.8state median 13.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 47.4; This school 12.8; state median 13.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.8state median 13.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 47.4; This school 12.8; state median 13.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.8state median 13.8U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

4 AP courses and one counselor per 317 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Westinghouse Arts Academy CS enrolled 317 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses4
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 317 of the 317 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent64.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

52.1% of students were White, 33.0% Black, 9.9% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White52.1%
  2. Black33.0%
  3. Two or more races9.9%
  4. Hispanic4.3%
  5. Asian0.4%
  6. American Indian0.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Westinghouse Arts Academy CS scored proficient or above: 11-19% in math, against 38.1% in math across Pennsylvania. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Pennsylvania, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtPennsylvania
Math11‑19%not published38.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express; for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

85-89% of the 71 students in Westinghouse Arts Academy CS's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.5% across Pennsylvania. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtPennsylvania
Four-year graduation rate85‑89%85‑89%87.5%
Students in the class7171136,045

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

What to look at next about Westinghouse Arts Academy CS

  1. East Allegheny JSHSThe nearest public high school, 2.1 miles away: 672 students, 13.2 per teacher (2024-25).2.1 mi
  2. West Mifflin Area High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 3.5 miles away: 964 students, 14.2 per teacher (2024-25).3.5 mi
  3. Compare Westinghouse Arts Academy CS with East Allegheny JSHSStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Westinghouse Arts Academy spends per student$19,044 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$19,044
  5. The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaWestinghouse Arts Academy CS is the number 562 by size of 709 Pennsylvania high schools open in 2024-25.#562 of 709
  6. Pennsylvania schools by students per teacher12.8 students per teacher here against the Pennsylvania median of 13.8 for high schools.12.8:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Westinghouse Arts Academy CS

  1. How many students attend Westinghouse Arts Academy CS?
    282 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 316 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Wilmerding, PA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Westinghouse Arts Academy CS?
    12.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Pennsylvania median for high schools is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Westinghouse Arts Academy CS a Title I school?
    Westinghouse Arts Academy CS ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Westinghouse Arts Academy CS do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Westinghouse Arts Academy CS scored proficient or above: 11-19% in math, against 38.1% in math across Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Westinghouse Arts Academy CS?
    85-89% of the 71 students in Westinghouse Arts Academy CS's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.5% across Pennsylvania. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Westinghouse Arts Academy CS in?
    Westinghouse Arts Academy, NCES district ID 4200896. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 420089607608 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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