List of public schools in Pittsburgh
This is a list of current and former schools in the Pittsburgh Public Schools district. It includes all of the following:
Schools inherited from the old Pittsburgh and Allegheny City districts when the current school district was organized in 1911
Schools inherited from other boroughs and townships which were annexed to the city of Pittsburgh between 1911 and 1930
Schools built by Pittsburgh Public Schools since 1911
Schools highlighted in green are open as of 2024.
Pittsburgh sub-district schools
Prior to the establishment of the Pittsburgh Board of Public Education in 1911, each ward of the city (apart from the former Allegheny City which had its own school district) had one or more named sub-districts with the authority to levy taxes and build schools within its territory. The schools below were built under the sub-district system and taken over by the Board of Public Education in 1911.[1] [2]
Some sub-districts gave unique names to each school, while others used numbered schools (e.g. Colfax No. 1). The school board renamed all of the numbered schools in 1912.
†Work began prior to school district consolidation
Allegheny schools
These schools were built by the Allegheny City (North Side) school district and taken over by the Board of Public Education in 1911.[1] [2]
Other district schools
These schools were built by various borough and township school districts which were annexed into the city of Pittsburgh after 1911.
Image
School
District
Location
Opened
Closed
Notes
Banksville School
Union Township (Annexed 1928)
Banksville
1872[65]
1936[65]
Replaced by Banksville Elementary on same site
Becks Run School
St. Clair (Annexed 1923)
Arlington
1899
1934[66]
Now a commercial building
Bell School
Chartiers Township (Annexed 1921)
East Carnegie
1876
1935[67]
Demolished
Carrick High School [68]
Carrick (Annexed 1927)
Carrick
1924[69]
n/a
Concord School[68]
Carrick (Annexed 1927)
Carrick
1906[70]
1939[8]
Replaced by Concord Elementary. Demolished.
East Carnegie School
Chartiers Township (Annexed 1921)
East Carnegie
1908[69]
1971[71]
Demolished
Fairview School (Overbrook No. 1)
Overbrook (Annexed 1930)
Overbrook
1907[69]
1974[72]
Demolished in 1976
Hays School
Hays (Annexed 1929)
Hays
1909[69]
1973[22]
Now a commercial building
Knoxville Junior High School
Knoxville (Annexed 1927)
Knoxville
1927†
2006[26]
Knoxville School (Knoxville No. 1) [68]
Knoxville (Annexed 1927)
Knoxville
c. 1880
1943[5]
Knoxville School closed in 1927. Remained in use as Rochelle Elementary Annex until 1943.[73] Building was later demolished.
Oak School (Overbrook No. 2)
Overbrook (Annexed 1930)
Brookline
1908[69]
1943[5]
Demolished
Oakwood School
Chartiers Township (Annexed 1921)
Oakwood
1915[69]
1970[74]
Demolished
Obey School
Chartiers Township (Annexed 1921)
Crafton Heights
1915[69]
1938[32]
Now a commercial building
Overbrook Junior High School (Overbrook Central)
Overbrook (Annexed 1930)
Overbrook
1928[75]
2003
Rochelle Elementary School (Knoxville Union High School, Knoxville No. 2)[68]
Knoxville (Annexed 1927)
Knoxville
1897[76]
1954[16]
Knoxville Union High closed in 1927[77] and reopened as Rochelle Elementary[73]
Quentin Roosevelt School [68]
Carrick (Annexed 1927)
Carrick
1903[78]
1958
Replaced by Roosevelt Elementary on same site
Nathan C. Schaeffer School
Chartiers Township (Annexed 1921)
Crafton Heights
1908[69]
1960
Replaced by Schaeffer Elementary. Demolished.
Spring Lane School
St. Clair (Annexed 1923)
Arlington
c. 1884
1961[6]
Replaced by Arlington Elementary
Terrace School
Chartiers Township (Annexed 1921)
Westwood
1903[69]
1925[79]
Now a residence
Westwood School[68]
Westwood (Annexed 1927)
Westwood
1908[80]
1958[81]
Replaced by Westwood Elementary. Demolished in 1958.
Windgap School
Chartiers Township (Annexed 1921)
Windgap
1903[69]
1939[8]
Now a residence
†Work began prior to school district annexation
Pittsburgh Public Schools (post-1911)
References
^ a b Annual Report . Pittsburgh, Pa.: Board of Public Education. 1912. pp. 153–158. Retrieved March 1, 2024 .
^ a b Annual Report . Pittsburgh, Pa.: Board of Public Education. 1914. pp. 92–96. Retrieved March 1, 2024 .
^ a b "Education Week Plans Made" . Pittsburgh Press . October 31, 1961. Retrieved February 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ a b "City Schools 'Safe,' Says Rosenberg" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . August 29, 1959. Retrieved February 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ a b c d e "Board to Close 3 Schools" . Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph . June 23, 1943. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ a b c "New Elementary School To Be Dedicated Tonight" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . May 25, 1961. Retrieved February 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Mannella, Susan (January 18, 1980). "Baxter's Ex-Pupils Win Reizenstein Nod" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Retrieved November 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "Many New Buildings Will Be Ready for Opening of School Next Tuesday" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . August 29, 1939. Retrieved February 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ a b c "3 Hazardous Schools To Be Abandoned" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . April 20, 1960. Retrieved February 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "School Board Authorizes Beechview School Razing" . Pittsburgh Press . August 25, 1943. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bellefield Students Escape 6-Alarm Fire" . Pittsburgh Press . January 23, 1957. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ a b c d e f g h i j Schaarsmith, Amy McConnell (May 27, 2004). "Board Spares 3 Schools". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Clippings of the first and second pages via Newspapers.com. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
^ a b c d e Chute, Eleanor (March 10, 2013). "City Schools Spent $23M on now-closed buildings" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Retrieved November 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Board of Education Approves Contracts" . Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph . May 25, 1955. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Birmingham School" . Historic Pittsburgh. Retrieved March 2, 2024 .
^ a b c "Schools Will Have More Pupils Except For Kindergartens" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . August 12, 1954. Retrieved February 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ a b "Penn School To Be Closed" . Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph . July 18, 1956. Retrieved March 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ a b c "Shoes, Clothes Cut School Attendance". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph . August 31, 1932. Clippings of the first and [second https://www.newspapers.com/article/pittsburgh-sun-telegraph/142869886/ ] pages via Newspapers.com. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
^ "Cargo School" . Historic Pittsburgh. Retrieved March 3, 2024 .
^ "Old Central High School, City Landmark, Being Razed" . Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph . October 14, 1946. Retrieved March 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Remington, Fred (September 20, 1953). "What Gives in Vote on School Tax Increase" . Pittsburgh Press . Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ a b "1st City School Shifts Okayed" . Pittsburgh Press . April 25, 1973. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ a b c d e f "Board Approves District Realignment Plan for 2012-13 School Year" (PDF) . Pittsburgh Public Schools. Retrieved November 15, 2021 .
^ a b c "School Board Cuts $302,070 from Budget" . Pittsburgh Press . November 21, 1939. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Three Schools Will Be Razed" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . September 25, 1940. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Hilston, James (March 1, 2006). "Approved school plan" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Retrieved November 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Garfield School" . Historic Pittsburgh. Retrieved March 6, 2024 .
^ "Plan for Sale of Ground Rejected by School Board" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . September 21, 1938. Retrieved March 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Six Firemen Are Injured in Grant School Blaze". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . December 13, 1927. Clippings of the first and second pages via Newspapers.com. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
^ a b "Construction Work Progressing in New School Buildings" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . November 26, 1922. Retrieved March 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Old Hancock School Facing Wreckers" . Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph . June 10, 1945. Retrieved March 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ a b c d "Board Again Turns Down School Plan" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . July 20, 1938. Retrieved March 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ a b "Dr. Graham Hails New School" . Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph . May 20, 1937. Retrieved November 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Linn, Virginia (January 25, 1988). "Builder moves into city" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Retrieved February 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "School gives way for condo complex" . Pittsburgh Press . July 10, 1987. Retrieved February 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ a b c d e f g "Here Are Changes In School Assignments" . Pittsburgh Press . August 31, 1980. Retrieved November 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "New Phillips School Plans Get Approval" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . April 24, 1957. Retrieved February 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "School Board Approves Big Building Loan" . Pittsburgh Press . April 24, 1940. Retrieved March 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ a b "Allegheny High Students Back in Rebuilt School" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . February 4, 1938. Retrieved March 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ a b c Gemperlein, Joyce (December 24, 1974). "Open Enrollment For Reizenstein School Adopted" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Retrieved March 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ a b "Old Liberty School Being Torn Down" . Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph . July 2, 1936. Retrieved March 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "New Manual Training School About Complete" . Pittsburgh Post . January 4, 1912. Retrieved February 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "$265,000 Building To Replace East End's Oldest School" . Pittsburgh Press . January 25, 1931. Retrieved February 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ a b "School Board Cancels Plan To Buy Bonds" . Pittsburgh Press . June 21, 1944. Retrieved March 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Schools of City and County Open Again" . Pittsburgh Gazette Times . August 31, 1915. Retrieved February 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ a b c d e "Five of City's Oldest Schools Head For Scrap" . Pittsburgh Press . September 26, 1942. Retrieved February 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Teachers Hold Farewell for Old North School" . Pittsburgh Press . June 29, 1912. Retrieved March 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Old School Building Will Be Torn Down" . Pittsburgh Press . September 22, 1936. Retrieved March 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "O'Hara School" . Historic Pittsburgh. Retrieved March 6, 2024 .
^ "Manchester Area To Get New School" . Pittsburgh Press . May 23, 1962. Retrieved March 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Prospect School To Be Torn Down" . Pittsburgh Press . May 24, 1932. Retrieved March 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ a b "Langley High School To Open Tomorrow" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . April 8, 1923. Retrieved February 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ a b "New Minadeo School Opens Tomorrow" . Pittsburgh Press . January 31, 1957. Retrieved February 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Historic School Bought by Firm" . Pittsburgh Press . May 8, 1956. Retrieved March 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Fifth Avenue Spared As High School" . Pittsburgh Press . June 18, 1958. Retrieved March 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Kurtz, Paul (June 26, 1950). "Eddie White, Veteran Coach, To Shift to Conroy High" . Pittsburgh Press . Retrieved March 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Radio Courses Are Planned for Schools" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . July 25, 1928. Retrieved March 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "School Sale Shifts 248 Students" . Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph . September 4, 1949. Retrieved March 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "City View School" . Historic Pittsburgh. Retrieved March 6, 2024 .
^ "Northside School Is Destroyed by Fire" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . April 1, 1952. Retrieved March 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ a b c d e "New School Plans Okayed For Beechview" . Pittsburgh Press . February 21, 1973. Retrieved February 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ a b "History Unit Raps Razing Of Old School" . Pittsburgh Press . October 18, 1974. Retrieved February 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ a b c Chute, Eleanor (August 25, 1983). "North Side School Changes Boggle Mind" . Pittsburgh Press . Retrieved November 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ a b "Six New Schools Opening In County" . Pittsburgh Press . August 30, 1964. Retrieved February 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ a b c "Celebration Will Recall Early Days in Banksville" . Pittsburgh Press . November 1, 1936. Retrieved February 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "School Rented by Township" . Pittsburgh Press . August 12, 1934. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bell School" . Historic Pittsburgh. Retrieved February 29, 2024 .
^ a b c d e f "Teachers Added to City Schools" . Pittsburgh Press . January 2, 1927. Retrieved February 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ a b c d e f g h i j "City Builds 104 Schools in 50 Years" . Pittsburgh Press . June 23, 1934. Retrieved February 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Dedicate New School" . Pittsburgh Post . November 17, 1906. Retrieved February 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "East Carnegie School" . Historic Pittsburgh. Retrieved February 29, 2024 .
^ "Fairview School" . Historic Pittsburgh. Retrieved March 1, 2024 .
^ a b "Board Votes School Annex" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . February 22, 1928. Retrieved February 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Miller, Ralph (May 26, 1970). "Oakwood School Still Strong At Final Bell" . Pittsburgh Press . Retrieved February 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Overbrook Elementary School - 1934" . Brookline Connection. Retrieved March 1, 2024 .
^ "Knoxville Schoolhouse Dedication" . Pittsburgh Press . April 10, 1897. Retrieved February 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "To Graduate 47" . Pittsburgh Press . June 25, 1927. Retrieved February 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Two New Schools Soon To Be Thrown Open" . Pittsburgh Post . September 6, 1903. Retrieved February 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Terrace School" . Historic Pittsburgh. Retrieved February 29, 2024 .
^ "Greentree Borough School Holds Closing Exercises" . Pittsburgh Press . May 21, 1909. Retrieved February 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ a b "Westwood School Hit by Vandals" . Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph . July 31, 1958. Retrieved February 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ a b Born, Molly (September 19, 2016). "Arlington PreK-8 enjoys a newer, efficient space". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Clippings of the first and second pages via Newspapers.com. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
^ Lee, Carmen J. (September 4, 1996). "Neighborhood Schools Open" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Retrieved November 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Highest Enrollment In City Public Schools Since 1949 Expected" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . August 25, 1955. Retrieved November 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "New Mt. Washington School Opens; Eases Crowded Conditions" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . February 11, 1925. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "School Starts for 271,293" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . September 3, 1956. Retrieved November 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "11 Schools Get Help from PWA" . Pittsburgh Press . August 29, 1937. Retrieved February 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Overcrowding Eased in 2 Schools" . Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph . February 5, 1959. Retrieved November 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Room for Many More Pupils on School Opening" . Pittsburgh Press . August 24, 1924. Retrieved November 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "West End School Will Not Open Until September" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . January 12, 1974. Retrieved November 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "77,136 Expected in Schools" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . August 18, 1958. Retrieved November 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ a b c "New Schools To Close Old" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . July 10, 1939. Retrieved November 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ a b Botsford, W. P. (January 1, 1933). "Public Schools Greatly Improved in 1932" . Pittsburgh Press . Retrieved November 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Nursing home on Davis School site" . Pittsburgh Press . July 15, 1984. Retrieved November 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ a b c d "Board Builds Eight New Schools at $3,280,000" . Pittsburgh Post . November 21, 1915. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Nilsson, David (January 9, 1973). "Major Assignment Faces Teachers, Pupils" . Pittsburgh Press . Retrieved November 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Chute, Eleanor (May 20, 2004). "Board mulls school-closing proposal" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Retrieved February 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ a b c Lee, Carmen J. (August 16, 2001). "Board reaffirms 7 public school closings" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Retrieved November 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "$256,000 Lincoln Place School to Open Today" . Pittsburgh Press . November 7, 1932. Retrieved February 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Modified Gary School Plan for City" . Pittsburgh Gazette Times . January 24, 1916. Retrieved November 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ a b "Local Schools Open Tuesday" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . September 3, 1928. Retrieved November 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Marcus, Caren (September 27, 1978). "Herron Hill School Renamed" . Pittsburgh Press . Retrieved March 1, 2024 .
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^ Christopher, Frank (May 17, 1960). " 'All Handicapped,' Writer Says" . Pittsburgh Press . Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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^ Chute, Eleanor (October 27, 2010). "Who's on first in city schools? You tell us" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Retrieved November 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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^ a b Stein, Herbert (August 21, 1960). "New Schools Spring Up In Every Section" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Retrieved 17 November 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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^ "Schools renamed" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . November 21, 2001. Retrieved February 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "New South Hills High School To Open Tomorrow" . Pittsburgh Press . April 8, 1917. Retrieved November 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Gallagher, Jim (June 5, 1986). "Tears flow as South Hills High closes" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Retrieved November 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "School Term Start Aided By Weather" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . September 4, 1940. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Eskey, Kenneth (February 8, 1965). "Vocational Schools Gain Status" . Pittsburgh Press . Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Vann Elementary site for St. Benedict School" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . August 25, 2011. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "A. Leo Weil Elementary School Dedicated" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . October 12, 1942. Retrieved February 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "New Schools To Care For 2,700 Students" . Pittsburgh Gazette Times . September 3, 1922. Retrieved November 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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