Niche Ranks Pittsburgh-Area High Schools: See How USC Fared

UPPER ST. CLAIR, PA — Niche, the Pittsburgh based online platform that reviews and compares K-12 schools, colleges, neighborhoods and companies, recently released its list of the top Pittsburgh-area public and private high schools.

Ranking factors include state test scores, college readiness, graduation rates, teacher quality, and high school ratings. Unlike last year, SAT/ACT scores were removed from this year's rankings to reflect a de-emphasis on test scores in the college admissions process.

Here are the top 20 Pittsburgh- area public high schools:

1. North Allegheny High School

2. Mt. Lebanon High School

3. Fox Chapel Area High School

4. Upper St. Clair High School

5. South Fayette High School

6. Peters Township High School

7. Quaker Valley High School

8. Franklin Regional Senior High School

9. Pine-Richland High School

10. Hampton High School

11. Montour High School

12. Thomas Jefferson High School

13. Moon Area High School

14. Pittsburgh Allderdice High School

15. Penn Trafford High School

16. Pittsburgh Creative & Performing Arts 6-12

17. Pittsburgh Science & Technology Academy

18. Gateway High School

19. Avonworth High School

20. Mars Area High School

Here are the top 20 Pittsburgh-area private high schools:

1. Shady Side Academy

2. Sewickley Academy

3. Winchester Thurston School

4. The Ellis School

5. Aquinas Academy

6. The University School

7. Seton LaSalle Catholic High School

8. Oakland Catholic High School

9. Central Catholic High School

10. Bishop Canevin High School

11. North Catholic High School

12. Trinity Christian High School

13. St. Joseph High School

14. The Neighborhood Academy High School

15. Greensburg Central High School

16. Serra Catholic High School

17. Our Lady of the Sacred Heart High School

18. Yeshiva Schools of Pittsburgh

19.Hillcrest Christian Academy High School

20. Eden Christian Academy High School