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Fox Chapel Area High School
611 Field Club Rd
Pittsburgh PA, 15238, Allegheny County
Phone: 412-967-2429
Ranking: 
(26 out of 626, top 4%)*
(26 out of 626, top 4%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Fox Chapel Area School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 114 | 118 | 120 | 121 | 123 | 124 | 123 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,396 | 1,425 | 1,429 | 1,386 | 1,464 | 1,536 | 1,547 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 342 | 24.5% | 388 | 27.2% | 373 | 26.1% | 335 | 24.2% | 373 | 25.5% | 384 | 25.0% | 382 | 24.7% |
| Grade 10: | 381 | 27.3% | 359 | 25.2% | 325 | 22.7% | 361 | 26.0% | 374 | 25.5% | 369 | 24.0% | 354 | 22.9% |
| Grade 11: | 348 | 24.9% | 327 | 22.9% | 351 | 24.6% | 356 | 25.7% | 366 | 25.0% | 349 | 22.7% | 438 | 28.3% |
| Grade 12: | 325 | 23.3% | 347 | 24.4% | 377 | 26.4% | 332 | 24.0% | 345 | 23.6% | 430 | 28.0% | 373 | 24.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | 4 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% | 6 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.3% | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 704 | 50.4% | 734 | 51.5% | 753 | 52.7% | 742 | 53.5% | 782 | 53.4% | 804 | 52.3% | 798 | 51.6% |
| Female: | 692 | 49.6% | 691 | 48.5% | 676 | 47.3% | 644 | 46.5% | 665 | 45.4% | 719 | 46.8% | 745 | 48.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 105 | 7.5% | 109 | 7.6% | 112 | 7.8% | 100 | 7.2% | 102 | 7.0% | 92 | 6.0% | 92 | 5.9% |
| Hispanic: | 28 | 2.0% | 20 | 1.4% | 14 | 1.0% | 11 | 0.8% | 10 | 0.7% | 15 | 1.0% | 17 | 1.1% |
| Black: | 51 | 3.7% | 46 | 3.2% | 38 | 2.7% | 26 | 1.9% | 31 | 2.1% | 30 | 2.0% | 23 | 1.5% |
| White: | 1,196 | 85.7% | 1,233 | 86.5% | 1,247 | 87.3% | 1,237 | 89.2% | 1,310 | 89.5% | 1,393 | 90.7% | 1,414 | 91.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 12 | 0.9% | 14 | 1.0% | 15 | 1.0% | 11 | 0.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 200 | 14.3% | 193 | 13.5% | 166 | 11.6% | 159 | 11.5% | 172 | 11.7% | 155 | 10.1% | 126 | 8.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 42 | 3.0% | 26 | 1.8% | 45 | 3.1% | 44 | 3.2% | 50 | 3.4% | 38 | 2.5% | 35 | 2.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.24 | 12.10 | 11.88 | 11.43 | 11.86 | 12.40 | 12.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.4% | 66.4% | 49.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 67% | 49.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 71.6% | 50.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 68.6% | 52% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 82.3% | 53.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 82.1% | 55.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 79% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 82.2% | 59.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 86.3% | 60.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 84.6% | 60% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 78.1% | 59.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 81.5% | 60.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 78.8% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 79.5% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 87.8% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 85.1% | 64.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 80.7% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 91.7% | 67.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | 69.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 90% | 89.3% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 35.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 68.9% | 39.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 65.5% | 39.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 71.7% | 40.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.9% | 66.6% | 41.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 80.5% | 69% |
| 2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 88.9% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 98% | 97.6% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 92.9% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 94.5% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 95% | 95% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 97.4% | 97.4% | 84.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 95.7% | 82.9% |
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* Fox Chapel Area High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.