Peabody High School (Pennsylvania)

Peabody High School
Peabody High School in 1916
Location
Map
515 N. Highland Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15206 40°28′01″N 79°55′24″W / 40.46694°N 79.92333°W / 40.46694; -79.92333

United States
Information
TypePublic
Established1911
Closed2011
School districtPittsburgh Public Schools
Color(s)Maroon and gray
MascotHighlander
The original Margaretta School building as it appeared in 1905
Former Peabody High building, now used by Obama 6–12, in 2024

Peabody High School was a public school in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in the neighborhood of East Liberty. The school opened in 1911 in the renovated former Margaretta Street elementary school and was rededicated in honor of Highland Park physician Dr. Benjamin Helm Peabody. After 100 years in operation, the school board of the Pittsburgh Public Schools voted to close the school and graduate its final class in 2011.[1]

The Barack Obama Academy of International Studies 6-12 relocated to the building starting in the 2012–2013 school year. The Peabody name was no longer used.[1]

  1. ^ a b Sostek, Anya (29 May 2011). "Peabody Hosting Last Graduation As It Marks 100th Anniversary". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 25 May 2016.