Westinghouse High School (Pittsburgh)

Westinghouse High School
Address
Map
1101 North Murtland Street

,
15208

United States
Coordinates40°27′39″N 79°54′4.36″W / 40.46083°N 79.9012111°W / 40.46083; -79.9012111
Information
Funding typePublic
Established1912; 112 years ago (1912)
School districtPittsburgh Public Schools
PrincipalStephan Sereda (acting)[1]
Teaching staff60.00 (FTE) (2016–17)[2]
Grades612
Enrollment697 (2019–20)[3]
Student to teacher ratio11.38 (2016–17)[2]
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata
Westinghouse High School
Front of school
ArchitectIngham & Boyd
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.86002716 [4]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 30, 1986
Designated CPHSNovember 30, 1999[5]
Designated PHLF2001[6]

Westinghouse High School, also known as The Academy at Westinghouse or Westinghouse Academy is one of 10 high schools and of four 6-12 schools in the Pittsburgh Public Schools. It is located in the Homewood neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and is named for Pittsburgh resident and entrepreneur George Westinghouse. As of October 2019, Westinghouse has an enrollment of 697 students, 95% of whom are African American.[7] Westinghouse High School serves East Hills, East Liberty, Highland Park, Homewood North, Homewood South, Homewood West, Larimer, Lincoln-Lemington-Belmar, and Point Breeze North, as well as the nearby town of Wilkinsburg.[8] The school's mascot is a bulldog.

  1. ^ "Westinghouse Staff". Discover PPS. Pittsburgh Public Schools. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Search for Public Schools - Academy at Westinghouse (421917007412)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
  3. ^ "Westinghouse Academy 6-12 Enrollment". Discover PPS. Pittsburgh Public Schools. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  4. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  5. ^ "Local Historic Designations". Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. Retrieved August 5, 2011.
  6. ^ Historic Landmark Plaques 1968-2009 (PDF). Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. 2010. Retrieved August 5, 2011.
  7. ^ "Discover PPS". discoverpps.org. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  8. ^ "Westinghouse High School". www.wilkinsburgschools.org. Retrieved April 25, 2022.