Jefferson Middle School
Pittsburgh, PA 15243
Phone: (412) 344-2120
District: Mt Lebanon School District
GreatSchools Rating
public • Grades 6-8 • 621 students
Jefferson Middle School, located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, serves grades 6-8 in the Mt Lebanon School District. It is among the few public middle schools in Pennsylvania to receive a distinguished GreatSchools Rating of 10 out of 10.
Jefferson Middle School is a public school located in Pittsburgh, PA. 621 students attend Jefferson Middle School.
School Ratings
| Category | Rating | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Test Scores | 10/10 | The Test Score Rating examines how students at this school performed on standardized tests compared with other schools in the state. The Test Rating was created using 2025 The Pennsylvania Keystone Exams data from Pennsylvania Department of Education, and using 2025 Pennsylvania System of School Assessment data from Pennsylvania Department of Education. |
| Student Growth | 8/10 | The Student Progress Rating measures whether students at this school are making academic progress over time based on student growth data provided by the Department of Education. Specifically, this rating looks at how much progress individual students have made on state assessments during the past year or more, how this performance aligns with expected progress based on a student growth model established by the state Department of Education, and how this school's growth data compares to other schools in the state. The Growth Rating was created using 2025 Student growth data from Pennsylvania Department of Education. |
Posted: September 26, 2023
Unfortunately, the school's rating is falling down.
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Posted: December 7, 2017
My experience as well as my child's with this school has been very positive. Having come from another school district that pales in comparison to this one, I have a perspective that possibly is different than others commenting. Mt Lebanon schools provide a top tier education and experience for the children. Try to form your own opinion by looking at all reviews of this school on as many websites as you can before forming an opinion. Most people who do reviews do so out of anger and frustration over a specific bad experience and let emotions drive the review. People who are pleased with schools typically don't take the time to give a good review like I am. Do your research first and then decide. You cannot go wrong with sending your child to this school.
Posted: March 11, 2014
It has been a rough school year for Jefferson Middle School. Parents do it all at this school. They need the help of the teaching staff if they are willing to go the extra mile.
Posted: January 5, 2014
I do not believe the faculty here is the most friendly. The students appear to be able to get away with anything.
Posted: December 5, 2013
Most of the teachers are older and near retirement, or so it seems. May have been great teachers before, but great at boredom now. There needs to be some more younger experienced teachers. Also there is a lot of student issues among this school in the past year or so. I don't believe any of the staff does anything about it because they want to hide it, especially the administration there.
Posted: July 18, 2013
You can't go wrong in Lebo schools and Jefferson MS is no exception. High quality education, parental involvement and stellar teaching staff make it one of the top schools around.
Reviews provided by GreatSchools™
| # | Name | Type | City | State | Overall Rating | Distance |
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| 1 | Imperial Pointe | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Imperial | PA | 11.2 mi |
| # | Name | City | State | Overall Rating | Distance |
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| Base | Distance |
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| Charles E. Kelly Support Facility | 5.4 mi. |
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