Perry Traditional Academy, also known as Perry High School, is a high school in the Perry North neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Perry is one of ten secondary schools in the Pittsburgh Public Schools. The school opened during the 1922–1923 school year.
Feeder district Perry Traditional Academy serves all of the following neighborhoods, which constitute the Northside of Pittsburgh: Allegheny Center, Allegheny West, Brighton Heights, California-Kirkbride, Central Northside, Chateau, East Allegheny, Fineview, Manchester, Marshall-Shadeland (Brightwood), North Shore (Lower Northside), Northview Heights, Perry Hilltop, Perry North (Observatory Hill), Perry South, Spring Hill-City View, Spring Garden, Summer Hill and Troy Hill.
Enrollment
As of October 1, 2021:
Group Number of students Percent All 335 100% White 46 13.7% African American 260 77.6% Asian <5 <1% Hispanic <5 <1% Multiracial 24 7.2% Male 177 52.8% Female 158 47.2%
Mascot The school's mascot is the Commodore, named after Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry. A mural depicting The Commodore faces the school on the old Rich Bedding Building. It was commissioned by business owner Bill Schmidt, painted by The MLK Project and designed by Perry Alumni Bill Gandy (85) and Kimberley Robinson-Gandy (86).
Academics Perry consists of grades 9–12. The school comprises three schools (programs): STEAM, CTE, and Military Science/JROTC.
Standardized tests , Perry students performed below the state average in statewide tests.
Alma mater Our Perry High Dear Alma Mater Thou Keep Watchful Eye Atop The Summit's Brow Thou Shalt To Us A Firm Foundation Be Guide, Counsel'r, Friend Throughout Eternity And As The Years Go Swiftly Gliding By Still Thou Shalt to Be Our Own Dear Perry High Chorus: All Hail To Perry, We'll Honor And Praise Thee' To Alma Mater We'll Ever Be True All Hail To Perry, We'll Honor And Praise Thee' We'll Love Forever The White And Blue
Notable alumni Glenn Beckert (class of 1958), Major League Baseball player for Chicago Cubs and San Diego Padres. Eddie Benton (class of 1992), basketball player and coach. Ron Carter (class of 1975), basketball player. Richard Foster, modernist architect. Boo Jackson (class of 2000), basketball player. Rod Rutherford, quarterback for the NCAA's Pitt Panthers and the NFL's Carolina Panthers and Pittsburgh Steelers
References
External links Perry Traditional Academy Pittsburgh Public Schools