This is a list of current and former schools in the Pittsburgh Public Schools district. It includes all of the following: Schools inherited from the old Pittsburgh and Allegheny City districts when the current school district was organized in 1911 Schools inherited from other boroughs and townships which were annexed to the city of Pittsburgh between 1911 and 1930 Schools built by Pittsburgh Public Schools since 1911
Schools highlighted in green are open as of 2024.
Pittsburgh sub-district schools Prior to the establishment of the Pittsburgh Board of Public Education in 1911, each ward of the city (apart from the former Allegheny City which had its own school district) had one or more named sub-districts with the authority to levy taxes and build schools within its territory. The schools below were built under the sub-district system and taken over by the Board of Public Education in 1911.
Some sub-districts gave unique names to each school, while others used numbered schools (e.g. Colfax No. 1). The school board renamed all of the numbered schools in 1912.
ImageSchoolSub-DistrictLocationOpenedClosedNotesAllen SchoolAllen (31st Ward)Allentown18911961Replaced by Grandview Elementary. Demolished.American Avenue SchoolSheraden (43rd Ward)Sheraden19011959Replaced by Sheraden Elementary on same siteAndrews SchoolHoward (16th Ward)Bloomfield18681943DemolishedBane SchoolSouth Side Slopes18951961Replaced by Arlington Elementary. Demolished.Baxter School (Brushton No. 3)Brushton (37th Ward)Homewood North1909n/aBaxter closed in 1978. Reopened as Student Achievement Center alternative school.Bayard School (Washington No. 3)Washington (17th Ward)Central Lawrenceville18741939Replaced by Arsenal Elementary. Now a residential building.Bedford SchoolBedford (29th Ward)South Side Flats18501960Replaced by Phillips Elementary. Used as a special education school from 1958–1960; program moved to Pioneer School. Now a residential building.Beechview SchoolBeechviewBeechview1905Demolished in 1943Beechwood SchoolWest Liberty (44th Ward)Beechview1908n/aNow Beechwood PreK–5Bellefield SchoolOakland (14th Ward)North Oakland18651957Replaced by Frick Elementary and subsequently used as a girls' vocational high school. Destroyed by fire in 1957.Belmar SchoolHomewood (21st Ward)Homewood North19002011Belmar Elementary closed in 2004. Used as Homewood Montessori (2004-2006) and Lincoln 6-8 (2006–2011). Now vacant.Beltzhoover SchoolBeltzhoover (38th Ward)Beltzhoover19052004Bennett School (Brushton No. 2)Brushton (37th Ward)Homewood South19001955DemolishedBirmingham SchoolBirmingham (28th Ward)South Side Flats18701943Now a residential buildingBon Air SchoolBon AirBon Air19021954Replaced by Bon Air Elementary on same siteBrashear SchoolSouth Side Slopes18741956DemolishedBrookline SchoolWest Liberty (44th Ward)Brookline1907n/aNow Brookline PreK–8Browns SchoolPeebles (23rd Ward)Squirrel Hill South18881932 Clippings of the first and [second https://www.newspapers.com/article/pittsburgh-sun-telegraph/142869886/] pages via Newspapers.com. Retrieved March 7, 2024.Now a residenceBrushton School (Brushton No. 1)Brushton (37th Ward)Homewood South18921943DemolishedCargo SchoolMount Washington18961943DemolishedCentral High Schooln/aCrawford–Roberts18711933Replaced by Schenley High. Used as a short-course high school from 1916–1933. Demolished in 1946.Chartiers SchoolSheraden (43rd Ward)Chartiers19041939Colfax School (Colfax No. 1)Colfax (22nd Ward)Squirrel Hill South1911n/aNow Colfax K–8Crescent SchoolCrescent (41st Ward)East Hills19001939Replaced by Crescent ElementaryEsplen SchoolEsplen (40th Ward)Esplen18891953Now a commercial buildingFifth Avenue High Schooln/aUptown18941976Now a residential buildingForbes SchoolForbes (6th Ward)Uptown18851973DemolishedFort Pitt SchoolHiland (19th Ward)Garfield19072012Forward School (Colfax No. 3)Colfax (22nd Ward)Greenfield18861943Replaced by Greenfield Elementary; remained open as a kindergarten until 1943. Demolished.Washington (17th Ward)Central Lawrenceville18861939Replaced by Arsenal Elementary. Now a community center.Franklin SchoolFranklin (7th/8th Ward)Downtown18901940Demolished in 1940Friendship SchoolLiberty (20th Ward)Friendship1900n/aClosed in 2006 and reopened in 2008 as Montessori PreK–5. Fulton SchoolHiland (19th Ward)Highland Park1893n/aNow Fulton PreK–5Garfield SchoolHiland (19th Ward)Garfield18871944DemolishedGlenwood SchoolPeebles (23rd Ward)Hazelwood1888DemolishedGrant SchoolGrant (3rd Ward)Downtown18521927 Clippings of the first and second pages via Newspapers.com. Retrieved March 6, 2024.Destroyed by fire in 1927Greenfield SchoolPeebles (23rd Ward)Greenfield18801922Replaced by Greenfield Elementary. Demolished.Hancock SchoolHancock (5th Ward)Downtown18741937Demolished in 1945Harwood SchoolSheraden (43rd Ward)Sheraden18991959Replaced by Sheraden Elementary. Demolished.Hazelwood SchoolPeebles (23rd Ward)Hazelwood18721938Replaced by Burgwin Elementary. Demolished.Holmes SchoolOakland (14th Ward)South Oakland18921986Demolished in 1987Homewood SchoolHomewood (21st Ward)Homewood South18912004Homewood Elementary closed in 1980. Remained open as Homewood Montessori until 2004; program relocated to Belmar Elementary. Demolished.Humboldt SchoolHumboldt (26th Ward)South Side Flats18671957Replaced by Phillips Elementary on same siteJefferson SchoolSouth Side Slopes18731939DemolishedKnox SchoolKnox (30th Ward)South Side Slopes18741940Demolished in 1940Larimer SchoolLincoln (21st Ward)Larimer18961980Now a residential buildingLawrence SchoolLawrence (15th Ward)Lower Lawrenceville18711939Replaced by Arsenal Elementary. Now a brewery.Lee SchoolWest Liberty (44th Ward)Beechview19101980Lemington SchoolLincoln (21st Ward)Lincoln–Lemington–Belmar18881938Replaced by Lemington Elementary on same siteLetsche SchoolFranklin (7th/8th Ward)Crawford–Roberts19052004Letsche Elementary closed in 1975. Used as an alternative school until 2004.Liberty (20th Ward)Shadyside18701936Demolished in 1936Shadyside1912†n/aBecame an elementary-junior high school in 1936. Now Liberty K–5.Lincoln SchoolLincoln (21st Ward)Larimer18691931Replaced by Lincoln Elementary on same siteLinden SchoolSterrett (22nd Ward)Point Breeze1903n/aNow Linden K–5Peebles (23rd Ward)Greenfield1897Demolished c. 1944Luckey School (Luckey No. 1)Luckey (35th Ward)West End18771939Replaced by Whittier Elementary. Demolished.Madison School (Minersville No. 5)Minersville (13th Ward)Upper Hill18912006Margaretta SchoolHiland (19th Ward)East Liberty19021915Replaced by Dilworth and James E. Rogers Elementary. Building was taken over by Peabody High and is now part of Obama 6–12.McCandless SchoolUpper Lawrenceville1881Demolished c. 1944McCleary SchoolUpper Lawrenceville19002006Now a residential buildingMcKee SchoolHoward (16th Ward)Lower Lawrenceville18681932Demolished in 1942Miller School (Moorhead No. 2)Moorhead (11th Ward)Crawford–Roberts1905Relocated to McKelvy ElementaryMinersville School (Minersville No. 1)Minersville (13th Ward)Terrace Village18591942Replaced by Weil Elementary. Demolished in 1942.Monongahela SchoolMonongahela (33rd Ward)South Shore18591914DemolishedMontooth SchoolMontooth (42nd Ward)Beltzhoover18931938DemolishedMoorhead School (Moorhead No. 1)Moorhead (11th Ward)Crawford–Roberts18681942Demolished in 1942Morningside SchoolMorningside18972006Now a residential buildingMorse (25th Ward)South Side Flats18741980Now a residential buildingUpper Lawrenceville18741938DemolishedNorth SchoolNorth (4th Ward)Downtown18941936Elementary school closed in 1912 and subsequently used as an industrial and continuation school. Demolished after being damaged in the Pittsburgh flood of 1936.O'Hara SchoolO'Hara (12th Ward)Strip District18551943Demolished in 1944Obama 6–12 (Peabody High School)n/aEast Liberty1911n/aPeabody High closed in 2011. Reopened in 2017 as Obama 6–12.Osceola SchoolLiberty (20th Ward)Bloomfield18891962Demolished in 1962Park Place SchoolSterrett (22nd Ward)Point Breeze19031979Penn School (Minersville No. 2)Minersville (13th Ward)Polish Hill18921956DemolishedProspect SchoolMount Washington18711932Replaced by Prospect Elementary on same siteRalston SchoolRalston (9th/10th Ward)Strip District18601932DemolishedRiverside SchoolRiverside (34th Ward)South Shore18821923Replaced by Langley High. Demolished.Roosevelt SchoolPeebles (23rd Ward)Greenfield19051957Replaced by Minadeo Elementary. Demolished.Rose School (Minersville No. 4)Minersville (13th Ward)Terrace Village18921942Replaced by Weil Elementary. Demolished.Shakespeare SchoolLiberty (20th Ward)Shadyside18941956Demolished in 1956Snodgrass School (Luckey No. 2)Luckey (35th Ward)Duquesne Heights18771939Replaced by Whittier Elementary. Demolished in 1942.Soho SchoolOakland (14th Ward)South Oakland18701958DemolishedSomers School (Minersville No. 3)Minersville (13th Ward)Middle Hill18871950Became a trade school in 1928. Demolished.South (2nd Ward)Downtown18491913Demolished in 1929 to clear site for Allegheny County Office Building South High Schooln/aSouth Side Flats18972004Became South Vocational–Technical High School in 1982. Now a residential building.Springfield SchoolSpringfield (12th Ward)Strip District18711934Now a residential buildingSquirrel Hill SchoolPeebles (23rd Ward)Hazelwood18821915DemolishedSterrett SchoolSterrett (22nd Ward)Point Breeze1899n/aNow Sterrett 6–8Stevens (36th Ward)West End1893Demolished in 1940Sunnyside SchoolStanton Heights1910DemolishedSwisshelm School (Colfax No. 4)Colfax (22nd Ward)Swisshelm Park19041975DemolishedWashington (17th Ward)Central Lawrenceville1868DemolishedWashington Industrial SchoolWashington (17th Ward)Central Lawrenceville19092006Now a hotelWest Liberty SchoolWest Liberty (44th Ward)Brookline18981939Replaced by West Liberty Elementary. Demolished.Westlake SchoolWestlake (39th Ward)Elliott1885DemolishedWhittier SchoolMount Washington18891939Replaced by Whittier Elementary. Demolished.Wickersham SchoolWickersham (24th Ward)South Side Flats18831949DemolishedSquirrel Hill South18981980Woolslair SchoolHoward (16th Ward)Bloomfield1897n/aNow Woolslair K–5
†Work began prior to school district consolidation
Allegheny schools These schools were built by the Allegheny City (North Side) school district and taken over by the Board of Public Education in 1911.