Perry Traditional Academy
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
As of 2019, 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
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- ^ "Perry Traditional Academy Test Scores". Great Schools. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
- ^ "Pittsburgh Perry High School". Pittsburgh Public Schools. Archived from the original on September 16, 2008. Retrieved September 3, 2008.
- ^ Hostutler, Mark (2010). Heads of State: Pennsylvania's Greatest High School Basketball Players of the Modern Era. iUniverse. ISBN 9781450267052. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
- ^ "Ron Carter Player Profile". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
- ^ "About Richard Foster". roundhousewilton.com. May 31, 2017. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
Richard T. Foster was an architect who worked primarily in New York and Connecticut. He was born in 1919 in the Fineview section of Pittsburgh, Pa. and educated at Perry High School, Carnegie Institute of Technology and Pratt Institute.
- ^ "Boo Jackson Player Profile, Dakota Wizards, NCAA Stats, G League Stats, International Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
