The North Allegheny School District ranked second among the top 50 area high schools for best standardized test scores, according to the Pittsburgh Business Times.

The combined SAT score of 1,705 in 2012 was up 11 points from the previous year's score of 1,694.

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Out of 572 North Allegheny Senior High School students tested, the average verbal score was 566, the average math score was 582, and the average writing score was 557.

To see the complete list of public school SAT scores from the Pennsylvania Department of Education, click here. 

Look below to see how Allegheny compared to other schools in the area..

#1 Upper St. Clair High School
#2 North Allegheny Senior High School
#3 Mt. Lebanon Senior High School
#4 Fox Chapel Senior High School 
#5 Hampton High School 
#7 Pine-Richland High School 
#8 Avonworth Senior High School 
#10 Quaker Valley High School 
#13 Mars Area Senior High School 
#17 North Hills Senior High School 
#20 Butler Area Senior High School 
#22 Seneca Valley Senior High School 
#30 Shaler Area High School

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