Fox Chapel Area High School

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Fox Chapel Area High School
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Fox Chapel Area High School
611 Field Club Road
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15238 40°31′08″N79°52′09″W / 40.518921°N 79.869039°W / 40.518921; -79.869039

United States
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Type Public
MottoThe Fox Chapel Area School District exists to maximize student learning, achievement, and development.
Established1961
School district Fox Chapel Area School District
PrincipalMichael H. Hower, Lead Principal

Daniel E. Lentz, Ph.D., Program Principal (A-L)

John J. McGee, Ph.D., Program Principal (M-Z)
Staff94.79 (FTE) [1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,283 (2022-23) [1]
Student to teacher ratio13.54 [1]
Color(s)Red, white, and black
   
AthleticsBaseball (Boys’ – Spring); Basketball (Boys’, Girls’ – Winter); Cheerleading (Girls’ – Fall, Winter); Cross Country (Boys’, Girls’ – Fall); Field Hockey (Girls’ – Fall); Football (Boys’ – Fall); Golf (Boys’, Girls’ – Fall); Gymnastics (Girls’ – Winter); Indoor Track (Boys’, Girls’ – Winter); Lacrosse (Boys’, Girls’ – Spring); Soccer (Boys’, Girls’ – Fall); Softball (Girls’ – Spring); Swimming/Diving (Boys’, Girls’ – Winter); Tennis (Girls’ – Fall, Boys’ – Spring); Track & Field (Boys’, Girls’ – Spring); Volleyball (Girls’ – Fall, Boys’ – Winter); and Wrestling (Boys’ – Winter)
Athletics conferenceWPIAL 3A, 4A & 5A (PIAA District 7)
MascotThe Fox
Website http://www.fcasd.edu

Fox Chapel Area High School (Established in 1961) is a public school located in the Pittsburgh suburb of O'Hara Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was recognized and honored as a National Blue Ribbon School twice.

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The Fox Chapel Area High School serves the municipalities of Fox Chapel, Aspinwall, Blawnox, Indiana, O'Hara and Sharpsburg.

School performance

Fox Chapel Area High School has been awarded Silver Medal rankings by U.S. News & World Report over the past decade and is consistently ranked among the nation's top high schools by Newsweek . It was just recently ranked the seventh best school district in Pennsylvania, by Niche. The high school is ranked among the top 200 high schools in the nation and received an “A+ Overall Niche Grade” on niche.com. The school was included in the 2017 Washington Post's America's Most Challenging High Schools.

Recent high school renovations

High school renovations were completed in 2016 and the building has a new swimming pool/natatorium and an upgraded library/media center, auditorium, cafeteria, and commons area. The high school includes state-of-the-art computer, science, digital art, technology, and music labs.

Current student demographics

As of October 2017. [2]

SubsetNumber of studentsPercent
All1,348100%
White1,11882.94%
Black or African American644.75%
Asian1077.94%
Hispanic453.34%
American Indian/Alaskan Native20.15%
Multi-Racial120.89%
Male67049.70%
Female67850.30%

Athletic interscholastic sports teams

Baseball (Boys’ – Spring)

Basketball (Boys’, Girls’ – Winter)

Cheerleading (Girls’ – Fall, Winter)

Cross Country (Boys’, Girls’ – Fall)

Field Hockey (Girls’ – Fall)

Football (Boys’ – Fall)

Golf (Boys’, Girls’ – Fall)

Gymnastics (Girls’ – Winter)

Indoor Track (Boys’, Girls’ – Winter)

Lacrosse (Boys’, Girls’ – Spring)

Soccer (Boys’, Girls’ – Fall)

Softball (Girls’ – Spring)

Swimming/Diving (Boys’, Girls’ – Winter)

Tennis (Girls’ – Fall, Boys’ – Spring)

Track & Field (Boys’, Girls’ – Spring)

Volleyball (Girls’ – Fall, Boys’ – Winter)

Wrestling (Boys’ – Winter)

Notable alumni

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