How Athletic Is Your School? North Allegheny Ranked Top In PA, 4th in USA

North Allegheny High School sports and fitness programs are the best in all of Pennsylvania, according to a new ranking by Niche.com.

The “Best Sports” study does not judge a school solely based on the competitive success of their varsity teams, but rather on the overall role that sports and fitness play in the daily lives of students.

Niche identified three of the key criteria analyzed in their methodology:

• Students report sports and fitness playing a significant, positive role in student life, including varsity sports, athletic facilities, and school spirit;
• Students actively take part in a variety of intervarsity sports offered by district schools;
• The administration is invested in the students and works to provide the best possible educational experience.

Of the factors considered in compiling the rankings, survey responses from Niche users were the most important, comprising 45% of the weight of the study’s results.

“This is what North Allegheny is all about, sports and academics,” commented one high school junior on the page. “Everyone is a part of the team here at North Allegheny. All the staff and students love their Tigers and we show that throughout the year in the stands. Also most of North Allegheny athletes are scholar-athletes because they have high standards. Coaches are always making sure grades are good before they play.”

Raw data also played an important factor, as 20% of the weight of the rankings was based on the number of sports offered by the school. The percentage of boys and girls that played a sport was also important.

North Allegheny also made the cut for the national list, ranking 4th countrywide.

Other local school districts scored high as well. Bethel Park was 4th in Pennsylvania, while Pine-Richland was 12th.