South Fayette Twp High School

The community of South Fayette is a great and very well communicated with each other. Inside the classrooms, teachers are very great at engaging with students along with all the other faculty.

2019 Pennsylvania Educator Effectiveness Performance ScoresUpper St. Clair: 97.6North Allegheny 91.0West Allegheny 89.6Mt. Lebanon 85.8Bethel Park 81.6South Fayette 73.0You can draw your own conclusions from there

Wish I could rate the school 0 out of 5 stars

If your child is a straight and arrow, zero maintenance type or a super athlete they will be fine here. If your child needs a bit of a nudge or has a bit of challenges the teaching and administrative staff are all too happy to have them flounder rather than work with them to succeed. They haven’t quite figured out how to maximize each child’s potential such as other more highly regarded school districts in this region and quite a bit of the staff lacks the experience to do so. College placement is weaker than neighboring communities of Upper St Clair and Mt Lebanon with fewer students gaining acceptance at higher rated colleges.

I have two children in this school district and South Fayette has surpassed my expectations by leaps and bounds. The teachers and administration are compassionate and willing to work with the students needs academically, physically and emotionally. Although communication tapers off at the high school level, I am always able to contact a teacher or administrator if needed. My daughter recently was struggling in an honors class because she did not understand the teaching methods of the teacher. I urged her reach out to him and discuss her concerns. The teacher responded immediately by acknowledging her concerns and admitting that there are better/additional ways that he could be teaching and communicating with the class. He also agreed to tutor her in any areas where she was struggling. The interaction was extremely positive and my daughter was quickly able to bring up her grade in the class. This is only one of the many positive interactions that sets SF apart from other school districts in my opinion.