| Perry Traditional Academy / Perry High School | |
| Motto: | "Knowledge for Service" |
| Established: | 1923 |
| Type: | Public |
| District: | Pittsburgh Public Schools |
| Grades: | 9–12 |
| Principal: | Dr. Robert E. Frioni [1] |
| Staff: | 66 total; 36 teachers, 2 administration, 5 student service/counselors, 5 security, 5 aides, 2 reading/math coaches, 11 other |
| Enrollment: | 375[2] (as of October 1, 2021) |
| Mascot: | Commodore |
| Free Label2: | Representative |
| Free Text2: | Gene Walker, District 9 |
| Location: | 3875 Perrysville Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15214 |
| Country: | USA |
| Website: | Perry Traditional Academy |
Perry Traditional Academy, also known as Perry High School, is a high school in the Perry North neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Perry is one of ten secondary schools in the Pittsburgh Public Schools. Opened during the 1922–1923 school year, Perry has provided quality education to the youth of the Northside of Pittsburgh and the City of Pittsburgh for a century.[3]
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.[4]
As of October 1, 2021:[2]
| 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% |
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).
Perry consists of grades 9–12. The school comprises three schools (programs): STEAM, CTE, and Military Science/JROTC.
, Perry students performed below the state average in statewide tests.[5]
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 [6]