Taylor Allderdice High School

Taylor Allderdice High School
Address
Map
2409 Shady Avenue

,
Pennsylvania
15217

United States
Coordinates40°25′46″N 79°55′10″W / 40.429514°N 79.919379°W / 40.429514; -79.919379
Information
TypePublic high school
MottoKnow Something, Do Something, Be Something[1][2][3]
Established1927 (1927)
School districtPittsburgh Public Schools
NCES School ID421917000409[4]
PrincipalJames McCoy[5]
Teaching staff106.54 (FTE) (2021–22)[4]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,415 (2021–22)[4]
Student to teacher ratio13.28 (2021–22)[4]
Color(s)Green and white   [6]
NicknameDragons[6]
Nobel laureates
Websitediscoverpps.org/allderdice
Allderdice, Pittsburgh, High School
Area3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built1927[6]
ArchitectRobert Maurice Trimble[8][9]
Architectural styleClassical Revival
MPSPittsburgh Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No.86002641[7]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 30, 1986
Designated PHLF2002

Taylor Allderdice High School is a public high school in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school was established in 1927 and is part of the Pittsburgh Public Schools district. It was named for industrialist and Squirrel Hill resident Taylor Allderdice, who was a member of the city's first school board and president of National Tube Company, a subsidiary of U.S. Steel.[10]

  1. ^ "The History of Allderdice High School". February 14, 2019. Archived from the original on November 25, 2020. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
  2. ^ Chass, Murray (January 14, 2005). "For Martin, a Mixture of Oil with Talent". The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 6, 2020. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
  3. ^ "Wolfson's work broke ground for same-sex marriage". August 28, 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d "Search for Public Schools - Pittsburgh Allderdice HS (421917000409)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  5. ^ "Discover PPS: Allderdice High School". Pittsburgh Public Schools. Archived from the original on October 29, 2019. Retrieved October 23, 2016.[self-published source]
  6. ^ a b c "Discover PPS: Allderdice High School". Pittsburgh Public Schools. Archived from the original on November 5, 2016. Retrieved October 23, 2016.[self-published source]
  7. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  8. ^ "Taylor Allderdice High School Biology Class". Historic Pittsburgh. University of Pittsburgh Library System. Archived from the original on February 16, 2022. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  9. ^ Baron, Jennifer Lynne (Fall 2006). "Up Front". Western Pennsylvania History: 10. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  10. ^ Lee, Carmen J. (March 16, 1998). "The name on a school stays, but memory of the person fades". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

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