The Pennsylvania Department of Education released a list of high schools' average SAT scores for 2012 and Pine-Richland is in the Top 10 for the Pittsburgh area.

Pine-Richland ranked No. 7 with an average verbal score of 543, an average math score of 561 and an average writing score of 535.

Here is the Top 10 list compiled by the Pittsburgh Business Times:

1.       Upper St Clair High School

2.       North Allegheny Senior High School

3.       Mt. Lebanon Senior High School

4.       Fox Chapel Area Senior High School

5.       Hampton High School

6.       Peters Township High School

7.       Pine-Richland High School

8.       Avonworth Senior High School

9.       Franklin Regional Senior High School

10.     Quaker Valley High School

Click here to link to the Pennsylvania Department of Education website with scores for schools across the state.

More than 1.66 million students took the SAT in the class of 2012, making it the largest class of SAT takers in history, according to College Board, which administers the test.

The highest possible score in each of the three categories is 800.

Top 10 SAT Scorers for Pittsburgh Area

SAT Scores From Other Local Schools

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