Enrollment
225
Elementary
DISTRICT 283 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STEEL VALLEY SD·NCES 422279000193
Barrett Elementary School
221 E 12th Ave, Homestead, PA 15120 · (412) 464-3600 · Allegheny County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL225 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 11% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
7.2:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
206 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 75%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 28 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 40 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 31 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is 29% larger than its 4th grade class (31).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Steel Valley SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
16.9%
PA avg 51.1% . -14.2pp since 2023
Math
16.9%
PA avg 43.0% . +5.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 16.9% | 16.9% |
| 2023-24 | 31.1% | 11.5% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
23.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.4%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Barrett Elementary School
Barrett Elementary School's state test result (23.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barrett Elementary School this school | 225 | 91.6% | 23.0% |
| Pittsburgh Grandview K-5 Pittsburgh | 195 | 95.4% | 23.3% |
| Aldan Elementary School Aldan | 238 | 98.3% | 25.6% |
| Howe Julia Ward School Philadelphia | 229 | 91.7% | 20.8% |
| Stetser Elementary School Chester | 251 | 92.0% | 24.7% |
| Morris Robert School Philadelphia | 215 | 93.0% | 19.2% |
Matched among Pennsylvania elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Barrett Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Allegheny County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #1,260 of 1,396 | #116 of 129 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.9% | #1,326 of 1,511 ▲ 47 | #125 of 141 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 16.9% | #1,397 of 1,511 ▼ 140 | #131 of 141 ▼ 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 225 | #1,477 of 1,638 | #134 of 156 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 7.2:1 | #1 of 1,528 | #1 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.9% | #606 of 1,531 | #64 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.6% | #639 of 1,600 | #65 of 152 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
225
+20 (+10%) vs 2020
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 407
Student : Teacher
7.2:1
was 9.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 225 | 31.2 | 7.2:1 | 92% (206) |
| 2023-24 | 206 | 25.7 | 8.0:1 | 100% (206) |
| 2022-23 | 220 | 23.8 | 9.3:1 | 100% (220) |
| 2020-21 | 205 | 21 | 9.8:1 | 99% (202) |
| 2017-18 | 225 | 22.9 | 9.8:1 | 100% (224) |
| 2015-16 | 241 | 22 | 10.9:1 | 97% (234) |
| 2010-11 | 326 | 25 | 13.0:1 | 87% (283) |
| 2000-01 | 435 | 24 | 18.1:1 | 86% (375) |
| 1990-91 | 407 | 22 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Barrett Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (225 to 225); teachers up 37% (22.9 to 31.2).
About Barrett Elementary School
Barrett Elementary School is an elementary school with a street address in Homestead, Pennsylvania. The school has 225 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 4. By comparison, elementary schools in Pennsylvania enroll about 443 students on average.
Steel Valley SD is made up of 4 schools with 1,409 students in all.
Black students are 71% of those enrolled at Barrett Elementary School. The rest of enrollment is 11% White, 8% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. Census estimates put the Black share of Allegheny County's population at about 13%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 47%.
The school's 31.2 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.2:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Pennsylvania average 13.1:1. Income data for the school show 92% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Allegheny County report 54%.
On the allk12 Grade, Barrett Elementary School lands at D, ahead of 11% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
Barrett Elementary School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 23.0% is 15.4 points below the 38.4% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In the wider Allegheny County area, median household income comes to about $78,548, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Allegheny County's 277 public schools enroll about 141,392 students and include Barrett Elementary School.
A public school about 0.2 miles away, Propel CS-Homestead, is the closest to Barrett Elementary School. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Barrett Elementary School is 5th of 7 on proficiency.
Barrett Elementary School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Enrollment was 225 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 205. The ratio was 9.8:1 in 2020-21 and 7.2:1 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Barrett Elementary School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Allegheny County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,238,177
Census ACS
Median income
$78,548
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
277
141,392 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Steel Valley SD
- Steel Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 429 students
- Steel Valley SHSHigh · 415 students
- Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 340 students
Other Barrett Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Barrett Elementary. Barrett Elementary School is the 5th largest of the 5.
- Barrett Elementary SchoolCROSBY, TX · 640 students
- Barrett ElementaryArlington, VA · 500 students
- Barrett Elementary SchoolBirmingham, AL · 383 students
- Barrett ElementaryMorgan Hill, CA · 374 students
Nearby schools
- Propel CS-Homestead0.2 mi · 476
- Steel Valley SHS1.3 mi · 415
- Steel Valley Middle School1.3 mi · 429
- Dickson Prep STEAM Academy1.5 mi · 579
- Park Elementary School1.6 mi · 340
- Pittsburgh Minadeo K-51.6 mi · 296
Frequently asked questions
About Barrett Elementary SchoolHow large is Barrett Elementary School?
Barrett Elementary School enrolls approximately 225 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Barrett Elementary School serve?
Barrett Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Barrett Elementary School have?
Barrett Elementary School employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Barrett Elementary School?
Student demographics at Barrett Elementary School are roughly 11% White, 8% Hispanic, 71% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Barrett Elementary School?
Barrett Elementary School is overseen by Steel Valley SD in Allegheny County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.