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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Duquesne El Sch this year?
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Enrollment
460
Elementary
STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DUQUESNE CITY SD·NCES 420801000924
Duquesne Elementary School
300 Kennedy Avenue, Duquesne, PA 15110 · (412) 466-5300 · Allegheny County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL460 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 3% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
9.9:1
47 FTE teachers
STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
446 students
STATE 75%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 49 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 42 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 44 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 32% larger than its 8th grade class (44).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
8.9%
PA avg 51.1% . -6.4pp since 2023
Math
7.7%
PA avg 43.0% . +2.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 9 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 8.9% | 7.7% |
| 2023-24 | 15.3% | 5.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
12.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.0%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-23.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 13% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 36% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Duquesne Elementary School
Duquesne Elementary School's state test result (12.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duquesne Elementary School this school | 460 | 97.0% | 12.6% |
| Pittsburgh Dilworth K-5 Pittsburgh | 454 | 93.4% | 57.9% |
| Houston Henry E School Philadelphia | 458 | 91.5% | 37.6% |
| Russell C. Phillips Elementary School Farrell | 414 | 94.9% | 14.5% |
| Pittsburgh Arlington K-8 Pittsburgh | 385 | 96.1% | 8.6% |
| Mifflin Thomas School Philadelphia | 393 | 98.5% | 37.9% |
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 Duquesne Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Allegheny County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 12.6% | #1,356 of 1,396 | #125 of 129 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.7% | #1,450 of 1,511 ▲ 11 | #135 of 141 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 8.9% | #1,496 of 1,511 ▼ 38 | #140 of 141 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 460 | #654 of 1,638 | #42 of 156 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.9:1 | #79 of 1,528 | #8 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.5% | #354 of 1,531 | #40 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.0% | #504 of 1,600 | #41 of 152 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +40.2% | #21 of 450 | #7 of 63 |
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
460
+103 (+29%) vs 2020
+12% since 2010-11, when it was 411
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
was 10.8:1
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 | 460 | 46.5 | 9.9:1 | 97% (446) |
| 2023-24 | 446 | 46.5 | 9.6:1 | 100% (446) |
| 2022-23 | 439 | 46.5 | 9.4:1 | 100% (439) |
| 2020-21 | 357 | 33 | 10.8:1 | 89% (316) |
| 2017-18 | 328 | 30 | 10.9:1 | 99% (325) |
| 2015-16 | 324 | 30 | 10.8:1 | 100% (324) |
| 2010-11 | 411 | 39 | 10.5:1 | 99% (408) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Duquesne Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 40% (328 to 460); teachers up 55% (30 to 46.5).
About Duquesne Elementary School
Duquesne Elementary School is a public mid-sized elementary school in Duquesne, Pennsylvania. Enrollment totals 460 students across pre-K through 8.
Duquesne Elementary School belongs to Duquesne City SD.
Of every 100 students at Duquesne Elementary School, about 60 are Black. After that, the student body is 20% White, 13% multiracial, 4% Asian, and 3% Hispanic. Among all residents of Allegheny County, the Black share is about 13%. The diversity index for Duquesne Elementary School is 58%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
On staff are 46.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 9.9:1. Elementary schools in Pennsylvania average 13.1:1, 3.2 more students per teacher than here. Duquesne Elementary School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 97%. The rate at public schools in Allegheny County averages 54%, lower than here.
Among Pennsylvania public elementary schools, Duquesne Elementary School outscored 3%, which works out to an F on the allk12 Grade.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. Duquesne Elementary School posts 12.6% against a 36.0% prediction, a bottom-10% result in Pennsylvania.
Looking at the county, Allegheny County, median household income comes to about $78,548, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 46% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county has 277 public schools and about 141,392 students.
Of the public schools around it, Duquesne Elementary School is closest to West Mifflin Area Middle School, about 1.4 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Duquesne Elementary School is 6th of 6 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment figures show a rise of 103 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Duquesne Elementary School lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
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Nearby schools
- West Mifflin Area Middle School1.4 mi · 776
- West Mifflin Area High School1.5 mi · 964
- Homeville Elementary School1.8 mi · 424
- Propel CS-McKeesport1.8 mi · 302
- Founders Hall Middle School1.9 mi · 642
- Twin Rivers Elementary School2.0 mi · 607
Frequently asked questions
About Duquesne Elementary SchoolHow large is Duquesne Elementary School?
Duquesne Elementary School enrolls approximately 460 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Duquesne Elementary School serve?
Duquesne Elementary School serves grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Duquesne Elementary School have?
Duquesne Elementary School employs 47 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Duquesne Elementary School?
Student demographics at Duquesne Elementary School are roughly 20% White, 3% Hispanic, 60% Black, 4% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Is Duquesne Elementary School public or private?
Duquesne Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Duquesne City SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.