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Enrollment
516
Elementary
DISTRICT 514 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WOODLAND HILLS SD·NCES 421650007015
Edgewood El STEAM Academy
241 Maple Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15218 · (412) 731-2238 · Allegheny County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL516 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 12% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- C-Test 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
12.7:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
407 students
DISTRICT 76% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 36 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 78 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 96 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (96).
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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 Woodland Hills SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
22.7%
PA avg 51.1% . -5.8pp since 2023
Math
21.0%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 1 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 22.7% | 21.0% |
| 2023-24 | 28.5% | 19.7% |
% 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
27.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.8%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Edgewood El STEAM Academy
Edgewood El STEAM Academy's state test result (27.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edgewood El STEAM Academy this school | 516 | 78.9% | 27.3% |
| Turtle Creek EL STEAM Academy Turtle Creek | 580 | 73.6% | 35.3% |
| Philadelphia Hebrew Public CS Philadelphia | 574 | 85.2% | 22.7% |
| Houston Henry E School Philadelphia | 458 | 91.5% | 37.6% |
| KIPP Philadelphia Octavius Catto CS Philadelphia | 398 | 75.9% | 26.9% |
| Penn Hills CS of Entrepreneurship Pittsburgh | 527 | 94.5% | 35.8% |
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 Edgewood El STEAM Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Allegheny County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.3% | #1,213 of 1,396 | #113 of 129 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #1,273 of 1,511 ▼ 7 | #117 of 141 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.7% | #1,317 of 1,511 ▼ 17 | #120 of 141 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 516 | #490 of 1,638 | #33 of 156 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #682 of 1,528 | #59 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.7% | #633 of 1,531 | #67 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.9% | #701 of 1,600 | #75 of 152 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +43.7% | #15 of 450 | #5 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
516
-39 (-7%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 717
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 516 | 40.5 | 12.7:1 | 79% (407) |
| 2023-24 | 503 | 41.5 | 12.1:1 | 81% (407) |
| 2022-23 | 531 | 47.2 | 11.3:1 | 100% (531) |
| 2020-21 | 555 | 49 | 11.3:1 | 99% (552) |
| 2017-18 | 359 | 29.8 | 12.1:1 | 98% (351) |
| 2015-16 | 443 | 35 | 12.7:1 | 100% (443) |
| 2010-11 | 438 | 33 | 13.3:1 | 71% (310) |
| 2000-01 | 650 | 35 | 18.6:1 | 53% (347) |
| 1990-91 | 717 | 30 | 23.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Edgewood El STEAM Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 44% (359 to 516); teachers up 36% (29.8 to 40.5).
About Edgewood El STEAM Academy
Federal records list Edgewood El STEAM Academy as an elementary school in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It educates 516 students in pre-K through 5.
Edgewood El STEAM Academy belongs to Woodland Hills SD, a district of 5 schools and 3,128 students.
Edgewood El STEAM Academy's enrollment is 71% Black. Enrollment also includes 16% White, 7% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. Among people living in Allegheny County, the Black share is about 13%. The chance that two students picked at random at Edgewood El STEAM Academy belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 46%.
The school reports 40.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 12.7 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Pennsylvania have a similar average ratio of 13.1:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 79% of students. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Allegheny County is 54%.
Edgewood El STEAM Academy is graded D by allk12, scoring above 12% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Edgewood El STEAM Academy posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 27.3%, compared with a predicted 43.8%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools on BeatsExpectations.
Federal survey data for Allegheny County show that median household income is about $78,548, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Edgewood El STEAM Academy is among the 277 public schools in Allegheny County.
The nearest other public school, Kelly Primary School, is about 0.6 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On average proficiency, Edgewood El STEAM Academy is 3rd of 7 nearby schools with test data.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Edgewood El STEAM Academy had 555 students in 2020-21 and 516 in 2024-25, a 7% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 11.3:1 in 2020-21 to 12.7:1 in 2024-25.
The Edgewood El STEAM Academy community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Woodland Hills SD
- Woodland Hills High SchoolHigh · 1,006 students
- Turtle Creek EL STEAM AcademyElementary · 580 students
- Dickson Prep STEAM AcademyMiddle · 579 students
- Wilkins El STEAM AcademyElementary · 447 students
Other schools in Pittsburgh
- Mt Lebanon SHSHigh · 1,772 students
- Baldwin SHSHigh · 1,657 students
- North Hills High SchoolHigh · 1,443 students
- Pittsburgh Allderdice High SchoolHigh · 1,386 students
- Fox Chapel Area High SchoolHigh · 1,360 students
- Upper Saint Clair High SchoolHigh · 1,269 students
Nearby schools
- Kelly Primary School0.6 mi · 276
- Environmental CS at Frick Park0.7 mi · 1,073
- Dickson Prep STEAM Academy0.9 mi · 579
- Woodland Hills High School1.5 mi · 1,006
- Pittsburgh Faison K-51.5 mi · 480
- Pittsburgh Sterrett 6-81.5 mi · 183
Frequently asked questions
About Edgewood El STEAM AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Edgewood El STEAM Academy?
Edgewood El STEAM Academy enrolls approximately 516 students in grades PK-05.
Is Edgewood El STEAM Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Edgewood El STEAM Academy is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Edgewood El STEAM Academy have?
Edgewood El STEAM Academy employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Edgewood El STEAM Academy?
Student demographics at Edgewood El STEAM Academy are roughly 16% White, 5% Hispanic, 71% Black, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Edgewood El STEAM Academy?
Edgewood El STEAM Academy is overseen by Woodland Hills SD in Allegheny County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.