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Edgeworth El Sch
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Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedWhat this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 81% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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%.
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Edgeworth El Sch
Edgeworth El Sch, a medium-sized elementary-level community in Sewickley, Pennsylvania, overseen by Quaker Valley SD, works with 412 students, covering grades K through 5.
Edgeworth El Sch is one of 4 schools operated by Quaker Valley SD, a district that works with 1,784 students overall.
On demographics, Edgeworth El Sch logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (84%). Beyond that, the school logs 8% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 76%.
Looking at school resources, On paper, Edgeworth El Sch has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 23% of students at Edgeworth El Sch qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Allegheny County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.
With demographic context factored in, Edgeworth El Sch sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 67.8%; this one delivers 81.1%.
Around the school, the surrounding county (Allegheny County) logs that median household earnings sit near $78,548, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Edgeworth El Sch is one of 277 public schools in Allegheny County (combined enrollment of about 141,392 students).
Nearest neighbor: Quaker Valley MS, around 1.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Edgeworth El Sch at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 73.5%.
Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.
Trend over the last 7 years. Edgeworth El Sch's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 405 (now 412).
In the discussion threads here, members of the Edgeworth El Sch community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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