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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Elizabeth Forward SHS this year?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
763
High
DISTRICT 382 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELIZABETH FORWARD SD·NCES 420909000144
Elizabeth Forward SHS
1000 Weigles Hill Road, Elizabeth, PA 15037 · (412) 896-2349 · Allegheny County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL763 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
290 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Elizabeth Forward SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
59.9%
PA avg 51.1% . -7.3pp since 2023
Math
58.7%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
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
59.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.3%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
763
+43 (+6%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 14.1:1
% White
90%
was 93%
% Hispanic
2%
was 1%
% Black
4%
was 4%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Elizabeth Forward SHS
Elizabeth Forward SHS is a reasonably sized 9-12 campus in Elizabeth, Pennsylvania, part of Elizabeth Forward SD. The school teaches 763 students in grades 9 through 12.
Within Elizabeth Forward SD, which oversees 6 schools and 2,293 students, Elizabeth Forward SHS is one campus in the system.
Demographically, Elizabeth Forward SHS records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (90%). The remainder looks like 4% Black, 4% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 76% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.
On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Elizabeth Forward SHS has 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting Elizabeth Forward SHS higher than the state norm the norm. Around 38% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below Allegheny County's rate of about 54%.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Elizabeth Forward SHS performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 61.3%, the actual is 59.4%, a residual of -1.9 points.
Zooming out to the county, census data for Allegheny County shows median household income runs about $78,548, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Allegheny County's 277 public schools (combined enrollment of about 141,392 students), Elizabeth Forward SHS is one campus in the mix.
Elizabeth Forward MS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Elizabeth Forward SHS at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 47.7%.
The school occupies a low-density site.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Elizabeth Forward SHS has increased 6%, going from 720 students in 2018 to 763 in 2025.
On this page, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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 Elizabeth Forward SD
- Elizabeth Forward MSMiddle · 538 students
- William Penn El SchElementary · 333 students
- Central El SchElementary · 292 students
- Mt Vernon El SchElementary · 194 students
- Greenock El SchElementary · 173 students
Other schools in Elizabeth
- Elizabeth Forward MSMiddle · 538 students
- Central El SchElementary · 292 students
Nearby schools
- Elizabeth Forward MS2.1 mi · 538
- Central El Sch2.2 mi · 292
- William Penn El Sch3.0 mi · 333
- Clairton MS/HS3.2 mi · 407
- Clairton El Sch3.2 mi · 348
- Mt Vernon El Sch3.5 mi · 194
Frequently asked questions
About Elizabeth Forward SHSHow many students attend Elizabeth Forward SHS?
Elizabeth Forward SHS enrolls approximately 763 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Elizabeth Forward SHS serve?
Elizabeth Forward SHS serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Elizabeth Forward SHS?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Elizabeth Forward SHS is approximately 14.7:1 (52 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Elizabeth Forward SHS?
At Elizabeth Forward SHS, the student body is approximately 90% White, 2% Hispanic, 4% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Elizabeth Forward SHS public or private?
Elizabeth Forward SHS is a public K-12 school, overseen by Elizabeth Forward SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.