Enrollment
270
Elementary
DISTRICT 253 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRENTWOOD BOROUGH SD·NCES 420414000069
Elroy Avenue Elementary School
3129 Elroy Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15227 · (412) 881-4484 · Allegheny County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL270 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 40% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
13.0:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
233 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 46 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (45).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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 Brentwood Borough SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
46.6%
PA avg 51.1% . +3.3pp since 2023
Math
41.4%
PA avg 43.0% . +4.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.6% | 41.4% |
| 2023-24 | 43.3% | 37.1% |
% 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
45.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.6%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Elroy Avenue Elementary School
Elroy Avenue Elementary School's state test result (45.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elroy Avenue Elementary School this school | 270 | 86.3% | 45.5% |
| University Park Elementary School Monroeville | 328 | 93.6% | 75.6% |
| Pittsburgh Montessori K-5 Pittsburgh | 332 | 80.7% | 73.5% |
| Pittsburgh Greenfield K-8 Pittsburgh | 396 | 91.7% | 59.1% |
| Clara Barton Elementary School West Mifflin | 229 | 98.7% | 52.8% |
| Clearview Elementary School Hanover | 230 | 84.8% | 56.1% |
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 Elroy Avenue Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Allegheny County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #974 of 1,396 | #88 of 129 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.4% | #975 of 1,511 ▲ 29 | #90 of 141 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.6% | #835 of 1,511 ▲ 230 | #84 of 141 ▲ 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 270 | #1,342 of 1,638 | #122 of 156 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #759 of 1,528 | #66 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.3% | #269 of 1,531 | #26 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.3% | #677 of 1,600 | #71 of 152 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.3% | #549 of 1,045 | #35 of 73 |
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
270
-27 (-9%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 412
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 270 | 20.8 | 13.0:1 | 86% (233) |
| 2023-24 | 316 | 24.3 | 13.0:1 | 74% (233) |
| 2022-23 | 317 | 23.3 | 13.6:1 | 71% (224) |
| 2020-21 | 297 | 23 | 12.9:1 | 62% (183) |
| 2017-18 | 308 | 20.5 | 15.1:1 | 58% (179) |
| 2015-16 | 319 | 19 | 16.8:1 | 47% (150) |
| 2010-11 | 327 | 21 | 15.6:1 | 47% (154) |
| 2000-01 | 317 | 22 | 14.4:1 | 22% (70) |
| 1990-91 | 412 | 23 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elroy Avenue Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (308 to 270); teachers up 1% (20.5 to 20.8).
About Elroy Avenue Elementary School
Elroy Avenue Elementary School is a small elementary school with an address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school serves kindergarten through 5. Enrollment is 270 students. It has 39% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania (about 443).
The 4 schools in Brentwood Borough SD enroll 1,106 students altogether, Elroy Avenue Elementary School among them.
About 57% of the student body at Elroy Avenue Elementary School is White. Other groups make up 14% multiracial, 13% Black, 8% Asian, and 7% Hispanic. County-wide, 76% of Allegheny County residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 62%.
For every teacher at Elroy Avenue Elementary School, there are about 13.0 students; the school has 20.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Pennsylvania is similar, at 13.1:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 86%. The average for public schools in Allegheny County is 54%.
Elroy Avenue Elementary School earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 40% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
Elroy Avenue Elementary School is 4.9 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (45.5% versus 40.6%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Pennsylvania.
The school's county is Allegheny County. According to Census Bureau estimates, 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. There are 277 public schools in the county, enrolling about 141,392, Elroy Avenue Elementary School among them.
Elroy Avenue Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Brentwood SHS, about 0.3 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Elroy Avenue Elementary School's average proficiency of 45.5% compares with 43.3% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The federal government classifies Elroy Avenue Elementary School's location as Suburb: Large.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 297 (2020-21) to 270 (2024-25).
This page is set up for the Elroy Avenue Elementary School community to discuss fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. 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
Related schools
Other schools in Brentwood Borough SD
- Brentwood SHSHigh · 331 students
- Brentwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 269 students
- Moore SchoolElementary · 236 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
- Brentwood SHS0.3 mi · 331
- Brentwood Middle School0.3 mi · 269
- Moore School0.7 mi · 236
- Pittsburgh Concord K-50.8 mi · 430
- Pittsburgh Carrick High School1.2 mi · 515
- R.A. Lutz Elementary School1.2 mi · 1,060
Frequently asked questions
About Elroy Avenue Elementary SchoolHow large is Elroy Avenue Elementary School?
Elroy Avenue Elementary School enrolls approximately 270 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Elroy Avenue Elementary School serve?
Elroy Avenue Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Elroy Avenue Elementary School?
Approximately 13.0:1 students per teacher at Elroy Avenue Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Elroy Avenue Elementary School?
At Elroy Avenue Elementary School, the student body is approximately 57% White, 7% Hispanic, 13% Black, 8% Asian, 14% Two or more.
What district is Elroy Avenue Elementary School in?
Elroy Avenue Elementary School is part of Brentwood Borough SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.