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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ENVIRONMENTAL CS AT FRICK PARK·NCES 420081206819

Environmental CS at Frick Park

829 Milton Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15218 · (412) 247-7970 · Allegheny County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL1,073 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 86% of Pennsylvania public K-12 schools
  • A+Test 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 K-12 schools

Enrollment
1,073
Combined
STATE 1,819
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
97 FTE teachers
STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
377 students
STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten737%
Grade 11009%
Grade 210410%
Grade 310510%
Grade 410310%
Grade 510310%
Grade 610510%
Grade 71019%
Grade 810710%
Grade 9616%
Grade 10474%
Grade 11323%
Grade 12323%

This year's kindergarten class (73) is 32% smaller than its 8th grade class (107).

Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 59% · US 70%
White
57153%
STATE 60% · US 43%
Hispanic
606%
STATE 16% · US 30%
Black
32330%
STATE 14% · US 15%
Asian
222%
STATE 5% · US 6%
Two+
969%
STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
10%
STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
56553%
Female
50847%

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Test scores

PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or Advanced
English Language Arts
67.6%
PA avg 51.1% . -4.5pp since 2023
Math
58.9%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.4pp since 2023

What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 68 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.

PSSA + Keystone results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2567.6%58.9%
2023-2472.1%57.5%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
59.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.4pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 →

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
1,073
+108 (+11%) vs 2020
+182% since 2010-11, when it was 380
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 14.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251,0739711.1:135% (377)
2023-241,02910110.2:137% (377)
2022-231,0209810.4:133% (340)
2020-219656614.6:133% (319)
2017-186355711.1:123% (144)
2015-166255810.8:130% (185)
2010-113803810.0:128% (105)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Environmental CS at Frick Park.

Since 2017-18: students up 69% (635 to 1,073); teachers up 70% (57 to 97).

About Environmental CS at Frick Park

Environmental CS at Frick Park is a low-enrollment school serving multiple grade levels for students in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is open to students in kindergarten through 12 and enrolls 1,073 students. By comparison, combined schools in Pennsylvania enroll about 1,819 students on average.

Environmental CS at Frick Park is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.

White students are 53% of those enrolled at Environmental CS at Frick Park. Other reported shares: 30% Black, 9% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 2% Asian. That compares with about 76% White among all Allegheny County residents. A diversity index of 61% means there is a 61% chance two randomly chosen students at Environmental CS at Frick Park are from different groups.

Teacher count: 97 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 11.1:1. The average for combined schools in Pennsylvania, 15.5:1, is higher. Roughly 35% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 54% average for public schools in Allegheny County, the school's rate is lower.

On the allk12 Grade, Environmental CS at Frick Park lands at A, ahead of 86% of Pennsylvania public K-12 schools.

After adjusting for student poverty, Environmental CS at Frick Park lands between the top and bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 59.1%; the prediction is 62.5%.

In the wider Allegheny County area, the median household earns about $78,548 a year, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Across Allegheny County, 277 public schools serve about 141,392 students.

The closest school to Environmental CS at Frick Park is Kelly Primary School, located about 0.5 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Environmental CS at Frick Park. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Environmental CS at Frick Park is 2nd of 7 on proficiency.

For locale, NCES codes Environmental CS at Frick Park as City: Large. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.

In 2024-25, the school enrolled 1,073, up from 965 in 2020-21. The school's ratio dropped from 14.6:1 to 11.1:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.

The allk12 page for Environmental CS at Frick Park lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.

Allegheny County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
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

School name
Environmental CS at Frick Park
District
Environmental CS at Frick Park
Address
829 Milton Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15218
Phone
(412) 247-7970
County
Allegheny County
Level
Combined
Grade range
KG–12
Total enrollment
1,073
Teachers (FTE)
97
Student–teacher ratio
11.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
377 (35%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
420081206819
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Environmental CS at Frick Park
What is the total enrollment at Environmental CS at Frick Park?
Environmental CS at Frick Park enrolls approximately 1,073 students in grades KG-12.
What age range does Environmental CS at Frick Park serve?
Environmental CS at Frick Park serves students from grade KG through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Environmental CS at Frick Park?
Approximately 11.1:1 students per teacher at Environmental CS at Frick Park.
What is the student diversity at Environmental CS at Frick Park?
Student demographics at Environmental CS at Frick Park are roughly 53% White, 6% Hispanic, 30% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Environmental CS at Frick Park in?
Environmental CS at Frick Park is part of Environmental CS at Frick Park.
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