Hartwood El Sch

Hartwood El Sch is a K-5 school of mid-sized scale in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, overseen by Fox Chapel Area SD, instructing 386 students in grades K through 5.

Fox Chapel Area SD runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 4,266 students. Hartwood El Sch is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Hartwood El Sch lists that nearly all students (80%) are White. Beyond that, the school records 9% multiracial, 4% Asian, 4% Hispanic, 3% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Allegheny County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, Hartwood El Sch lists 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.1:1 average. Around 31% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is lower than Allegheny County's rate of about 54%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Hartwood El Sch ranks in the top 10% of Pennsylvania public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 64.2%; Hartwood El Sch posts 83.5%, +19.4 points above that line.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Allegheny County) shows that median household earnings sit near $78,548, roughly 46% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Allegheny County's 277 public schools (combined enrollment of about 141,392 students), Hartwood El Sch is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Dorseyville MS, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Hartwood El Sch at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 77.1%.

Hartwood El Sch operates from an outer-ring location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 5%: 369 students in 2018 compared to 386 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 87% to 80% across the same window.

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