Kerr El Sch

Kerr El Sch, a mid-tier elementary campus in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, run under Fox Chapel Area SD, caters to 426 students, covering grades K through 5.

Across the 6 schools in Fox Chapel Area SD (4,266 students total), Kerr El Sch accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Kerr El Sch lists that the largest single group is White, at 67% of enrollment. Other groups include 11% multiracial, 10% Black, 6% Asian, 5% Hispanic. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 76%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Kerr El Sch has 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.4:1. The state averages around 13.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 37% of students at Kerr El Sch qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Allegheny County (around 54%), the school's rate is south of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Kerr El Sch sits in the top 10% of Pennsylvania schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 61.9%; actual is 80.7%, +18.8 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Allegheny County indicate 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. In all, Allegheny County runs 277 public schools (combined enrollment of about 141,392 students), of which Kerr El Sch is one.

Pittsburgh Sunnyside K-8 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Kerr El Sch ranks 5th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 73.5%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Kerr El Sch's enrollment has edged up 17% since 2018, when it stood at 364 (now 426). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 74% to 67% over that span. Class-load math has rose: from 8.9:1 in 2018 to 10.4:1 in 2025.

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