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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KEYSTONE OAKS SD·NCES 421275000197

Keystone Oaks MS

1002 Kelton Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15216 · (412) 571-6146 · Allegheny County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL442 STUDENTS
Enrollment
442
Middle
DISTRICT 382 · STATE 594
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
181 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 75%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 6
178
Grade 7
135
Grade 8
129
Student demographics
White
32373%
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 60%
Hispanic
235%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 16%
Black
419%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 14%
Asian
378%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 5%
Two+
184%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 5%
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
Male
23152%
Female
21148%

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Test scores

PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or Advanced
English Language Arts
68.2%
PA avg 51.1% . +2.4pp since 2023
Math
48.0%
PA avg 43.0% . -0.1pp since 2023
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
56.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.0%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.3pp
below demographic expectation
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 2024-25
Enrollment
442
-7 (-2%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 13.0:1
% White
73%
was 79%
% Hispanic
5%
was 5%
% Black
9%
was 3%
% Asian
8%
was 5%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Keystone Oaks MS

Keystone Oaks MS operates as a low-enrollment middle school in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, one of the schools within Keystone Oaks SD. Current enrollment sits at 442 students spanning grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 26% smaller than the state mean of about 594.

Keystone Oaks SD comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 1,911 students; Keystone Oaks MS is among them.

Demographically, Keystone Oaks MS logs that 73% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 9% Black, 8% Asian, 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Allegheny County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, Keystone Oaks MS reports 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.8:1. The state averages around 13.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 41% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Allegheny County (around 54%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Keystone Oaks MS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 60.0%; this one delivers 56.8%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Allegheny County indicate the typical household earns roughly $78,548 per year, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Allegheny County runs 277 public schools (combined enrollment of about 141,392 students), of which Keystone Oaks MS is one.

The closest other public school is Keystone Oaks HS, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Keystone Oaks MS comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 70.4%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Keystone Oaks MS has stayed largely flat, going from 449 students in 2018 to 442 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 3% to 9% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 13.0:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 today.

On this page, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.

Allegheny County at a glance

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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
Keystone Oaks MS
District
Keystone Oaks SD
Address
1002 Kelton Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15216
Phone
(412) 571-6146
County
Allegheny County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
442
Teachers (FTE)
37
Student–teacher ratio
11.8:1
Free/Reduced lunch
181 (41%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
421275000197
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Keystone Oaks MS
How large is Keystone Oaks MS?
Keystone Oaks MS enrolls approximately 442 students in grades 06-08.
Is Keystone Oaks MS an elementary, middle, or high school?
Keystone Oaks MS is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Keystone Oaks MS?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Keystone Oaks MS is approximately 11.8:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Keystone Oaks MS?
At Keystone Oaks MS, the student body is approximately 73% White, 5% Hispanic, 9% Black, 8% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Keystone Oaks MS?
Keystone Oaks MS is overseen by Keystone Oaks SD in Allegheny County.
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