Enrollment
101
Middle
STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LIFE MALE STEAM ACADEMY CS·NCES 420090607697
Life Male STEAM Academy CS
Penn Center East, Pittsburgh, PA 15235 · (412) 867-6209 · Allegheny County
GRADES 06–10MIDDLE21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL101 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 1% of Pennsylvania public middle schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
6.7:1
15 FTE teachers
STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
44 students
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 19 | 19% |
| Grade 7 | 26 | 26% |
| Grade 8 | 42 | 42% |
| Grade 9 | 14 | 14% |
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
9.3%
PA avg 51.1% . -0.7pp since 2023
Math
1.3%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 9 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 1 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 9.3% | 1.3% |
| 2023-24 | 10.0% | 0.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
8.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-50.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 8% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 59% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Life Male STEAM Academy CS
Life Male STEAM Academy CS's state test result (8.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Male STEAM Academy CS this school | 101 | 43.6% | 8.2% |
| Amy Nw Philadelphia | 150 | 89.3% | 37.0% |
| Toby Farms Intermediate School Chester Twp | 359 | 87.5% | 7.2% |
| Elkins Park School Elkins Park | 569 | 53.8% | 47.4% |
| Pittsburgh Allegheny 6-8 Pittsburgh | 179 | 97.8% | 19.3% |
| Cedarbrook Middle School Wyncote | 672 | 49.6% | 43.3% |
Matched among Pennsylvania middle 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 Life Male STEAM Academy CS ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Allegheny County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 8.2% | #474 of 479 | #47 of 47 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 1.3% | #507 of 513 ▲ 5 | #51 of 51 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 9.3% | #509 of 513 ▲ 3 | #51 of 51 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 101 | #518 of 522 | #51 of 51 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.6% | #314 of 510 | #21 of 51 |
Ranked against other public middle 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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 101 | 15 | 6.7:1 | 44% (44) |
| 2023-24 | 73 | 14 | 5.2:1 | 60% (44) |
| 2022-23 | 93 | 9 | 10.3:1 | 100% (93) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Life Male STEAM Academy CS.
About Life Male STEAM Academy CS
Life Male STEAM Academy CS sits in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and is classified as a middle school. The school had 101 students in grades 6 through 10 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for middle schools in Pennsylvania is about 594, so this school runs 83% smaller than that.
Federal records list Life Male STEAM Academy CS as its own district.
The large majority of students at Life Male STEAM Academy CS, 83%, are Black. Next come 10% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, and 3% Native American. The county population is about 13% Black. Life Male STEAM Academy CS has a diversity index of 30%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The teaching staff at Life Male STEAM Academy CS is 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 6.7:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Pennsylvania is 13.2:1, higher than at this school. About 44% of students, or 44, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 54% average among public schools in Allegheny County.
allk12 grades Life Male STEAM Academy CS an F. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, Life Male STEAM Academy CS is among the bottom 10% of schools in Pennsylvania. Predicted: 58.9%. Actual: 8.2%.
Allegheny County has about 1,238,177 residents, and median household income is about $78,548, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 277 public schools in Allegheny County, with a combined enrollment of about 141,392.
Wilkins El STEAM Academy is located about 0.9 miles from Life Male STEAM Academy CS. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, Life Male STEAM Academy CS ranks 7th on average proficiency.
Federal data place Life Male STEAM Academy CS in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. Life Male STEAM Academy CS is a public charter school.
Community posts for Life Male STEAM Academy CS can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
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Nearby schools
- Wilkins El STEAM Academy0.9 mi · 447
- Propel CS-East1.1 mi · 339
- Turtle Creek EL STEAM Academy1.6 mi · 580
- Penn Hills Elementary School1.7 mi · 1,228
- Propel CS-Pitcairn2.2 mi · 182
- Propel CS-Braddock Hills2.3 mi · 673
Frequently asked questions
About Life Male STEAM Academy CSHow large is Life Male STEAM Academy CS?
Life Male STEAM Academy CS enrolls approximately 101 students in grades 06-10.
What grades does Life Male STEAM Academy CS serve?
Life Male STEAM Academy CS serves grades 06-10.
How many students per teacher at Life Male STEAM Academy CS?
Approximately 6.7:1 students per teacher at Life Male STEAM Academy CS.
How diverse is Life Male STEAM Academy CS?
Life Male STEAM Academy CS reports a student body of 1% White, 3% Hispanic, 83% Black, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Life Male STEAM Academy CS?
Life Male STEAM Academy CS is overseen by Life Male STEAM Academy CS in Allegheny County.
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