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Enrollment
875
Elementary
DISTRICT 547 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH ALLEGHENY SD·NCES 421701000268
McKnight Elementary School
500 Cumberland Rd, Pittsburgh, PA 15237 · (412) 635-4105 · Allegheny County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL875 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 88% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- ATest 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
132 students
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 126 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 158 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 130 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 140 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 157 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 164 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (126) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (164).
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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
76.5%
PA avg 51.1% . -2.5pp since 2023
Math
79.4%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.5% | 79.4% |
| 2023-24 | 79.0% | 78.1% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
80.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 →
Schools most like McKnight Elementary School
McKnight Elementary School's state test result (80.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McKnight Elementary School this school | 875 | 15.1% | 80.0% |
| Butler Elementary School Chalfont | 757 | 13.1% | 70.9% |
| Franklin Regional Intermediate School Murrysville | 789 | 21.8% | 76.9% |
| OHara Elementary School Pittsburgh | 726 | 13.8% | 88.3% |
| Colonial Elementary School Plymouth Meeting | 857 | 22.9% | 79.5% |
| Mars Area Elementary School Mars | 880 | 13.2% | 75.2% |
Matched among Pennsylvania elementary 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 McKnight Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Allegheny County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #110 of 1,396 | #38 of 129 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.4% | #121 of 1,511 ▼ 9 | #37 of 141 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.5% | #104 of 1,511 ▲ 31 | #31 of 141 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 875 | #52 of 1,638 | #5 of 156 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #1,337 of 1,528 | #122 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.2% | #824 of 1,531 | #87 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.1% | #1,506 of 1,600 | #129 of 152 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.4% | #115 of 450 | #19 of 63 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
875
+103 (+13%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 1,012
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 14.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 875 | 56.4 | 15.5:1 | 15% (132) |
| 2023-24 | 838 | 57.7 | 14.5:1 | 16% (132) |
| 2022-23 | 798 | 57.2 | 13.9:1 | 16% (128) |
| 2020-21 | 772 | 53 | 14.6:1 | 13% (101) |
| 2017-18 | 745 | 46.4 | 16.1:1 | 11% (79) |
| 2015-16 | 773 | 49 | 15.8:1 | 8% (62) |
| 2010-11 | 780 | 48 | 16.3:1 | 4% (29) |
| 2000-01 | 755 | 38 | 19.9:1 | 4% (27) |
| 1990-91 | 1,012 | 48 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McKnight Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (745 to 875); teachers up 21% (46.4 to 56.4).
About McKnight Elementary School
McKnight Elementary School is a large elementary school in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, administered by North Allegheny SD. The student body numbers 875 students, from kindergarten through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is about 443, so this school runs 98% above that.
North Allegheny SD has 11 schools and 8,552 students, and McKnight Elementary School is one of those schools.
McKnight Elementary School's enrollment is 78% White. Next come 10% Asian, 6% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. The White share in Allegheny County as a whole is similar, at about 76%. By the diversity index, McKnight Elementary School comes in at 37%.
McKnight Elementary School operates with 56.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 15.5:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Pennsylvania average 13.1:1. About 15% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. The 54% average for public schools in Allegheny County is 39 points higher.
allk12 grades McKnight Elementary School an A. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
McKnight Elementary School is 8.9 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (80.0% versus 71.1%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Pennsylvania.
Among Allegheny County residents, median household income is about $78,548, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 277 public schools in Allegheny County, with a combined enrollment of about 141,392.
The school nearest to McKnight Elementary School is Carson Middle School, at a distance of about 0.4 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. McKnight Elementary School places 4th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, McKnight Elementary School went from 772 students to 875.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at McKnight Elementary School. 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
Related schools
Other schools in North Allegheny SD
- North Allegheny High SchoolHigh · 2,711 students
- Marshall Middle SchoolMiddle · 847 students
- Marshall Elementary SchoolElementary · 800 students
- Franklin Elementary SchoolElementary · 718 students
- Carson Middle SchoolMiddle · 652 students
- Ingomar Middle SchoolMiddle · 514 students
Other schools in Pittsburgh
- Mt Lebanon SHSHigh · 1,772 students
- Baldwin SHSHigh · 1,657 students
- North Hills High SchoolHigh · 1,443 students
- Pittsburgh Allderdice High SchoolHigh · 1,386 students
- Fox Chapel Area High SchoolHigh · 1,360 students
- Upper Saint Clair High SchoolHigh · 1,269 students
Nearby schools
- Carson Middle School0.4 mi · 652
- Peebles Elementary School1.0 mi · 400
- A W Beattie Career Center1.3 mi · 7
- Hosack Elementary School1.4 mi · 348
- Ingomar Elementary School1.5 mi · 344
- McIntyre Elementary School2.0 mi · 594
Frequently asked questions
About McKnight Elementary SchoolHow large is McKnight Elementary School?
McKnight Elementary School enrolls approximately 875 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does McKnight Elementary School serve?
McKnight Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at McKnight Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at McKnight Elementary School is approximately 15.5:1 (56 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at McKnight Elementary School?
Student demographics at McKnight Elementary School are roughly 78% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 10% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is McKnight Elementary School in?
McKnight Elementary School is part of North Allegheny SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.