Enrollment
312
Elementary
DISTRICT 310 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KEYSTONE OAKS SD·NCES 421275000204
Myrtle Ave School
3724 Myrtle Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15234 · (412) 571-6137 · Allegheny County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL312 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
198 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 75%
Community
0
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 | 58 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 19% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Keystone Oaks SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
55.9%
PA avg 51.1% . -8.1pp since 2023
Math
57.7%
PA avg 43.0% . +10.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.9% | 57.7% |
| 2023-24 | 64.0% | 47.7% |
% 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
59.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.4%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 →
Where Myrtle Ave School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Allegheny County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.8% | #602 of 1,396 | #71 of 129 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.7% | #592 of 1,511 | #72 of 141 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.9% | #561 of 1,511 | #71 of 141 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 312 | #1,208 of 1,638 | #105 of 156 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.1:1 | #93 of 1,528 | #10 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.2% | #599 of 1,531 | #63 of 141 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.1% | #192 of 450 | #29 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
312
+26 (+9%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 10.5:1
% White
71%
was 70%
% Hispanic
2%
was 4%
% Black
9%
was 6%
% Asian
14%
was 14%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 312 | 31 | 10.1:1 | 63% (198) |
| 2023-24 | 323 | 32 | 10.1:1 | 61% (198) |
| 2022-23 | 324 | 23.5 | 13.8:1 | 59% (192) |
| 2017-18 | 286 | 27.2 | 10.5:1 | 40% (115) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Myrtle Ave School.
About Myrtle Ave School
Myrtle Ave School is a public low-enrollment elementary school in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It serves 312 students in kindergarten through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in Pennsylvania average about 443 students.
The district for Myrtle Ave School is Keystone Oaks SD, with 5 schools and 1,911 students.
White students account for 71% of enrollment at Myrtle Ave School. Other groups make up 14% Asian, 9% Black, 3% multiracial, and 2% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Myrtle Ave School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 47%.
The school reports 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 10.1 students per teacher. The 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is higher than this school's figure. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 63%. The average for public schools in Allegheny County is 54%.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 50.4% for Myrtle Ave School. The school posts 59.8%, 9.3 points above the prediction.
According to the American Community Survey, in Allegheny County, median household income is about $78,548, roughly 46% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Myrtle Ave School is one of 277 public schools in Allegheny County, which together enroll about 141,392 students.
Nearest public school: Howe Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 68.2%; Myrtle Ave School's is 59.8%, ranking 7th of 9.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 312 was 9% higher than in 2017-18, when it was 286.
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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 Keystone Oaks SD
- Keystone Oaks High SchoolHigh · 539 students
- Keystone Oaks Middle SchoolMiddle · 442 students
- Dormont Elementary SchoolElementary · 380 students
- Fred L Aiken Elementary SchoolElementary · 238 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
- Howe Elementary School0.6 mi · 398
- Young Scholars of Western Pennsylvania CS0.7 mi · 297
- Foster Elementary School0.8 mi · 304
- Abraham Lincoln Elementary School1.0 mi · 348
- Mellon Middle School1.3 mi · 661
- Keystone Oaks Middle School1.3 mi · 442
Frequently asked questions
About Myrtle Ave SchoolHow large is Myrtle Ave School?
Myrtle Ave School enrolls approximately 312 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Myrtle Ave School serve?
Myrtle Ave School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Myrtle Ave School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Myrtle Ave School is approximately 10.1:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Myrtle Ave School?
Student demographics at Myrtle Ave School are roughly 71% White, 2% Hispanic, 9% Black, 14% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Myrtle Ave School in?
Myrtle Ave School is part of Keystone Oaks SD.
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