O'Block El Sch

Set in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, O'Block El Sch is a reasonably sized elementary school, run under Plum Borough SD. It hosts 512 students across grades K through 4.

Within Plum Borough SD, which oversees 5 schools and 3,535 students, O'Block El Sch is one campus in the system.

On demographics, O'Block El Sch records that White students make up the majority at 76%. The remainder is composed of 11% Black, 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 4% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, O'Block El Sch lists 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.5:1. The state averages around 13.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 40% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is south of Allegheny County's rate of about 54%.

With demographic context factored in, O'Block El Sch sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 60.5%; this one delivers 60.5%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Allegheny County put median household income runs about $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 O'Block El Sch is one.

Nearest neighbor: Pivik El Sch, around 0.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, O'Block El Sch comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 55.4%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Five-year trend. O'Block El Sch's enrollment has grew 8% since 2018, when it stood at 476 (now 512). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 86% to 76%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 today.

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