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Enrollment
512
Elementary
DISTRICT 626 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLUM BOROUGH SD·NCES 421935000427
O'Block Elementary School
201 Center New Texas Rd, Pittsburgh, PA 15239 · (412) 795-4420 · Allegheny County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL512 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
14.5:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
204 students
DISTRICT 34% · 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 | 100 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 110 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 104 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 93 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 105 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (100) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (105).
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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 Plum Borough SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
54.3%
PA avg 51.1% . +1.1pp since 2023
Math
60.7%
PA avg 43.0% . +2.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.3% | 60.7% |
| 2023-24 | 53.2% | 58.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
60.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 O'Block Elementary School
O'Block Elementary School's state test result (60.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| O'Block Elementary School this school | 512 | 39.8% | 60.5% |
| West Manheim Elementary School Hanover | 538 | 37.0% | 55.8% |
| Liberty-Valley Elementary School Danville | 491 | 40.7% | 64.7% |
| Washington Elementary School Barto | 479 | 40.3% | 55.0% |
| West View Elementary School Pittsburgh | 446 | 37.2% | 69.3% |
| Todd Lane Elementary School Monaca | 493 | 39.1% | 53.5% |
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 O'Block Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Allegheny County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.5% | #577 of 1,396 | #69 of 129 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.7% | #517 of 1,511 ▲ 21 | #68 of 141 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.3% | #605 of 1,511 ▲ 226 | #73 of 141 ▲ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 512 | #500 of 1,638 | #34 of 156 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #1,177 of 1,528 | #105 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.0% | #762 of 1,531 | #78 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.8% | #1,164 of 1,600 | #88 of 152 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.6% | #235 of 450 | #39 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
512
+42 (+9%) vs 2020
+71% since 1990-91, when it was 300
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 512 | 35.3 | 14.5:1 | 40% (204) |
| 2023-24 | 497 | 33.6 | 14.8:1 | 41% (204) |
| 2022-23 | 492 | 32.9 | 15.0:1 | 34% (169) |
| 2020-21 | 470 | 29 | 16.2:1 | 26% (122) |
| 2017-18 | 476 | 28.6 | 16.6:1 | 25% (121) |
| 2015-16 | 469 | 28 | 16.8:1 | 26% (120) |
| 2010-11 | 446 | 29 | 15.4:1 | 16% (73) |
| 2000-01 | 460 | 21 | 21.9:1 | 13% (62) |
| 1990-91 | 300 | 18 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for O'Block Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (476 to 512); teachers up 23% (28.6 to 35.3).
About O'Block Elementary School
O'Block Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school enrolls 512 students, from kindergarten through 4.
Plum Borough SD has 5 schools and 3,535 students, and O'Block Elementary School is one of those schools.
At 76%, White students outnumber all other groups at O'Block Elementary School combined. The remaining students are 11% Black, 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 4% Asian. The county population is about 76% White, within a few points of the school. By the diversity index, O'Block Elementary School comes in at 40%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1 at O'Block Elementary School, with 35.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is lower than this school's figure. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 40%. Public schools in Allegheny County average 54%.
Measured against Pennsylvania public elementary schools, O'Block Elementary School receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On BeatsExpectations, O'Block Elementary School is within a point of its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Pennsylvania schools.
Allegheny County has these Census figures: median household income is about $78,548, roughly 46% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. The public schools of Allegheny County number 277 and enroll about 141,392.
Pivik Elementary School is the closest public school, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line. O'Block Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 55.4% proficiency; O'Block Elementary School posts 60.5%.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
O'Block Elementary School had 470 students in 2020-21 and 512 in 2024-25, a 9% gain. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 16.2:1 to 14.5:1.
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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 Plum Borough SD
- Plum SHSHigh · 1,220 students
- Pivik Elementary SchoolElementary · 740 students
- Plum Middle SchoolMiddle · 550 students
- Holiday Park Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 513 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
- Pivik Elementary School0.8 mi · 740
- Penn Hills CS of Entrepreneurship1.8 mi · 527
- Plum SHS1.9 mi · 1,220
- Forbes Road Career and Technology Center2.3 mi · 19
- Plum Middle School2.4 mi · 550
- Holiday Park Intermediate School2.4 mi · 513
Frequently asked questions
About O'Block Elementary SchoolHow large is O'Block Elementary School?
O'Block Elementary School enrolls approximately 512 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does O'Block Elementary School serve?
O'Block Elementary School serves grades KG-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at O'Block Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at O'Block Elementary School is approximately 14.5:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at O'Block Elementary School?
Student demographics at O'Block Elementary School are roughly 76% White, 4% Hispanic, 11% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is O'Block Elementary School public or private?
O'Block Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Plum Borough SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.