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What's the biggest difference between Pittsburgh Allegheny K-5 and what you expected?
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Enrollment
572
Elementary
DISTRICT 305 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PITTSBURGH SD·NCES 421917000413
Pittsburgh Allegheny K-5
810 Arch Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15212 · (412) 529-4100 · Allegheny County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL572 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% 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.
- A+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
14.9:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
104%
594 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 89 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (79).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
59.5%
PA avg 51.1% . +0.5pp since 2023
Math
54.9%
PA avg 43.0% . -3.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 down about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.5% | 54.9% |
| 2023-24 | 59.0% | 58.1% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
61.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+28.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 33% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 29 points, placing it in Pennsylvania's top 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 Pittsburgh Allegheny K-5 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Allegheny County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.6% | #535 of 1,396 | #67 of 129 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.9% | #673 of 1,511 ▼ 139 | #74 of 141 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.5% | #451 of 1,511 ▲ 207 | #65 of 141 ▲ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 572 | #326 of 1,638 | #25 of 156 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #1,239 of 1,528 | #114 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.0% | #280 of 1,531 | #28 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 104% | #152 of 1,600 | #16 of 152 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.0% | #388 of 450 | #54 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
572
-69 (-11%) vs 2020
+82% since 2000-01, when it was 315
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 572 | 38.4 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 626 | 62.3 | 10.1:1 | 95% (594) |
| 2022-23 | 655 | 42 | 15.6:1 | 93% (612) |
| 2020-21 | 641 | 42 | 15.3:1 | 96% (617) |
| 2017-18 | 561 | 41.1 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 583 | 34 | 17.1:1 | 69% (403) |
| 2010-11 | 518 | 27 | 19.2:1 | 84% (436) |
| 2000-01 | 315 | N/A | N/A | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pittsburgh Allegheny K-5.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (561 to 572); teachers down 6% (41.1 to 38.4).
About Pittsburgh Allegheny K-5
Pittsburgh Allegheny K-5 is a mid-sized elementary school in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, one of the schools in Pittsburgh SD. Federal data show 572 students enrolled in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. Across elementary schools in Pennsylvania, the average enrollment is about 443.
Pittsburgh Allegheny K-5 belongs to Pittsburgh SD, a district of 56 schools and 19,211 students.
Black students are 51% of those enrolled at Pittsburgh Allegheny K-5. The next largest groups are 32% White, 12% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, and 2% Asian. In Allegheny County overall, about 13% of residents are Black. A diversity index of 62% means there is a 62% chance two randomly chosen students at Pittsburgh Allegheny K-5 are from different groups.
There are about 14.9 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Pittsburgh Allegheny K-5, which has 38.4. Elementary schools in Pennsylvania have an average ratio of 13.1:1.
Among Pennsylvania public elementary schools, Pittsburgh Allegheny K-5 outscored 83%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
Test results at Pittsburgh Allegheny K-5 are 28.6 points above what its student poverty level predicts. The average proficiency rate across its state test results is 61.6%, compared with a predicted 33.1%, which ranks in the top 10% in Pennsylvania.
Census data for Allegheny County show the median household earns about $78,548 a year, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Counting Pittsburgh Allegheny K-5, Allegheny County has 277 public schools.
Pittsburgh Allegheny 6-8 sits less than a tenth of a mile from Pittsburgh Allegheny K-5. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Pittsburgh Allegheny K-5 is 2nd on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's student count decreased 11% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
The discussion board for Pittsburgh Allegheny K-5 is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates 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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- Pittsburgh Allegheny 6-80.0 mi · 179
- Pittsburgh King K-80.2 mi · 368
- Propel CS-Northside0.6 mi · 316
- Pittsburgh CAPA 6-120.7 mi · 840
- Passport Academy CS0.8 mi · 146
- Manchester Academic CS0.8 mi · 384
Frequently asked questions
About Pittsburgh Allegheny K-5How many students attend Pittsburgh Allegheny K-5?
Pittsburgh Allegheny K-5 enrolls approximately 572 students in grades PK-05.
Is Pittsburgh Allegheny K-5 an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pittsburgh Allegheny K-5 is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pittsburgh Allegheny K-5?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pittsburgh Allegheny K-5 is approximately 14.9:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Pittsburgh Allegheny K-5?
Student demographics at Pittsburgh Allegheny K-5 are roughly 32% White, 3% Hispanic, 51% Black, 2% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Pittsburgh Allegheny K-5 public or private?
Pittsburgh Allegheny K-5 is a public K-12 school, overseen by Pittsburgh SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.