Enrollment
331
Elementary
DISTRICT 305 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PITTSBURGH SD·NCES 421917003409
Pittsburgh Arsenal K-5
215 39th St, Pittsburgh, PA 15201 · (412) 529-5307 · Allegheny County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL331 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 16% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- C-Test 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
11.1:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
313 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 42 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 47 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 47 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (47) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (47).
Student demographics
67%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
21.4%
PA avg 51.1% . -2.9pp since 2023
Math
33.9%
PA avg 43.0% . +8.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 9 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 21.4% | 33.9% |
| 2023-24 | 24.3% | 25.2% |
% 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
28.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Pittsburgh Arsenal K-5
Pittsburgh Arsenal K-5's state test result (28.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Arsenal K-5 this school | 331 | 94.6% | 28.3% |
| Crossan Kennedy C School Philadelphia | 327 | 97.2% | 33.2% |
| Childs George W School Philadelphia | 471 | 94.1% | 26.0% |
| Barth Elementary School Pottstown | 321 | 97.5% | 55.4% |
| Catharine Joseph School Philadelphia | 437 | 96.3% | 27.4% |
| Bregy F Amedee School Philadelphia | 264 | 95.1% | 21.7% |
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 Pittsburgh Arsenal K-5 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Allegheny County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.3% | #1,194 of 1,396 | #110 of 129 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.9% | #1,099 of 1,511 ▲ 103 | #97 of 141 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.4% | #1,341 of 1,511 ▲ 8 | #124 of 141 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 331 | #1,135 of 1,638 | #96 of 156 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #225 of 1,528 | #24 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.9% | #154 of 1,531 | #16 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.6% | #584 of 1,600 | #53 of 152 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +24.4% | #61 of 450 | #13 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
331
+26 (+9%) vs 2020
+17% since 2010-11, when it was 282
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 10.2:1
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 | 331 | 29.7 | 11.1:1 | 95% (313) |
| 2023-24 | 321 | 27.7 | 11.6:1 | 98% (313) |
| 2022-23 | 296 | 25.8 | 11.5:1 | 94% (277) |
| 2020-21 | 305 | 30 | 10.2:1 | 96% (294) |
| 2017-18 | 266 | 30.6 | 8.7:1 | 88% (233) |
| 2015-16 | 304 | 26 | 11.7:1 | 59% (180) |
| 2010-11 | 282 | 17 | 16.6:1 | 90% (255) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pittsburgh Arsenal K-5.
Since 2017-18: students up 24% (266 to 331); teachers down 3% (30.6 to 29.7).
About Pittsburgh Arsenal K-5
Pittsburgh Arsenal K-5 is an elementary school in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it is part of Pittsburgh SD. It has an enrollment of 331 students in pre-K through 5. On average, elementary schools in Pennsylvania enroll around 443, and this school is 25% below that mark.
Pittsburgh SD (56 schools, 19,211 students) runs Pittsburgh Arsenal K-5.
Black students make up 50% of enrollment at Pittsburgh Arsenal K-5, the largest share of any group. Other reported shares: 24% Hispanic, 13% White, 8% Asian, and 5% multiracial. That compares with about 13% Black among all Allegheny County residents. A diversity index of 67% means there is a 67% chance two randomly chosen students at Pittsburgh Arsenal K-5 are from different groups.
Teacher count: 29.7 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 11.1:1. The average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania, 13.1:1, is higher. Roughly 95% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 54% average for public schools in Allegheny County, the school's rate is higher.
On the allk12 Grade, Pittsburgh Arsenal K-5 lands at C-, ahead of 16% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Pittsburgh Arsenal K-5 lands between the top and bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 28.3%; the prediction is 37.1%.
The school's county is Allegheny County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $78,548 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 46% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Pittsburgh Arsenal K-5 shares Allegheny County with 276 other public schools.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, Pittsburgh Arsenal 6-8, is the closest to Pittsburgh Arsenal K-5. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 28.3% is below the 48.7% average for nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes Pittsburgh Arsenal K-5 as City: Large.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 331, up from 305 in 2020-21.
The discussion board for Pittsburgh Arsenal K-5 is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. 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
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Frequently asked questions
About Pittsburgh Arsenal K-5What is the total enrollment at Pittsburgh Arsenal K-5?
Pittsburgh Arsenal K-5 enrolls approximately 331 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Pittsburgh Arsenal K-5 serve?
Pittsburgh Arsenal K-5 serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pittsburgh Arsenal K-5?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pittsburgh Arsenal K-5 is approximately 11.1:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pittsburgh Arsenal K-5?
At Pittsburgh Arsenal K-5, the student body is approximately 13% White, 24% Hispanic, 50% Black, 8% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Pittsburgh Arsenal K-5 in?
Pittsburgh Arsenal K-5 is part of Pittsburgh SD.
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