Enrollment
360
Elementary
DISTRICT 305 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PITTSBURGH SD·NCES 421917006019
Pittsburgh Beechwood K-5
810 Rockland Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15216 · (412) 529-7390 · Allegheny County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL360 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 39% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
12.5:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
338 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 | 48 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 5% smaller than its 5th grade class (56).
Student demographics
72%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
36.5%
PA avg 51.1% . -11.8pp since 2023
Math
33.6%
PA avg 43.0% . -2.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 37 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.5% | 33.6% |
| 2023-24 | 48.3% | 36.2% |
% 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
42.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.4%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% 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 Beechwood K-5
Pittsburgh Beechwood K-5's state test result (42.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Beechwood K-5 this school | 360 | 93.9% | 42.9% |
| Neil Armstrong #40 Scranton | 441 | 96.8% | 36.0% |
| Brown Henry A School Philadelphia | 333 | 91.9% | 26.3% |
| Vare-Washington Elementary School Philadelphia | 375 | 87.7% | 40.8% |
| Richmond School Philadelphia | 351 | 96.3% | 33.6% |
| Benjamin Rush Elementary School Bensalem | 446 | 91.9% | 28.8% |
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 Beechwood K-5 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Allegheny County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #1,021 of 1,396 | #91 of 129 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.6% | #1,102 of 1,511 ▼ 78 | #98 of 141 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.5% | #1,090 of 1,511 ▼ 132 | #99 of 141 ▼ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 360 | #1,025 of 1,638 | #76 of 156 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #584 of 1,528 | #50 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.5% | #53 of 1,531 | #5 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.9% | #604 of 1,600 | #57 of 152 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.1% | #193 of 450 | #30 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
360
-17 (-5%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 575
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 10.8:1
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 | 360 | 28.9 | 12.5:1 | 94% (338) |
| 2023-24 | 349 | 29.7 | 11.8:1 | 97% (338) |
| 2022-23 | 359 | 32.7 | 11.0:1 | 96% (345) |
| 2020-21 | 377 | 35 | 10.8:1 | 96% (362) |
| 2017-18 | 330 | 32.3 | 10.2:1 | 72% (237) |
| 2015-16 | 367 | 26 | 14.1:1 | 54% (197) |
| 2010-11 | 428 | 27 | 15.8:1 | 71% (302) |
| 2000-01 | 401 | 23 | 17.4:1 | 48% (192) |
| 1990-91 | 575 | 22 | 26.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pittsburgh Beechwood K-5.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (330 to 360); teachers down 10% (32.3 to 28.9).
About Pittsburgh Beechwood K-5
Pittsburgh Beechwood K-5 is a small elementary school for students in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The student body numbers 360 students, from pre-K through 5.
Across its 56 schools, Pittsburgh SD enrolls 19,211 students. Pittsburgh Beechwood K-5 is one of those schools.
Hispanic students are the largest group at Pittsburgh Beechwood K-5, with 41% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 24% White, 21% Black, 8% multiracial, and 7% Asian. Allegheny County as a whole is about 3% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. By the diversity index, Pittsburgh Beechwood K-5 comes in at 72%.
Federal data list 28.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at Pittsburgh Beechwood K-5 in 2024-25, for a ratio of 12.5:1. Elementary schools in Pennsylvania have a similar average ratio of 13.1:1. The lunch program counts 94% of students at Pittsburgh Beechwood K-5 as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Allegheny County average 54%.
The allk12 Grade for Pittsburgh Beechwood K-5 is C+. Compared with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 39% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Pittsburgh Beechwood K-5 would score about 37.4%. It scores 42.9%, 5.6 points above that figure.
Census estimates describe Allegheny County this way: median household income is about $78,548, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 277 public schools in Allegheny County, with a combined enrollment of about 141,392.
Pittsburgh Brashear High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, Pittsburgh Beechwood K-5 ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Pittsburgh Beechwood K-5 went from 377 students to 360. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 10.8:1 to 12.5:1.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Pittsburgh Beechwood K-5. Questions from prospective families are welcome 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 Beechwood K-5How many students attend Pittsburgh Beechwood K-5?
Pittsburgh Beechwood K-5 enrolls approximately 360 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Pittsburgh Beechwood K-5 serve?
Pittsburgh Beechwood K-5 serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pittsburgh Beechwood K-5?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pittsburgh Beechwood K-5 is approximately 12.5:1 (29 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Pittsburgh Beechwood K-5?
Pittsburgh Beechwood K-5 reports a student body of 24% White, 41% Hispanic, 21% Black, 7% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Pittsburgh Beechwood K-5 in?
Pittsburgh Beechwood K-5 is part of Pittsburgh SD.
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