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If you could change one rule at Pittsburgh Faison K-5, what would it be?
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Enrollment
480
Elementary
DISTRICT 305 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PITTSBURGH SD·NCES 421917007411
Pittsburgh Faison K-5
7430 Tioga St, Pittsburgh, PA 15208 · (412) 529-2305 · Allegheny County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL480 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 10% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
12.7:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
105%
504 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 | 157 | 33% |
| Kindergarten | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 32 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 106% larger than its 5th grade class (32).
Student demographics
22%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
18.3%
PA avg 51.1% . -0.7pp since 2023
Math
13.1%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 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 up about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 18.3% | 13.1% |
| 2023-24 | 19.0% | 11.6% |
% 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
19.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.6%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 →
Where Pittsburgh Faison K-5 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Allegheny County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.5% | #1,295 of 1,396 | #119 of 129 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.1% | #1,375 of 1,511 ▼ 3 | #130 of 141 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.3% | #1,378 of 1,511 ▲ 34 | #130 of 141 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 480 | #589 of 1,638 | #37 of 156 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #651 of 1,528 | #56 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.3% | #1,137 of 1,531 | #126 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 105% | #114 of 1,600 | #12 of 152 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.3% | #404 of 450 | #60 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
480
-148 (-24%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 480 | 37.9 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 528 | 47.7 | 11.1:1 | 95% (504) |
| 2022-23 | 589 | 55.6 | 10.6:1 | 89% (524) |
| 2020-21 | 628 | 51 | 12.3:1 | 92% (580) |
| 2017-18 | 474 | 54.8 | 8.7:1 | 95% (450) |
| 2015-16 | 714 | 45 | 15.9:1 | 53% (380) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pittsburgh Faison K-5.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (474 to 480); teachers down 31% (54.8 to 37.9).
About Pittsburgh Faison K-5
Pittsburgh Faison K-5 is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Its enrollment is 480 students, spread over pre-K through 5.
Pittsburgh Faison K-5 is run by Pittsburgh SD, whose 56 schools enroll 19,211 students.
At Pittsburgh Faison K-5, 88% of students are Black. Smaller groups are 5% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, and 3% White. In Allegheny County overall, about 13% of residents are Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 22, compared with 70 nationally.
Staffing at Pittsburgh Faison K-5 comes to 37.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.7:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Pennsylvania is similar, at 13.1:1.
Pittsburgh Faison K-5 holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 10% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 19.5%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 32.6%.
Census data for Allegheny County show median household income comes to about $78,548, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. There are 277 public schools in the county, enrolling about 141,392, Pittsburgh Faison K-5 among them.
Pittsburgh Westinghouse is about 0.7 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 29.8% on proficiency, and Pittsburgh Faison K-5 is below that at 19.5%.
Under the NCES locale system, Pittsburgh Faison K-5 is City: Large.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 480, down from 628 in 2020-21.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About Pittsburgh Faison K-5What is the total enrollment at Pittsburgh Faison K-5?
Pittsburgh Faison K-5 enrolls approximately 480 students in grades PK-05.
Is Pittsburgh Faison K-5 an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pittsburgh Faison K-5 is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Pittsburgh Faison K-5 have?
Pittsburgh Faison K-5 employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Pittsburgh Faison K-5?
Student demographics at Pittsburgh Faison K-5 are roughly 3% White, 3% Hispanic, 88% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Pittsburgh Faison K-5 in?
Pittsburgh Faison K-5 is part of Pittsburgh SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.