Pittsburgh Grandview K-5

Located at 845 McLain St, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh Grandview K-5 is a tight-knit primary school that educates 195 students (grades K through 5), operated by Pittsburgh SD. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 56% below typical.

Pittsburgh SD comprises 56 schools with combined enrollment of 19,211 students; Pittsburgh Grandview K-5 is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Pittsburgh Grandview K-5 lists that 67% of the student body identifies as Black; the rest looks like 16% multiracial, 9% White, 8% Hispanic. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 13%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.9:1. The state averages around 13.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 95% of students at Pittsburgh Grandview K-5 qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Allegheny County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Pittsburgh Grandview K-5 sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 36.7%; this one delivers 23.3%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Allegheny County indicate median household income runs about $78,548, roughly 46% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Allegheny County's 277 public schools (combined enrollment of about 141,392 students), Pittsburgh Grandview K-5 is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Pittsburgh Phillips K-5, around 0.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Pittsburgh Grandview K-5. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Pittsburgh Grandview K-5 ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 18.0%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 28%: 269 students in 2018 compared to 195 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 3% to 8%.

On the community side, the feed for Pittsburgh Grandview K-5 typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.