Enrollment
368
Elementary
DISTRICT 305 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PITTSBURGH SD·NCES 421917006761
Pittsburgh King K-8
50 Montgomery Place, Pittsburgh, PA 15212 · (412) 529-4160 · Allegheny County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL368 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 1% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
14.1:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
327 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 | 39 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 45 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 34 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 39 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 37 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 24 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 35 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 37 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 36 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 25% larger than its 8th grade class (36).
Student demographics
26%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
13.0%
PA avg 51.1% . -1.8pp since 2023
Math
2.7%
PA avg 43.0% . +0.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 13 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 3 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 13.0% | 2.7% |
| 2023-24 | 14.8% | 2.2% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
10.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-29.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 10% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 40% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 King K-8
Pittsburgh King K-8's state test result (10.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh King K-8 this school | 368 | 88.9% | 10.1% |
| Dick William School Philadelphia | 343 | 89.8% | 10.2% |
| Steel Edward School Philadelphia | 379 | 89.2% | 9.6% |
| Meade Gen George C School Philadelphia | 314 | 88.9% | 10.3% |
| Kelly John B School Philadelphia | 365 | 96.4% | 22.1% |
| Lamberton Robert E School Philadelphia | 341 | 95.0% | 9.8% |
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 King K-8 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Allegheny County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 10.1% | #1,376 of 1,396 | #126 of 129 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 2.7% | #1,508 of 1,511 ▼ 8 | #140 of 141 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 13.0% | #1,455 of 1,511 ▲ 7 | #136 of 141 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 368 | #1,003 of 1,638 | #74 of 156 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #1,106 of 1,528 | #98 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.6% | #1,066 of 1,531 | #117 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.9% | #662 of 1,600 | #70 of 152 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.4% | #465 of 1,045 | #31 of 73 |
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
368
+2 (+1%) vs 2020
-27% since 2010-11, when it was 506
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 368 | 26 | 14.1:1 | 89% (327) |
| 2023-24 | 348 | 24.3 | 14.3:1 | 94% (327) |
| 2022-23 | 365 | 29.1 | 12.5:1 | 89% (326) |
| 2020-21 | 366 | 31 | 11.8:1 | 100% (365) |
| 2017-18 | 430 | 39.9 | 10.8:1 | 93% (399) |
| 2015-16 | 564 | 41 | 13.8:1 | 69% (391) |
| 2010-11 | 506 | 32 | 15.8:1 | 92% (466) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pittsburgh King K-8.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (430 to 368); teachers down 35% (39.9 to 26).
About Pittsburgh King K-8
Pittsburgh King K-8 is an elementary school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. The school counted 368 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 8.
Besides Pittsburgh King K-8, Pittsburgh SD runs 55 other schools. The district enrolls 19,211 students.
Black students are 86% of those enrolled at Pittsburgh King K-8. The rest of enrollment is 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 3% White. Census estimates put the Black share of Allegheny County's population at about 13%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 26, compared with 70 nationally.
With 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 14.1:1. Elementary schools in Pennsylvania have an average ratio of 13.1:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Pittsburgh King K-8, 89% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 54% average among public schools in Allegheny County.
Pittsburgh King K-8 earns an F on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 1% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Pittsburgh King K-8 ranks in the bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools. It scores 10.1%; the prediction is 39.5%.
The county, Allegheny County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $78,548 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 46%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Counting Pittsburgh King K-8, Allegheny County has 277 public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Pittsburgh Allegheny K-5, is about 0.2 miles. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Pittsburgh King K-8 ranks 7th of 8 on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at Pittsburgh King K-8 was 366 in 2020-21 and 368 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. The ratio was 11.8:1 in 2020-21 and 14.1:1 in 2024-25.
People who know Pittsburgh King K-8 can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. 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 King K-8What is the total enrollment at Pittsburgh King K-8?
Pittsburgh King K-8 enrolls approximately 368 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Pittsburgh King K-8 serve?
Pittsburgh King K-8 serves grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Pittsburgh King K-8 have?
Pittsburgh King K-8 employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
How diverse is Pittsburgh King K-8?
Pittsburgh King K-8 reports a student body of 3% White, 5% Hispanic, 86% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Pittsburgh King K-8?
Pittsburgh King K-8 is overseen by Pittsburgh SD in Allegheny County.
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