Enrollment
206
Elementary
DISTRICT 305 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PITTSBURGH SD·NCES 421917006042
Pittsburgh Liberty K-5
601 Filbert St, Pittsburgh, PA 15232 · (412) 529-8450 · Allegheny County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL206 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 21% 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.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·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
11.8:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
117%
242 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 41 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 30 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 24 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 36 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 14% larger than its 5th grade class (36).
Student demographics
50%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
30.8%
PA avg 51.1% . -2.3pp since 2023
Math
35.6%
PA avg 43.0% . +10.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 are up about 10 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.8% | 35.6% |
| 2023-24 | 33.1% | 25.4% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Pittsburgh Liberty K-5 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Allegheny County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.6% | #1,075 of 1,511 ▲ 123 | #93 of 141 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.8% | #1,188 of 1,511 ▲ 33 | #106 of 141 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 206 | #1,517 of 1,638 | #139 of 156 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #367 of 1,528 | #36 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.8% | #548 of 1,531 | #56 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 117% | #9 of 1,600 | #1 of 152 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -49.5% | #6 of 1,045 | #2 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
206
-178 (-46%) vs 2020
-55% since 1990-91, when it was 459
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 206 | 17.5 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 242 | 19.2 | 12.6:1 | 100% (242) |
| 2022-23 | 264 | 24.1 | 10.9:1 | 100% (264) |
| 2020-21 | 384 | 30 | 12.8:1 | 100% (384) |
| 2017-18 | 408 | 28.1 | 14.5:1 | 66% (271) |
| 2015-16 | 428 | 22 | 19.4:1 | 61% (263) |
| 2010-11 | 419 | 24 | 17.5:1 | 47% (195) |
| 2000-01 | 448 | 23 | 19.5:1 | 46% (207) |
| 1990-91 | 459 | 22 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pittsburgh Liberty K-5.
Since 2017-18: students down 50% (408 to 206); teachers down 38% (28.1 to 17.5).
About Pittsburgh Liberty K-5
Pittsburgh Liberty K-5 operates as a low-enrollment elementary school in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Enrollment totals 206 students across kindergarten through 5. That puts enrollment 53% below the 443-student average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
Pittsburgh Liberty K-5 reports to Pittsburgh SD, which has 56 schools and 19,211 students.
Black students are 68% of those enrolled at Pittsburgh Liberty K-5. The next largest groups are 14% White, 10% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. In Allegheny County overall, about 13% of residents are Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 50, compared with 70 nationally.
Pittsburgh Liberty K-5 reported 17.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 11.8:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is 13.1:1.
Pittsburgh Liberty K-5 holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 21% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
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 Liberty K-5 among them.
A public school about 0.6 miles away, Pittsburgh Montessori K-5, is the closest to Pittsburgh Liberty K-5. Pittsburgh Liberty K-5 has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Reported enrollment: 384 (2020-21) and 206 (2024-25). These figures may describe different sets of grades. Students per teacher dropped from 12.8 in 2020-21 to 11.8 in 2024-25.
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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 Liberty K-5What is the total enrollment at Pittsburgh Liberty K-5?
Pittsburgh Liberty K-5 enrolls approximately 206 students in grades KG-05.
Is Pittsburgh Liberty K-5 an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pittsburgh Liberty K-5 is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Pittsburgh Liberty K-5 have?
Pittsburgh Liberty K-5 employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Pittsburgh Liberty K-5?
Student demographics at Pittsburgh Liberty K-5 are roughly 14% White, 6% Hispanic, 68% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Pittsburgh Liberty K-5 public or private?
Pittsburgh Liberty K-5 is a public K-12 school, overseen by Pittsburgh SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.