Enrollment
91
Elementary
DISTRICT 305 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PITTSBURGH SD·NCES 421917006044
Pittsburgh Linden K-5
725 S Linden Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15208 · (412) 529-3996 · Allegheny County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL91 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 20% 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
6.6:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
116%
106 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 | 15 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 11 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 20 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 19 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 12 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 14 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (15) is 7% larger than its 5th grade class (14).
Student demographics
39%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
43.2%
PA avg 51.1% . +18.2pp since 2023
Math
31.8%
PA avg 43.0% . +19.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 18 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 19 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.2% | 31.8% |
| 2023-24 | 25.0% | 12.8% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Pittsburgh Linden K-5 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Allegheny County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 91 | #1,627 of 1,638 | #155 of 156 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -71.3% | #1 of 1,045 | #1 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
91
-106 (-54%) vs 2020
-78% since 1990-91, when it was 423
Student : Teacher
6.6:1
was 10.4:1
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 | 91 | 13.8 | 6.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 106 | 15 | 7.1:1 | 100% (106) |
| 2022-23 | 135 | 16.5 | 8.2:1 | 100% (135) |
| 2020-21 | 197 | 19 | 10.4:1 | 100% (197) |
| 2017-18 | 317 | 24.6 | 12.9:1 | 70% (221) |
| 2015-16 | 371 | 22 | 16.9:1 | 64% (238) |
| 2010-11 | 425 | 25 | 17.0:1 | 35% (150) |
| 2000-01 | 381 | 21 | 18.1:1 | 40% (151) |
| 1990-91 | 423 | 20 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pittsburgh Linden K-5.
Since 2017-18: students down 71% (317 to 91); teachers down 44% (24.6 to 13.8).
About Pittsburgh Linden K-5
Pittsburgh Linden K-5 runs as a small elementary school in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Enrolled students number 91 students, in kindergarten through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Pennsylvania average about 443 students each.
Pittsburgh SD is the local district for Pittsburgh Linden K-5. It runs 56 schools with 19,211 students.
Pittsburgh Linden K-5 is 77% Black by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 9% White, 9% multiracial, 3% Asian, and 2% Hispanic. Census estimates put the Black share of Allegheny County's population at about 13%. Pittsburgh Linden K-5's diversity index is 39%, against a US figure of 70%.
The teaching staff at Pittsburgh Linden K-5 is 13.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 6.6:1. This ratio sits 6.5 below the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
allk12 grades Pittsburgh Linden K-5 a C-. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Pittsburgh Linden K-5 is located in Allegheny County, where the median household income is $78,548, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Pittsburgh Linden K-5 is one of 277 public schools in the county.
Pittsburgh Sterrett 6-8 is located about 0.6 miles from Pittsburgh Linden K-5. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
In the federal locale system, Pittsburgh Linden K-5 is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal records list enrollment at Pittsburgh Linden K-5 as 197 in 2020-21 and 91 in 2024-25. A change that size can reflect a shift in the grades the school serves as well as a change in students. The ratio was 10.4:1 in 2020-21 and 6.6:1 in 2024-25.
Community posts for Pittsburgh Linden K-5 can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. 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
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About Pittsburgh Linden K-5How many students attend Pittsburgh Linden K-5?
Pittsburgh Linden K-5 enrolls approximately 91 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Pittsburgh Linden K-5 serve?
Pittsburgh Linden K-5 serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pittsburgh Linden K-5?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pittsburgh Linden K-5 is approximately 6.6:1 (14 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pittsburgh Linden K-5?
At Pittsburgh Linden K-5, the student body is approximately 9% White, 2% Hispanic, 77% Black, 3% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Pittsburgh Linden K-5 public or private?
Pittsburgh Linden K-5 is a public K-12 school, overseen by Pittsburgh SD.
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