Enrollment
218
Elementary
DISTRICT 305 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PITTSBURGH SD·NCES 421917000975
Pittsburgh Miller K-5
2055 Bedford Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15219 · (412) 529-3830 · Allegheny County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL218 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 9% 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
11.3:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
102%
223 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 | 35 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 35 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 34 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 27 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 21 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 30 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (35) is 17% larger than its 5th grade class (30).
Student demographics
10%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
16.7%
PA avg 51.1% . +3.9pp since 2023
Math
11.3%
PA avg 43.0% . +4.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 16.7% | 11.3% |
| 2023-24 | 12.8% | 6.4% |
% 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
18.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.8%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Miller K-5 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Allegheny County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.7% | #1,305 of 1,396 | #120 of 129 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.3% | #1,399 of 1,511 ▲ 47 | #131 of 141 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 16.7% | #1,402 of 1,511 ▲ 82 | #132 of 141 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 218 | #1,492 of 1,638 | #135 of 156 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #259 of 1,528 | #26 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.7% | #1,432 of 1,531 | #140 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 102% | #200 of 1,600 | #18 of 152 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.8% | #360 of 450 | #49 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
218
-9 (-4%) vs 2020
-32% since 2010-11, when it was 319
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 218 | 19.3 | 11.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 225 | 18.2 | 12.4:1 | 99% (223) |
| 2022-23 | 213 | 19.5 | 10.9:1 | 94% (201) |
| 2020-21 | 227 | 19 | 11.9:1 | 98% (223) |
| 2017-18 | 212 | 25.1 | 8.4:1 | 92% (196) |
| 2015-16 | 279 | 24 | 11.6:1 | 66% (183) |
| 2010-11 | 319 | 17 | 18.8:1 | 96% (307) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pittsburgh Miller K-5.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (212 to 218); teachers down 23% (25.1 to 19.3).
About Pittsburgh Miller K-5
The public elementary school Pittsburgh Miller K-5 is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school teaches pre-K through 5 and enrolls 218 students. That is 51% below the average of about 443 students for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
Pittsburgh SD oversees Pittsburgh Miller K-5 and 55 other schools, with 19,211 students in total.
The share of students at Pittsburgh Miller K-5 who are Black is 95%. Other students are 2% multiracial. By comparison, Allegheny County residents are about 13% Black. A diversity index of 10% means there is a 10% chance two randomly chosen students at Pittsburgh Miller K-5 are from different groups.
The school's 19.3 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.3:1. The average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is 13.1:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher.
Pittsburgh Miller K-5 holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 9% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 33.8% at Pittsburgh Miller K-5; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 18.7%.
Census data for Allegheny County show median household income comes to about $78,548, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 46%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. There are 277 public schools in the county, enrolling about 141,392, Pittsburgh Miller K-5 among them.
Pittsburgh Miller K-5's closest public school neighbor is Pittsburgh Weil K-5, about 0.5 miles away. Within five miles of Pittsburgh Miller K-5, there are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 6 nearby schools with scores, Pittsburgh Miller K-5 ranks 4th on average proficiency.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 227 (2020-21) to 218 (2024-25).
Pittsburgh Miller K-5 has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. 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
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About Pittsburgh Miller K-5How many students attend Pittsburgh Miller K-5?
Pittsburgh Miller K-5 enrolls approximately 218 students in grades PK-05.
Is Pittsburgh Miller K-5 an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pittsburgh Miller K-5 is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Pittsburgh Miller K-5?
Approximately 11.3:1 students per teacher at Pittsburgh Miller K-5.
What is the student diversity at Pittsburgh Miller K-5?
Student demographics at Pittsburgh Miller K-5 are roughly 0% White, 2% Hispanic, 95% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Pittsburgh Miller K-5 public or private?
Pittsburgh Miller 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.