Pittsburgh Montessori K-5

Pittsburgh Montessori K-5 is an elementary-level community of compact scale in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, part of Pittsburgh SD, educateing 332 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 25% smaller than typical.

Within Pittsburgh SD, which oversees 56 schools and 19,211 students, Pittsburgh Montessori K-5 is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Pittsburgh Montessori K-5 logs that White students make up the majority at 64%. Other groups include 13% Black, 11% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, 5% Asian. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 76%.

On the income-and-resources front, Pittsburgh Montessori K-5 reports 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.8:1. The state averages around 13.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 81% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Allegheny County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Pittsburgh Montessori K-5 sits in the top 10% of Pennsylvania schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 43.0%; actual is 73.5%, +30.5 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Allegheny County put median household income runs about $78,548, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Pittsburgh Montessori K-5 is one of 277 public schools in Allegheny County (combined enrollment of about 141,392 students).

The closest other public school is Pittsburgh Liberty K-5, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Pittsburgh Montessori K-5 ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 39.6%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Over the past 7-year window. Pittsburgh Montessori K-5's enrollment has rose 13% since 2018, when it stood at 295 (now 332). Black enrollment moved from 20% to 13% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 today.

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