Enrollment
233
Elementary
DISTRICT 305 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PITTSBURGH SD·NCES 421917000395
Pittsburgh Phillips K-5
1901 Sarah St, Pittsburgh, PA 15203 · (412) 529-5190 · Allegheny County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL233 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 46% 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.
- B+Beats 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
13.3:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
213 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 | 45 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 34 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 38 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 18% larger than its 5th grade class (38).
Student demographics
67%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
39.2%
PA avg 51.1% . -9.7pp since 2023
Math
41.8%
PA avg 43.0% . -0.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.2% | 41.8% |
| 2023-24 | 48.9% | 42.4% |
% 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
46.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.4%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 →
Schools most like Pittsburgh Phillips K-5
Pittsburgh Phillips K-5's state test result (46.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Phillips K-5 this school | 233 | 91.4% | 46.6% |
| Pittsburgh Sunnyside K-8 Pittsburgh | 248 | 96.8% | 32.2% |
| Lafayette Elementary School Uniontown | 283 | 94.3% | 20.7% |
| Marcus Hook Elementary School Marcus Hook | 237 | 91.1% | 39.9% |
| Eddystone Elementary School Eddystone | 226 | 87.6% | 43.0% |
| Musser Elementary School Sharon | 324 | 97.5% | 30.4% |
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 Phillips K-5 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Allegheny County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.6% | #947 of 1,396 | #85 of 129 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.8% | #973 of 1,511 ▼ 57 | #88 of 141 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.2% | #1,033 of 1,511 ▼ 91 | #96 of 141 ▼ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 233 | #1,455 of 1,638 | #130 of 156 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #853 of 1,528 | #70 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.1% | #151 of 1,531 | #15 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.4% | #645 of 1,600 | #66 of 152 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.9% | #294 of 1,045 | #23 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
233
-24 (-9%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 251
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 233 | 17.5 | 13.3:1 | 91% (213) |
| 2023-24 | 213 | 18.2 | 11.7:1 | 100% (213) |
| 2022-23 | 201 | 18.5 | 10.9:1 | 100% (201) |
| 2020-21 | 257 | 19 | 13.5:1 | 100% (257) |
| 2017-18 | 291 | 18.5 | 15.7:1 | 63% (182) |
| 2015-16 | 290 | 17 | 17.1:1 | 55% (160) |
| 2010-11 | 319 | 18 | 17.7:1 | 52% (166) |
| 2000-01 | 295 | 16 | 18.4:1 | 58% (171) |
| 1990-91 | 251 | 13 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pittsburgh Phillips K-5.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (291 to 233); teachers down 5% (18.5 to 17.5).
About Pittsburgh Phillips K-5
Pittsburgh Phillips K-5 is a small elementary school in Pennsylvania, with an address in Pittsburgh. The school has 233 students in 2024-25 across kindergarten through 5. Elementary schools in Pennsylvania have about 443 students on average; enrollment here is 47% lower.
Besides Pittsburgh Phillips K-5, Pittsburgh SD runs 55 other schools. The district enrolls 19,211 students.
The largest group at Pittsburgh Phillips K-5 is Black students, at 44%. The remaining students are 33% White, 15% multiracial, and 8% Hispanic. Census figures show Allegheny County is about 13% Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 67%.
The school lists 17.5 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. The ratio is within a point of the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. A total of 213 students, or 91%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 54% average for public schools in Allegheny County, the school's rate is higher.
Pittsburgh Phillips K-5 holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 46% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
Compared with Pennsylvania schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Pittsburgh Phillips K-5's results are 8.2 points above predicted: 46.6% against 38.4%.
American Community Survey estimates for Allegheny County show that median household income comes to about $78,548, roughly 46% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. The county's public schools total 277, with about 141,392 students.
Pittsburgh Grandview K-5, about 0.8 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. On average proficiency, Pittsburgh Phillips K-5 is 2nd of 8 nearby schools with test data.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 257 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 233 by 2024-25.
The discussion board for Pittsburgh Phillips K-5 is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Phillips K-5How many students attend Pittsburgh Phillips K-5?
Pittsburgh Phillips K-5 enrolls approximately 233 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Pittsburgh Phillips K-5 serve?
Pittsburgh Phillips K-5 serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Pittsburgh Phillips K-5 have?
Pittsburgh Phillips K-5 employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pittsburgh Phillips K-5?
At Pittsburgh Phillips K-5, the student body is approximately 33% White, 8% Hispanic, 44% Black, 1% Asian, 15% Two or more.
Is Pittsburgh Phillips K-5 public or private?
Pittsburgh Phillips 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.