Enrollment
278
Elementary
DISTRICT 305 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PITTSBURGH SD·NCES 421917000684
Pittsburgh Roosevelt K -5
17 W Cherryhill Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15210 · (412) 529-7780 · Allegheny County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL278 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 13% 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.
- 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
14.1:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
235 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 | 66 | 24% |
| Kindergarten | 41 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 39 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 23 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 27 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 52% larger than its 5th grade class (27).
Student demographics
73%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
30.0%
PA avg 51.1% . +8.6pp since 2023
Math
31.0%
PA avg 43.0% . +12.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.0% | 31.0% |
| 2023-24 | 21.4% | 19.0% |
% 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
27.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.4%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Roosevelt K -5
Pittsburgh Roosevelt K -5's state test result (27.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Roosevelt K -5 this school | 278 | 84.5% | 27.2% |
| Eddystone Elementary School Eddystone | 226 | 87.6% | 43.0% |
| Marian Anderson Neighborhood Academy Philadelphia | 338 | 91.4% | 47.1% |
| Woodlyn Elementary School Woodlyn | 320 | 76.3% | 43.7% |
| Monessen El Center Monessen | 330 | 86.1% | 20.4% |
| Marcus Hook Elementary School Marcus Hook | 237 | 91.1% | 39.9% |
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 Roosevelt K -5 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Allegheny County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.2% | #1,214 of 1,396 | #114 of 129 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #1,139 of 1,511 ▲ 137 | #101 of 141 ▲ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #1,199 of 1,511 ▲ 183 | #109 of 141 ▲ 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 278 | #1,322 of 1,638 | #119 of 156 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #1,091 of 1,528 | #96 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.1% | #47 of 1,531 | #3 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.5% | #688 of 1,600 | #72 of 152 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.1% | #518 of 1,045 | #33 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
278
+16 (+6%) vs 2020
-45% since 2010-11, when it was 505
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 10.9:1
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 | 278 | 19.7 | 14.1:1 | 85% (235) |
| 2023-24 | 237 | 21 | 11.3:1 | 99% (235) |
| 2022-23 | 252 | 19.6 | 12.9:1 | 96% (241) |
| 2020-21 | 262 | 24 | 10.9:1 | 98% (258) |
| 2017-18 | 320 | 24.3 | 13.2:1 | 75% (241) |
| 2015-16 | 334 | 20 | 16.7:1 | 58% (195) |
| 2010-11 | 505 | 29 | 17.4:1 | 77% (387) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pittsburgh Roosevelt K -5.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (320 to 278); teachers down 19% (24.3 to 19.7).
About Pittsburgh Roosevelt K -5
Pittsburgh Roosevelt K -5 is an elementary school with a street address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school enrolls 278 students, from pre-K through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is about 443, so this school runs 37% smaller than that.
Pittsburgh Roosevelt K -5 is one of the 56 schools that make up Pittsburgh SD (19,211 students in total).
Enrollment at Pittsburgh Roosevelt K -5 is mixed, with Black students the largest group at 38%. Beyond that, enrollment is 26% White, 20% multiracial, 10% Hispanic, and 5% Asian. In Allegheny County overall, about 13% of residents are Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Pittsburgh Roosevelt K -5 belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 73%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 14.1:1, with 19.7 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, elementary schools in Pennsylvania average 13.1:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 85%. Compared with the 54% average for public schools in Allegheny County, the school's rate is higher.
allk12 grades Pittsburgh Roosevelt K -5 a D. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Pittsburgh Roosevelt K -5 is 14.1 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (27.2% versus 41.4%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Pennsylvania.
County data help place the school in context: in Allegheny County, median household income is about $78,548, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Pittsburgh Roosevelt K -5 is among the 277 public schools in Allegheny County.
Pittsburgh Carrick High School is the closest public school, about 0.5 miles away in a straight line. Pittsburgh Roosevelt K -5 is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 19.6% proficiency; Pittsburgh Roosevelt K -5 posts 27.2%.
The federal government classifies Pittsburgh Roosevelt K -5's location as City: Large.
Federal counts put enrollment at 262 in 2020-21 and 278 in 2024-25, a 6% gain. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (14.1:1) than in 2020-21 (10.9:1).
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Pittsburgh Roosevelt K -5. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Roosevelt K -5What is the total enrollment at Pittsburgh Roosevelt K -5?
Pittsburgh Roosevelt K -5 enrolls approximately 278 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Pittsburgh Roosevelt K -5 serve?
Pittsburgh Roosevelt K -5 serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Pittsburgh Roosevelt K -5?
Approximately 14.1:1 students per teacher at Pittsburgh Roosevelt K -5.
How diverse is Pittsburgh Roosevelt K -5?
Pittsburgh Roosevelt K -5 reports a student body of 26% White, 10% Hispanic, 38% Black, 5% Asian, 20% Two or more.
Is Pittsburgh Roosevelt K -5 public or private?
Pittsburgh Roosevelt K -5 is a public K-12 school, overseen by Pittsburgh SD.
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