Enrollment
126
Elementary
DISTRICT 305 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PITTSBURGH SD·NCES 421917000045
Pittsburgh Spring Hill K-5
1351 Damas St, Pittsburgh, PA 15212 · (412) 529-3000 · Allegheny County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL126 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 17% 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.
- C-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
9.8:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
120 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 | 25 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 24 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 23 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 19 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 13 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 22 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (25) is 14% larger than its 5th grade class (22).
Student demographics
66%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
24.5%
PA avg 51.1% . -4.4pp since 2023
Math
24.5%
PA avg 43.0% . +6.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.5% | 24.5% |
| 2023-24 | 28.9% | 17.8% |
% 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
27.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.8%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Spring Hill K-5
Pittsburgh Spring Hill K-5's state test result (27.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Spring Hill K-5 this school | 126 | 95.2% | 27.8% |
| Pittsburgh Chartiers Early Childhood Center Pittsburgh | 140 | 92.1% | N/A |
| Pittsburgh Phillips K-5 Pittsburgh | 233 | 91.4% | 46.6% |
| Pittsburgh Sunnyside K-8 Pittsburgh | 248 | 96.8% | 32.2% |
| Pittsburgh Whittier K-5 Pittsburgh | 139 | 99.3% | 46.5% |
| Eddystone Elementary School Eddystone | 226 | 87.6% | 43.0% |
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 Spring Hill K-5 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Allegheny County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.8% | #1,205 of 1,396 | #112 of 129 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.5% | #1,234 of 1,511 ▲ 61 | #111 of 141 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.5% | #1,287 of 1,511 ▲ 8 | #118 of 141 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 126 | #1,607 of 1,638 | #153 of 156 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.2% | #563 of 1,600 | #49 of 152 |
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
126
+6 (+5%) vs 2020
-38% since 2000-01, when it was 204
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
was 9.2:1
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 | 126 | 12.8 | 9.8:1 | 95% (120) |
| 2023-24 | 120 | 10.7 | 11.2:1 | 100% (120) |
| 2022-23 | 104 | 11.5 | 9.0:1 | 100% (104) |
| 2020-21 | 120 | 13 | 9.2:1 | 100% (120) |
| 2017-18 | 177 | 21.2 | 8.4:1 | 86% (152) |
| 2015-16 | 247 | 22 | 11.2:1 | 70% (174) |
| 2010-11 | 320 | 22 | 14.6:1 | 90% (289) |
| 2000-01 | 204 | 11 | 18.6:1 | 79% (161) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pittsburgh Spring Hill K-5.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (177 to 126); teachers down 39% (21.2 to 12.8).
About Pittsburgh Spring Hill K-5
Pittsburgh Spring Hill K-5 is a small elementary school. Its address is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school's 126 students are in pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 72% lower than the average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania, which is about 443.
Pittsburgh SD (56 schools, 19,211 students) runs Pittsburgh Spring Hill K-5.
Black students are the largest group at Pittsburgh Spring Hill K-5, with 46% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 33% White, 14% multiracial, and 7% Hispanic. Allegheny County as a whole is about 13% Black, so the school's share is higher. The chance that two students picked at random at Pittsburgh Spring Hill K-5 belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 66%.
The count of teachers at Pittsburgh Spring Hill K-5 is 12.8 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 9.8:1. Among elementary schools in Pennsylvania, the typical ratio is 13.1:1. The school counts 120 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 95%. Public schools in Allegheny County average 54%.
allk12 grades Pittsburgh Spring Hill K-5 a C-. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Pittsburgh Spring Hill K-5's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (27.8%) and its predicted rate (36.8%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools.
Allegheny County census figures show that median household income is about $78,548, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 46% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. A total of 277 public schools operate in Allegheny County, serving about 141,392 students.
The closest public school to Pittsburgh Spring Hill K-5 is Pittsburgh Spring Garden Early Childhood Center, about 0.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The school's 27.8% average proficiency ranks 4th among 8 nearby schools.
Under the NCES locale system, Pittsburgh Spring Hill K-5 is City: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count grew from 120 to 126.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. 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
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Frequently asked questions
About Pittsburgh Spring Hill K-5How many students attend Pittsburgh Spring Hill K-5?
Pittsburgh Spring Hill K-5 enrolls approximately 126 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Pittsburgh Spring Hill K-5 serve?
Pittsburgh Spring Hill K-5 serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Pittsburgh Spring Hill K-5?
Approximately 9.8:1 students per teacher at Pittsburgh Spring Hill K-5.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pittsburgh Spring Hill K-5?
At Pittsburgh Spring Hill K-5, the student body is approximately 33% White, 7% Hispanic, 46% Black, 14% Two or more.
Who oversees Pittsburgh Spring Hill K-5?
Pittsburgh Spring Hill K-5 is overseen by Pittsburgh SD in Allegheny County.
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