Enrollment
278
Elementary
DISTRICT 305 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PITTSBURGH SD·NCES 421917006756
Pittsburgh Westwood K-5
508 Shadyhill Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15205 · (412) 529-6570 · Allegheny County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL278 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 50% 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
11.3:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
259 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 | 60 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 31 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 33 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 82% larger than its 5th grade class (33).
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
52.6%
PA avg 51.1% . -8.8pp since 2023
Math
30.6%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 53 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 down about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.6% | 30.6% |
| 2023-24 | 61.4% | 29.5% |
% 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
47.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.7%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% 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 Westwood K-5
Pittsburgh Westwood K-5's state test result (47.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Westwood K-5 this school | 278 | 93.2% | 47.6% |
| Bregy F Amedee School Philadelphia | 264 | 95.1% | 21.7% |
| Evergreen Elementary School Monroeville | 317 | 95.6% | 76.1% |
| Girard Stephen School Philadelphia | 296 | 93.9% | 35.2% |
| Marian Anderson Neighborhood Academy Philadelphia | 338 | 91.4% | 47.1% |
| Lincoln Elementary School Erie | 347 | 97.1% | 30.0% |
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 Westwood K-5 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Allegheny County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.6% | #924 of 1,396 | #84 of 129 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.6% | #1,142 of 1,511 ▼ 16 | #103 of 141 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.6% | #659 of 1,511 ▼ 71 | #74 of 141 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 278 | #1,323 of 1,638 | #120 of 156 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #273 of 1,528 | #30 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.6% | #50 of 1,531 | #4 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.2% | #612 of 1,600 | #61 of 152 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.6% | #203 of 450 | #32 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
278
+69 (+33%) vs 2020
-19% since 2010-11, when it was 342
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 11.0:1
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 | 24.5 | 11.3:1 | 93% (259) |
| 2023-24 | 259 | 19.3 | 13.4:1 | 100% (259) |
| 2022-23 | 214 | 16.4 | 13.0:1 | 100% (214) |
| 2020-21 | 209 | 19 | 11.0:1 | 100% (209) |
| 2017-18 | 256 | 19.9 | 12.9:1 | 73% (188) |
| 2015-16 | 229 | 18 | 12.7:1 | 64% (146) |
| 2010-11 | 342 | 22 | 15.6:1 | 74% (254) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pittsburgh Westwood K-5.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (256 to 278); teachers up 23% (19.9 to 24.5).
About Pittsburgh Westwood K-5
Pittsburgh Westwood K-5 is an elementary school in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it is part of Pittsburgh SD. It has an enrollment of 278 students in kindergarten through 5. That compares with an average of about 443 students for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
The Pittsburgh SD system has 56 schools and 19,211 students.
At Pittsburgh Westwood K-5, Black students make up the biggest share, 40%. Other students are 28% White, 13% Asian, 12% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. By comparison, Allegheny County residents are about 13% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 73, compared with 70 nationally.
Pittsburgh Westwood K-5 reports a ratio of 11.3 students per teacher, from 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 11.3:1 compares with an average of 13.1:1 for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. Lunch program data show 93% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That rate is above the 54% average among public schools in Allegheny County.
Pittsburgh Westwood K-5 holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 50% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Pittsburgh Westwood K-5 is 9.9 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 47.6% actual, 37.7% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Pennsylvania.
For Allegheny County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $78,548 a year, roughly 46% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Pittsburgh Westwood K-5, Allegheny County has 277 public schools.
The closest school to Pittsburgh Westwood K-5 is Fred L Aiken Elementary School, located about 0.7 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 47.6% is below the 48.7% average for nearby schools.
Pittsburgh Westwood K-5 has an NCES locale of City: Large.
The school's enrollment increased 33% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Pittsburgh Westwood K-5 lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Westwood K-5How many students attend Pittsburgh Westwood K-5?
Pittsburgh Westwood K-5 enrolls approximately 278 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Pittsburgh Westwood K-5 serve?
Pittsburgh Westwood K-5 serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Pittsburgh Westwood K-5?
Approximately 11.3:1 students per teacher at Pittsburgh Westwood K-5.
What is the student diversity at Pittsburgh Westwood K-5?
Student demographics at Pittsburgh Westwood K-5 are roughly 28% White, 6% Hispanic, 40% Black, 13% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Pittsburgh Westwood K-5 public or private?
Pittsburgh Westwood 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.