Enrollment
208
Elementary
DISTRICT 305 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PITTSBURGH SD·NCES 421917000255
Pittsburgh Woolslair K-5
501 40th St, Pittsburgh, PA 15224 · (412) 529-8800 · Allegheny County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL208 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 49% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- CTest 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
12.0:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
209 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 | 29 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 34 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 42 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 36 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (29) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (36).
Student demographics
69%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
44.2%
PA avg 51.1% . -4.3pp since 2023
Math
32.7%
PA avg 43.0% . -6.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 down about 7 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.2% | 32.7% |
| 2023-24 | 48.5% | 39.2% |
% 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
45.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 →
Where Pittsburgh Woolslair K-5 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Allegheny County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.7% | #967 of 1,396 | #87 of 129 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.7% | #1,114 of 1,511 ▼ 131 | #99 of 141 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.2% | #911 of 1,511 ▲ 42 | #91 of 141 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 208 | #1,515 of 1,638 | #138 of 156 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #432 of 1,528 | #38 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.6% | #126 of 1,531 | #8 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #281 of 1,600 | #26 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
208
+16 (+8%) vs 2020
-47% since 2000-01, when it was 391
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 208 | 17.3 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 209 | 17.3 | 12.1:1 | 100% (209) |
| 2022-23 | 179 | 17.4 | 10.3:1 | 100% (179) |
| 2020-21 | 192 | 17 | 11.3:1 | 100% (192) |
| 2017-18 | 208 | 17.3 | 12.0:1 | 76% (159) |
| 2015-16 | 155 | 14 | 11.1:1 | 59% (92) |
| 2010-11 | 253 | 14 | 18.1:1 | 83% (210) |
| 2000-01 | 391 | 22 | 17.8:1 | 67% (263) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pittsburgh Woolslair K-5.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (208 to 208); teachers unchanged (17.3 to 17.3).
About Pittsburgh Woolslair K-5
This page covers Pittsburgh Woolslair K-5, a low-enrollment elementary school in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 208 students in kindergarten through 5. The average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is about 443 students, so this school is 53% smaller than average.
The Pittsburgh SD system has 56 schools and 19,211 students.
Federal enrollment data show Black students as the largest group at Pittsburgh Woolslair K-5, at 45%. The rest of enrollment is 29% White, 15% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, and 3% Asian. Among all residents of Allegheny County, the Black share is about 13%. The school's diversity index is 69%, meaning two students picked at random have a 69% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The teaching staff at Pittsburgh Woolslair K-5 is 17.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 12.0:1. This ratio sits 1.1 below the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
The allk12 Grade for Pittsburgh Woolslair K-5 is B-. Compared with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 49% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Pittsburgh Woolslair K-5 would be expected to post about 34.5%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 45.7%.
Census Bureau estimates for Allegheny County show that the median household income is $78,548, roughly 46% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. There are 277 public schools in Allegheny County, enrolling about 141,392 students in all.
Pittsburgh Arsenal 6-8 is the closest public school, about 0.4 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Pittsburgh Woolslair K-5. Of the 4 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Pittsburgh Woolslair K-5 is 3rd on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment is up 8% from 2020-21, when Pittsburgh Woolslair K-5 had 192 students, to 2024-25, when it had 208.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Pittsburgh Woolslair K-5 covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Woolslair K-5How large is Pittsburgh Woolslair K-5?
Pittsburgh Woolslair K-5 enrolls approximately 208 students in grades KG-05.
Is Pittsburgh Woolslair K-5 an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pittsburgh Woolslair K-5 is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pittsburgh Woolslair K-5?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pittsburgh Woolslair K-5 is approximately 12.0:1 (17 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Pittsburgh Woolslair K-5?
Pittsburgh Woolslair K-5 reports a student body of 29% White, 7% Hispanic, 45% Black, 3% Asian, 15% Two or more.
Who oversees Pittsburgh Woolslair K-5?
Pittsburgh Woolslair K-5 is overseen by Pittsburgh SD in Allegheny County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.