Pivik El Sch

Set in Plum, Pennsylvania, Pivik El Sch is a roomy elementary-level community, part of Plum Borough SD. It educates 740 students across grades K through 4. Enrollment runs roughly 67% larger than the state mean of about 443.

Within Plum Borough SD, which oversees 5 schools and 3,535 students, Pivik El Sch is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Pivik El Sch logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (87%). Other groups include 5% multiracial, 4% Black, 2% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 76% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting Pivik El Sch higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 32% of students at Pivik El Sch qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Allegheny County (around 54%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Pivik El Sch performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 63.9%, the actual is 68.3%, a residual of +4.4 points.

In the broader community, census data for Allegheny County shows median household income runs about $78,548, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Pivik El Sch is one of 277 public schools in Allegheny County (combined enrollment of about 141,392 students).

O'Block El Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Pivik El Sch at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 50.3%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Pivik El Sch's enrollment has rose 19% since 2018, when it stood at 623 (now 740). The White share of enrollment shrank from 91% to 87% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 18.1:1 today.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.