1
Which teacher or staff member at Pivik El Sch deserves more recognition?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
740
Elementary
DISTRICT 626 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLUM BOROUGH SD·NCES 421935007298
Pivik Elementary School
151 School Rd, Plum, PA 15239 · (412) 795-4580 · Allegheny County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL740 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 68% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- A-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
18.1:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
237 students
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 75%
Community
1
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 | 134 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 137 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 150 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 162 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 157 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (134) is 15% smaller than its 4th grade class (157).
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Plum Borough SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
59.2%
PA avg 51.1% . -3.3pp since 2023
Math
67.8%
PA avg 43.0% . -1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.2% | 67.8% |
| 2023-24 | 62.5% | 68.8% |
% 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
68.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Pivik Elementary School
Pivik Elementary School's state test result (68.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pivik Elementary School this school | 740 | 32.0% | 68.3% |
| Muse Elementary School Muse | 759 | 31.6% | 71.2% |
| Neshannock Memorial Elementary School New Castle | 688 | 29.5% | 67.2% |
| Richland Elementary School Johnstown | 831 | 35.7% | 67.2% |
| Mohawk Elementary School New Castle | 709 | 36.2% | 66.7% |
| Allison Park Elementary School Houston | 691 | 37.0% | 64.2% |
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 Pivik Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Allegheny County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.3% | #344 of 1,396 | #59 of 129 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.8% | #323 of 1,511 ▼ 57 | #56 of 141 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.2% | #462 of 1,511 ▲ 89 | #66 of 141 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 740 | #108 of 1,638 | #11 of 156 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #1,496 of 1,528 | #139 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.2% | #1,093 of 1,531 | #120 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.0% | #1,301 of 1,600 | #101 of 152 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +18.8% | #97 of 450 | #16 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
740
-12 (-2%) vs 2020
+27% since 1990-91, when it was 583
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 18.8:1
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 | 740 | 41 | 18.1:1 | 32% (237) |
| 2023-24 | 727 | 40.8 | 17.8:1 | 33% (237) |
| 2022-23 | 760 | 39.8 | 19.1:1 | 27% (208) |
| 2020-21 | 752 | 40 | 18.8:1 | 22% (169) |
| 2017-18 | 623 | 37.1 | 16.8:1 | 15% (95) |
| 2015-16 | 610 | 37 | 16.5:1 | 17% (106) |
| 2010-11 | 511 | 29 | 17.6:1 | 14% (74) |
| 2000-01 | 498 | 29 | 17.2:1 | 9% (46) |
| 1990-91 | 583 | 29 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pivik Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 19% (623 to 740); teachers up 11% (37.1 to 41).
About Pivik Elementary School
Pivik Elementary School is one of the public schools in Plum, Pennsylvania. It is a high-enrollment elementary school. The school covers kindergarten through 4 and reported 740 students in 2024-25. That puts enrollment 67% larger than the 443-student average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
Pivik Elementary School is among 5 schools run by Plum Borough SD, which serves 3,535 students.
Of every 100 students at Pivik Elementary School, about 87 are White. After that, the student body is 5% multiracial, 4% Black, and 2% Hispanic. Census figures show Allegheny County is about 76% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 24, compared with 70 nationally.
Pivik Elementary School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.1:1, with 41 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania, 13.1:1, is lower. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 32% at Pivik Elementary School. Among public schools in Allegheny County, the average eligibility rate is 54%.
Pivik Elementary School holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 68% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
Pivik Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (68.3%) and its predicted rate (63.9%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools.
Allegheny County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $78,548 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 46% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Public schools in Allegheny County number 277, with about 141,392 students.
O'Block Elementary School sits about 0.8 miles from Pivik Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Pivik Elementary School ranks 2nd in a group of 8 nearby schools.
Under the NCES locale system, Pivik Elementary School is Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 752 to 740.
People can post here about open houses, carpools, and field trips and other school topics. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Plum Borough SD
- Plum SHSHigh · 1,220 students
- Plum Middle SchoolMiddle · 550 students
- Holiday Park Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 513 students
- O'Block Elementary SchoolElementary · 512 students
Nearby schools
- O'Block Elementary School0.8 mi · 512
- Plum SHS1.2 mi · 1,220
- Penn Hills CS of Entrepreneurship2.3 mi · 527
- Holiday Park Intermediate School2.5 mi · 513
- Plum Middle School2.6 mi · 550
- Forbes Road Career and Technology Center3.0 mi · 19
Frequently asked questions
About Pivik Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Pivik Elementary School?
Pivik Elementary School enrolls approximately 740 students in grades KG-04.
Is Pivik Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pivik Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pivik Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pivik Elementary School is approximately 18.1:1 (41 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pivik Elementary School?
At Pivik Elementary School, the student body is approximately 87% White, 2% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Pivik Elementary School public or private?
Pivik Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Plum Borough SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.