Propel CS-East

Set in Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania, Propel CS-East is a close-knit elementary school, one of the schools within Propel CS-East. It teaches 339 students across grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 23% smaller than typical.

Propel CS-East is a school of Propel CS-East, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

Demographically, Propel CS-East records that Black students make up the majority at 68%. The remainder looks like 16% White, 12% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. By comparison, Allegheny County as a whole is about 13% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.5:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 98% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Allegheny County's rate of about 54%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Propel CS-East performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 35.5%, the actual is 28.5%, a residual of -7.0 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for Allegheny County shows median household income runs about $78,548, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Allegheny County's 277 public schools (combined enrollment of about 141,392 students), Propel CS-East is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Turtle Creek EL STEAM Academy, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Propel CS-East at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 25.8%.

Propel CS-East operates from a suburban location. Propel CS-East operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Propel CS-East has ticked down 4%, going from 353 students in 2018 to 339 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 42% to 16% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 today.

On this page, the feed for Propel CS-East typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.