Enrollment
230
Elementary
STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PROPEL CS-HAZELWOOD·NCES 420088007543
Propel CS-Hazelwood
5401 Glenwood Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15207 · (412) 325-7305 · Allegheny County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL230 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 0% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
11.0:1
21 FTE teachers
STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
222 students
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 | 30 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 24 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 32 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 20 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 23 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 17 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 23 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 31 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (30) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (31).
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
5.2%
PA avg 51.1% . -1.9pp since 2023
Math
4.5%
PA avg 43.0% . +4.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 5 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 5 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 5.2% | 4.5% |
| 2023-24 | 7.1% | 0.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
4.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.2%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-31.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 5% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 36% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Propel CS-Hazelwood
Propel CS-Hazelwood's state test result (4.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Propel CS-Hazelwood this school | 230 | 96.5% | 4.8% |
| Gideon Edward School Philadelphia | 221 | 94.6% | 11.2% |
| Samuel Gompers School Philadelphia | 238 | 100.0% | 19.7% |
| Philadelphia Montessori CS Philadelphia | 226 | 98.7% | 18.5% |
| Morris Robert School Philadelphia | 215 | 93.0% | 19.2% |
| Stetser Elementary School Chester | 251 | 92.0% | 24.7% |
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 Propel CS-Hazelwood ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Allegheny County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 4.8% | #1,396 of 1,396 | #129 of 129 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 4.5% | #1,488 of 1,511 ▲ 23 | #138 of 141 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 5.2% | #1,509 of 1,511 ▼ 1 | #141 of 141 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 230 | #1,459 of 1,638 | #131 of 156 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #198 of 1,528 | #22 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.3% | #1,073 of 1,531 | #118 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.5% | #524 of 1,600 | #43 of 152 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.6% | #224 of 1,045 | #16 of 73 |
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
230
-45 (-16%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 230 | 21 | 11.0:1 | 97% (222) |
| 2023-24 | 222 | 22.8 | 9.8:1 | 99% (219) |
| 2022-23 | 271 | 17 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 275 | 22 | 12.5:1 | 99% (272) |
| 2017-18 | 297 | 17.1 | 17.3:1 | 77% (229) |
| 2015-16 | 243 | 16 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Propel CS-Hazelwood.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (297 to 230); teachers up 22% (17.1 to 21).
About Propel CS-Hazelwood
Propel CS-Hazelwood is an elementary school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. Students in kindergarten through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 230 students. Elementary schools in Pennsylvania average about 443 students, which makes this school 48% below average.
Propel CS-Hazelwood is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.
The share of Black students at Propel CS-Hazelwood is 86%. Other groups make up 6% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 3% White. Allegheny County as a whole is about 13% Black, so the school's share is higher. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Propel CS-Hazelwood scores 25%.
Its staff includes 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 11.0 students per teacher. The gap from the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is 2.1 students per teacher. Roughly 97% of students at Propel CS-Hazelwood can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The 54% average for public schools in Allegheny County is 43 points lower.
Propel CS-Hazelwood earns an F on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 0% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
Given its lunch-eligibility share, the predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results for Propel CS-Hazelwood is 36.2%. It actually posts 4.8%, which is 31.4 points lower and in the bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools.
In Allegheny County, home to about 1,238,177 people, median household income comes to about $78,548, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. There are 277 public schools in the county, enrolling about 141,392, Propel CS-Hazelwood among them.
Propel CS-Hazelwood is about 1.5 miles from Propel CS-Homestead, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Propel CS-Hazelwood ranks 6th of 7 nearby schools, at 4.8% versus a 30.3% average.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Federal records list Propel CS-Hazelwood as a charter school.
A 16% decline took enrollment from 275 in 2020-21 to 230 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 12.5:1 in 2020-21 to 11.0:1 in 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Propel CS-Hazelwood community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Propel CS-HazelwoodWhat is the total enrollment at Propel CS-Hazelwood?
Propel CS-Hazelwood enrolls approximately 230 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Propel CS-Hazelwood serve?
Propel CS-Hazelwood serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Propel CS-Hazelwood?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Propel CS-Hazelwood is approximately 11.0:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Propel CS-Hazelwood?
At Propel CS-Hazelwood, the student body is approximately 3% White, 4% Hispanic, 86% Black, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Propel CS-Hazelwood?
Propel CS-Hazelwood is overseen by Propel CS-Hazelwood in Allegheny County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.