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What do students at Propel CS-Homestead actually talk about outside of class?
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Enrollment
476
Combined
STATE 1,819
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PROPEL CS-HOMESTEAD·NCES 420011100749
Propel CS-Homestead
129 E 10th Ave, Homestead, PA 15120 · (412) 323-7305 · Allegheny County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL476 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 23% of Pennsylvania public K-12 schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
47 FTE teachers
STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
109%
517 students
STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 36 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 31 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 34 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 29 | 6% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 33 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 30 | 6% |
| Grade 8 | 42 | 9% |
| Grade 9 | 53 | 11% |
| Grade 10 | 53 | 11% |
| Grade 11 | 32 | 7% |
| Grade 12 | 28 | 6% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 14% smaller than its 8th grade class (42).
Student demographics
30%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
19.9%
PA avg 51.1% . -2.1pp since 2023
Math
8.6%
PA avg 43.0% . +2.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 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 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 19.9% | 8.6% |
| 2023-24 | 22.0% | 6.1% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
476
-95 (-17%) vs 2020
-14% since 2010-11, when it was 555
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 11.0:1
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 | 476 | 47.3 | 10.1:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 517 | 49.3 | 10.5:1 | 100% (517) |
| 2022-23 | 512 | 42 | 12.2:1 | 100% (511) |
| 2020-21 | 571 | 52 | 11.0:1 | 99% (566) |
| 2017-18 | 571 | 46.1 | 12.4:1 | 99% (568) |
| 2015-16 | 573 | 40 | 14.3:1 | 85% (485) |
| 2010-11 | 555 | 36 | 15.4:1 | 85% (474) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Propel CS-Homestead.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (571 to 476); teachers up 3% (46.1 to 47.3).
About Propel CS-Homestead
In Homestead, Pennsylvania, Propel CS-Homestead is a small combined-grade school. Classes run from kindergarten through 12, and the school has 476 students. Against the 1,819-student average for combined schools in Pennsylvania, enrollment here is 74% lower.
The school serves as its own district in federal records.
Black students make up 83% of enrollment at Propel CS-Homestead. Smaller groups are 10% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 2% White. For comparison, the population of Allegheny County is roughly 13% Black. Propel CS-Homestead's diversity index is 30%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school has about 10.1 students per teacher and 47.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 5.4 below the 15.5:1 average for combined schools in Pennsylvania.
allk12 grades Propel CS-Homestead a C-. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public K-12 schools, because each state gives its own test.
Allegheny County census figures show that the median household income is $78,548, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 46% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. There are 277 public schools in Allegheny County, enrolling about 141,392 students in all.
Barrett Elementary School is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. Federal records list Propel CS-Homestead as a charter school.
Enrollment is down 17% from 2020-21, when Propel CS-Homestead had 571 students, to 2024-25, when it had 476.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
Nearby schools
- Barrett Elementary School0.2 mi · 225
- Steel Valley Middle School1.3 mi · 429
- Steel Valley SHS1.3 mi · 415
- Propel CS-Hazelwood1.5 mi · 230
- Pittsburgh Minadeo K-51.5 mi · 296
- Dickson Prep STEAM Academy1.5 mi · 579
Frequently asked questions
About Propel CS-HomesteadWhat is the total enrollment at Propel CS-Homestead?
Propel CS-Homestead enrolls approximately 476 students in grades KG-12.
What age range does Propel CS-Homestead serve?
Propel CS-Homestead serves students from grade KG through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Propel CS-Homestead?
Approximately 10.1:1 students per teacher at Propel CS-Homestead.
How diverse is Propel CS-Homestead?
Propel CS-Homestead reports a student body of 2% White, 4% Hispanic, 83% Black, 10% Two or more.
What district is Propel CS-Homestead in?
Propel CS-Homestead is part of Propel CS-Homestead.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.