Enrollment
316
Elementary
STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PROPEL CS-NORTHSIDE·NCES 420084907380
Propel CS-Northside
1805 Buena Vista Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15212 · (412) 325-7305 · Allegheny County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL316 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 4% 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
11.7:1
27 FTE teachers
STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
313 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 | 37 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 34 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 38 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 38 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 28 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 38 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 35 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 38 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (37) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (38).
Student demographics
21%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
21.5%
PA avg 51.1% . +3.3pp since 2023
Math
3.5%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 4 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 21.5% | 3.5% |
| 2023-24 | 18.2% | 1.8% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
13.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-21.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 35% 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-Northside
Propel CS-Northside's state test result (13.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Propel CS-Northside this school | 316 | 99.1% | 13.5% |
| Blaine James G School Philadelphia | 332 | 97.3% | 6.3% |
| W B Evans Elementary School Yeadon | 304 | 100.0% | 37.0% |
| Urban Pathways K-5 College CS Pittsburgh | 304 | 95.7% | 8.1% |
| Samuel Pennypacker School Philadelphia | 328 | 99.1% | 14.4% |
| McMichael Morton School Philadelphia | 285 | 98.2% | 10.0% |
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-Northside ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Allegheny County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 13.5% | #1,351 of 1,396 | #124 of 129 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 3.5% | #1,503 of 1,511 no change | #139 of 141 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.5% | #1,334 of 1,511 ▲ 87 | #122 of 141 ▲ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 316 | #1,191 of 1,638 | #101 of 156 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #356 of 1,528 | #34 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.6% | #1,185 of 1,531 | #129 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.1% | #378 of 1,600 | #34 of 152 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.2% | #284 of 1,045 | #22 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
316
-65 (-17%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 316 | 27 | 11.7:1 | 99% (313) |
| 2023-24 | 350 | 33.3 | 10.5:1 | 99% (347) |
| 2022-23 | 379 | 24.5 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 381 | 28 | 13.6:1 | 99% (378) |
| 2017-18 | 396 | 27.5 | 14.4:1 | 100% (395) |
| 2015-16 | 402 | 25 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Propel CS-Northside.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (396 to 316); teachers down 2% (27.5 to 27).
About Propel CS-Northside
Propel CS-Northside operates as a small elementary school in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school's enrollment of 316 students covers kindergarten through 8. Enrollment is 29% lower than the average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania, which is about 443.
In federal data, the district for Propel CS-Northside is the school itself.
Most students at Propel CS-Northside are Black: 89% of enrollment. Other groups make up 5% multiracial, 3% White, and 2% Hispanic. Allegheny County as a whole is about 13% Black, so the school's share is higher. Propel CS-Northside has a diversity index of 21%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Propel CS-Northside employs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 11.7:1. That ratio is under the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 99% in 2024-25. Public schools in Allegheny County average 54%.
Propel CS-Northside is graded F by allk12, scoring above 4% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Propel CS-Northside falls short of its prediction by 21.6 points. The model expects 35.1% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Pennsylvania; the school's rate is 13.5%.
Allegheny County has about 1,238,177 residents, and median household income is about $78,548, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Allegheny County number 277 and enroll about 141,392.
Manchester Academic CS is located about 0.5 miles from Propel CS-Northside. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Propel CS-Northside is 5th of 6 on proficiency.
Propel CS-Northside has an NCES locale of City: Large. Federal records list Propel CS-Northside as a charter school.
Enrollment was 381 in 2020-21 and 316 in 2024-25, a decrease of 65 students. Federal data show the ratio falling from 13.6:1 to 11.7:1.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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-NorthsideWhat is the total enrollment at Propel CS-Northside?
Propel CS-Northside enrolls approximately 316 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Propel CS-Northside serve?
Propel CS-Northside serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Propel CS-Northside?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Propel CS-Northside is approximately 11.7:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Propel CS-Northside?
Student demographics at Propel CS-Northside are roughly 3% White, 2% Hispanic, 89% Black, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Propel CS-Northside?
Propel CS-Northside is overseen by Propel CS-Northside in Allegheny County.
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