Enrollment
111
Elementary
DISTRICT 295 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHALER AREA SD·NCES 422120004843
Reserve Primary School
2107 Lonsdale St, Pittsburgh, PA 15212 · (412) 492-1200 · Allegheny County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL111 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 94% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
10.4:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
66 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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 | 26 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 31 | 28% |
| Grade 2 | 30 | 27% |
| Grade 3 | 24 | 22% |
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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
Reserve Primary School→Shaler Area Elementary School→Shaler Area Middle School→Shaler Area High School
Based on grade levels within Shaler Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
69.6%
PA avg 51.1% . -11.2pp since 2023
Math
78.3%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.6% | 78.3% |
| 2023-24 | 80.8% | 76.9% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
76.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+24.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 52% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 24 points, placing it in Pennsylvania's top 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 Reserve Primary School
Reserve Primary School's state test result (76.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reserve Primary School this school | 111 | 59.5% | 76.4% |
| Penn Cambria Pre-Primary Cresson | 103 | 58.3% | N/A |
| Stone Valley Community CS Huntingdon | 87 | 57.5% | 40.0% |
| Preston School Lakewood | 143 | 62.9% | 51.2% |
| Parkside Education Center Palmerton | 150 | 58.0% | N/A |
| Salisbury-Elk Lick Elementary School Salisbury | 130 | 63.1% | 62.2% |
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 Reserve Primary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Allegheny County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.4% | #172 of 1,396 | #47 of 129 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.3% | #135 of 1,511 ▼ 9 | #41 of 141 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.6% | #219 of 1,511 ▼ 104 | #48 of 141 ▼ 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 111 | #1,613 of 1,638 | #154 of 156 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.5% | #825 of 1,600 | #80 of 152 |
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
111
-56 (-34%) vs 2020
-74% since 1990-91, when it was 422
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 111 | 10.7 | 10.4:1 | 59% (66) |
| 2023-24 | 113 | 12.7 | 8.9:1 | 58% (66) |
| 2022-23 | 120 | 13.9 | 8.7:1 | 49% (59) |
| 2020-21 | 167 | 12 | 13.9:1 | 54% (91) |
| 2017-18 | 163 | 14 | 11.6:1 | 60% (97) |
| 2015-16 | 193 | 15 | 12.9:1 | 63% (121) |
| 2010-11 | 196 | 17 | 11.5:1 | 47% (92) |
| 2000-01 | 272 | 21 | 12.9:1 | 34% (92) |
| 1990-91 | 422 | 23 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Reserve Primary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 32% (163 to 111); teachers down 24% (14 to 10.7).
About Reserve Primary School
In Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Reserve Primary School is a small elementary school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 111 students in kindergarten through 3. The average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is about 443 students, so this school is 75% smaller than average.
Reserve Primary School reports to Shaler Area SD, which has 7 schools and 3,800 students.
Reserve Primary School's enrollment is 82% White. Next come 8% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 4% Black. The school's diversity index is 32%, meaning two students picked at random have a 32% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Reserve Primary School counts 10.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 10.4 students for each one. This ratio sits 2.7 below the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. About 59% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits.
Measured against Pennsylvania public elementary schools, Reserve Primary School receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Reserve Primary School is +24.3 points, in the top 10% of Pennsylvania. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 76.4%, and the predicted rate is 52.1%.
Allegheny County census figures show that the median household income is $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 Allegheny County, enrolling about 141,392 students in all.
The nearest other public school, Pittsburgh Spring Garden Early Childhood Center, is about 0.8 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, Reserve Primary School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Reserve Primary School is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment declined 34% from its 2020-21 level of 167. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 13.9:1 to 10.4:1.
The Reserve Primary School community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. 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
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Shaler Area SD
- Shaler Area High SchoolHigh · 1,160 students
- Shaler Area Elementary SchoolMiddle · 870 students
- Shaler Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 589 students
- Scott Primary SchoolElementary · 394 students
- Burchfield Primary SchoolElementary · 339 students
- Marzolf Primary SchoolElementary · 337 students
Other schools in Pittsburgh
- Mt Lebanon SHSHigh · 1,772 students
- Baldwin SHSHigh · 1,657 students
- North Hills High SchoolHigh · 1,443 students
- Pittsburgh Allderdice High SchoolHigh · 1,386 students
- Fox Chapel Area High SchoolHigh · 1,360 students
- Upper Saint Clair High SchoolHigh · 1,269 students
Nearby schools
- Pittsburgh Spring Garden Early Childhood Center0.8 mi · 52
- Pittsburgh Spring Hill K-50.8 mi · 126
- Provident CS1.0 mi · 306
- Pittsburgh Arsenal K-51.1 mi · 331
- Pittsburgh Arsenal 6-81.1 mi · 148
- Pittsburgh Schiller 6-81.5 mi · 260
Frequently asked questions
About Reserve Primary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Reserve Primary School?
Reserve Primary School enrolls approximately 111 students in grades KG-03.
What grades does Reserve Primary School serve?
Reserve Primary School serves grades KG-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Reserve Primary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Reserve Primary School is approximately 10.4:1 (11 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Reserve Primary School?
Student demographics at Reserve Primary School are roughly 82% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% Black, 8% Two or more.
What district is Reserve Primary School in?
Reserve Primary School is part of Shaler Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.