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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHALER AREA SD·NCES 422120000458

Scott Primary Sch

705 Scott Ave, Glenshaw, PA 15116 · (412) 492-1200 · Allegheny County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL394 STUDENTS
Enrollment
394
Elementary
DISTRICT 295 · STATE 443
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
112 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
Kindergarten
100
Grade 1
97
Grade 2
105
Grade 3
92
Student demographics
White
33284%
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 60%
Hispanic
226%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 16%
Black
72%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 14%
Asian
82%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5%
Two+
256%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 5%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
20552%
Female
18948%

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Test scores

PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or Advanced
English Language Arts
73.3%
PA avg 51.1% . -12.4pp since 2023
Math
87.8%
PA avg 43.0% . +8.7pp since 2023
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
81.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.4%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.1pp
above demographic expectation
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
394
+186 (+89%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 14.6:1
% White
84%
was 91%
% Hispanic
6%
was 2%
% Black
2%
was 1%
% Asian
2%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Scott Primary Sch

Scott Primary Sch, a middle-of-the-pack K-5 school in Glenshaw, Pennsylvania, one of the schools within Shaler Area SD, educates 394 students, covering grades K through 3.

Scott Primary Sch is one of 7 schools operated by Shaler Area SD, a district that teaches 3,800 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Scott Primary Sch shows that 84% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 6% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 2% Asian. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 76%.

On the resource side, The school reports having 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.1:1 average. Roughly 28% of students at Scott Primary Sch qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Allegheny County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Scott Primary Sch performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 65.4%, the actual is 81.5%, a residual of +16.1 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Allegheny County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $78,548 per year, roughly 46% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Allegheny County's 277 public schools (combined enrollment of about 141,392 students), Scott Primary Sch is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Shaler Area El Sch, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Scott Primary Sch comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 70.6%.

Scott Primary Sch operates from a residential location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 89%: 208 students in 2018 compared to 394 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 91% to 84% across the same window.

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Allegheny County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Scott Primary Sch
District
Shaler Area SD
Address
705 Scott Ave, Glenshaw, PA 15116
Phone
(412) 492-1200
County
Allegheny County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–03
Total enrollment
394
Teachers (FTE)
27
Student–teacher ratio
14.7:1
Free/Reduced lunch
112 (28%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
422120000458
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Scott Primary Sch
What is the total enrollment at Scott Primary Sch?
Scott Primary Sch enrolls approximately 394 students in grades KG-03.
What age range does Scott Primary Sch serve?
Scott Primary Sch serves students from grade KG through grade 03.
How many teachers does Scott Primary Sch have?
Scott Primary Sch employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Scott Primary Sch?
Student demographics at Scott Primary Sch are roughly 84% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Scott Primary Sch?
Scott Primary Sch is overseen by Shaler Area SD in Allegheny County.
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