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Enrollment
731
Elementary
DISTRICT 621 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH PARK SD·NCES 422206000583
South Park Elementary Center
2001 Eagle Pride Lane, South Park, PA 15129 · (412) 655-3111 · Allegheny County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL731 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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
12.3:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
269 students
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 75%
Community
1
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 | 134 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 164 | 22% |
| Grade 2 | 130 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 162 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 141 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (134) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (141).
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · 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
Based on grade levels within South Park SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
56.3%
PA avg 51.1% . -7.1pp since 2023
Math
55.7%
PA avg 43.0% . +0.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.3% | 55.7% |
| 2023-24 | 63.4% | 55.3% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
61.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.8%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 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 South Park Elementary Center
South Park Elementary Center's state test result (61.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Park Elementary Center this school | 731 | 36.8% | 61.5% |
| Chartiers Valley Intrmd School Pittsburgh | 801 | 39.5% | 60.2% |
| Sabold Elementary School Springfield | 641 | 30.6% | 83.6% |
| Asbury Elementary School Fairview | 572 | 36.5% | 67.9% |
| Elmwood Academy Mechanicsburg | 712 | 40.3% | 59.5% |
| West Hanover Elementary School Harrisburg | 589 | 36.7% | 71.4% |
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 South Park Elementary Center ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Allegheny County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.5% | #542 of 1,396 | #68 of 129 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.7% | #656 of 1,511 ▼ 51 | #73 of 141 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.3% | #541 of 1,511 ▼ 26 | #69 of 141 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 731 | #115 of 1,638 | #12 of 156 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #520 of 1,528 | #45 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.5% | #777 of 1,531 | #81 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.8% | #1,215 of 1,600 | #93 of 152 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.9% | #144 of 450 | #22 of 63 |
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
731
+78 (+12%) vs 2020
+2% since 2010-11, when it was 719
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 731 | 59.7 | 12.3:1 | 37% (269) |
| 2023-24 | 711 | 56.7 | 12.5:1 | 38% (269) |
| 2022-23 | 679 | 49.7 | 13.7:1 | 35% (236) |
| 2020-21 | 653 | 42 | 15.6:1 | 31% (202) |
| 2017-18 | 642 | 39.4 | 16.3:1 | 18% (116) |
| 2015-16 | 745 | 49 | 15.2:1 | 19% (141) |
| 2010-11 | 719 | 46 | 15.6:1 | 22% (160) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Park Elementary Center.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (642 to 731); teachers up 51% (39.4 to 59.7).
About South Park Elementary Center
South Park Elementary Center is a large elementary school in Pennsylvania, with an address in South Park. Students in kindergarten through 4 make up the school's enrollment of 731 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Pennsylvania enroll about 443 students on average.
South Park SD is the district for South Park Elementary Center. It has 3 schools and 1,864 students.
More than half of the students at South Park Elementary Center are White (76%). The next largest groups are 11% Asian, 9% Black, and 3% Hispanic. That is in line with Allegheny County, where about 76% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 39%.
Based on 59.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, South Park Elementary Center has a ratio of 12.3:1. The gap from the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is 0.8 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 37%. Compared with the 54% average for public schools in Allegheny County, the school's rate is lower.
On the allk12 Grade, South Park Elementary Center lands at B-, ahead of 52% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 61.8% at South Park Elementary Center; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 61.5%.
In Allegheny County, home to about 1,238,177 people, median household income comes to about $78,548, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 46%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. There are 277 public schools in the county, enrolling about 141,392, South Park Elementary Center among them.
South Park SHS is about 0.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 67.7%; South Park Elementary Center's is 61.5%, ranking 6th of 7.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 12% gain, from 653 to 731. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 15.6:1 in 2020-21 to 12.3:1 in 2024-25.
South Park Elementary Center has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 South Park SD
- South Park Middle SchoolMiddle · 580 students
- South Park SHSHigh · 553 students
Other schools in South Park
- South Park Middle SchoolMiddle · 580 students
- South Park SHSHigh · 553 students
Nearby schools
- South Park SHS0.2 mi · 553
- Gill Hall Elementary School1.4 mi · 424
- South Park Middle School1.4 mi · 580
- Neil Armstrong 5-6 Middle School1.8 mi · 597
- McClellan Elementary School2.2 mi · 367
- Pleasant Hills Middle School2.4 mi · 813
Frequently asked questions
About South Park Elementary CenterHow many students attend South Park Elementary Center?
South Park Elementary Center enrolls approximately 731 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does South Park Elementary Center serve?
South Park Elementary Center serves grades KG-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at South Park Elementary Center?
The student-to-teacher ratio at South Park Elementary Center is approximately 12.3:1 (60 FTE teachers).
How diverse is South Park Elementary Center?
South Park Elementary Center reports a student body of 76% White, 3% Hispanic, 9% Black, 11% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is South Park Elementary Center in?
South Park Elementary Center is part of South Park SD.
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