Turtle Creek EL STEAM Academy

Turtle Creek EL STEAM Academy is a mid-tier primary school in Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania, overseen by Woodland Hills SD. The school teaches 580 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 31% bigger than the state mean of about 443.

Across the 5 schools in Woodland Hills SD (3,128 students total), Turtle Creek EL STEAM Academy accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Turtle Creek EL STEAM Academy logs that the largest single group is Black, at 59% of enrollment. Other groups include 26% White, 10% multiracial, 6% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 13% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Turtle Creek EL STEAM Academy has 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 74% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Allegheny County (around 54%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Turtle Creek EL STEAM Academy performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 46.0%, the actual is 35.3%, a residual of -10.8 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Allegheny County put the typical household earns roughly $78,548 per year, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Allegheny County runs 277 public schools (combined enrollment of about 141,392 students), of which Turtle Creek EL STEAM Academy is one.

The closest other public school is Propel CS-East, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Turtle Creek EL STEAM Academy ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 21.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.