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Twin Rivers El Sch
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedWhat this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 11 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Twin Rivers El Sch
Twin Rivers El Sch is one of the reasonably sized elementary-level communitys in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, part of McKeesport Area SD, with 607 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 37% larger than the state mean of about 443.
Twin Rivers El Sch is one of 4 schools operated by McKeesport Area SD, a district that instructs 2,883 students overall.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Twin Rivers El Sch records that Black students make up the majority at 58%. The remainder looks like 24% White, 13% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 13%.
On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Twin Rivers El Sch has 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.9:1. The state averages around 13.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 111% of students are eligible 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 higher than the surrounding baseline.
Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Allegheny County put median household income runs about $78,548, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Allegheny County's 277 public schools (combined enrollment of about 141,392 students), Twin Rivers El Sch is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is Propel CS-McKeesport, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
The campus sits in a residential setting.
Trend over the last 7 years. Twin Rivers El Sch's enrollment has decreased 22% since 2018, when it stood at 776 (now 607). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 33% to 24%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 10.9:1 today.
In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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