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Twin Rivers Elementary School

1600 Cornell St, McKeesport, PA 15132 · (412) 664-3750 · Allegheny County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL607 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 6% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
  • DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
  • ·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

Enrollment
607
Elementary
DISTRICT 638 · STATE 443
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
111%
672 students
DISTRICT 106% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten9315%
Grade 19215%
Grade 27813%
Grade 311619%
Grade 410617%
Grade 512220%

This year's kindergarten class (93) is 24% smaller than its 5th grade class (122).

Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 59% · US 70%
White
14324%
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 60% · US 43%
Hispanic
254%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 16% · US 30%
Black
35458%
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 14% · US 15%
Asian
41%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5% · US 6%
Two+
7913%
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
32253%
Female
28547%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Twin Rivers Elementary School→Founders Hall Middle School→McKeesport Area SHS
Based on grade levels within McKeesport Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or Advanced
English Language Arts
11.4%
PA avg 51.1% . -4.0pp since 2023
Math
17.1%
PA avg 43.0% . +6.4pp since 2023

What 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.

PSSA + Keystone results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2511.4%17.1%
2023-2415.4%10.7%
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Twin Rivers Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn PennsylvaniaIn Allegheny County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
17.1%#1,322 of 1,511
▲ 69
#123 of 141
▲ 9
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
11.4%#1,475 of 1,511
▼ 18
#137 of 141
▼ 2
Enrollment
ranked largest first
607#256 of 1,638#20 of 156
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
10.9:1#194 of 1,528#21 of 141
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
58.6%#353 of 1,531#39 of 141
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
111%#35 of 1,600#5 of 152
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-21.8%#249 of 1,045#19 of 73
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 2024-25
Enrollment
607
-89 (-13%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 12.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2560755.510.9:1N/A
2023-2467259.311.3:1100% (672)
2022-2368659.511.5:1100% (686)
2020-216965512.7:1100% (693)
2017-187765613.9:1100% (776)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Twin Rivers Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 22% (776 to 607); teachers down 1% (56 to 55.5).

About Twin Rivers Elementary School

In McKeesport, Pennsylvania, part of Allegheny County, Twin Rivers Elementary School is an elementary school. It enrolls 607 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 5. It has 37% more students than the average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania (about 443).

McKeesport Area SD serves 2,883 students across 4 schools.

Federal enrollment data show Twin Rivers Elementary School is 58% Black. The next largest groups are 24% White, 13% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. The school's Black share is 46 points above the 13% share among Allegheny County residents. A diversity index of 59% means there is a 59% chance two randomly chosen students at Twin Rivers Elementary School are from different groups.

Twin Rivers Elementary School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.9:1, with 55.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is 13.1:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher.

On the allk12 Grade, Twin Rivers Elementary School lands at D, ahead of 6% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.

American Community Survey estimates for Allegheny County show that the median household earns about $78,548 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 46%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Allegheny County has 277 public schools with about 141,392 students, including Twin Rivers Elementary School.

Twin Rivers Elementary School is about 0.6 miles from Propel CS-McKeesport, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

Twin Rivers Elementary School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 607, compared with 696 in 2020-21. Students per teacher dropped from 12.7 in 2020-21 to 10.9 in 2024-25.

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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
Twin Rivers Elementary School
District
McKeesport Area SD
Address
1600 Cornell St, McKeesport, PA 15132
Phone
(412) 664-3750
County
Allegheny County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
607
Teachers (FTE)
56
Student–teacher ratio
10.9:1
Free and reduced lunch
672 (111%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
421494007615
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Other Twin Rivers Elementary schools

2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Twin Rivers Elementary. Twin Rivers Elementary School is the largest of the 3.

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Frequently asked questions

About Twin Rivers Elementary School
How large is Twin Rivers Elementary School?
Twin Rivers Elementary School enrolls approximately 607 students in grades KG-05.
Is Twin Rivers Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Twin Rivers Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Twin Rivers Elementary School have?
Twin Rivers Elementary School employs 56 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Twin Rivers Elementary School?
Student demographics at Twin Rivers Elementary School are roughly 24% White, 4% Hispanic, 58% Black, 1% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Is Twin Rivers Elementary School public or private?
Twin Rivers Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by McKeesport Area SD.
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