University Park El Sch

University Park El Sch is a close-knit elementary school in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, part of Gateway SD. The school hosts 328 students in grades pre-K through 4. Enrollment runs roughly 26% leaner than the state mean of about 443.

Gateway SD comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 3,441 students; University Park El Sch is among them.

On demographics, University Park El Sch shows that the most-represented group is White (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest breaks down as 18% Black, 13% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, 9% Asian. By comparison, Allegheny County as a whole is about 76% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, University Park El Sch has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 94% of students at University Park El Sch qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Allegheny County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, University Park El Sch sits in the top 10% of Pennsylvania schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 37.5%; actual is 75.6%, +38.1 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Across the wider county, Allegheny County reports that the typical household earns roughly $78,548 per year, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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), University Park El Sch is one campus in the mix.

Forbes Road Career and Technology Center is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around University Park El Sch. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), University Park El Sch ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 57.7%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Five-year trend. University Park El Sch's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 334 (now 328). Over the same period, the Asian share decreased from 16% to 9%.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.