Enrollment
416
Elementary
DISTRICT 346 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MT LEBANON SD·NCES 421611000245
Washington Elementary School
735 Washington Rd, Pittsburgh, PA 15228 · (412) 344-2142 · Allegheny County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL416 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
12.4:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
99 students
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 75%
Community
0
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 | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is 37% smaller than its 5th grade class (86).
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
69.0%
PA avg 51.1% . -4.1pp since 2023
Math
70.5%
PA avg 43.0% . -3.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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 down about 4 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.0% | 70.5% |
| 2023-24 | 73.1% | 74.0% |
% 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
73.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.4%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 Washington Elementary School
Washington Elementary School's state test result (73.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Elementary School this school | 416 | 23.8% | 73.9% |
| Glen Acres Elementary School West Chester | 451 | 25.3% | 67.5% |
| Evergreen Elementary School Collegeville | 465 | 24.3% | 79.8% |
| Lincoln Elementary School Pittsburgh | 414 | 20.5% | 81.3% |
| Jenkintown Elementary School Jenkintown | 401 | 25.7% | 68.4% |
| Grasse Elementary School Sellersville | 394 | 22.6% | 68.7% |
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 Washington Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Allegheny County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.9% | #219 of 1,396 | #52 of 129 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.5% | #265 of 1,511 ▼ 88 | #53 of 141 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #229 of 1,511 ▲ 27 | #51 of 141 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 416 | #813 of 1,638 | #55 of 156 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #554 of 1,528 | #47 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.1% | #759 of 1,531 | #76 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.8% | #1,402 of 1,600 | #115 of 152 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.9% | #784 of 1,045 | #52 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 2024-25Enrollment
416
+24 (+6%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 442
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 416 | 33.6 | 12.4:1 | 24% (99) |
| 2023-24 | 423 | 32.5 | 13.0:1 | 23% (99) |
| 2022-23 | 391 | 33.9 | 11.5:1 | 18% (70) |
| 2020-21 | 392 | 28 | 14.0:1 | 15% (57) |
| 2017-18 | 447 | 30.4 | 14.7:1 | 16% (70) |
| 2015-16 | 428 | 28 | 15.3:1 | 16% (70) |
| 2010-11 | 396 | 27 | 14.7:1 | 10% (40) |
| 2000-01 | 414 | 25 | 16.6:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 442 | 26 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Washington Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (447 to 416); teachers up 11% (30.4 to 33.6).
About Washington Elementary School
Washington Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 416 students.
Mt Lebanon SD has 5,477 students in 10 schools, and Washington Elementary School is one of those schools.
At Washington Elementary School, White students make up 76% of the student body. The next largest groups are 7% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 5% Black, and 4% Asian. County-wide, about 76% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 40% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Washington Elementary School counts 33.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 12.4 students for each one. That matches the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania fairly closely. About 24% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Allegheny County is 54%.
Measured against Pennsylvania public elementary schools, Washington Elementary School receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
A school with Washington Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Pennsylvania is predicted to score 67.4%. Washington Elementary School scores 73.9%, 6.5 points above that line.
Federal survey data for Allegheny County show that the median household income is $78,548, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Allegheny County is home to 277 public schools and about 141,392 public school students.
The nearest other public school, Mellon Middle School, is less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Washington Elementary School places 8th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Washington Elementary School's enrollment climbed from 392 in 2020-21 to 416 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 12.4:1, from 14.0:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Washington Elementary School covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Mt Lebanon SD
- Mt Lebanon SHSHigh · 1,772 students
- Mellon Middle SchoolMiddle · 661 students
- Jefferson Middle SchoolMiddle · 621 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 414 students
- Howe Elementary SchoolElementary · 398 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 310 students
Other schools in Pittsburgh
- Mt Lebanon SHSHigh · 1,772 students
- Baldwin SHSHigh · 1,657 students
- North Hills High SchoolHigh · 1,443 students
- Pittsburgh Allderdice High SchoolHigh · 1,386 students
- Fox Chapel Area High SchoolHigh · 1,360 students
- Upper Saint Clair High SchoolHigh · 1,269 students
Other Washington Elementary schools
155 other US public schools in 28 states are named Washington Elementary. Washington Elementary School is the 49th largest of the 156.
- Washington Elementary SchoolBarto, PA · 479 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolLancaster, PA · 467 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolBangor, PA · 375 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolAllentown, PA · 362 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolHanover, PA · 213 students
Nearby schools
- Mellon Middle School0.0 mi · 661
- Mt Lebanon SHS0.4 mi · 1,772
- Lincoln Elementary School0.7 mi · 414
- Howe Elementary School0.8 mi · 398
- Jefferson Elementary School0.8 mi · 310
- Jefferson Middle School0.9 mi · 621
Frequently asked questions
About Washington Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Washington Elementary School?
Washington Elementary School enrolls approximately 416 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Washington Elementary School serve?
Washington Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Washington Elementary School have?
Washington Elementary School employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Washington Elementary School?
Student demographics at Washington Elementary School are roughly 76% White, 7% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Washington Elementary School public or private?
Washington Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Mt Lebanon SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.