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Elementary schools
Allegheny
Arsenal
Banksville
Beechwood
Concord
Dilworth
Fort Pitt
Fulton
Grandview
Liberty
Linden
Minadeo
Morrow
Northview
Phillips
Roosevelt
Spring Hill
West Liberty
Whittier
Woolslair
K-8 schools
Middle schools
High schools
Charter schools
Definitions and sources
Pittsburgh’s elementary schools
District totals include all 3rd and 5th grades.
Tests given by the district: Percentage of students
at Proficient/Advanced levels
Tests required by the state: Percentage of students at each achievement level on PSSA Reading and Math tests
* Students with an Individual Education Plan (IEP) for special education, excluding students identified as “gifted”
In the 2006-07 school year:
97.7% of elementary teachers attended school on the average day. The average teacher was absent 4.3 days during the school year. Of those absences, 90.6% were for reasons other than professional leave (seminars, conferences...).
31.1% of teachers had
advanced degrees (such as
a master’s or doctorate).
Students
Student mobility rate: 24.1%
Student stability rate: 84.6%
Principal stability 2004-07*
3 elementary schools had 1 principal.
10 schools had 2 principals.
3 schools had 3 principals.
* Totals do not include Arsenal, Fort Pitt, Northview, or Whittier. Arsenal opened in 2006; the other 3 schools were declared “new” in 2006-07 due to significant changes in student population.
Special education
Percentage of students with Individual Education Plans (IEPs) for special education, excluding students identified as “gifted:” 13.7%
Student disciplinary actions 2005-06**
Number of incidents: 421
Number of incidents per 100 students: 5.9
Number of expulsions: 1
** For violence, weapons, and controlled substances
Data compilation and analysis were performed by Carol S. Parke, Ph.D., associate professor of Research Methodology, Duquesne University School of Education; and Steven Kachmar, research assistant. Indicators (categories of data) were selected by an A+ Schools committee headed by Dr. Alan Lesgold, dean of the School of Education, University of Pittsburgh. The report was written and edited by Faith Schantz and designed by Julie Ridge. All work ©2008 A+ Schools.