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OHara Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

15^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

OHara Elementary School is a highly-ranked public elementary school in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, serving 719 students in grades K-5 and part of the exceptional Fox Chapel Area School District. This school has consistently been one of the top-performing elementary schools in the state, with exceptional academic results and a diverse student population.

OHara Elementary School boasts exceptional academic performance, with 87.8% of students proficient or better in PSSA Math and 85.9% proficient or better in PSSA English Language Arts, far surpassing the state averages. The school also demonstrates strong performance across various student subgroups, ranking within the top 25 Pennsylvania elementary schools for the past 10 years. When compared to other nearby schools in the Fox Chapel Area School District, OHara consistently outperforms its peers, such as Fairview Elementary School and Kerr Elementary School.

Despite having a relatively low percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, OHara Elementary School maintains exceptional academic performance, ranking 83rd out of 1,369 Pennsylvania elementary schools for this subgroup. The school's high spending per student, at $20,014 in the 2022-2023 school year, and low student-teacher ratio of 13.7 in the 2023-2024 school year, may contribute to the personalized attention and support provided to its diverse student population. With its consistent high performance, strong academic programs, and supportive learning environment, OHara Elementary School is well-positioned to continue its tradition of excellence and serve as a model for other elementary schools in the region.

726

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,066

Per pupil spending ?

13.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

115 Cabin Lane
Pittsburgh, PA 15238-2500

(412) 963-0333

District: Fox Chapel Area School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.9%

Two or more races:

9.4%

Asian:

5.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 93rd percentile in 2014 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (87% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school87%

District avg82%

Pennsylvania avg45%

15^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From top 6% (2016) to top 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Fox Chapel Area School District

5^th of 606Fox Chapel Area School District among Pennsylvania districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	96.3	15 of 1511	99.0%	★★★★★
2024	94.3	12 of 1526	99.2%	★★★★★
2023	94.3	16 of 1534	99.0%	★★★★★
2022	94.8	9 of 1534	99.4%	★★★★★
2021	95.1	10 of 1433	99.3%	★★★★★
2019	93.2	12 of 1544	99.2%	★★★★★
2018	92.1	25 of 1530	98.4%	★★★★★
2017	91.0	31 of 1547	98.0%	★★★★★
2016	88.1	93 of 1554	94.0%	★★★★★
2014	84.7	98 of 1467	93.3%	★★★★★
2013	87.6	27 of 1519	98.2%	★★★★★
2012	85.1	56 of 1599	96.5%	★★★★★
2011	82.2	138 of 1597	91.4%	★★★★★
2010	82.9	116 of 1579	92.7%	★★★★★
2009	82.0	149 of 1549	90.4%	★★★★★
2008	85.0	85 of 1551	94.5%	★★★★★
2007	85.7	78 of 1555	95.0%	★★★★★
2006	85.6	78 of 1545	95.0%	★★★★★
2005	84.8	85 of 1299	93.5%	★★★★★
2004	87.2	110 of 1308	91.6%	★★★★★
2003	87.9	107 of 1302	91.8%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	98.9	12 of 1030	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	96.8	16 of 1084	98.5%	★★★★★
2023	96.2	21 of 1043	98.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	96.4	10 of 1466	99.3%	★★★★★
2024	93.3	18 of 1488	98.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	86.2	83 of 1369	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	86.5	94 of 1432	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	96.7	7 of 1414	99.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	94.8	26 of 1475	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	93.8	16 of 1495	98.9%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	83.7	16 of 128	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	94.3	6 of 117	94.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	94.7	16 of 1201	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	92.4	25 of 1229	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	91.8	40 of 1236	96.8%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)99th percentile~ school

White (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)88th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Math88%+46 vs state

English Language Arts86%+37 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, August 4, 2018

Fairview is better but Pine Richland district is the best!
OHara Teachers yell a lot, and a bunch are not that good. There are a few good teachers Close Quote

Schools Near OHara Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSSA Math (2025)							PSSA English Language Arts (2025)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
OHara Elementary School	Public	K-5	115 Cabin Lane	Pittsburgh	15238	Allegheny County	Fox Chapel Area School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 963-0333	726	54	13.3	13.8%	580 (79.9%)	8 (1.1%)	29 (4.0%)	41 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (9.4%)	96.3	15^th of 1511 public elementary schools	99.0%		94.3	12^th of 1526 public elementary schools	99.2%	3	90.4	86.6	86.1				87.8	89.7	83.7	84.2				85.9	$20,066	$416	$19,650
Verner Elementary School	Public	K-6	700 1st St	Verona	15147	Allegheny County	Riverview School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 828-1800	160	17	9.4	101.3%	126 (78.8%)	21 (13.1%)	3 (1.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.6%)	67.3	525^th of 1511 public elementary schools	65.3%		62.6	651^st of 1526 public elementary schools	57.3%	126	70.0	72.2	56.3	60.0			65.5	50.0	50.0	56.3	40.0			48.9	$16,880	$904	$15,977
Tenth Street Elementary School	Public	K-6	901 Pennsylvania Ave	Oakmont	15139	Allegheny County	Riverview School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 828-1800	393	28	14.0	19.6%	351 (89.3%)	9 (2.3%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.6%)	88.3	154^th of 1511 public elementary schools	89.8%		92.2	37^th of 1526 public elementary schools	97.6%	117	73.6	70.9	73.8	63.4			70.6	71.6	72.8	64.7	88.4			73.7	$15,241	$816	$14,425
Fairview Elementary School	Public	K-5	738 Dorseyville Rd	Pittsburgh	15238	Allegheny County	Fox Chapel Area School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 963-9315	387	28	13.8	7.8%	322 (83.2%)	8 (2.1%)	17 (4.4%)	17 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.9%)	98.2	1^st of 1511 public elementary schools	99.9%		97	1^st of 1526 public elementary schools	99.9%		95.2	94.7	98.5				96.1	92.1	90.7	92.6				91.7	$21,817	$194	$21,623
Kerr Elementary School	Public	K-5	341 Kittanning Pike	Pittsburgh	15215	Allegheny County	Fox Chapel Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 781-4105	426	41	10.3	36.6%	287 (67.4%)	44 (10.3%)	21 (4.9%)	26 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (11.0%)	90.4	115^th of 1511 public elementary schools	92.4%		91.1	65^th of 1526 public elementary schools	95.7%	50	88.3	78.3	72.0				79.0	83.4	69.5	68.0				73.0	$25,563	$1,718	$23,846
Acmetonia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	300 Pearl Street	Cheswick	15024	Allegheny County	Allegheny Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 274-6500	458	39	11.7	102.0%	390 (85.2%)	14 (3.1%)	23 (5.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.9%)	58.2	684^th of 1511 public elementary schools	54.7%		60.7	694^th of 1526 public elementary schools	54.5%	10	64.6	39.1	36.4	33.9			42.2	54.1	57.1	60.6	54.3			56.8	$25,808	$1,779	$24,029
Catalyst Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	7061 Lemington Avenue	Pittsburgh	15206	Allegheny County	Catalyst Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(412) 684-2400	315	26	12.1	75.9%	3 (1.0%)	277 (87.9%)	10 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.9%)	7.5	1410^th of 1511 public elementary schools	6.7%		6.6	1426^th of 1526 public elementary schools	6.6%	16	11.3	17.4	9.7				13.0	14.9	23.4	9.4				16.6	$23,200	$3,096	$20,104
Pittsburgh Fulton K-5	Public	PK, KG-5	5799 Hampton St	Pittsburgh	15206	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-4600	267	22	12.0	106.7%	32 (12.0%)	186 (69.7%)	18 (6.7%)	6 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.0%)	44.8	902^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	40.3%		35.9	1058^th of 1526 public elementary schools	30.7%	156	57.5	50.1	24.5				42.8	52.5	37.5	40.0				43.6	$34,053	$5,832	$28,221
Pittsburgh Dilworth K-5	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	6200 Stanton Ave	Pittsburgh	15206	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(412) 529-5000	454	28	16.0	93.4%	128 (28.2%)	253 (55.7%)	18 (4.0%)	4 (0.9%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (10.1%)	61.7	621^st of 1511 public elementary schools	58.9%		61.3	682^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	55.3%	61	58.9	50.0	45.7				52.1	50.7	53.1	66.1				56.1	$33,223	$5,690	$27,533
Pittsburgh Sunnyside K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	4801 Stanton Avenue	Pittsburgh	15201	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-2040	248	21	11.6	96.8%	86 (34.7%)	120 (48.4%)	17 (6.9%)	7 (2.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.9%)	27.1	1111^th of 1511 public elementary schools	26.5%		26.7	1139^th of 1526 public elementary schools	25.4%	28	42.3	31.3	30.4	6.3	4.3	0.0	19.6	46.1	37.5	21.7	23.5	30.4	37.5	33.3	$33,591	$5,753	$27,838

Frequently Asked Questions about OHara Elementary School

What district is OHara Elementary School in?

Fox Chapel Area School District

Is OHara Elementary School a good school?

Yes! OHara Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 15^th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of OHara Elementary School?

Students at OHara Elementary School are 80% White, 9% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 4% Hispanic, 1% African American.

How many students attend OHara Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 726 students attended OHara Elementary School.

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