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McKnight Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

76^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 95% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

McKnight Elementary School is a highly-regarded public elementary school in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, serving 838 students in grades K-5 and part of the North Allegheny School District, which is ranked 8th out of 606 districts in the state.

McKnight Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Pennsylvania, with PSSA test scores significantly higher than state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. In the 2024-2025 school year, 79.3% of students were proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to the state average of 41.7%, and 76.5% were proficient or better in PSSA English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 48.5%. The school's performance is also consistently higher than the North Allegheny School District averages, indicating that McKnight Elementary is a standout within an already high-performing district.

McKnight Elementary has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade, and its statewide ranking has remained in the top 15% of Pennsylvania elementary schools. While other schools within the North Allegheny School District, such as Ingomar Elementary and Peebles Elementary, also demonstrate strong academic performance, McKnight Elementary stands out as the highest-performing school within the district, with the most consistent 5-star ratings and top statewide rankings.

875

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,935

Per pupil spending ?

15.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 Cumberland Rd
Pittsburgh, PA 15237-5414

(412) 635-4105

District: North Allegheny School District

Students who attend McKnight Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:

Carson Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.3%

Asian:

10.3%

Hispanic:

5.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 75th percentile in 2014 → 95th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (78% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of North Allegheny School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school78%

District avg78%

Pennsylvania avg45%

76^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Top 5%▲ up 9 pts since 2016

From top 14% (2016) to top 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 7Elementary Schools in the North Allegheny School District

8^th of 606North Allegheny 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	92.0	76 of 1511	95.0%	★★★★★
2024	89.6	102 of 1526	93.3%	★★★★★
2023	90.1	95 of 1534	93.8%	★★★★★
2022	90.5	86 of 1534	94.4%	★★★★★
2021	82.4	218 of 1433	84.8%	★★★★☆
2019	86.6	134 of 1544	91.3%	★★★★★
2018	85.5	155 of 1530	89.9%	★★★★☆
2017	83.7	197 of 1547	87.3%	★★★★☆
2016	83.2	212 of 1554	86.4%	★★★★☆
2014	74.7	365 of 1467	75.1%	★★★★☆
2013	76.7	321 of 1519	78.9%	★★★★☆
2012	73.3	441 of 1599	72.4%	★★★★☆
2011	74.1	372 of 1597	76.7%	★★★★☆
2010	75.8	320 of 1579	79.7%	★★★★☆
2009	77.7	260 of 1549	83.2%	★★★★☆
2008	83.8	121 of 1551	92.2%	★★★★★
2007	84.7	110 of 1555	92.9%	★★★★★
2006	85.6	80 of 1545	94.8%	★★★★★
2005	83.3	113 of 1299	91.3%	★★★★★
2004	68.1	471 of 1308	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2003	65.8	513 of 1302	60.6%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	44.7	99 of 151	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	82.8	14 of 160	91.3%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	90.1	81 of 1030	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	88.1	87 of 1084	92.0%	★★★★★
2023	84.0	107 of 1043	89.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	82.7	18 of 207	91.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	89.0	112 of 1466	92.4%	★★★★★
2024	86.1	139 of 1488	90.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	91.6	16 of 454	96.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	89.6	53 of 1369	96.1%	★★★★★
2024	85.9	102 of 1432	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	87.4	86 of 1414	93.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	92.5	61 of 1475	95.9%	★★★★★
2024	90.8	63 of 1495	95.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	88.5	92 of 1201	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	86.3	102 of 1229	91.7%	★★★★★
2023	85.3	122 of 1236	90.1%	★★★★★

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)

Hispanic (2024)96th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)96th percentile~ school

Male (2025)96th percentile~ school

Female (2025)92nd percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)92nd percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2025)92nd percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)91st percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2025)34th percentile-61 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Math79%+38 vs state

English Language Arts76%+28 vs state

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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 All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
McKnight Elementary School	Public	K-5	500 Cumberland Rd	Pittsburgh	15237	Allegheny County	North Allegheny School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 635-4105	875	56	15.5	15.1%	685 (78.3%)	13 (1.5%)	49 (5.6%)	90 (10.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.0%)	92	76^th of 1511 public elementary schools	95.0%		89.6	102^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	93.3%	26	81.8	82.1	74.3	79.3	74.1	81.5	73.7	76.5	$17,935	$517	$17,417
Peebles Elementary School	Public	K-5	8625 Peebles Rd	Pittsburgh	15237	Allegheny County	North Allegheny School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 366-9667	400	26	15.3	12.0%	322 (80.5%)	6 (1.5%)	17 (4.3%)	40 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.8%)	91.8	79^th of 1511 public elementary schools	94.8%		91.1	62^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	95.9%	17	80.0	82.0	63.8	75.2	81.4	81.9	83.3	82.2	$19,536	$712	$18,824
Hosack Elementary School	Public	K-5	9275 Peebles Rd	Allison Park	15101	Allegheny County	North Allegheny School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 366-9664	348	29	12.1	11.2%	281 (80.7%)	9 (2.6%)	18 (5.2%)	27 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.4%)	97.1	8^th of 1511 public elementary schools	99.5%		96	2^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	99.9%	6	90.7	91.2	95.2	92.5	83.3	87.7	88.8	86.8	$20,584	$507	$20,077
Ingomar Elementary School	Public	K-5	602 W Ingomar Rd	Pittsburgh	15237	Allegheny County	North Allegheny School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 366-9665	344	23	14.9	8.7%	288 (83.7%)	4 (1.2%)	6 (1.7%)	29 (8.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.7%)	94	47^th of 1511 public elementary schools	96.9%		91.2	61^st of 1526 public elementary schools	96.0%	14	85.3	85.2	82.3	84.2	75.0	81.5	82.2	79.3	$20,484	$280	$20,204
McIntyre Elementary School	Public	K-5	200 McIntyre Rd	Pittsburgh	15237	Allegheny County	North Hills School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 318-1622	594	44	13.4	25.8%	392 (66.0%)	16 (2.7%)	63 (10.6%)	92 (15.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (4.7%)	77.1	336^th of 1511 public elementary schools	77.8%		77.9	332^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	78.2%	4	64.7	65.3	65.0	65.0	61.2	63.3	63.7	62.7	$15,913	$315	$15,598
Wyland Elementary School	Public	K-5	2284 Wyland Ave	Allison Park	15101	Allegheny County	Hampton Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 492-6345	358	26	13.9	17.0%	339 (94.7%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.1%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	96.3	18^th of 1511 public elementary schools	98.8%		94.9	6^th of 1526 public elementary schools	99.6%	12	92.5	87.8	91.4	90.8	86.6	82.4	78.6	82.5	$57	$01	$56
Scott Primary School	Public	K-3	705 Scott Ave	Glenshaw	15116	Allegheny County	Shaler Area School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 492-1200	394	27	14.7	28.4%	332 (84.3%)	7 (1.8%)	22 (5.6%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.3%)								(n/a)	87.8			87.8	73.4			73.4	$19,208	$763	$18,445
West View Elementary School	Public	K-5	47 Chalfonte Ave	Pittsburgh	15229	Allegheny County	North Hills School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 318-1502	446	33	13.6	37.2%	347 (77.8%)	25 (5.6%)	20 (4.5%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (11.0%)	78.3	313^th of 1511 public elementary schools	79.3%		78.4	321^st of 1526 public elementary schools	79.0%	8	52.0	74.7	64.4	63.8	60.6	83.5	62.8	69.6	$19,616	$986	$18,630
Ross Elementary School	Public	K-5	90 Houston Rd	Pittsburgh	15237	Allegheny County	North Hills School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 318-1542	498	44	11.3	25.1%	432 (86.7%)	14 (2.8%)	11 (2.2%)	11 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.0%)	91.5	88^th of 1511 public elementary schools	94.2%		88.6	119^th of 1526 public elementary schools	92.2%	31	78.4	74.6	83.5	79.0	73.9	76.3	81.0	77.3	$18,712	$441	$18,271
Highcliff Elementary School	Public	K-5	156 Peony Ave	Pittsburgh	15229	Allegheny County	North Hills School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 318-1582	519	44	11.6	31.6%	430 (82.9%)	19 (3.7%)	27 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (8.1%)	80.2	278^th of 1511 public elementary schools	81.6%		75	395^th of 1526 public elementary schools	74.1%	117	55.3	80.7	64.9	66.5	63.9	74.7	64.5	67.4	$12,136	$846	$11,290

Frequently Asked Questions about McKnight Elementary School

What district is McKnight Elementary School in?

North Allegheny School District

What is the racial makeup of McKnight Elementary School?

Students at McKnight Elementary School are 78% White, 10% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% African American.

How many students attend McKnight Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 875 students attended McKnight Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of McKnight Elementary School attend?

Students who attend McKnight Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Carson Middle School

Is McKnight Elementary School a good school?

Yes. McKnight Elementary School ranks in the top 5.0% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

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