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Pittsburgh Manchester K-8

Public Grades PK, KG-8

Summary

Pittsburgh Manchester K-8 is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Pittsburgh School District, with 163 students. Despite the school's relatively small size, it has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Pennsylvania elementary schools over the past several years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Pittsburgh Manchester K-8 significantly underperforms compared to the district and the state of Pennsylvania on standardized tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 15% of students were proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to 41.7% statewide. In PSSA English Language Arts, the school's proficiency rate was 22%, compared to 48.5% statewide. This pattern of underperformance has been consistent over the past several years. The school has also seen a concerning increase in dropout rates, rising from 0.0% in 2021-2022 to 1.6% in 2022-2023 and 1.4% in 2023-2024, which is higher than the district and state averages.

While the school's spending per student has increased significantly over the past few years, from $21,390 in 2019-2020 to $32,649 in 2022-2023, this higher level of funding has not translated into improved academic outcomes. When compared to the other schools in the Pittsburgh School District, Pittsburgh Manchester K-8 consistently underperforms on academic measures. This suggests that simply increasing funding may not be enough to improve student performance, and that other factors, such as curriculum, instruction, and school leadership, may need to be addressed.

159

Students ?

9.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$40,041

Per pupil spending ?

103.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1612 Manhattan St
Pittsburgh, PA 15233

(412) 529-3100

District: Pittsburgh School District

Students who attend Pittsburgh Manchester K-8 usually attend:

Middle:	Pittsburgh Allegheny 6-8
	Pittsburgh Classical 6-8
High:	Pittsburgh Obama 6-12
	Pittsburgh Perry High School
	Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy 6-12

Racial breakdown:

African American:

74.2%

Two or more races:

11.9%

White:

10.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 15th percentile in 2014 → 19th in 2024

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (18% vs 45% meeting standards)

!Math scores 27 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg34%

Pennsylvania avg45%

750^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 14%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

450^th of 606Pittsburgh 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	18.7	1236 of 1526	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	1218 of 1534	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	1349 of 1534	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	5.4	1355 of 1433	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	1324 of 1544	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.8	1345 of 1530	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	7.3	1404 of 1547	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	20.7	1251 of 1554	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.0	1205 of 1474	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	17.7	1248 of 1467	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	13.2	1323 of 1519	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	8.0	1481 of 1599	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	23.9	1365 of 1597	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	23.3	1351 of 1579	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2023	53.5	166 of 437	62.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2023	28.1	1074 of 1414	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	13.3	750 of 873	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.9	853 of 891	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	817 of 893	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.7	832 of 883	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.7	778 of 797	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	680 of 891	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.4	700 of 877	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	7.1	790 of 870	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.4	729 of 835	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	0.9	715 of 728	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.4	687 of 758	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	8.6	762 of 834	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.2	808 of 825	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	3.9	778 of 805	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	369 of 393	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	384 of 408	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	407 of 421	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2023	8.0	850 of 874	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

African American (2023)62nd percentile+41 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)24th percentile+3 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)6th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)3rd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts22%-26 vs state

Math15%-27 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 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
Pittsburgh Manchester K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	1612 Manhattan St	Pittsburgh	15233	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-3100	159	16	9.8	103.1%	16 (10.1%)	118 (74.2%)	3 (1.9%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (11.9%)								(n/a)				0.0	7.7	0.0	15.0				41.7	15.4	15.4	22.0	$40,041	$6,858	$33,183
Manchester Academic Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1214 Liverpool Street	Pittsburgh	15233	Allegheny County	Manchester Academic Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(412) 322-0585	384	31	12.3		1 (0.3%)	347 (90.4%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.3%)	22.3	1167^th of 1511 public elementary schools	22.8%		20.8	1205^th of 1526 public elementary schools	21.0%	38	40.9	17.5	16.7	15.4	10.8	15.4	19.9	40.9	27.5	29.3	30.8	21.1	30.7	30.3	$26,970	$3,448	$23,521
Propel Cs-Northside	Public, Charter	K-8	1805 Buena Vista Street	Pittsburgh	15212	Allegheny County	Propel CS-Northside	Yes	No	No	Yes	(412) 325-7305	316	27	11.7	99.1%	10 (3.2%)	281 (88.9%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.7%)	8.8	1376^th of 1511 public elementary schools	8.9%		3.8	1499^th of 1526 public elementary schools	1.8%	123	16.7	0.0	0.0	2.9	0.0	0.0	3.5	30.6	11.1	17.2	25.8	26.7	17.6	21.5	$25,110	$3,194	$21,915
Pittsburgh Allegheny K-5	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	810 Arch Street	Pittsburgh	15212	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(412) 529-4100	572	38	14.8	103.8%	183 (32.0%)	293 (51.2%)	15 (2.6%)	14 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (11.7%)	67.4	520^th of 1511 public elementary schools	65.6%		67.6	538^th of 1526 public elementary schools	64.7%	18	70.4	56.0	40.8				54.9	75.0	56.0	50.0				59.5	$33,658	$5,764	$27,893
Pittsburgh King K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	50 Montgomery Place	Pittsburgh	15212	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-4160	368	26	14.1	88.9%	10 (2.7%)	316 (85.9%)	19 (5.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (5.7%)	3.8	1502^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	0.6%		3.9	1497^th of 1526 public elementary schools	1.9%	5	6.3	5.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.4	2.7	6.3	0.0	14.3	11.8	11.8	37.9	13.0	$31,749	$5,437	$26,311
Pittsburgh Whittier K-5	Public	K-5	150 Meridan St	Pittsburgh	15211	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-8211	139	12	11.2	99.3%	78 (56.1%)	27 (19.4%)	8 (5.8%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (17.3%)	51.7	794^th of 1511 public elementary schools	47.5%		35.2	1067^th of 1526 public elementary schools	30.1%	273	58.8	52.6	30.0				46.4	58.8	42.1	45.0				48.2	$34,490	$5,907	$28,583
Pittsburgh Langley K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	2940 Sheraden Boulevard	Pittsburgh	15204	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-2100	418	44	9.5	110.8%	48 (11.5%)	294 (70.3%)	17 (4.1%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (12.9%)	8.5	1381^st of 1511 public elementary schools	8.6%		7.9	1393^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	8.7%	12	14.0	22.6	4.3	0.0	0.0	3.2	8.0	18.0	19.3	23.4	11.8	10.0	9.4	16.3	$35,154	$6,021	$29,133
Urban Pathways K-5 College Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	925 Penn Avenue	Pittsburgh	15222	Allegheny County	Urban Pathways K-5 College Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(412) 325-4075	304	30	10.1	95.7%	4 (1.3%)	284 (93.4%)	5 (1.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	4.1	1494^th of 1511 public elementary schools	1.1%		2.2	1524^th of 1526 public elementary schools	0.1%	30	8.9	3.8	7.2				6.4	15.6	7.7	4.8				9.4	$13,344	$1,212	$12,132
Pittsburgh Morrow K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	1611 Davis Ave	Pittsburgh	15212	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-6600	486	36	13.5	101.6%	61 (12.6%)	335 (68.9%)	16 (3.3%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	66 (13.6%)	7.8	1400^th of 1511 public elementary schools	7.3%		8.1	1389^th of 1526 public elementary schools	9.0%	11	16.2	11.7	8.6	0.0	2.3	0.0	6.2	23.7	20.0	15.1	15.0	9.3	11.8	15.6	$37,157	$6,364	$30,793
Pittsburgh Spring Hill K-5	Public	PK, KG-5	1351 Damas St	Pittsburgh	15212	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-3000	126	13	9.8	95.2%	41 (32.5%)	58 (46.0%)	9 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (14.3%)	17.9	1236^th of 1511 public elementary schools	18.2%		14.2	1292^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	15.3%	56	42.1	33.3	4.5				24.5	31.6	25.0	18.1				24.6	$28,886	$4,947	$23,939

Frequently Asked Questions about Pittsburgh Manchester K-8

How many students attend Pittsburgh Manchester K-8?

In the 2024-25 school year, 159 students attended Pittsburgh Manchester K-8.

What schools do graduates of Pittsburgh Manchester K-8 attend?

Students who attend Pittsburgh Manchester K-8 usually go on to attend:

Middle : Pittsburgh Allegheny 6-8
Middle : Pittsburgh Classical 6-8
High : Pittsburgh Obama 6-12
High : Pittsburgh Perry High School
High : Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy 6-12

What district is Pittsburgh Manchester K-8 in?

Pittsburgh School District

What is the racial makeup of Pittsburgh Manchester K-8?

Students at Pittsburgh Manchester K-8 are 74% African American, 12% Two or more races, 10% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

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