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Pivik Elementary School

Q: Is Pivik Elementary School a good school?

Pivik Elementary School ranks 403 rd of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

403^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 73% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Pivik Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Plum, Pennsylvania, serving 727 students in grades K-4. The school is part of the Plum Borough School District, which is ranked 153 out of 606 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pivik Elementary School consistently outperforms the district and the state in academic metrics. In the 2024-2025 school year, 67.8% of Pivik students were proficient or better in PSSA/Math, compared to 52.7% for the district and 41.7% for the state. Similarly, 59.2% of Pivik students were proficient or better in PSSA/English Language Arts, compared to 55.1% for the district and 48.5% for the state. The school also excels in science proficiency, with 91.2% of students proficient or better in PSSA/Science, compared to 74.2% for the district and 65.8% for the state. Pivik's low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 17.8 to 19.2, may contribute to its strong academic performance.

When compared to nearby schools, such as O'Block Elementary School, Verner Elementary School, and Tenth Street Elementary School, Pivik Elementary consistently outperforms these schools in academic metrics. Additionally, Pivik has maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for several consecutive years, indicating a sustained commitment to academic excellence.

740

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,109

Per pupil spending ?

32%

Free/discounted lunch ?

151 School Rd
Plum, PA 15239

(412) 795-4580

District: Plum Borough School District

Students who attend Pivik Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Holiday Park Intermediate School
	Plum Middle School
High:	Plum Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.8%

Two or more races:

4.9%

African American:

4.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 87th percentile in 2015 → 73rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (64% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Above the Pennsylvania median (73rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg54%

Pennsylvania avg45%

403^rd of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Top 27%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From top 13% (2015) to top 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Plum Borough School District

153^rd of 606Plum Borough 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	73.9	403 of 1511	73.3%	★★★★☆
2024	74.8	400 of 1526	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	73.4	422 of 1534	72.5%	★★★★☆
2022	80.1	285 of 1534	81.4%	★★★★☆
2021	77.9	296 of 1433	79.3%	★★★★☆
2019	85.9	140 of 1544	90.9%	★★★★★
2018	84.6	177 of 1530	88.4%	★★★★☆
2017	83.1	217 of 1547	86.0%	★★★★☆
2016	83.9	193 of 1554	87.6%	★★★★☆
2015	83.3	195 of 1474	86.8%	★★★★☆
2014	77.9	274 of 1467	81.3%	★★★★☆
2013	73.7	408 of 1519	73.1%	★★★★☆
2012	70.9	522 of 1599	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	61.7	735 of 1597	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.1	657 of 1579	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	61.5	715 of 1549	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	64.8	626 of 1551	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	62.0	691 of 1555	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	61.0	695 of 1545	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	69.8	410 of 1299	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	67.3	484 of 1308	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2003	40.3	888 of 1302	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	57.9	333 of 1030	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.7	204 of 1084	81.2%	★★★★☆
2023	64.9	270 of 1043	74.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	73.0	382 of 1466	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	77.0	314 of 1488	78.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	78.1	192 of 1369	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	84.5	122 of 1432	91.5%	★★★★★
2023	64.6	487 of 1414	65.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	71.6	405 of 1475	72.5%	★★★★☆
2024	68.7	474 of 1495	68.3%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2023	88.5	17 of 117	85.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	58.2	499 of 1201	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.2	420 of 1229	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.2	462 of 1236	62.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile+13 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)85th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)74th percentile~ school

Male (2025)73rd percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)68th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)58th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Math68%+26 vs state

English Language Arts59%+11 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
Pivik Elementary School	Public	K-4	151 School Rd	Plum	15239	Allegheny County	Plum Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 795-4580	740	41	18.0	32.0%	642 (86.8%)	32 (4.3%)	16 (2.2%)	11 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (4.9%)	73.9	403^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	73.3%		74.8	400^th of 1526 public elementary schools	73.8%	3	67.5	68.0					67.8	61.2	57.1					59.2	$15,109	$452	$14,657
O'Block Elementary School	Public	K-4	201 Center New Texas Rd	Pittsburgh	15239	Allegheny County	Plum Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 795-4420	512	35	14.5	39.8%	391 (76.4%)	54 (10.5%)	20 (3.9%)	19 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.5%)	64.3	586^th of 1511 public elementary schools	61.2%		60.4	703^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	53.9%	117	57.6	63.3					60.6	49.4	58.6					54.4	$17,699	$529	$17,169
Penn Hills Charter School of Entrepreneurship	Public, Charter	K-8	2501 Main Street	Pittsburgh	15235	Allegheny County	Penn Hills Charter School of Entrepreneurship	Yes	No	No	Yes	(412) 793-6471	527	46	11.4	94.5%	52 (9.9%)	423 (80.3%)	17 (3.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.9%)	36.6	1008^th of 1511 public elementary schools	33.3%		27.3	1135^th of 1526 public elementary schools	25.6%	127	51.5	41.6	12.8	27.5	18.6	11.6	29.4	34.8	40.6	30.9	54.9	55.8	55.8	44.1	$19,340	$2,018	$17,322
University Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	320 Noel Dr	Monroeville	15146	Allegheny County	Gateway School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 327-4113	328	25	13.3	93.6%	170 (51.8%)	58 (17.7%)	28 (8.5%)	28 (8.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (12.8%)	78.8	304^th of 1511 public elementary schools	79.9%		87.5	142^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	90.7%	162	67.6	64.7					66.2	61.6	75.3					68.6	$28,428	$1,047	$27,381
Evergreen Elementary School	Public	K-4	3831 Evergreen Dr	Monroeville	15146	Allegheny County	Gateway School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 373-5842	317	24	13.2	95.6%	124 (39.1%)	96 (30.3%)	27 (8.5%)	31 (9.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (11.7%)	82.8	241^st of 1511 public elementary schools	84.1%		85.1	191^st of 1526 public elementary schools	87.5%	50	65.5	82.7					74.1	62.0	77.2					69.5	$26,451	$1,169	$25,282
Penn Hills Elementary School	Public	K-5	1079 Jefferson Rd	Pittsburgh	15235	Allegheny County	Penn Hills School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 793-7000	1,228	88	13.9	100.8%	280 (22.8%)	702 (57.2%)	91 (7.4%)	15 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	138 (11.2%)	18.3	1231^st of 1511 public elementary schools	18.5%		25.3	1150^th of 1526 public elementary schools	24.6%	81	24.8	35.5	15.5				24.9	21.7	35.0	26.0				27.1	$15,445	$2,034	$13,412
Dr Cleveland Steward Junior Elementary School	Public	K-4	5000 Gateway Campus Blvd	Monroeville	15146	Allegheny County	Gateway School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 373-5874	292	27	10.8	105.1%	120 (41.1%)	103 (35.3%)	19 (6.5%)	8 (2.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (13.4%)	43.7	919^th of 1511 public elementary schools	39.2%		46.8	912^th of 1526 public elementary schools	40.2%	7	55.5	35.7					45.5	44.5	46.4					45.5	$25,007	$2,214	$22,793
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Pivik Elementary School

How many students attend Pivik Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 740 students attended Pivik Elementary School.

Is Pivik Elementary School a good school?

Pivik Elementary School ranks 403^rd of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Pivik Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Holiday Park Intermediate School
Middle : Plum Middle School
High : Plum Senior High School

What is the racial makeup of Pivik Elementary School?

Students at Pivik Elementary School are 87% White, 5% Two or more races, 4% African American, 2% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

What district is Pivik Elementary School in?

Plum Borough School District

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