Urban Pathways K-5 College Charter School

Summary:

Urban Pathways K-5 College Charter School is the sole elementary school in the Urban Pathways K-5 College Charter School district, located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Despite the school's high per-student spending and low student-teacher ratio, its academic performance is consistently among the lowest in the state, ranking 1494 out of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools in the 2024-2025 school year and 1530 out of 1534 in 2022-2023.

The school's proficiency rates in PSSA Math and English Language Arts are significantly below the state averages across all grade levels, with just 6.4% of students proficient in Math and 9.4% proficient in ELA in 2024-2025, compared to state averages of 41.7% and 48.5%, respectively. Additionally, Urban Pathways K-5 College Charter School has a 0 out of 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating poor overall performance.

Despite the school's high spending per student of $26,501 in 2022-2023 and low student-teacher ratio of 10.3 to 1 in 2023-2024, the data suggests that the school is struggling to meet the academic needs of its students, 100% of whom receive free or reduced-price lunch. Further investigation would be needed to understand the root causes of the school's poor performance and identify potential strategies for improvement.

District Detail

925 Penn Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222

(412) 325-4075

SchoolDigger Rank:
603^rd of 606 Pennsylvania districts

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Grades served: K-5
Students: 304

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 0
Alternative Schools: 0

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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
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

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Urban Pathways 6-12 Charter School	0 mi	1	585^th
Passport Academy Charter School	0.06 mi	1	606^th
Pittsburgh School District	0.11 mi	56	450^th
City Charter High School	0.47 mi	1	506^th
Provident Charter School	1.34 mi	1	569^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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