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Propel Cs-Northside

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1376^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Propel Cs-Northside is an elementary public charter school in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, serving 350 students in grades K-8. The school is part of the Propel CS-Northside District, which is ranked 564 out of 606 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Propel Cs-Northside consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of Pennsylvania elementary schools, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in PSSA Math and English Language Arts are significantly lower than the state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's overall Math proficiency rate was 3.5% compared to the state's 41.7%, and its overall ELA proficiency rate was 21.5% compared to the state's 48.5%. The school's performance is particularly weak in Math, with several grade levels having 0% proficiency rates. Propel Cs-Northside also experiences relatively high dropout rates, ranging from 0% to 1.6% in recent years, which is concerning for an elementary school.

Interestingly, the nearby Pittsburgh public schools, such as Pittsburgh Whittier K-5, Pittsburgh Morrow K-8, and Pittsburgh Allegheny K-5, generally outperform Propel Cs-Northside in academic measures, with higher proficiency rates in Math and ELA, despite serving similar high-needs student populations. The school's high per-student spending and fluctuating student-teacher ratios suggest that resources alone may not be the primary issue, and there may be other factors, such as curriculum, instructional practices, or school leadership, that contribute to the school's underperformance.

316

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,110

Per pupil spending ?

99.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1805 Buena Vista Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15212

(412) 325-7305

District: Propel CS-Northside

Racial breakdown:

African American:

88.9%

Two or more races:

4.7%

White:

3.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 1st percentile in 2022 → 9th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 9th (2025) from a 1st-percentile low (2022)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (13% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Math scores 38 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

Pennsylvania avg45%

Elementary school

1,376^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

779^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

564^th of 606Propel CS-Northside 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
2025	8.8	1376 of 1511	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.8	1499 of 1526	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.0	1509 of 1534	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.8	1517 of 1534	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.1	1398 of 1433	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.1	1428 of 1544	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.3	1340 of 1530	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.4	1261 of 1547	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	9.3	1379 of 1554	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.1	1241 of 1474	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	298 of 413	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	405 of 437	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	421 of 437	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	7.5	1370 of 1466	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.7	1469 of 1488	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	1218 of 1369	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.0	1397 of 1432	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.1	1384 of 1414	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	12.2	1294 of 1475	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	5.0	1441 of 1495	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	10.6	779 of 873	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	782 of 891	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	823 of 893	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.2	865 of 883	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.8	777 of 797	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	743 of 891	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	666 of 861	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.5	687 of 877	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.6	731 of 870	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	12.9	700 of 835	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	293 of 393	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	306 of 408	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	362 of 421	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	35.9	410 of 672	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	708 of 835	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	773 of 860	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	739 of 843	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	767 of 877	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	807 of 874	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	8.9	784 of 839	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	737 of 870	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)28th percentile+19 vs school

Male (2025)12th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile~ school

Female (2025)7th percentile~ school

Middle school

Disabled (2024)39th percentile+27 vs school

African American (2025)25th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)15th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile~ school

Male (2025)7th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts22%-27 vs state

Math4%-38 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
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
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
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 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
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 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
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 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 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 Miller K-5	Public	PK, KG-5	2055 Bedford Ave	Pittsburgh	15219	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-3830	218	19	11.2	102.3%	1 (0.5%)	207 (95.0%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	8.2	1390^th of 1511 public elementary schools	8.0%		11.4	1341^st of 1526 public elementary schools	12.1%	49	26.9	0.0	4.0				11.2	26.9	10.0	11.5				16.7	$32,008	$5,482	$26,526

Frequently Asked Questions about Propel Cs-Northside

How many students attend Propel Cs-Northside?

In the 2024-25 school year, 316 students attended Propel Cs-Northside.

Is Propel Cs-Northside a good school?

Propel Cs-Northside ranks in the bottom 8.9% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

What district is Propel Cs-Northside in?

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What is the racial makeup of Propel Cs-Northside?

Students at Propel Cs-Northside are 89% African American, 5% Two or more races, 3% White, 2% Hispanic.

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