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Propel Cs-Pitcairn

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1366^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Propel Cs-Pitcairn is a public charter elementary school in Pittsburgh, PA, serving 207 students in grades K-8. The school is part of the Propel CS-Pitcairn district, which is ranked 540 out of 606 districts in Pennsylvania and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Propel Cs-Pitcairn consistently underperforms the state average on PSSA tests across all grades and subjects. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 11.2% of students were proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to the state average of 41.7%, and only 21.4% were proficient or better in PSSA English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 48.5%. The school also has relatively high dropout rates, ranging from 0.0% to 2.1% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby schools, Propel Cs-Pitcairn generally underperforms on academic measures. For example, Evergreen Elementary School, which is 2.92 miles away, had significantly higher proficiency rates in PSSA Math (74.1%) and PSSA English Language Arts (69.5%) in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to Propel Cs-Pitcairn. Additionally, Propel Cs-Pitcairn's performance on PSSA tests has generally declined over the past few years, with the school's statewide ranking dropping from 1,184 out of 1,544 Pennsylvania elementary schools in 2018-2019 to 1,366 out of 1,511 in 2024-2025.

182

Students ?

10.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,466

Per pupil spending ?

98.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

435 Agatha Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15140

(412) 325-7305

District: Propel CS-Pitcairn

Racial breakdown:

African American:

74.7%

White:

11.5%

Two or more races:

9.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 19th percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (16% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

Pennsylvania avg45%

Elementary school

1,366^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

689^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

540^th of 606Propel CS-Pitcairn 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	9.4	1366 of 1511	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	1281 of 1526	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	1162 of 1534	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	1385 of 1534	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.3	1242 of 1433	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.9	1184 of 1544	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	1210 of 1530	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.1	1254 of 1547	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.2	1265 of 1554	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.5	1188 of 1474	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	253 of 413	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.3	212 of 437	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.4	113 of 437	74.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	16.8	1235 of 1488	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	1202 of 1369	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	1159 of 1432	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.9	972 of 1414	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	9.9	1331 of 1475	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	1241 of 1495	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	689 of 873	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	650 of 891	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	691 of 893	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	743 of 883	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	702 of 797	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.2	720 of 891	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	769 of 861	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.8	666 of 877	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.7	688 of 870	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.0	648 of 835	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	187 of 393	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.8	158 of 408	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.6	286 of 421	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	20.3	670 of 860	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	657 of 843	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.7	582 of 877	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.0	637 of 874	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

African American (2025)39th percentile+29 vs school

Female (2024)17th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)10th percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)52nd percentile+31 vs school

Female (2024)22nd percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts21%-27 vs state

Math11%-31 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-Pitcairn	Public, Charter	K-8	435 Agatha Street	Pittsburgh	15140	Allegheny County	Propel CS-Pitcairn	Yes	No	No	Yes	(412) 325-7305	182	17	10.6	98.4%	21 (11.5%)	136 (74.7%)	7 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (9.3%)	9.4	1366^th of 1511 public elementary schools	9.6%		15.5	1281^st of 1526 public elementary schools	16.1%	85	25.0	12.5	5.0	0.0	16.7	0.0	11.2	21.4	0.0	15.0	31.6	36.8	20.0	21.4	$24,466	$2,856	$21,610
Ramsey Elementary School	Public	K-4	2200 Ramsey Rd	Monroeville	15146	Allegheny County	Gateway School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 373-5856	335	27	12.4	94.9%	158 (47.2%)	107 (31.9%)	16 (4.8%)	17 (5.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (10.7%)	49.6	828^th of 1511 public elementary schools	45.2%		65.8	575^th of 1526 public elementary schools	62.3%	253	55.4	48.2					52.1	43.7	49.1					46.2	$25,011	$683	$24,329
Trafford Elementary School	Public	K-5	100 E Brinton Ave	Trafford	15085	Westmoreland County	Penn-Trafford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 372-6600	196	15	13.3	46.9%	154 (78.6%)	13 (6.6%)	7 (3.6%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (10.2%)	91.8	80^th of 1511 public elementary schools	94.7%		86.9	151^st of 1526 public elementary schools	90.1%	71	87.9	71.9	66.7				75.3	81.8	81.3	83.3				82.2	$17,258	$983	$16,274
Propel Cs-East	Public, Charter	K-8	1611 Monroeville Ave	Turtle Creek	15145	Allegheny County	Propel CS-East	Yes	No	No	Yes	(412) 325-7305	339	25	13.4	98.2%	53 (15.6%)	231 (68.1%)	12 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (11.8%)	25.6	1133^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	25.0%		21.4	1196^th of 1526 public elementary schools	21.6%	63	35.1	20.6	20.7	17.5	8.6	12.8	19.2	27.0	5.8	41.4	52.5	33.3	46.2	34.8	$22,426	$1,947	$20,479
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
Turtle Creek Elementary STEAM Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	126 Monroeville Ave	Turtle Creek	15145	Allegheny County	Woodland Hills School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 824-2450	580	43	13.4	73.6%	149 (25.7%)	340 (58.6%)	33 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (9.7%)	22.3	1166^th of 1511 public elementary schools	22.8%		28.8	1118^th of 1526 public elementary schools	26.7%	48	28.4	15.3	33.8				26.0	35.1	16.7	36.4				29.6	$39,739	$3,513	$36,226
Logan Elementary School	Public	K-6	1154 Jacks Run Rd	North Versailles	15137	Allegheny County	East Allegheny School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 824-6053	727	60	12.1	100.3%	299 (41.1%)	288 (39.6%)	41 (5.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (13.1%)	16.8	1249^th of 1511 public elementary schools	17.3%		22.5	1185^th of 1526 public elementary schools	22.3%	64	28.2	17.9	18.7	20.9			21.0	26.8	17.6	20.5	36.4			24.8	$12,228	$752	$11,476
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
Wilkins Elementary STEAM Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	362 Churchill Rd	Pittsburgh	15235	Allegheny County	Woodland Hills School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 824-3231	447	44	10.1	81.9%	92 (20.6%)	226 (50.6%)	61 (13.6%)	7 (1.6%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (13.0%)	15.2	1269^th of 1511 public elementary schools	16.0%		23.6	1169^th of 1526 public elementary schools	23.4%	100	30.9	21.5	18.6				24.2	32.3	21.2	15.1				23.7	$41,796	$3,695	$38,101
Level Green Elementary School	Public	K-5	650 Cypress CT	Trafford	15085	Westmoreland County	Penn-Trafford School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 372-6603	269	19	13.9	20.1%	249 (92.6%)	3 (1.1%)	6 (2.2%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	84.7	202^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	86.6%		80.7	270^th of 1526 public elementary schools	82.3%	68	84.6	69.2	71.0				75.5	76.9	57.7	67.7				67.4	$13,833	$35	$13,799

Frequently Asked Questions about Propel Cs-Pitcairn

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Propel Cs-Pitcairn ranks in the bottom 9.6% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

How many students attend Propel Cs-Pitcairn?

In the 2024-25 school year, 182 students attended Propel Cs-Pitcairn.

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What is the racial makeup of Propel Cs-Pitcairn?

Students at Propel Cs-Pitcairn are 75% African American, 12% White, 9% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

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