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Duquesne Elementary School

Q: Is Duquesne Elementary School a good school?

Duquesne Elementary School ranks in the bottom 1.6% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Duquesne Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 460 students attended Duquesne Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Duquesne Elementary School?

Students at Duquesne Elementary School are 60% African American, 20% White, 13% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 3% Hispanic.

Q: What schools do graduates of Duquesne Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Duquesne Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : East Allegheny Junior/Senior High School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1487^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Duquesne Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Duquesne, PA, which is part of the Duquesne City School District. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 5-10% of Pennsylvania elementary schools over the past decade, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Duquesne Elementary School significantly underperforms the state and district averages on PSSA standardized tests, with only 7.7% of students proficient or better in Math and 8.9% proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to state averages of 41.7% and 48.5% respectively. The school also has higher dropout rates than the state average, ranging from 1.4% to 3.9% over the past few years. Additionally, Duquesne Elementary spends only $59-$69 per student, which is extremely low compared to the state average, and has a high student-teacher ratio of around 9-10 students per teacher.

Interestingly, several nearby schools such as Park Elementary, Turtle Creek Elementary STEAM Academy, and South Allegheny Elementary School significantly outperform Duquesne Elementary on academic metrics, with proficiency rates that are 2-3 times higher in Math and ELA. Additionally, the two Propel Charter Schools located near Duquesne also outperform the traditional public schools in the area, including Duquesne Elementary.

460

Students ?

9.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$64

Per pupil spending ?

97%

Free/discounted lunch ?

300 Kennedy Avenue
Duquesne, PA 15110

(412) 466-5300

District: Duquesne City School District

Students who attend Duquesne Elementary School usually attend:

High:

East Allegheny Junior/Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

59.6%

White:

20.0%

Two or more races:

13.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (8% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 40 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school8%

District avg7%

Pennsylvania avg45%

1,487^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

602^nd of 606Duquesne City 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	4.9	1487 of 1511	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.2	1461 of 1526	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.8	1452 of 1534	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.9	1421 of 1534	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.0	1331 of 1433	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.9	1485 of 1544	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.3	1477 of 1530	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.2	1495 of 1547	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.9	1485 of 1554	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.6	1402 of 1474	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	0.8	1450 of 1467	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	0.6	1508 of 1519	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	0.9	1583 of 1599	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	0.9	1588 of 1597	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	0.4	1575 of 1579	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	1.2	1536 of 1549	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	355 of 413	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.4	341 of 437	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	340 of 437	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	11.1	1028 of 1030	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	1051 of 1084	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	5.4	1434 of 1466	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.2	1423 of 1488	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	7.8	1331 of 1369	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	1351 of 1432	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	1335 of 1414	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	5.6	1436 of 1475	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.2	1410 of 1495	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)14th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts9%-40 vs state

Math8%-34 vs state

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Schools Near Duquesne Elementary School

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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
Duquesne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	300 Kennedy Avenue	Duquesne	15110	Allegheny County	Duquesne City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 466-5300	460	47	9.8	97.0%	92 (20.0%)	274 (59.6%)	14 (3.0%)	19 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (13.3%)	4.9	1487^th of 1511 public elementary schools	1.6%		5.2	1461^st of 1526 public elementary schools	4.3%	26	10.2	12.9	8.4	0.0			7.7	8.2	9.7	10.4	7.5			8.9	$64	$19	$44
Homeville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	4315 Eliza St	West Mifflin	15122	Allegheny County	West Mifflin Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 466-9131	424	32	13.3	90.6%	219 (51.7%)	131 (30.9%)	22 (5.2%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (11.3%)								(n/a)	47.7						47.7	46.8						46.8	$13,656	$920	$12,736
Propel Cs-McKeesport	Public, Charter	K-8	2412 Versailles Avenue	McKeesport	15132	Allegheny County	Propel CS-McKeesport	Yes	No	No	Yes	(412) 325-7305	302	26	11.7	99.0%	25 (8.3%)	237 (78.5%)	9 (3.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (8.9%)	26.5	1120^th of 1511 public elementary schools	25.9%		35.6	1062^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	30.4%	58	42.1	40.7	14.3	6.7	0.0	10.3	20.3	52.6	34.4	14.3	23.3	26.7	24.1	30.5	$20,437	$1,832	$18,605
Twin Rivers Elementary School	Public	K-5	1600 Cornell St	McKeesport	15132	Allegheny County	McKeesport Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 664-3750	607	56	10.9	110.7%	143 (23.6%)	354 (58.3%)	25 (4.1%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (13.0%)	7.7	1405^th of 1511 public elementary schools	7.0%		5.4	1452^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	4.8%	47	16.3	24.4	11.6				17.1	10.6	12.5	11.3				11.4	$18,438	$3,054	$15,384
Francis McClure Elementary School	Public	K-5	500 Longvue Dr	McKeesport	15131	Allegheny County	McKeesport Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 664-3740	668	52	12.8	104.2%	225 (33.7%)	266 (39.8%)	81 (12.1%)	7 (1.0%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (12.6%)	22	1172^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	22.4%		19	1231^st of 1526 public elementary schools	19.3%	59	38.3	37.7	13.9				29.7	38.3	27.9	17.7				28.2	$18,848	$3,122	$15,727
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
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
Park Elementary School	Public	K-4	4100 Main St	Munhall	15120	Allegheny County	Steel Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 464-3600	340	23	14.6	105.3%	252 (74.1%)	50 (14.7%)	8 (2.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.2%)	68.1	505^th of 1511 public elementary schools	66.6%		70.5	478^th of 1526 public elementary schools	68.7%	27	70.5	55.2					63.9	56.5	55.2					55.9
South Allegheny Elementary School	Public	K-5	1707 Washington Boulevard	McKeesport	15133	Allegheny County	South Allegheny School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 675-3070	635	45	14.1	93.2%	444 (69.9%)	80 (12.6%)	32 (5.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	76 (12.0%)	31.1	1074^th of 1511 public elementary schools	28.9%		44.1	963^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	36.9%	111	50.0	43.4	18.6				34.9	50.5	37.3	16.3				32.6	$12,397	$1,748	$10,649

Frequently Asked Questions about Duquesne Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Duquesne Elementary School attend?

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

High : East Allegheny Junior/Senior High School

How many students attend Duquesne Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 460 students attended Duquesne Elementary School.

Is Duquesne Elementary School a good school?

Duquesne Elementary School ranks in the bottom 1.6% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

What district is Duquesne Elementary School in?

Duquesne City School District

What is the racial makeup of Duquesne Elementary School?

Students at Duquesne Elementary School are 60% African American, 20% White, 13% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 3% Hispanic.

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