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Washington Elementary School

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Washington Elementary School ranks 205 th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

205^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 86% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Washington Elementary School is a high-performing public elementary school in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, serving 423 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the highly-ranked Mt. Lebanon School District, which is rated 5 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Washington Elementary consistently outperforms the state average in PSSA (Pennsylvania System of School Assessment) test scores for Math, English Language Arts, and Science across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 70.5% of all students were proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to the state average of 41.7%. The school also performs particularly well for certain student subgroups, ranking 13th out of 1,084 Pennsylvania elementary schools for its performance with disabled students in the 2023-2024 school year.

When compared to other elementary schools in the Mt. Lebanon School District, such as Lincoln, Howe, and Jefferson, Washington Elementary performs similarly or slightly lower in some academic areas, but still maintains a high level of overall performance. In contrast, when compared to schools outside the Mt. Lebanon district, such as Pittsburgh Brookline K-8 and Dormont Elementary, Washington Elementary significantly outperforms these schools in academic metrics.

416

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,212

Per pupil spending ?

23.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

735 Washington Rd
Pittsburgh, PA 15228-2044

(412) 344-2142

District: Mt Lebanon School District

Students who attend Washington Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Mellon Middle School
High:	Mt Lebanon Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.4%

Hispanic:

7.5%

Two or more races:

7.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 99th percentile in 2019 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (70% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 99th-percentile peak (2019) to 86th (2025)

!Near the bottom of Mt Lebanon School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg77%

Pennsylvania avg45%

205^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Top 14%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From top 9% (2016) to top 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Mt Lebanon School District

12^th of 606Mt Lebanon 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	84.5	205 of 1511	86.4%	★★★★☆
2024	85.4	186 of 1526	87.8%	★★★★☆
2023	89.1	113 of 1534	92.6%	★★★★★
2022	91.6	64 of 1534	95.8%	★★★★★
2021	93.4	32 of 1433	97.8%	★★★★★
2019	92.5	18 of 1544	98.8%	★★★★★
2018	91.3	38 of 1530	97.5%	★★★★★
2017	91.0	32 of 1547	97.9%	★★★★★
2016	86.1	138 of 1554	91.1%	★★★★★
2014	73.5	399 of 1467	72.8%	★★★★☆
2013	79.1	256 of 1519	83.1%	★★★★☆
2012	80.6	191 of 1599	88.1%	★★★★☆
2011	79.8	219 of 1597	86.3%	★★★★☆
2010	81.4	162 of 1579	89.7%	★★★★☆
2009	81.9	154 of 1549	90.1%	★★★★★
2008	81.4	172 of 1551	88.9%	★★★★☆
2007	81.3	196 of 1555	87.4%	★★★★☆
2006	79.8	238 of 1545	84.6%	★★★★☆
2005	87.3	37 of 1299	97.2%	★★★★★
2004	95.2	6 of 1308	99.5%	★★★★★
2003	85.0	166 of 1302	87.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	97.5	13 of 1084	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	95.9	23 of 1043	97.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	78.1	289 of 1466	80.3%	★★★★☆
2024	86.5	128 of 1488	91.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	78.4	188 of 1369	86.3%	★★★★☆
2024	50.1	783 of 1432	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	87.9	143 of 1475	90.3%	★★★★★
2024	80.4	262 of 1495	82.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	78.0	228 of 1201	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	84.6	127 of 1229	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	88.9	69 of 1236	94.4%	★★★★★

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)

Disabled (2024)99th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)90th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile~ school

White (2025)81st percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)80th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Math70%+29 vs state

English Language Arts69%+20 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, August 20, 2013

My family would certainly discourage sending your child to this school , especially when he/she is way ahead of his/her peers. Even with the straight O (Outstanding) and E (Excellent) grades, and decent IQ score my child obtained, my child's teacher ranked him/her for the application for Gifted Program as below the 25% of the class, meaning a zero point. Her (teacher's) disdain for my child, including email messages to me was sadly obvious! But if your child is not academically at the top of her/his class, then send her/him to Washington Elementary School. Close Quote

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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
Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	735 Washington Rd	Pittsburgh	15228	Allegheny County	Mt Lebanon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 344-2142	416	34	12.3	23.8%	318 (76.4%)	20 (4.8%)	31 (7.5%)	17 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.2%)	84.5	205^th of 1511 public elementary schools	86.4%		85.4	186^th of 1526 public elementary schools	87.8%	19	67.2	78.6	67.6				70.5	62.5	69.7	73.8				69.0	$18,212	$53	$18,159
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	2 Ralston Pl	Pittsburgh	15216	Allegheny County	Mt Lebanon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 344-2147	414	28	14.9	20.5%	337 (81.4%)	13 (3.1%)	22 (5.3%)	25 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.1%)	92.3	72^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	95.2%		89.7	101^st of 1526 public elementary schools	93.4%	29	76.7	78.7	77.6				77.7	76.7	82.6	86.6				81.9	$18,327	$53	$18,274
Howe Elementary School	Public	K-5	400 Broadmoor Ave	Pittsburgh	15228	Allegheny County	Mt Lebanon School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 344-2157	398	27	14.8	17.1%	318 (79.9%)	15 (3.8%)	10 (2.5%)	24 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.8%)	90	123^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	91.9%		90.9	72^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	95.3%	51	74.3	78.3	76.0				76.1	72.8	83.3	74.0				76.7	$18,316	$53	$18,263
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-5	11 Moffett St	Pittsburgh	15243	Allegheny County	Mt Lebanon School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 344-2167	310	23	13.4	13.2%	260 (83.9%)	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.6%)	22 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.8%)	96.3	17^th of 1511 public elementary schools	98.9%		88.6	116^th of 1526 public elementary schools	92.4%	99	92.8	89.6	82.8				88.3	80.7	87.5	86.2				84.6	$18,327	$53	$18,274
Markham Elementary School	Public	K-5	165 Crescent Dr	Pittsburgh	15228	Allegheny County	Mt Lebanon School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 344-2152	296	21	14.1	10.5%	259 (87.5%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.7%)	8 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	94.5	43^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	97.2%		91.1	64^th of 1526 public elementary schools	95.8%	21	90.2	76.3	84.6				83.6	80.4	83.7	84.6				82.9	$18,279	$53	$18,226
Dormont Elementary School	Public	K-5	3200 Annapolis Ave	Pittsburgh	15216	Allegheny County	Keystone Oaks School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 571-6152	380	35	10.9	33.4%	300 (78.9%)	23 (6.1%)	37 (9.7%)	10 (2.6%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.1%)	89.6	128^th of 1511 public elementary schools	91.5%		88.8	115^th of 1526 public elementary schools	92.5%	13	86.4	72.9	83.3				79.6	61.3	74.3	88.9				75.6	$23,377	$730	$22,646
Foster Elementary School	Public	K-5	700 Vermont Ave	Pittsburgh	15234	Allegheny County	Mt Lebanon School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 344-2162	304	21	14.3	12.2%	233 (76.6%)	6 (2.0%)	13 (4.3%)	30 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	19 (6.3%)	90.8	104^th of 1511 public elementary schools	93.1%		91.8	48^th of 1526 public elementary schools	96.9%	56	80.9	86.0	70.2				79.4	71.5	84.0	70.2				75.0	$18,350	$53	$18,297
Hoover Elementary School	Public	K-5	37 Robb Hollow Rd	Pittsburgh	15243	Allegheny County	Mt Lebanon School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 276-7411	285	19	14.6	18.6%	205 (71.9%)	6 (2.1%)	9 (3.2%)	54 (18.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.9%)	95.5	24^th of 1511 public elementary schools	98.4%		91	69^th of 1526 public elementary schools	95.5%	45	93.7	95.2	74.4				87.5	83.3	83.4	78.7				81.7	$18,362	$53	$18,309
Myrtle Ave School	Public	K-5	3724 Myrtle Ave	Pittsburgh	15234	Allegheny County	Keystone Oaks School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 571-6137	312	31	10.0	63.5%	220 (70.5%)	28 (9.0%)	7 (2.2%)	45 (14.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.2%)	66.4	550^th of 1511 public elementary schools	63.6%		63.6	623^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	59.2%	73	46.0	61.5	66.0				57.7	52.0	65.0	52.8				56.0	$19,657	$729	$18,927
Young Scholars of Western Pennsylvania Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	600 Newport Drive	Pittsburgh	15234	Allegheny County	Young Scholars of Western Pennsylvania Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(412) 668-2064	297	38	7.8	100.3%	130 (43.8%)	127 (42.8%)	14 (4.7%)	7 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.1%)	23.6	1154^th of 1511 public elementary schools	23.6%		32.9	1083^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	29.0%	71	30.8	35.3	22.2	15.2	20.0	26.3	25.4	31.6	29.4	34.6	36.4	50.0	42.1	36.2	$26,753	$1,756	$24,996

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington Elementary School

How many students attend Washington Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 416 students attended Washington Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Washington Elementary School?

Students at Washington Elementary School are 76% White, 7% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 5% African American, 4% Asian.

What district is Washington Elementary School in?

Mt Lebanon School District

What schools do graduates of Washington Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Mellon Middle School
High : Mt Lebanon Senior High School

Is Washington Elementary School a good school?

Washington Elementary School ranks 205^th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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