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Avalon Elementary School

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Avalon Elementary School ranks 770 th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

770^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 49% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Avalon Elementary School is a public elementary school in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, serving 263 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Northgate School District, which is ranked 376 out of 606 districts in the state.

Despite Avalon Elementary's overall lower statewide ranking, the school consistently outperforms the Northgate School District and the state of Pennsylvania in academic proficiency, particularly in Math. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 44.9% of Avalon students were proficient or better in Math, compared to 39.3% for the district and 41.7% for the state. In English Language Arts, Avalon had 50.8% proficient or better, compared to 47.7% for the district and 48.5% for the state. This suggests that the school is providing a quality education to its students, even in the context of a lower-performing district.

Avalon Elementary School faces significant socioeconomic challenges, with 100% of its students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years. However, the school has a relatively high per-student spending of $24,542 in the 2022-2023 school year, which is higher than the state average and nearby Bellevue Elementary School. Additionally, Avalon has a low student-teacher ratio of 10.8 students per teacher, lower than Bellevue and the schools in the North Hills School District. These resources may be helping the school address the needs of its student population and contribute to its academic performance.

252

Students ?

9.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,381

Per pupil spending ?

104.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

721 California Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15202-2520

(412) 732-3300

District: Northgate School District

Students who attend Avalon Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Northgate Middle/High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.5%

African American:

23.4%

Two or more races:

11.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 40th percentile in 2014 → 49th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2014

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg44%

Pennsylvania avg45%

770^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 49%▲ up 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 37% (2016) to bottom 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Northgate School District

376^th of 606Northgate 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	53.5	770 of 1511	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.0	778 of 1526	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.9	860 of 1534	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.2	857 of 1534	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.0	854 of 1433	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.8	798 of 1544	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.0	988 of 1530	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.7	990 of 1547	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	47.3	975 of 1554	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	52.5	886 of 1467	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	48.6	992 of 1519	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	59.7	832 of 1599	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	58.8	821 of 1597	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	62.2	720 of 1579	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	68.6	501 of 1549	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	67.5	554 of 1551	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	78.7	266 of 1555	82.9%	★★★★☆
2006	78.1	272 of 1545	82.4%	★★★★☆
2005	77.4	257 of 1299	80.2%	★★★★☆
2004	86.0	135 of 1308	89.7%	★★★★☆
2003	78.1	295 of 1302	77.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2023	38.6	639 of 1043	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	59.0	650 of 1466	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.8	804 of 1488	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	65.0	432 of 1369	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.3	602 of 1432	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.0	413 of 1414	70.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	44.6	864 of 1475	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.6	702 of 1495	53.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	709 of 1201	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.4	680 of 1229	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.7	720 of 1236	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)68th percentile+19 vs school

Female (2025)56th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)41st percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)41st percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2023)39th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts51%~ state avg

Math45%+3 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
Avalon Elementary School	Public	K-6	721 California Ave	Pittsburgh	15202	Allegheny County	Northgate School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 732-3300	252	25	9.9	104.4%	155 (61.5%)	59 (23.4%)	5 (2.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (11.9%)	53.5	770^th of 1511 public elementary schools	49.0%		56	778^th of 1526 public elementary schools	49.0%	8	58.5	41.1	52.0	22.2			44.9	51.3	53.0	53.8	44.4			50.8	$24,381	$2,288	$22,093
Bellevue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	435 Lincoln Ave	Pittsburgh	15202	Allegheny County	Northgate School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 732-3300	348	29	12.2	94.0%	185 (53.2%)	71 (20.4%)	45 (12.9%)	10 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (10.6%)	53.8	765^th of 1511 public elementary schools	49.4%		50.6	854^th of 1526 public elementary schools	44.0%	89	67.5	50.0	52.5	26.4			49.7	48.6	50.0	45.0	38.3			45.9	$20,589	$2,395	$18,195
Sto-Rox Primary Center	Public	K-3	300 Ewing Rd	Mc Kees Rocks	15136	Allegheny County	Sto-Rox School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 771-3213	317	20	15.5	95.0%	49 (15.5%)	182 (57.4%)	16 (5.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (21.1%)								(n/a)	17.1						17.1	18.5						18.5	$26,424	$10,605	$15,819
Highcliff Elementary School	Public	K-5	156 Peony Ave	Pittsburgh	15229	Allegheny County	North Hills School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 318-1582	519	44	11.6	31.6%	430 (82.9%)	19 (3.7%)	27 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (8.1%)	80.2	278^th of 1511 public elementary schools	81.6%		75	395^th of 1526 public elementary schools	74.1%	117	55.3	80.7	64.9				66.5	63.9	74.7	64.5				67.4	$12,136	$846	$11,290
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
West View Elementary School	Public	K-5	47 Chalfonte Ave	Pittsburgh	15229	Allegheny County	North Hills School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 318-1502	446	33	13.6	37.2%	347 (77.8%)	25 (5.6%)	20 (4.5%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (11.0%)	78.3	313^th of 1511 public elementary schools	79.3%		78.4	321^st of 1526 public elementary schools	79.0%	8	52.0	74.7	64.4				63.8	60.6	83.5	62.8				69.6	$19,616	$986	$18,630
Avonworth Primary Center	Public	K-2	1310 Roosevelt Road	Pittsburgh	15237	Allegheny County	Avonworth School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 366-7171	423	32	13.2	16.8%	357 (84.4%)	8 (1.9%)	17 (4.0%)	11 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.9%)								(n/a)															$14,273	$111	$14,161
Avonworth Elementary School	Public	3-5	1320 Roosevelt Rd	Pittsburgh	15237	Allegheny County	Avonworth School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 366-7170	478	35	13.5	21.5%	417 (87.2%)	11 (2.3%)	11 (2.3%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.1%)	76.9	342^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	77.4%		83.9	211^th of 1526 public elementary schools	86.2%	131	74.2	62.8	58.9				65.4	72.4	54.7	56.5				61.4	$14,375	$112	$14,263
Pittsburgh Langley K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	2940 Sheraden Boulevard	Pittsburgh	15204	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-2100	418	44	9.5	110.8%	48 (11.5%)	294 (70.3%)	17 (4.1%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (12.9%)	8.5	1381^st of 1511 public elementary schools	8.6%		7.9	1393^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	8.7%	12	14.0	22.6	4.3	0.0	0.0	3.2	8.0	18.0	19.3	23.4	11.8	10.0	9.4	16.3	$35,154	$6,021	$29,133
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Avalon Elementary School

How many students attend Avalon Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 252 students attended Avalon Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Avalon Elementary School?

Students at Avalon Elementary School are 62% White, 23% African American, 12% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

Is Avalon Elementary School a good school?

Avalon Elementary School ranks 770^th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Avalon Elementary School in?

Northgate School District

What schools do graduates of Avalon Elementary School attend?

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

High : Northgate Middle/High School

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