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Pittsburgh Woolslair K-5

Q: Is Pittsburgh Woolslair K-5 a good school?

Pittsburgh Woolslair K-5 ranks 1011 th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1011^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 33% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Pittsburgh Woolslair K-5 is a small elementary school serving 209 students in grades K-5 within the Pittsburgh School District. While the school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Pennsylvania elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, it has shown some academic improvement in recent years.

Pittsburgh Woolslair K-5 has struggled with proficiency rates in Math and English Language Arts (ELA) that are well below the state and district averages. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's Math proficiency rate was 32.7%, compared to 41.7% for the state and 27.9% for the Pittsburgh School District. However, the school performs better in 4th grade ELA, with 56.6% proficient or better, higher than the district and state averages. The school has a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 100% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

While Pittsburgh Woolslair K-5 performs better than some nearby schools in the Pittsburgh School District, such as Pittsburgh Weil K-5 and Pittsburgh Spring Hill K-5, it lags behind higher-performing schools like Pittsburgh Fulton K-5 and Pittsburgh Montessori K-5. The school's high per-student spending and low student-teacher ratio suggest a focus on supporting student learning, but the academic outcomes do not yet reflect the level of investment.

208

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,866

Per pupil spending ?

100.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

501 40th St
Pittsburgh, PA 15224-1458

(412) 529-8800

District: Pittsburgh School District

Students who attend Pittsburgh Woolslair K-5 usually attend:

Middle:	Pittsburgh Allegheny 6-8
	Pittsburgh Arsenal 6-8
	Pittsburgh Classical 6-8
High:	Pittsburgh Milliones 6-12
	Pittsburgh Obama 6-12
	Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy 6-12

Racial breakdown:

African American:

44.7%

White:

29.3%

Two or more races:

14.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 13th percentile in 2015 → 33rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (38% vs 45% meeting standards)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg34%

Pennsylvania avg45%

1,011^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 33%▲ up 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 33Elementary Schools in the Pittsburgh School District

450^th of 606Pittsburgh 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	36.2	1011 of 1511	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.1	964 of 1526	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.8	1101 of 1534	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	1153 of 1534	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	1258 of 1433	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.9	1145 of 1544	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	1250 of 1530	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.3	1197 of 1547	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	10.1	1367 of 1554	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.8	1283 of 1474	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	10.7	1304 of 1467	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	5.0	1413 of 1519	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	5.6	1511 of 1599	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.5	1549 of 1597	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	5.6	1514 of 1579	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	11.5	1419 of 1549	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	14.1	1394 of 1551	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.3	1347 of 1555	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	24.5	1307 of 1545	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	21.2	1096 of 1299	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	45.7	846 of 1308	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2003	26.3	1029 of 1302	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	59.6	122 of 413	70.5%	★★★★☆
2024	66.2	93 of 437	78.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	983 of 1466	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.3	920 of 1488	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	42.1	826 of 1369	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.8	715 of 1432	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.7	976 of 1414	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	37.2	969 of 1475	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.1	917 of 1495	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	60.7	472 of 1201	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.0	983 of 1236	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)70th percentile+37 vs school

White (2025)61st percentile+28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)34th percentile~ school

Female (2025)33rd percentile~ school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts44%-4 vs state

Math33%-9 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
Pittsburgh Woolslair K-5	Public	K-5	501 40th St	Pittsburgh	15224	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-8800	208	17	12.0	100.5%	61 (29.3%)	93 (44.7%)	15 (7.2%)	6 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	31 (14.9%)	36.2	1011^th of 1511 public elementary schools	33.1%		44.1	964^th of 1526 public elementary schools	36.8%	47	38.4	33.4	25.7				32.7	41.1	56.6	37.1				44.2	$27,866	$4,772	$23,094
Pittsburgh Arsenal K-5	Public	PK, KG-5	215 39th St	Pittsburgh	15201	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-5307	331	30	11.1	94.6%	42 (12.7%)	164 (49.5%)	81 (24.5%)	28 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.5%)	20.7	1188^th of 1511 public elementary schools	21.4%		13.5	1310^th of 1526 public elementary schools	14.2%	122	34.2	26.9	41.0				33.9	26.3	19.5	18.4				21.4	$34,160	$5,850	$28,309
Pittsburgh Montessori K-5	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	201 S Graham St	Pittsburgh	15206	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	Yes	No	No	(412) 529-2010	332	23	14.7	80.7%	212 (63.9%)	44 (13.3%)	22 (6.6%)	15 (4.5%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (10.8%)	88.6	146^th of 1511 public elementary schools	90.3%		78.3	323^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	78.8%	177	83.3	67.8	53.9				70.0	88.9	85.7	73.1				83.4	$32,404	$5,550	$26,854
Pittsburgh Liberty K-5	Public, Magnet	K-5	601 Filbert St	Pittsburgh	15232	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(412) 529-8450	206	18	11.7	117.5%	29 (14.1%)	141 (68.4%)	12 (5.8%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (10.2%)	28.5	1100^th of 1511 public elementary schools	27.2%		23.5	1174^th of 1526 public elementary schools	23.1%	74	38.9	29.0	41.2				35.5	33.3	35.9	23.5				30.8	$45,748	$7,835	$37,913
Reserve Primary School	Public	K-3	2107 Lonsdale St	Pittsburgh	15212	Allegheny County	Shaler Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 492-1200	111	11	10.4	59.5%	91 (82.0%)	4 (3.6%)	7 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (8.1%)								(n/a)	78.3						78.3	69.5						69.5	$33,739	$2,699	$31,040
Pittsburgh Weil K-5	Public	PK, KG-5	2250 Centre Ave	Pittsburgh	15219	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-3840	178	16	11.1	105.6%	8 (4.5%)	160 (89.9%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.4%)	20	1200^th of 1511 public elementary schools	20.6%		16	1272^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	16.6%	72	27.2	41.6	21.1				30.8	31.8	20.8	21.1				24.6	$32,969	$5,646	$27,322
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
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
Pittsburgh Sunnyside K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	4801 Stanton Avenue	Pittsburgh	15201	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-2040	248	21	11.6	96.8%	86 (34.7%)	120 (48.4%)	17 (6.9%)	7 (2.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.9%)	27.1	1111^th of 1511 public elementary schools	26.5%		26.7	1139^th of 1526 public elementary schools	25.4%	28	42.3	31.3	30.4	6.3	4.3	0.0	19.6	46.1	37.5	21.7	23.5	30.4	37.5	33.3	$33,591	$5,753	$27,838
Pittsburgh Fulton K-5	Public	PK, KG-5	5799 Hampton St	Pittsburgh	15206	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-4600	267	22	12.0	106.7%	32 (12.0%)	186 (69.7%)	18 (6.7%)	6 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.0%)	44.8	902^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	40.3%		35.9	1058^th of 1526 public elementary schools	30.7%	156	57.5	50.1	24.5				42.8	52.5	37.5	40.0				43.6	$34,053	$5,832	$28,221

Frequently Asked Questions about Pittsburgh Woolslair K-5

How many students attend Pittsburgh Woolslair K-5?

In the 2024-25 school year, 208 students attended Pittsburgh Woolslair K-5.

Is Pittsburgh Woolslair K-5 a good school?

Pittsburgh Woolslair K-5 ranks 1011^th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Pittsburgh Woolslair K-5?

Students at Pittsburgh Woolslair K-5 are 45% African American, 29% White, 15% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Pittsburgh Woolslair K-5 attend?

Students who attend Pittsburgh Woolslair K-5 usually go on to attend:

Middle : Pittsburgh Allegheny 6-8
Middle : Pittsburgh Arsenal 6-8
Middle : Pittsburgh Classical 6-8
High : Pittsburgh Milliones 6-12
High : Pittsburgh Obama 6-12
High : Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy 6-12

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