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Pittsburgh Carmalt K-8

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Pittsburgh Carmalt K-8 ranks 854 th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-8

854^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 43% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Pittsburgh Carmalt K-8 is a public magnet elementary school serving 565 students in grades PK-8 in the Pittsburgh School District, located in the Beechview neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

While the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 14.3 and per-student spending of $33,618, its academic performance has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Pennsylvania elementary schools over the past 10 years. Only 31.4% of students were proficient or better in Math and 45.4% in English Language Arts on the most recent PSSA tests, which is below the state and district averages. However, the school's performance on PSSA Science tests is stronger, with 59.8% of students proficient or better. Compared to nearby schools within the Pittsburgh School District, such as Pittsburgh Beechwood K-5 and Pittsburgh Brookline K-8, Pittsburgh Carmalt K-8 generally performs worse on PSSA tests, with lower proficiency rates in both Math and English Language Arts.

In contrast, schools in the neighboring Mt. Lebanon School District and Keystone Oaks School District, such as Howe Elementary School and Myrtle Ave School, significantly outperform Pittsburgh Carmalt K-8 and the other Pittsburgh schools, with proficiency rates often exceeding 70% in both Math and English Language Arts. This suggests that factors beyond just funding, such as school leadership, teacher quality, and community engagement, may play a crucial role in student success.

547

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,499

Per pupil spending ?

101.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1550 Breining St
Pittsburgh, PA 15226-1940

(412) 529-7760

District: Pittsburgh School District

Students who attend Pittsburgh Carmalt K-8 usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

African American:

39.7%

White:

36.9%

Two or more races:

13.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 20th percentile in 2014 → 43rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 23 percentile points since 2014

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Pittsburgh School District

Worth a look

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

!Math scores 10 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg34%

Pennsylvania avg45%

Elementary school

854^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 43%▲ up 15 pts since 2016

From bottom 29% (2016) to bottom 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

626^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 13 pts since 2016

From bottom 41% (2016) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	48.0	854 of 1511	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.6	1038 of 1526	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.9	1039 of 1534	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.9	1113 of 1534	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.1	1106 of 1433	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.0	1079 of 1544	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.7	1063 of 1530	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.8	1098 of 1547	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	37.0	1105 of 1554	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	28.2	1174 of 1467	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	38.0	1132 of 1519	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	42.6	1158 of 1599	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	48.6	1050 of 1597	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	44.8	1104 of 1579	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	38.4	1175 of 1549	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	27.4	1285 of 1551	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	28.9	1283 of 1555	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	40.2	1131 of 1545	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	19.5	1104 of 1299	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	7.1	1188 of 1308	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	17.1	1105 of 1302	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	45.5	194 of 413	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.6	239 of 437	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.2	259 of 437	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	512 of 1030	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.1	705 of 1084	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.9	857 of 1043	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	944 of 1466	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.7	1050 of 1488	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	47.2	752 of 1369	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.4	901 of 1432	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.4	864 of 1414	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	54.7	719 of 1475	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.2	991 of 1495	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	60.7	473 of 1201	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.5	766 of 1229	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.0	606 of 1236	51.0%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	626 of 873	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.1	617 of 891	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.7	648 of 893	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	675 of 883	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	640 of 797	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	640 of 891	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	642 of 861	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	38.2	568 of 877	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	46.8	509 of 870	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	48.7	452 of 728	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	45.5	504 of 758	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	62.1	386 of 834	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	55.9	452 of 825	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	63.9	329 of 805	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	59.3	369 of 770	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	49.9	466 of 753	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	47.6	479 of 749	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	39.7	520 of 736	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	34.3	524 of 687	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	21.2	559 of 663	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	21.8	538 of 643	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	299 of 393	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.2	289 of 408	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	342 of 421	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	597 of 835	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	630 of 860	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	615 of 843	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.4	538 of 877	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.2	649 of 874	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	614 of 839	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.3	571 of 870	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	481 of 649	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.7	458 of 673	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.6	441 of 681	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

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

White (2025)61st percentile+17 vs school

African American (2025)53rd percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)51st percentile+8 vs school

Disabled (2025)50th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile~ school

Female (2025)36th percentile-8 vs school

Middle school

Female (2025)29th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile~ school

Male (2025)27th percentile~ school

White (2025)26th percentile~ school

African American (2025)24th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts45%-3 vs state

Math31%-10 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 Carmalt K-8	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	1550 Breining St	Pittsburgh	15226	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(412) 529-7760	547	38	14.3	101.5%	202 (36.9%)	217 (39.7%)	20 (3.7%)	34 (6.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (13.3%)	48	854^th of 1511 public elementary schools	43.5%		37.6	1038^th of 1526 public elementary schools	32.0%	184	49.0	73.0	27.2	8.4	14.0	11.1	31.4	66.0	51.9	40.7	33.4	36.0	42.2	45.4	$34,499	$5,909	$28,591
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
Pittsburgh Brookline K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	500 Woodbourne Ave	Pittsburgh	15226	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-7380	384	30	12.6	106.0%	230 (59.9%)	74 (19.3%)	29 (7.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	47 (12.2%)	36	1015^th of 1511 public elementary schools	32.8%		38.9	1019^th of 1526 public elementary schools	33.2%	4	44.1	30.3	30.5	10.8	36.0	31.4	30.0	51.5	36.4	37.1	50.0	44.0	42.9	43.8	$32,393	$5,548	$26,845
Pittsburgh West Liberty K-5	Public	K-5	785 Dunster St	Pittsburgh	15226	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-7420	168	16	10.3	92.3%	97 (57.7%)	31 (18.5%)	8 (4.8%)	6 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (15.5%)	12.9	1307^th of 1511 public elementary schools	13.5%		23.8	1167^th of 1526 public elementary schools	23.5%	140	5.3	32.1	7.1				18.0	21.1	28.6	7.1				21.3	$32,008	$5,482	$26,526
Pittsburgh Concord K-5	Public	PK, KG-5	2350 Brownsville Rd	Pittsburgh	15210	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-7755	430	34	12.6	107.4%	123 (28.6%)	136 (31.6%)	78 (18.1%)	43 (10.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (11.2%)	40.9	952^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	37.0%		35.4	1064^th of 1526 public elementary schools	30.3%	112	45.5	33.3	17.4				34.5	70.1	37.3	26.6				49.1	$30,838	$5,281	$25,557
Pittsburgh Roosevelt K -5	Public	PK, KG-5	17 W Cherryhill Street	Pittsburgh	15210	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-7780	278	20	14.1	84.5%	73 (26.3%)	107 (38.5%)	28 (10.1%)	15 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (19.8%)	29.2	1093^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	27.7%		10.6	1355^th of 1526 public elementary schools	11.2%	262	57.2	28.6	0.0				30.9	53.6	14.3	14.3				30.0	$33,540	$5,744	$27,796
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
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
Elroy Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-5	3129 Elroy Ave	Pittsburgh	15227	Allegheny County	Brentwood Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 881-4484	270	21	13.0	86.3%	155 (57.4%)	34 (12.6%)	20 (7.4%)	22 (8.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (14.1%)	45.3	897^th of 1511 public elementary schools	40.6%		36.3	1053^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	31.0%	156	52.6	36.4	37.5				41.4	47.3	45.4	47.5				46.6	$17,411	$1,130	$16,281
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Pittsburgh Carmalt K-8

What district is Pittsburgh Carmalt K-8 in?

Pittsburgh School District

Is Pittsburgh Carmalt K-8 a good school?

Pittsburgh Carmalt K-8 ranks 854^th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Pittsburgh Carmalt K-8?

Students at Pittsburgh Carmalt K-8 are 40% African American, 37% White, 13% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 4% Hispanic.

How many students attend Pittsburgh Carmalt K-8?

In the 2024-25 school year, 547 students attended Pittsburgh Carmalt K-8.

What schools do graduates of Pittsburgh Carmalt K-8 attend?

Students who attend Pittsburgh Carmalt K-8 usually go on to attend:

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

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