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Pittsburgh Morrow K-8

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1400^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Pittsburgh Morrow K-8 is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Pittsburgh School District, with 495 students. The school consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of Pennsylvania elementary schools, with significantly below-average performance on standardized tests across all grades and subjects. This is particularly true for female students, low-income students, and students with disabilities, who all perform in the bottom 10-15% of schools statewide.

Despite spending between $21,818 to $35,003 per student, which is higher than the state average, Pittsburgh Morrow K-8's academic outcomes remain very poor. The school has had dropout rates ranging from 0.7% to 1.6% in recent years, which is higher than the state average. Nearby Pittsburgh King K-8, Pittsburgh Spring Hill K-5, and Pittsburgh Manchester K-8 also struggle academically, but generally outperform Pittsburgh Morrow K-8. Nearby charter schools like Propel Cs-Northside and Manchester Academic Charter School also have below-average test scores, but tend to perform slightly better than Pittsburgh Morrow K-8.

In contrast, the nearby Northgate School District, which includes Avalon Elementary School and Bellevue Elementary School, significantly outperforms the Pittsburgh School District and Pittsburgh Morrow K-8 on academic measures, despite also serving high-poverty student populations. This suggests that the challenges facing Pittsburgh Morrow K-8 and similar schools in the district are systemic and require a comprehensive approach to address the root causes of underperformance.

486

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$37,157

Per pupil spending ?

101.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1611 Davis Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15212-1807

(412) 529-6600

District: Pittsburgh School District

Students who attend Pittsburgh Morrow K-8 usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

African American:

68.9%

Two or more races:

13.6%

White:

12.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 10th percentile in 2014 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (11% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Math scores 36 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school11%

District avg34%

Pennsylvania avg45%

Elementary school

1,400^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

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Middle school

858^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 10% (2016) to bottom 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

30^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	7.8	1400 of 1511	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	1389 of 1526	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	1378 of 1534	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.0	1370 of 1534	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.7	1313 of 1433	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.8	1397 of 1544	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.5	1364 of 1530	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.4	1308 of 1547	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	8.4	1399 of 1554	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	8.9	1320 of 1467	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	6.0	1399 of 1519	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	22.9	1345 of 1599	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.3	1274 of 1597	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.3	1284 of 1579	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.2	1326 of 1549	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	39.6	1148 of 1551	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	31.0	1250 of 1555	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	31.6	1247 of 1545	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	38.3	961 of 1299	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	33.3	979 of 1308	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	65.7	516 of 1302	60.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	368 of 413	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	380 of 437	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	361 of 437	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	874 of 1030	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	6.7	1388 of 1466	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.2	1400 of 1488	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	10.0	1295 of 1369	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	1341 of 1432	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	1293 of 1414	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	10.3	1325 of 1475	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	1315 of 1495	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	6.1	858 of 873	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.2	844 of 891	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	774 of 893	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	736 of 883	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.3	691 of 797	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.5	771 of 891	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	5.6	817 of 861	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.4	829 of 877	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.5	780 of 870	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	7.1	657 of 728	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	377 of 393	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	366 of 408	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.1	296 of 421	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	13.3	667 of 672	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.5	464 of 660	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	6.0	817 of 835	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	785 of 860	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	8.4	822 of 843	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	839 of 877	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	734 of 874	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	7.1	821 of 839	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.5	843 of 870	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	2.5	665 of 673	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

Disabled (2025)15th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2025)11th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)10th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

White (2024)1st percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2024)1st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts16%-33 vs state

Math6%-36 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 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
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
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
Propel Cs-Northside	Public, Charter	K-8	1805 Buena Vista Street	Pittsburgh	15212	Allegheny County	Propel CS-Northside	Yes	No	No	Yes	(412) 325-7305	316	27	11.7	99.1%	10 (3.2%)	281 (88.9%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.7%)	8.8	1376^th of 1511 public elementary schools	8.9%		3.8	1499^th of 1526 public elementary schools	1.8%	123	16.7	0.0	0.0	2.9	0.0	0.0	3.5	30.6	11.1	17.2	25.8	26.7	17.6	21.5	$25,110	$3,194	$21,915
Manchester Academic Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1214 Liverpool Street	Pittsburgh	15233	Allegheny County	Manchester Academic Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(412) 322-0585	384	31	12.3		1 (0.3%)	347 (90.4%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.3%)	22.3	1167^th of 1511 public elementary schools	22.8%		20.8	1205^th of 1526 public elementary schools	21.0%	38	40.9	17.5	16.7	15.4	10.8	15.4	19.9	40.9	27.5	29.3	30.8	21.1	30.7	30.3	$26,970	$3,448	$23,521
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
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
Pittsburgh Allegheny K-5	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	810 Arch Street	Pittsburgh	15212	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(412) 529-4100	572	38	14.8	103.8%	183 (32.0%)	293 (51.2%)	15 (2.6%)	14 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (11.7%)	67.4	520^th of 1511 public elementary schools	65.6%		67.6	538^th of 1526 public elementary schools	64.7%	18	70.4	56.0	40.8				54.9	75.0	56.0	50.0				59.5	$33,658	$5,764	$27,893
Pittsburgh King K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	50 Montgomery Place	Pittsburgh	15212	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-4160	368	26	14.1	88.9%	10 (2.7%)	316 (85.9%)	19 (5.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (5.7%)	3.8	1502^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	0.6%		3.9	1497^th of 1526 public elementary schools	1.9%	5	6.3	5.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.4	2.7	6.3	0.0	14.3	11.8	11.8	37.9	13.0	$31,749	$5,437	$26,311
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Pittsburgh Morrow K-8

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

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

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

What district is Pittsburgh Morrow K-8 in?

Pittsburgh School District

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

Students at Pittsburgh Morrow K-8 are 69% African American, 14% Two or more races, 13% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

Is Pittsburgh Morrow K-8 a good school?

Pittsburgh Morrow K-8 ranks in the bottom 7.3% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

How many students attend Pittsburgh Morrow K-8?

In the 2024-25 school year, 486 students attended Pittsburgh Morrow K-8.

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