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Pittsburgh Phillips K-5

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Pittsburgh Phillips K-5 ranks 972 nd of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades K-5

972^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 36% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Pittsburgh Phillips K-5 is a public magnet elementary school serving 213 students in grades K-5 in the Pittsburgh School District. The school has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Pennsylvania elementary schools, with a 2 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger in recent years.

Academically, Pittsburgh Phillips K-5 has struggled, with only 41.9% of students proficient or better in PSSA Math and 39.2% proficient or better in PSSA English Language Arts, both below the state averages. The school serves a high-need student population, with 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Despite relatively high per-student spending, the school's performance has been consistently below average across grade levels and subject areas. Nearby Pittsburgh Greenfield K-8 and Pittsburgh Roosevelt K-5 also struggle academically but perform better than Pittsburgh Phillips K-5 in many areas.

While the school's overall performance is poor, its African American and White students perform relatively better compared to their peers statewide. However, the school's performance has declined over time, with its statewide ranking dropping from 897th out of 1,467 Pennsylvania elementary schools in 2013-2014 to 972nd out of 1,511 schools in 2024-2025. Addressing the underlying issues contributing to the school's struggles will be crucial for improving student achievement and providing a high-quality education for its students.

233

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,840

Per pupil spending ?

91.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1901 Sarah St
Pittsburgh, PA 15203-2019

(412) 529-5190

District: Pittsburgh School District

Students who attend Pittsburgh Phillips K-5 usually attend:

Middle:	Pittsburgh Allegheny 6-8
	Pittsburgh Classical 6-8
	Pittsburgh South Hills 6-8
High:	Pittsburgh Brashear High School
	Pittsburgh Carrick High School
	Pittsburgh Obama 6-12
	Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy 6-12

Racial breakdown:

African American:

44.2%

White:

32.6%

Two or more races:

14.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 39th percentile in 2014 → 36th in 2025

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg34%

Pennsylvania avg45%

972^nd of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 36%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 32% (2016) to bottom 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^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	39.4	972 of 1511	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.5	954 of 1526	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.8	963 of 1534	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.7	1097 of 1534	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	1134 of 1433	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.2	1159 of 1544	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	1186 of 1530	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	33.6	1132 of 1547	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	41.1	1057 of 1554	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	52.1	897 of 1467	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	56.8	854 of 1519	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	49.9	1049 of 1599	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.9	1030 of 1597	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	40.6	1165 of 1579	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	53.9	896 of 1549	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	55.7	855 of 1551	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	58.5	775 of 1555	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	64.8	599 of 1545	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	58.0	667 of 1299	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	35.0	961 of 1308	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	41.6	872 of 1302	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	50.4	170 of 413	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.4	124 of 437	71.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	526 of 1030	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.4	543 of 1084	49.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	43.0	904 of 1466	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.3	999 of 1488	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	830 of 1369	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.2	780 of 1432	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.5	750 of 1414	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	1003 of 1475	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.6	827 of 1495	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	55.0	549 of 1201	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.5	525 of 1229	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.3	762 of 1236	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)59th percentile+23 vs school

White (2025)54th percentile+19 vs school

Disabled (2025)49th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)38th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Math42%~ state avg

English Language Arts39%-9 vs state

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Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Teachers are awesome. Parent group extremely active. Great school; like a private school in the city school system. 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
Pittsburgh Phillips K-5	Public, Magnet	K-5	1901 Sarah St	Pittsburgh	15203	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(412) 529-5190	233	18	13.2	91.4%	76 (32.6%)	103 (44.2%)	18 (7.7%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (14.6%)	39.4	972^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	35.7%		44.5	954^th of 1526 public elementary schools	37.5%	18	36.4	55.1	36.1				41.9	39.4	41.4	37.1				39.2	$32,840	$5,624	$27,216
Pittsburgh Grandview K-5	Public	K-5	845 McLain St	Pittsburgh	15210	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-6605	195	18	10.8	95.4%	17 (8.7%)	131 (67.2%)	16 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (15.9%)	9	1375^th of 1511 public elementary schools	9.0%		14	1300^th of 1526 public elementary schools	14.8%	75	4.2	12.1	12.0				9.8	16.7	24.2	20.0				20.7	$31,896	$5,463	$26,434
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 Arlington K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	800 Rectenwald Street	Pittsburgh	15210	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-4700	385	37	10.3	96.1%	67 (17.4%)	250 (64.9%)	23 (6.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	41 (10.6%)	3.9	1497^th of 1511 public elementary schools	0.9%		3.7	1501^st of 1526 public elementary schools	1.6%	4	3.1	0.0	0.0	6.9	3.2	0.0	2.2	6.3	4.2	0.0	15.6	9.7	19.4	9.4	$30,666	$5,252	$25,414
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
Urban Pathways K-5 College Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	925 Penn Avenue	Pittsburgh	15222	Allegheny County	Urban Pathways K-5 College Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(412) 325-4075	304	30	10.1	95.7%	4 (1.3%)	284 (93.4%)	5 (1.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	4.1	1494^th of 1511 public elementary schools	1.1%		2.2	1524^th of 1526 public elementary schools	0.1%	30	8.9	3.8	7.2				6.4	15.6	7.7	4.8				9.4	$13,344	$1,212	$12,132
Pittsburgh Greenfield K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	1 Alger St	Pittsburgh	15207	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-3535	396	31	12.9	91.7%	226 (57.1%)	57 (14.4%)	48 (12.1%)	32 (8.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.1%)	75.6	366^th of 1511 public elementary schools	75.8%		76.2	368^th of 1526 public elementary schools	75.9%	2	84.9	65.7	55.0	31.6	28.2	36.6	50.0	72.7	73.6	66.7	50.0	61.6	42.0	61.4	$31,728	$5,434	$26,294
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
Pittsburgh Whittier K-5	Public	K-5	150 Meridan St	Pittsburgh	15211	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-8211	139	12	11.2	99.3%	78 (56.1%)	27 (19.4%)	8 (5.8%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (17.3%)	51.7	794^th of 1511 public elementary schools	47.5%		35.2	1067^th of 1526 public elementary schools	30.1%	273	58.8	52.6	30.0				46.4	58.8	42.1	45.0				48.2	$34,490	$5,907	$28,583
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Pittsburgh Phillips K-5

Is Pittsburgh Phillips K-5 a good school?

Pittsburgh Phillips K-5 ranks 972^nd of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Pittsburgh Phillips K-5?

In the 2024-25 school year, 233 students attended Pittsburgh Phillips K-5.

What district is Pittsburgh Phillips K-5 in?

Pittsburgh School District

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

Students at Pittsburgh Phillips K-5 are 44% African American, 33% White, 15% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic.

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

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

Middle : Pittsburgh Allegheny 6-8
Middle : Pittsburgh Classical 6-8
Middle : Pittsburgh South Hills 6-8
High : Pittsburgh Brashear High School
High : Pittsburgh Carrick High School
High : Pittsburgh Obama 6-12
High : Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy 6-12

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