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Pittsburgh Grandview K-5

Public Grades K-5
1375th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools
Better than 9% of Pennsylvania elementary schools
Summary

Pittsburgh Grandview K-5 is an elementary school in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, serving 186 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Pittsburgh School District, which is ranked 450 out of 606 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pittsburgh Grandview K-5 consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Pennsylvania elementary schools, with low performance on PSSA tests across all grades and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 9.8% of students were proficient or better in Math, compared to 41.7% statewide and 27.9% in the Pittsburgh School District. The school's performance is particularly low for male students, low-socioeconomic status students, and 3rd-grade students. However, the school has a relatively small student-teacher ratio, ranging from 9.7 to 11 students per teacher in recent years, and its spending per student has increased from $21,966 in 2019-2020 to $33,478 in 2022-2023.

Nearby schools in the Pittsburgh School District, such as Pittsburgh Whittier K-5, Pittsburgh Beechwood K-5, and Pittsburgh Miller K-5, generally perform better than Pittsburgh Grandview K-5 on academic measures, but they also serve high-poverty populations. The only school that significantly outperforms Pittsburgh Grandview K-5 is Pittsburgh Allegheny K-5, a magnet school that serves a more diverse student population.

195
Students ?
10.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$31,896
Per pupil spending ?
95.4%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 845 McLain St
       Pittsburgh, PA  15210-1043

(412) 529-6605

District: Pittsburgh School District


Students who attend Pittsburgh Grandview 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:
67.2%
Two or more races:
15.9%
White:
8.7%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2014 → 9th in 2025
Strengths
Small classes — about 11 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (15% vs 45% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)
!Math scores 32 pts below the Pennsylvania average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school15%
District avg34%
Pennsylvania avg45%
1,375th of 1,511
Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?
Bottom 9%▼ down 1 pts since 2016
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SchoolDigger rating ?
27th of 33Elementary Schools in the Pittsburgh School District
450th 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
20259.01375 of 15119.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202414.01300 of 152614.8%★☆☆☆☆
202325.11170 of 153423.7%★☆☆☆☆
202218.61232 of 153419.7%★☆☆☆☆
20215.01367 of 14334.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201918.11267 of 154417.9%★☆☆☆☆
20187.91389 of 15309.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20176.91411 of 15478.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20168.41396 of 155410.2%★☆☆☆☆
20144.01375 of 14676.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20137.51383 of 15199.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20123.51542 of 15993.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201117.21424 of 159710.8%★☆☆☆☆
201010.21472 of 15796.8%☆☆☆☆☆
200911.01426 of 15497.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20086.51471 of 15515.2%☆☆☆☆☆
200722.81329 of 155514.5%★☆☆☆☆
200638.81162 of 154524.8%★☆☆☆☆
200541.9915 of 129929.6%★☆☆☆☆
200412.71144 of 130812.5%★☆☆☆☆
200328.21010 of 130222.4%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
202527.9308 of 41325.4%★☆☆☆☆
202441.8245 of 43743.9%★★☆☆☆
202365.8101 of 43776.9%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
202512.21280 of 146612.7%★☆☆☆☆
20244.21452 of 14882.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
202513.81230 of 136910.2%★☆☆☆☆
202420.21187 of 143217.1%★☆☆☆☆
202340.3926 of 141434.5%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
20257.11402 of 14754.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202433.51059 of 149529.2%★☆☆☆☆
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)
African American (2025)25th percentile+16 vs school
Female (2025)13th percentile+4 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile~ school
Male (2025)5th percentile-4 vs school
By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts21%-28 vs state
Math10%-32 vs state

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Students at Pittsburgh Grandview K-5 are 67% African American, 16% Two or more races, 9% White, 8% Hispanic.

Pittsburgh Grandview K-5 ranks in the bottom 9.0% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 195 students attended Pittsburgh Grandview K-5.


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