Pittsburgh Colfax K-8

Public K-8

 2332 Beechwood Blvd
       Pittsburgh, PA  15217-1818


(412) 529-3525

District: Pittsburgh School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
200th of 1,534 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $26,480 Help


Students who attend Pittsburgh Colfax K-8 usually attend:

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

Student/teacher ratio:  13.5 Help
Number of students:  732

Racial breakdown:

White:
53.0%
African American:
20.9%
Asian:
10.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  100% Help


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Compare Details Pittsburgh Colfax K-8 ranks better than 87% of elementary schools in Pennsylvania. It also ranks first among 34 ranked elementary schools in the Pittsburgh School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 84.65. (See more...)
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Compare Details Pittsburgh Colfax K-8 ranks better than 92% of middle schools in Pennsylvania. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 88.98. (See more...)
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Student Body
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Compare Details Pittsburgh Colfax K-8 has the largest elementary school student body size in the Pittsburgh School District. Racial makeup is: White (53%), African American (20.9%), Asian (10.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 100% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Pittsburgh Colfax K-8 is 13.5. 29 elementary schools in the Pittsburgh School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Pittsburgh Colfax K-8 employs 54 full-time teachers.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Pittsburgh Colfax K-8 is $26,480, which is the 15th highest among 34 elementary schools in the Pittsburgh School District.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Pittsburgh Colfax K-8:

SchoolDigger ranks Pittsburgh Colfax K-8 200th of 1534 Pennsylvania public elementary schools. (See Pittsburgh Colfax K-8 in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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SchoolDigger ranks Pittsburgh Colfax K-8 71st of 893 Pennsylvania public middle schools. (See Pittsburgh Colfax K-8 in the ranking list.)

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Pittsburgh School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Pittsburgh School District 461st of 606 Pennsylvania school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Pittsburgh Colfax K-8

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Pittsburgh Colfax K-8

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 6.72 1190th 1302 8.6%
2004 15.99 1120th 1308 14.4%
2005 34.91 994th 1299 23.5%
2006 42.35 1103rd 1545 28.6%
2007 36.52 1186th 1555 23.7%
2008 37.23 1185th 1551 23.6%
2009 48.84 1003rd 1549 35.2%
2010 53.72 940th 1579 40.5%
2011 55.86 888th 1597 44.4%
2012 58.52 868th 1599 45.7%
2013 51.25 956th 1519 37.1%
2014 55.96 826th 1467 43.7%
2015 72.78 414th 1474 71.9%
2016 68.70 551st 1554 64.5%
2017 75.99 366th 1547 76.3%
2018 78.38 309th 1530 79.8%
2019 82.46 226th 1544 85.4%
2021 76.43 321st 1433 77.6%
2022 83.23 234th 1534 84.7%
2023 84.65 200th 1534 87.0%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Pittsburgh Colfax K-8

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 50.41 773rd 1414 45.3%
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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Pittsburgh Colfax K-8

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 93.51 37th 1043 96.5%
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Rank History for elementary school Asian students at Pittsburgh Colfax K-8

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 73.67 45th 160 71.9%
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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Pittsburgh Colfax K-8

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 45.93 201st 437 54.0%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Pittsburgh Colfax K-8

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 94.48 13th 1236 98.9%
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Data source: test scores: Pennsylvania Dept of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Pittsburgh Colfax K-8

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Rank History for all middle school students at Pittsburgh Colfax K-8

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 33.72 564th 736 23.4%
2007 31.62 587th 749 21.6%
2008 30.53 589th 753 21.8%
2009 23.46 639th 770 17.0%
2010 39.15 597th 805 25.8%
2011 49.60 524th 825 36.5%
2012 58.30 431st 834 48.3%
2013 43.90 514th 758 32.2%
2014 54.12 400th 728 45.1%
2015 76.89 173rd 835 79.3%
2016 67.25 290th 870 66.7%
2017 76.87 186th 877 78.8%
2018 78.75 153rd 861 82.2%
2019 79.90 147th 891 83.5%
2021 84.15 85th 797 89.3%
2022 89.35 63rd 883 92.9%
2023 88.98 71st 893 92.0%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Pittsburgh Colfax K-8

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 52.65 405th 874 53.7%
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Rank History for middle school African American students at Pittsburgh Colfax K-8

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 50.12 168th 421 60.1%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Pittsburgh Colfax K-8

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 96.83 16th 681 97.7%
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Data source: test scores: Pennsylvania Dept of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Pittsburgh Colfax K-8

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 231 270 26 1 0 n/a n/a 0 528
1989 200 198 27 2 0 n/a n/a 0 427
1990 196 191 31 3 0 n/a n/a 0 421
1991 202 214 56 14 0 n/a n/a 0 486
1992 198 216 58 5 1 n/a n/a 0 478
1993 171 204 46 9 1 n/a n/a 0 431
1994 181 195 49 10 1 n/a n/a 0 436
1995 147 211 45 7 0 n/a n/a 0 410
1996 147 211 45 7 0 n/a n/a 0 410
1997 125 224 58 13 0 n/a n/a 0 420
1998 86 247 44 13 0 n/a n/a 0 390
1999 68 201 30 17 0 n/a n/a 0 316
2000 58 198 29 11 0 n/a n/a 0 296
2001 71 210 37 7 1 n/a n/a 0 326
2002 72 197 46 6 0 n/a n/a 0 321
2003 72 197 46 6 0 n/a n/a 0 321
2004 72 207 50 6 0 n/a n/a 0 335
2005 90 198 24 14 0 n/a n/a 0 326
2006 221 211 39 22 0 n/a n/a 0 493
2007 253 280 48 30 0 n/a n/a 0 611
2008 281 218 40 35 6 n/a n/a 35 615
2009 326 205 54 29 0 n/a n/a 31 645
2010 344 220 64 31 0 n/a n/a 33 692
2011 350 199 62 33 1 0 34 0 679
2012 343 212 82 30 0 1 32 0 700
2013 343 219 71 26 1 0 43 0 703
2014 383 232 85 27 1 0 49 0 777
2015 390 238 89 30 0 0 50 0 797
2016 424 250 97 39 0 0 52 0 862
2017 432 229 117 38 0 0 65 0 881
2018 444 216 111 35 0 0 81 0 887
2019 463 205 124 39 1 0 89 0 921
2020 460 197 136 36 1 0 88 0 918
2021 404 176 110 33 1 2 89 0 815
2022 368 151 88 30 0 1 77 0 715
2023 388 153 78 37 0 1 75 0 732

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Pittsburgh Colfax K-8

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 528 22.0 24.0 n/a
1989 427 20.0 21.3 n/a
1990 421 19.0 22.1 0
1991 486 22.0 22.0 n/a
1992 478 25.0 19.1 n/a
1993 431 24.0 18.0 n/a
1994 436 23.0 19.0 n/a
1995 410 24.0 17.1 n/a
1996 410 24.0 17.1 n/a
1997 420 21.0 20.0 n/a
1998 390 22.0 17.7 n/a
1999 316 20.5 15.4 n/a
2000 296 22.0 13.5 65.5
2001 326 22.5 14.5 67.2
2002 321 22.5 14.3 63.2
2003 321 22.5 14.3 63.2
2004 335 23.5 14.3 60
2005 326 28.3 11.5 62.3
2006 493 34.8 14.2 37.3
2007 611 39.6 15.4 38
2008 615 41.5 14.8 39.5
2009 645 43.4 14.9 37.3
2010 692 48.4 14.3 44.2
2011 679 48.4 14.0 30.5
2012 700 46.4 15.0 32.7
2013 703 41.0 17.1 32.9
2014 777 42.0 18.5 44
2015 797 44.0 18.1 34.9
2016 862 46.0 18.7 27.1
2017 881 52.0 16.9 27.5
2018 887 57.4 15.4 27.2
2019 921 57.5 16.0 100
2020 918 60.0 15.2 100
2021 815 63.0 12.9 100
2022 715 61.5 11.6 99.6
2023 732 54.0 13.5 100

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Pittsburgh Colfax K-8

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 528 22.0 24.0 n/a
1989 427 20.0 21.3 n/a
1990 421 19.0 22.1 0
1991 486 22.0 22.0 n/a
1992 478 25.0 19.1 n/a
1993 431 24.0 18.0 n/a
1994 436 23.0 19.0 n/a
1995 410 24.0 17.1 n/a
1996 410 24.0 17.1 n/a
1997 420 21.0 20.0 n/a
1998 390 22.0 17.7 n/a
1999 316 20.5 15.4 n/a
2000 296 22.0 13.5 65.5
2001 326 22.5 14.5 67.2
2002 321 22.5 14.3 63.2
2003 321 22.5 14.3 63.2
2004 335 23.5 14.3 60
2005 326 28.3 11.5 62.3
2006 493 34.8 14.2 37.3
2007 611 39.6 15.4 38
2008 615 41.5 14.8 39.5
2009 645 43.4 14.9 37.3
2010 692 48.4 14.3 44.2
2011 679 48.4 14.0 30.5
2012 700 46.4 15.0 32.7
2013 703 41.0 17.1 32.9
2014 777 42.0 18.5 44
2015 797 44.0 18.1 34.9
2016 862 46.0 18.7 27.1
2017 881 52.0 16.9 27.5
2018 887 57.4 15.4 27.2
2019 921 57.5 16.0 100
2020 918 60.0 15.2 100
2021 815 63.0 12.9 100
2022 715 61.5 11.6 99.6
2023 732 54.0 13.5 100

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Pittsburgh Colfax K-8

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,842 (8.6%) $19,529 (91.4%) $21,372
2020 $2,026 (9.4%) $19,471 (90.6%) $21,496
2021 $1,984 (7.3%) $25,103 (92.7%) $27,086
2022 $3,407 (12.9%) $23,073 (87.1%) $26,480

Data source: Pennsylvania Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Pittsburgh Colfax K-8

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 226th of 1544 Elementary schoolsRanks 200th of 1534 Elementary schools
 1.6%
Ranks 147th of 891 Middle schoolsRanks 71st of 893 Middle schools
 8.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Math (Pittsburgh Colfax K-8)85.270.6
 14.6%
   3rd Grade Math (Pennsylvania)5651.7
 4.3%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Pittsburgh Colfax K-8)87.576.6
 10.9%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)61.954
 7.9%
4th Grade Math (Pittsburgh Colfax K-8)75.970.2
 5.7%
   4th Grade Math (Pennsylvania)46.246.5
 0.3%
4th Grade Science (Pittsburgh Colfax K-8)84.484.6
 0.2%
   4th Grade Science (Pennsylvania)77.874.1
 3.7%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Pittsburgh Colfax K-8)80.775
 5.7%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)63.651.8
 11.8%
5th Grade Math (Pittsburgh Colfax K-8)58.373
 14.7%
   5th Grade Math (Pennsylvania)4342.7
 0.3%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Pittsburgh Colfax K-8)83.577.3
 6.2%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)58.553.6
 4.9%
6th Grade Math (Pittsburgh Colfax K-8)58.357.8
 0.5%
   6th Grade Math (Pennsylvania)3936.4
 2.6%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Pittsburgh Colfax K-8)72.969.8
 3.1%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)6355.6
 7.4%
7th Grade Math (Pittsburgh Colfax K-8)61.262.8
 1.6%
   7th Grade Math (Pennsylvania)38.233.2
 5%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Pittsburgh Colfax K-8)7877.9
 0.1%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)60.554.5
 6%
8th Grade Math (Pittsburgh Colfax K-8)4551.5
 6.5%
   8th Grade Math (Pennsylvania)32.226
 6.2%
8th Grade Science (Pittsburgh Colfax K-8)6068.7
 8.7%
   8th Grade Science (Pennsylvania)58.257
 1.2%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Pittsburgh Colfax K-8)68.872.6
 3.8%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)57.952.8
 5.1%
All Grades Math (Pittsburgh Colfax K-8)64.165.1
 1%
   All Grades Math (Pennsylvania)42.439.3
 3.1%
All Grades Science (Pittsburgh Colfax K-8)72.477.5
 5.1%
   All Grades Science (Pennsylvania)6865.6
 2.4%
All Grades English Language Arts (Pittsburgh Colfax K-8)78.975.2
 3.7%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)60.953.8
 7.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students921732
 20.5%
African American205153
 25.4%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian12478
 37.1%
Hispanic3937
 5.1%
Pacific Islander01
White463388
 16.2%
Two or More Races8975
 15.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients100%100%


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Students at Pittsburgh Colfax K-8 are 53% White, 21% African American, 11% Asian, 10% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic.

Pittsburgh Colfax K-8 ranks 200th of 1534 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 732 students attended Pittsburgh Colfax K-8.


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