Pittsburgh Liberty K-5 School in Pittsburgh PA

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Compare Details Pittsburgh Liberty K-5 ranks worse than 87.9% of elementary schools in Pennsylvania. It also ranks 23^rd among 34 ranked elementary schools in the Pittsburgh School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2021 the calculated Average Standard Score was 9.89. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (76.3%), White (10.9%), two or more races (8.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 100% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Pittsburgh Liberty K-5 is 12.7. 28 elementary schools in the Pittsburgh School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Pittsburgh Liberty K-5 employs 30.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Pittsburgh Liberty K-5 is $21,378. 28 elementary schools in the Pittsburgh School District spend more per student.

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Pittsburgh Liberty K-5:

SchoolDigger ranks Pittsburgh Liberty K-5 1259^th of 1433 Pennsylvania public elementary schools. (See Pittsburgh Liberty K-5 in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Pittsburgh School District 463^rd of 579 Pennsylvania school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Pittsburgh Liberty K-5

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	PA State Percentile
2003	37.23	922^nd	1302	29.2%
2004	61.63	585^th	1308	55.3%
2005	13.56	1150^th	1299	11.5%
2006	46.13	1039^th	1545	32.8%
2007	55.09	854^th	1555	45.1%
2008	56.00	848^th	1551	45.3%
2009	59.96	749^th	1549	51.6%
2010	53.37	944^th	1579	40.2%
2011	66.25	614^th	1597	61.6%
2012	48.12	1080^th	1599	32.5%
2013	52.64	922^nd	1519	39.3%
2014	52.60	882^nd	1467	39.9%
2015	39.80	1003^rd	1474	32.0%
2016	31.36	1166^th	1554	25.0%
2017	24.62	1212^th	1547	21.7%
2018	32.24	1136^th	1530	25.8%
2019	30.95	1143^rd	1544	26.0%
2021	9.89	1259^th	1433	12.1%

Data source: test scores: Pennsylvania Dept of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: Pennsylvania Dept of Education

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50%

by a student on FaceBook
Friday, December 31, 2010

It's what you make of it. I graduated from there in 2003 and now I'm at MIT. I wouldn't say that Liberty necessarily encourage academic pursuit, but (at least when I was there), if you wanted to learn, the teachers are always helpful and encouraging. I know many kids from liberty that have accomplished a lot. huzzah. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, October 21, 2009

People from the suburbs gasps when I tell them my kids go to PPS. Well my kids are getting a great education at Liberty Elementary and PPS. My husband is faculty at Carnegie Mellon University. Many of my kid’s friends from school, their parents are faculty either at Pitt or CMU. Lots of smart kids at PPS. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Pittsburgh Liberty K-5

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	203	210	41	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	456
1989	210	192	39	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	446
1990	208	209	30	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	452
1991	211	205	36	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	459
1992	215	222	42	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	488
1993	201	232	39	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	481
1994	179	237	39	9	1	n/a	n/a	0	465
1995	155	208	48	11	1	n/a	n/a	0	423
1996	155	208	48	11	1	n/a	n/a	0	423
1997	149	215	45	12	1	n/a	n/a	0	422
1998	142	202	49	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	403
1999	153	243	46	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	453
2000	147	260	36	22	0	n/a	n/a	0	465
2001	148	241	39	20	0	n/a	n/a	0	448
2002	128	244	39	17	2	n/a	n/a	0	430
2003	128	244	39	17	2	n/a	n/a	0	430
2004	118	250	49	18	2	n/a	n/a	0	437
2005	111	238	49	8	1	n/a	n/a	0	407
2006	106	237	48	10	1	n/a	n/a	0	402
2007	98	242	38	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	387
2008	105	207	26	9	4	n/a	n/a	24	375
2009	120	211	38	12	1	n/a	n/a	36	418
2010	98	238	28	7	1	n/a	n/a	41	413
2011	103	259	18	7	1	0	31	0	419
2012	99	264	10	7	1	0	28	0	409
2013	79	269	17	6	1	0	26	0	398
2014	65	287	17	10	1	0	29	0	409
2015	53	298	21	14	2	0	30	0	418
2016	65	304	14	12	1	0	32	0	428
2017	53	315	10	12	2	0	32	0	424
2018	53	299	12	14	1	0	29	0	408
2019	50	296	7	13	1	0	21	0	388
2020	43	307	4	17	0	0	25	0	396
2021	42	293	1	17	0	0	31	0	384

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 Liberty K-5

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	456	21.5	21.2	n/a
1989	446	18.5	24.1	n/a
1990	452	21.0	21.5	0
1991	459	22.0	20.8	n/a
1992	488	22.0	22.1	n/a
1993	481	23.0	20.9	n/a
1994	465	23.0	20.2	n/a
1995	423	23.0	18.4	n/a
1996	423	23.0	18.4	n/a
1997	422	23.0	18.3	n/a
1998	403	22.5	17.9	n/a
1999	453	23.5	19.3	n/a
2000	465	22.5	20.7	40
2001	448	23.5	19.1	46.2
2002	430	22.7	18.9	46.5
2003	430	22.7	18.9	46.5
2004	437	25.7	17.0	46.7
2005	407	26.7	15.2	49.1
2006	402	25.0	16.1	42.5
2007	387	27.0	14.3	41.3
2008	375	23.0	16.3	53
2009	418	24.0	17.4	48.2
2010	413	24.0	17.2	61.8
2011	419	24.0	17.4	46.5
2012	409	24.0	17.0	59.9
2013	398	22.0	18.0	61.3
2014	409	22.5	18.1	70.2
2015	418	22.0	19.0	70.1
2016	428	22.0	19.4	61.4
2017	424	25.0	16.9	67.2
2018	408	28.0	14.5	66.4
2019	388	29.2	13.2	100
2020	396	28.1	14.0	100
2021	384	30.1	12.7	100

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

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch

For information about the National School Lunch Program, see the USDA Website

Student/Teacher Ratio Pittsburgh Liberty K-5

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	456	21.5	21.2	n/a
1989	446	18.5	24.1	n/a
1990	452	21.0	21.5	0
1991	459	22.0	20.8	n/a
1992	488	22.0	22.1	n/a
1993	481	23.0	20.9	n/a
1994	465	23.0	20.2	n/a
1995	423	23.0	18.4	n/a
1996	423	23.0	18.4	n/a
1997	422	23.0	18.3	n/a
1998	403	22.5	17.9	n/a
1999	453	23.5	19.3	n/a
2000	465	22.5	20.7	40
2001	448	23.5	19.1	46.2
2002	430	22.7	18.9	46.5
2003	430	22.7	18.9	46.5
2004	437	25.7	17.0	46.7
2005	407	26.7	15.2	49.1
2006	402	25.0	16.1	42.5
2007	387	27.0	14.3	41.3
2008	375	23.0	16.3	53
2009	418	24.0	17.4	48.2
2010	413	24.0	17.2	61.8
2011	419	24.0	17.4	46.5
2012	409	24.0	17.0	59.9
2013	398	22.0	18.0	61.3
2014	409	22.5	18.1	70.2
2015	418	22.0	19.0	70.1
2016	428	22.0	19.4	61.4
2017	424	25.0	16.9	67.2
2018	408	28.0	14.5	66.4
2019	388	29.2	13.2	100
2020	396	28.1	14.0	100
2021	384	30.1	12.7	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.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Pittsburgh Liberty K-5

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$1,828 (8.6%)	$19,377 (91.4%)	$21,205
2020	$2,014 (9.4%)	$19,363 (90.6%)	$21,378

Data source: Pennsylvania Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Pittsburgh Liberty K-5

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Ranks 1143^rd of 1544 Elementary schools	Ranks 1259^th of 1433 Elementary schools	13.8%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
3rd Grade Math (Pittsburgh Liberty K-5)	40.8	10.2	30.6%
3rd Grade Math (Pennsylvania)	56	47.3	8.7%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Pittsburgh Liberty K-5)	51.8	20.9	30.9%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)	61.9	58.3	3.6%
4th Grade Math (Pittsburgh Liberty K-5)	33.3	5.5	27.8%
4th Grade Math (Pennsylvania)	46.2	35.5	10.7%
4th Grade Science (Pittsburgh Liberty K-5)	74.1	44	30.1%
4th Grade Science (Pennsylvania)	77.8	75.8	2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Pittsburgh Liberty K-5)	62.9	30	32.9%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)	63.6	56.6	7%
5th Grade Math (Pittsburgh Liberty K-5)	23.7	4.8	18.9%
5th Grade Math (Pennsylvania)	43	36.1	6.9%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Pittsburgh Liberty K-5)	37.3	31	6.3%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)	58.5	55	3.5%
All Grades Math (Pittsburgh Liberty K-5)	32.4	6.9	25.5%
All Grades Science (Pittsburgh Liberty K-5)	74.1	44	30.1%
All Grades English Language Arts (Pittsburgh Liberty K-5)	50.3	27.3	23%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Total Students	388	384	1%
African American	296	293	1%
American Indian	1	0	100%
Asian	7	1	85.7%
Hispanic	13	17	30.8%
Pacific Islander	0	0
Two or More Races	21	31	47.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	100%	100%

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