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Pittsburgh Arlington K-8

Q: Is Pittsburgh Arlington K-8 a good school?

Pittsburgh Arlington K-8 ranks in the bottom 0.9% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Pittsburgh Arlington K-8?

In the 2024-25 school year, 385 students attended Pittsburgh Arlington K-8.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Pittsburgh Arlington K-8?

Students at Pittsburgh Arlington K-8 are 65% African American, 17% White, 11% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic.

Q: What schools do graduates of Pittsburgh Arlington K-8 attend?

Students who attend Pittsburgh Arlington K-8 usually go on to attend: Middle : Pittsburgh Allegheny 6-8 Middle : Pittsburgh Classical 6-8 High : Pittsburgh Carrick High School High : Pittsburgh Obama 6-12 High : Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy 6-12

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1497^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Pittsburgh Arlington K-8 is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Pittsburgh School District, with 372 students enrolled. Despite relatively high per-student spending, the school consistently ranks in the bottom 5-10% of Pennsylvania elementary schools based on PSSA test scores, with only 2.2% of students proficient or better in Math and 9.4% in English Language Arts.

Pittsburgh Arlington K-8 has an extremely high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 99.46% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school's student-teacher ratio is relatively low at 10.7, but its academic performance remains persistently poor. When compared to nearby schools like Pittsburgh Greenfield K-8, which is 2.19 miles away, Pittsburgh Arlington K-8 significantly underperforms on academic measures.

The challenges facing Pittsburgh Arlington K-8 suggest the need for a comprehensive, evidence-based approach to address the root causes of the achievement gap. Simply increasing funding does not appear to be enough to improve outcomes for the school's students, particularly those from low-income and minority backgrounds. Addressing the persistent low performance at Pittsburgh Arlington K-8 will require a multifaceted strategy that goes beyond just financial resources.

385

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,666

Per pupil spending ?

96.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

800 Rectenwald Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15210

(412) 529-4700

District: Pittsburgh School District

Students who attend Pittsburgh Arlington K-8 usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

African American:

64.9%

White:

17.4%

Two or more races:

10.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 10th percentile in 2015 → 1st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (6% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school6%

District avg34%

Pennsylvania avg45%

Elementary school

1,497^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

823^rd of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

32^nd 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	3.9	1497 of 1511	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.7	1501 of 1526	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.1	1473 of 1534	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.3	1464 of 1534	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.1	1395 of 1433	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.8	1434 of 1544	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.9	1445 of 1530	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.1	1453 of 1547	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.7	1470 of 1554	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.3	1327 of 1474	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	3.4	1385 of 1467	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.7	1437 of 1519	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	12.2	1435 of 1599	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	4.8	1545 of 1597	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	19.0	1378 of 1579	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	10.1	411 of 413	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	425 of 437	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	402 of 437	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	15.0	973 of 1030	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	959 of 1043	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	5.5	1429 of 1466	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.0	1458 of 1488	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	4.4	1367 of 1369	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.2	1422 of 1432	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	1360 of 1414	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	3.7	1467 of 1475	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.7	1453 of 1495	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	8.0	823 of 873	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	827 of 891	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	782 of 893	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	809 of 883	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.1	786 of 797	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.6	812 of 891	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	730 of 861	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	8.3	782 of 877	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	7.5	782 of 870	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	12.7	703 of 835	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	9.2	647 of 728	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	10.6	660 of 758	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	35.3	626 of 834	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	10.3	758 of 825	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	14.5	719 of 805	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	374 of 393	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	396 of 408	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	375 of 421	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	592 of 643	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	658 of 672	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	611 of 660	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	7.8	788 of 835	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.0	834 of 860	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	9.0	814 of 843	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	806 of 877	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	717 of 874	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	9.8	774 of 839	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	768 of 870	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)6th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

African American (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Middle school

Disabled (2025)8th percentile~ school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

Female (2025)6th percentile~ school

African American (2025)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts9%-39 vs state

Math2%-40 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 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 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 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 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 Concord K-5	Public	PK, KG-5	2350 Brownsville Rd	Pittsburgh	15210	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-7755	430	34	12.6	107.4%	123 (28.6%)	136 (31.6%)	78 (18.1%)	43 (10.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (11.2%)	40.9	952^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	37.0%		35.4	1064^th of 1526 public elementary schools	30.3%	112	45.5	33.3	17.4				34.5	70.1	37.3	26.6				49.1	$30,838	$5,281	$25,557
Pittsburgh West Liberty K-5	Public	K-5	785 Dunster St	Pittsburgh	15226	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-7420	168	16	10.3	92.3%	97 (57.7%)	31 (18.5%)	8 (4.8%)	6 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (15.5%)	12.9	1307^th of 1511 public elementary schools	13.5%		23.8	1167^th of 1526 public elementary schools	23.5%	140	5.3	32.1	7.1				18.0	21.1	28.6	7.1				21.3	$32,008	$5,482	$26,526
Elroy Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-5	3129 Elroy Ave	Pittsburgh	15227	Allegheny County	Brentwood Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 881-4484	270	21	13.0	86.3%	155 (57.4%)	34 (12.6%)	20 (7.4%)	22 (8.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (14.1%)	45.3	897^th of 1511 public elementary schools	40.6%		36.3	1053^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	31.0%	156	52.6	36.4	37.5				41.4	47.3	45.4	47.5				46.6	$17,411	$1,130	$16,281
Pittsburgh Carmalt K-8	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	1550 Breining St	Pittsburgh	15226	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(412) 529-7760	547	38	14.3	101.5%	202 (36.9%)	217 (39.7%)	20 (3.7%)	34 (6.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (13.3%)	48	854^th of 1511 public elementary schools	43.5%		37.6	1038^th of 1526 public elementary schools	32.0%	184	49.0	73.0	27.2	8.4	14.0	11.1	31.4	66.0	51.9	40.7	33.4	36.0	42.2	45.4	$34,499	$5,909	$28,591
Propel Cs-Hazelwood	Public, Charter	K-8	5401 Glenwood Avenue	Pittsburgh	15207	Allegheny County	Propel CS-Hazelwood	Yes	No	No	Yes	(412) 325-7305	230	21	10.9	96.5%	7 (3.0%)	198 (86.1%)	9 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	13 (5.7%)	3.4	1507^th of 1511 public elementary schools	0.3%		3.4	1511^th of 1526 public elementary schools	1.0%	4	14.8	5.6	0.0	0.0	4.8	0.0	4.4	3.7	5.6	4.5	0.0	4.8	10.3	5.2	$25,847	$2,743	$23,104
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Pittsburgh Arlington K-8

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

Students at Pittsburgh Arlington K-8 are 65% African American, 17% White, 11% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic.

Is Pittsburgh Arlington K-8 a good school?

Pittsburgh Arlington K-8 ranks in the bottom 0.9% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

How many students attend Pittsburgh Arlington K-8?

In the 2024-25 school year, 385 students attended Pittsburgh Arlington K-8.

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

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

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

What district is Pittsburgh Arlington K-8 in?

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