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Donaldson Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

4^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 100% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Donaldson Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Oakdale, Pennsylvania, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 548 students. The school is part of the West Allegheny School District, which is ranked 21 out of 606 school districts in Pennsylvania and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Donaldson Elementary School consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Pennsylvania, with a statewide ranking of 4th out of 1,511 schools in the 2024-2025 school year. The school's students demonstrate exceptional academic achievement, with over 90% proficiency in PSSA Math and over 87% proficiency in PSSA English Language Arts across all grades. Donaldson Elementary School also excels in serving diverse student populations, ranking 1st out of 1,432 Pennsylvania elementary schools for low socioeconomic status students, 3rd out of 1,369 for disabled students, and 2nd and 9th out of 1,488 and 1,475 for female and male students, respectively.

While Donaldson Elementary School outperforms the West Allegheny School District and the state of Pennsylvania as a whole, the nearby Wilson Elementary School and McKee Elementary School within the same district also demonstrate strong academic performance, with rankings in the top 10% and top 25% of Pennsylvania elementary schools, respectively. Donaldson Elementary School's exceptional performance is likely due to its significant per-student spending of $17,228 in 2022-2023, as well as its relatively low student-teacher ratio of 16.4 in the 2023-2024 school year.

535

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,444

Per pupil spending ?

26.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

600 Donaldson Road
Oakdale, PA 15071

(724) 213-1010

District: West Allegheny School District

Students who attend Donaldson Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	West Allegheny Middle School
High:	West Allegheny Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.7%

Two or more races:

3.7%

African American:

3.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 89th percentile in 2015 → 100th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (90% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school90%

District avg78%

Pennsylvania avg45%

4^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From top 11% (2015) to top 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the West Allegheny School District

21^st of 606West Allegheny 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	97.4	4 of 1511	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	95.3	4 of 1526	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	95.1	6 of 1534	99.6%	★★★★★
2022	94.0	20 of 1534	98.7%	★★★★★
2021	94.1	25 of 1433	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	89.6	72 of 1544	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	87.7	104 of 1530	93.2%	★★★★★
2017	82.7	230 of 1547	85.1%	★★★★☆
2016	82.3	233 of 1554	85.0%	★★★★☆
2015	84.8	167 of 1474	88.7%	★★★★☆
2014	86.2	61 of 1467	95.8%	★★★★★
2013	86.0	57 of 1519	96.2%	★★★★★
2012	84.7	64 of 1599	96.0%	★★★★★
2011	82.0	151 of 1597	90.5%	★★★★★
2010	75.3	331 of 1579	79.0%	★★★★☆
2009	78.5	238 of 1549	84.6%	★★★★☆
2008	71.2	443 of 1551	71.4%	★★★★☆
2007	76.8	315 of 1555	79.7%	★★★★☆
2006	82.4	150 of 1545	90.3%	★★★★★
2005	76.0	286 of 1299	78.0%	★★★★☆
2004	70.6	422 of 1308	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	99.7	5 of 1030	99.5%	★★★★★
2024	98.0	8 of 1084	99.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	97.3	4 of 1466	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	95.0	2 of 1488	99.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	98.8	3 of 1369	99.8%	★★★★★
2024	98.4	1 of 1432	99.9%	★★★★★
2023	97.5	4 of 1414	99.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	96.3	9 of 1475	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	94.2	10 of 1495	99.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	95.8	10 of 1201	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	94.3	7 of 1229	99.4%	★★★★★
2023	93.5	23 of 1236	98.1%	★★★★★

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)100th percentile~ school

Female (2025)100th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)100th percentile~ school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

White (2025)99th percentile~ school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Math93%+51 vs state

English Language Arts88%+39 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 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 All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Donaldson Elementary School	Public	K-5	600 Donaldson Road	Oakdale	15071	Allegheny County	West Allegheny School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 213-1010	535	30	17.6	26.5%	480 (89.7%)	19 (3.6%)	7 (1.3%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.7%)	97.4	4^th of 1511 public elementary schools	99.7%		95.3	4^th of 1526 public elementary schools	99.7%		94.9	92.7	91.5		93.1	83.7	91.5	89.1		87.8	$18,444	$266	$18,177
McKee Elementary School	Public	K-5	1501 Oakdale Rd	Oakdale	15071	Allegheny County	West Allegheny School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 693-8451	521	38	13.8	39.7%	385 (73.9%)	13 (2.5%)	28 (5.4%)	55 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.7%)	91.5	91^st of 1511 public elementary schools	94.0%		85.8	175^th of 1526 public elementary schools	88.5%	84	83.9	77.5	77.5		79.8	79.3	77.5	67.8		74.7	$18,622	$265	$18,357
Wilson Elementary School	Public	K-5	100 Bruno Lane	Imperial	15126	Allegheny County	West Allegheny School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 695-3300	586	40	14.7	27.0%	506 (86.3%)	26 (4.4%)	8 (1.4%)	13 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.6%)	94.9	31^st of 1511 public elementary schools	97.9%		93.4	22^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	98.6%	9	84.6	93.4	91.1		89.6	77.4	82.7	76.7		78.7	$18,220	$266	$17,954
South Fayette Elementary School	Public	K-2	3620 Old Oakdale Rd	Mc Donald	15057	Allegheny County	South Fayette Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 221-4542	717	43	16.5	14.2%	461 (64.3%)	15 (2.1%)	35 (4.9%)	175 (24.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (4.2%)								(n/a)											$16,370	$408	$15,962
South Fayette Intermediate School	Public	3-5	1200 Lt Will Way	Mc Donald	15057	Allegheny County	South Fayette Township School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 221-4542	803	58	13.7	15.1%	500 (62.3%)	25 (3.1%)	27 (3.4%)	199 (24.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (6.4%)	94.9	35^th of 1511 public elementary schools	97.7%		92.1	39^th of 1526 public elementary schools	97.4%	4	85.9	84.7	79.8		83.5	82.2	81.0	86.3		83.2	$15,326	$300	$15,027
McCormick Elementary School	Public	K-4	2801 Beaver Grade Rd	Moon Township	15108	Allegheny County	Moon Area School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 264-9440	229	13	17.3	10.5%	164 (71.6%)	12 (5.2%)	10 (4.4%)	36 (15.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	93.3	58^th of 1511 public elementary schools	96.2%		90.6	77^th of 1526 public elementary schools	95.0%	19	89.8	89.2			89.6	71.5	86.4			77.9	$17,997	$137	$17,861
Fort Cherry Elementary Center	Public	K-6	110 Fort Cherry Road	Mc Donald	15057	Washington County	Fort Cherry School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 796-1551	455	37	12.1	51.4%	407 (89.5%)	2 (0.4%)	14 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.8%)	77.5	329^th of 1511 public elementary schools	78.2%		82.6	233^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	84.7%	96	80.6	55.4	52.4	62.9	63.1	80.7	50.0	57.4	64.5	63.5	$19,104	$901	$18,203
J H Brooks Elementary School	Public	K-4	1720 Hassam Rd	Moon Township	15108	Allegheny County	Moon Area School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 264-9440	382	24	16.0	27.5%	258 (67.5%)	26 (6.8%)	36 (9.4%)	30 (7.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.1%)	89.2	133^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	91.2%		90.3	86^th of 1526 public elementary schools	94.4%	47	81.4	83.1			82.2	67.6	77.0			72.1	$18,313	$139	$18,174
Montour Elementary School	Public	K-4	221 Clever Rd	Mc Kees Rocks	15136	Allegheny County	Montour School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 489-8300	1,276	82	15.4	28.3%	985 (77.2%)	95 (7.4%)	51 (4.0%)	53 (4.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	90 (7.1%)	91.4	92^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	93.9%		86.7	154^th of 1526 public elementary schools	89.9%	62	83.6	80.2			82.0	77.2	75.9			76.6	$19,520	$672	$18,849
Chartiers Valley Primary School	Public	K-2	125 Thoms Run Rd	Bridgeville	15017	Allegheny County	Chartiers Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 429-3270	892	56	16.0	35.9%	604 (67.7%)	28 (3.1%)	28 (3.1%)	167 (18.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (7.2%)								(n/a)											$21,029	$1,410	$19,619

Frequently Asked Questions about Donaldson Elementary School

Is Donaldson Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Donaldson Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 4^th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools.

How many students attend Donaldson Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 535 students attended Donaldson Elementary School.

What district is Donaldson Elementary School in?

West Allegheny School District

What schools do graduates of Donaldson Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Donaldson Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : West Allegheny Middle School
High : West Allegheny Senior High School

What is the racial makeup of Donaldson Elementary School?

Students at Donaldson Elementary School are 90% White, 4% Two or more races, 4% African American, 2% Asian, 1% Hispanic.

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