Pittsburgh Arsenal K-5 Primary School
215 39th St Pittsburgh PA, 15201, Allegheny County Phone: 412-622-7307 Ranking:  (2,240 out of 2,311, bottom 3%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5 School District: Pittsburgh School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 26 | 24 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 15 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 396 | 386 | 267 | 282 | 282 | 304 | 272 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 113 | 28.5% | 115 | 29.8% | 52 | 19.5% | 58 | 20.6% | 47 | 16.7% | 55 | 18.1% | 50 | 18.4% |
| Kindergarten: | 48 | 12.1% | 39 | 10.1% | 45 | 16.9% | 39 | 13.8% | 42 | 14.9% | 43 | 14.1% | 46 | 16.9% |
| Grade 1: | 46 | 11.6% | 45 | 11.7% | 40 | 15.0% | 44 | 15.6% | 40 | 14.2% | 54 | 17.8% | 47 | 17.3% |
| Grade 2: | 45 | 11.4% | 46 | 11.9% | 37 | 13.9% | 36 | 12.8% | 40 | 14.2% | 50 | 16.4% | 36 | 13.2% |
| Grade 3: | 44 | 11.1% | 45 | 11.7% | 33 | 12.4% | 39 | 13.8% | 40 | 14.2% | 32 | 10.5% | 27 | 9.9% |
| Grade 4: | 57 | 14.4% | 40 | 10.4% | 33 | 12.4% | 28 | 9.9% | 39 | 13.8% | 28 | 9.2% | 39 | 14.3% |
| Grade 5: | 43 | 10.9% | 56 | 14.5% | 27 | 10.1% | 38 | 13.5% | 34 | 12.1% | 42 | 13.8% | 27 | 9.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 190 | 48.0% | 190 | 49.2% | 130 | 48.7% | 146 | 51.8% | 136 | 48.2% | 127 | 41.8% | 119 | 43.8% |
| Female: | 206 | 52.0% | 196 | 50.8% | 137 | 51.3% | 136 | 48.2% | 115 | 40.8% | 133 | 43.8% | 122 | 44.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 26 | 6.6% | 18 | 4.7% | 19 | 7.1% | 16 | 5.7% | 13 | 4.6% | 6 | 2.0% | 4 | 1.5% |
| Hispanic: | 22 | 5.6% | 13 | 3.4% | 5 | 1.9% | 3 | 1.1% | 8 | 2.8% | 3 | 1.0% | 5 | 1.8% |
| Black: | 266 | 67.2% | 267 | 69.2% | 175 | 65.5% | 179 | 63.5% | 192 | 68.1% | 212 | 69.7% | 191 | 70.2% |
| White: | 64 | 16.2% | 70 | 18.1% | 48 | 18.0% | 54 | 19.1% | 46 | 16.3% | 47 | 15.5% | 45 | 16.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 18 | 4.5% | 18 | 4.7% | 20 | 7.5% | 30 | 10.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 362 | 91.4% | 325 | 84.2% | 222 | 83.1% | 251 | 89.0% | 254 | 90.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 4 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.4% | 4 | 1.4% | 5 | 1.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.53 | 16.08 | 16.69 | 16.21 | 14.92 | 18.50 | 17.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.1% | 71.3% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 73.9% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 73.7% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.2% | 66.1% | 80% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 62% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 59.6% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 63.3% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38.7% | 58.3% | 74.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 70.2% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 71.4% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 77.6% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 67.8% | 82.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 21.5% | 55.8% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 40% | 57.1% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 61.3% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 37% | 55.6% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 66.7% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 14.3% | 63.8% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 38.9% | 60.6% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.8% | 64.6% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 26.7% | 63% | 82.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 28.2% | 63.2% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.8% | 61.1% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 66.1% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.6% | 61% | 73.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 23.1% | 51.8% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 21.5% | 46.9% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.3% | 55.5% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.8% | 51.9% | 65% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 11.1% | 41.2% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 18.5% | 45% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 19.4% | 50.6% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 18.2% | 47.9% | 64.2% |
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* Pittsburgh Arsenal K-5 Primary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.