Pittsburgh Colfax K-8 Primary School
2332 Beechwood Blvd Pittsburgh PA, 15217, Allegheny County Phone: 412-422-3525 Ranking:  (1,732 out of 2,311, bottom 25%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 8 School District: Pittsburgh School District Title I Eligible School: No 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: | 42 | 41 | 46 | 48 | 48 | 43 | 42 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 777 | 703 | 700 | 679 | 692 | 645 | 615 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 109 | 14.0% | 100 | 14.2% | 95 | 13.6% | 81 | 11.9% | 76 | 11.0% | 92 | 14.3% | 76 | 12.4% |
| Grade 1: | 111 | 14.3% | 92 | 13.1% | 74 | 10.6% | 77 | 11.3% | 96 | 13.9% | 78 | 12.1% | 85 | 13.8% |
| Grade 2: | 86 | 11.1% | 80 | 11.4% | 72 | 10.3% | 88 | 13.0% | 87 | 12.6% | 80 | 12.4% | 82 | 13.3% |
| Grade 3: | 79 | 10.2% | 66 | 9.4% | 90 | 12.9% | 83 | 12.2% | 81 | 11.7% | 80 | 12.4% | 69 | 11.2% |
| Grade 4: | 75 | 9.7% | 92 | 13.1% | 86 | 12.3% | 77 | 11.3% | 92 | 13.3% | 65 | 10.1% | 66 | 10.7% |
| Grade 5: | 96 | 12.4% | 76 | 10.8% | 76 | 10.9% | 86 | 12.7% | 64 | 9.2% | 73 | 11.3% | 59 | 9.6% |
| Grade 6: | 69 | 8.9% | 64 | 9.1% | 84 | 12.0% | 58 | 8.5% | 72 | 10.4% | 63 | 9.8% | 73 | 11.9% |
| Grade 7: | 67 | 8.6% | 80 | 11.4% | 51 | 7.3% | 70 | 10.3% | 57 | 8.2% | 67 | 10.4% | 50 | 8.1% |
| Grade 8: | 85 | 10.9% | 53 | 7.5% | 72 | 10.3% | 59 | 8.7% | 67 | 9.7% | 47 | 7.3% | 55 | 8.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 377 | 48.5% | 342 | 48.6% | 327 | 46.7% | 343 | 50.5% | 336 | 48.6% | 308 | 47.8% | 290 | 47.2% |
| Female: | 400 | 51.5% | 361 | 51.4% | 373 | 53.3% | 336 | 49.5% | 315 | 45.5% | 298 | 46.2% | 286 | 46.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 6 | 1.0% |
| Asian: | 85 | 10.9% | 71 | 10.1% | 82 | 11.7% | 62 | 9.1% | 64 | 9.2% | 54 | 8.4% | 40 | 6.5% |
| Hispanic: | 27 | 3.5% | 26 | 3.7% | 30 | 4.3% | 33 | 4.9% | 31 | 4.5% | 29 | 4.5% | 35 | 5.7% |
| Black: | 232 | 29.9% | 219 | 31.2% | 212 | 30.3% | 199 | 29.3% | 220 | 31.8% | 205 | 31.8% | 218 | 35.4% |
| White: | 383 | 49.3% | 343 | 48.8% | 343 | 49.0% | 350 | 51.5% | 344 | 49.7% | 326 | 50.5% | 281 | 45.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 49 | 6.3% | 43 | 6.1% | 32 | 4.6% | 34 | 5.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 314 | 40.4% | 215 | 30.6% | 215 | 30.7% | 197 | 29.0% | 278 | 40.2% | 209 | 32.4% | 201 | 32.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 28 | 3.6% | 16 | 2.3% | 14 | 2.0% | 10 | 1.5% | 13 | 1.9% | 20 | 3.1% | 28 | 4.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.50 | 17.15 | 15.09 | 14.03 | 14.30 | 14.90 | 14.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 67% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 71% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 67.1% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 73% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 71.3% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 73.9% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 73.7% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 66.1% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | 49% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 52% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 59% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 64.4% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 62% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 59.6% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 63.3% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 58.3% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 70.3% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 63.4% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 68.5% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 70.2% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 71.4% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 77.6% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 67.8% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 53.6% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 52.7% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 54.3% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 55.8% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 57.1% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 61.3% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 55.6% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 66.7% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 63.8% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 60.6% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 64.6% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 63% | 82.3% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 23.5% | 43.7% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.8% | 41.4% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 55.6% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 58.1% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 57.7% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 58.2% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 63.2% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 61.1% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 66.1% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 61% | 73.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.4% | 41.9% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | 43% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 46.2% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 46.4% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 41.7% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.4% | 42.6% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 51.8% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 46.9% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 55.5% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 51.9% | 65% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 21.7% | 36.6% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.7% | 36.8% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.6% | 34.1% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 41.2% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.3% | 45% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 50.6% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 47.9% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 51.1% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 56.4% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 58.5% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 58% | 61.1% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 82% | 65.5% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 82% | 64.8% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 64% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 50.4% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 55.8% | 45.9% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.6% | 45.8% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 46.4% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 52.9% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 51.7% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 52.2% | 68.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.9% | 51.3% | 66.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 48.6% | 67.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 50% | 56.7% | 70.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 60.5% | 75.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 60.7% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 69.6% | 78.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 65.6% | 80.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 48.2% | 52.6% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 50.2% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 54.9% | 70% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 53.9% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 56.6% | 73.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 79% | 64.7% | 76% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 64.4% | 76% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 50.9% | 67.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 57.1% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 47.9% | 57.9% | 71.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 58.8% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 64.1% | 76.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 66.7% | 76.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 57.7% | 75% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 66.4% | 78.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 69.9% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 70.9% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 71.8% | 81.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 73.4% | 79.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 37.7% | 28.3% | 52.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 27.6% | 30.9% | 54.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 50.8% | 32.1% | 57.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 36% | 58.3% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 41.1% | 59.7% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 43.3% | 57.4% | 71.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 47.1% | 55.3% | 69.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 51% | 60.2% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 60.4% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 61.5% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 58.6% | 72.7% |
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* Pittsburgh Colfax K-8 Primary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.