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Pittsburgh Whittier K-5 Primary School
150 Meridan St Pittsburgh PA, 15211, Allegheny County Phone: 412-488-8211 Ranking:  (1,560 out of 2,311, bottom 32%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Kindergarten 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: | 18 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 266 | 238 | 252 | 292 | 268 | 248 | 239 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 55 | 20.7% | 43 | 18.1% | 29 | 11.5% | 49 | 16.8% | 50 | 18.7% | 42 | 16.9% | 37 | 15.5% |
| Grade 1: | 41 | 15.4% | 34 | 14.3% | 52 | 20.6% | 52 | 17.8% | 48 | 17.9% | 41 | 16.5% | 43 | 18.0% |
| Grade 2: | 36 | 13.5% | 43 | 18.1% | 44 | 17.5% | 54 | 18.5% | 36 | 13.4% | 44 | 17.7% | 32 | 13.4% |
| Grade 3: | 50 | 18.8% | 41 | 17.2% | 42 | 16.7% | 49 | 16.8% | 43 | 16.0% | 28 | 11.3% | 43 | 18.0% |
| Grade 4: | 37 | 13.9% | 43 | 18.1% | 39 | 15.5% | 50 | 17.1% | 41 | 15.3% | 45 | 18.1% | 48 | 20.1% |
| Grade 5: | 47 | 17.7% | 34 | 14.3% | 46 | 18.3% | 38 | 13.0% | 50 | 18.7% | 48 | 19.4% | 36 | 15.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 142 | 53.4% | 124 | 52.1% | 126 | 50.0% | 142 | 48.6% | 114 | 42.5% | 104 | 41.9% | 105 | 43.9% |
| Female: | 124 | 46.6% | 114 | 47.9% | 126 | 50.0% | 150 | 51.4% | 108 | 40.3% | 102 | 41.1% | 103 | 43.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% |
| Hispanic: | 3 | 1.1% | 3 | 1.3% | 6 | 2.4% | 4 | 1.4% | 3 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.4% |
| Black: | 56 | 21.1% | 57 | 23.9% | 81 | 32.1% | 105 | 36.0% | 98 | 36.6% | 75 | 30.2% | 77 | 32.2% |
| White: | 162 | 60.9% | 140 | 58.8% | 127 | 50.4% | 139 | 47.6% | 127 | 47.4% | 136 | 54.8% | 133 | 55.6% |
| 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: | 44 | 16.5% | 38 | 16.0% | 38 | 15.1% | 43 | 14.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 187 | 70.3% | 141 | 59.2% | 166 | 65.9% | 213 | 72.9% | 199 | 74.3% | 191 | 77.0% | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 1 | 0.4% | 6 | 2.5% | 8 | 3.2% | 12 | 4.1% | 23 | 8.6% | 23 | 9.3% | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.20 | 12.86 | 15.95 | 17.38 | 16.34 | 16.60 | 13.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 73.9% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 73.7% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 66.1% | 80% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 59.6% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 63.3% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 58.3% | 74.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 71.4% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 77.6% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 67.8% | 82.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 57.1% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 61.3% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 55.6% | 72.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 60.6% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 64.6% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.2% | 63% | 82.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 61.1% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 66.1% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 61% | 73.3% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.2% | 46.9% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 55.5% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 51.9% | 65% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 45% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 50.6% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 47.9% | 64.2% |
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* Pittsburgh Whittier K-5 Primary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.