Ross Elementary School
90 Houston Rd
Pittsburgh PA, 15237, Allegheny County
Phone: 412-318-1542
Ranking: 
(267 out of 2,311, top 12%)*
(267 out of 2,311, top 12%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6
School District: North Hills 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: | 41 | 37 | 35 | 39 | 39 | 36 | 34 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 611 | 563 | 536 | 540 | 505 | 522 | 550 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 107 | 17.5% | 92 | 16.3% | 87 | 16.2% | 87 | 16.1% | 75 | 14.9% | 60 | 11.5% | 54 | 9.8% |
| Grade 1: | 94 | 15.4% | 84 | 14.9% | 88 | 16.4% | 88 | 16.3% | 66 | 13.1% | 52 | 10.0% | 67 | 12.2% |
| Grade 2: | 82 | 13.4% | 88 | 15.6% | 86 | 16.0% | 64 | 11.9% | 55 | 10.9% | 72 | 13.8% | 67 | 12.2% |
| Grade 3: | 93 | 15.2% | 86 | 15.3% | 68 | 12.7% | 63 | 11.7% | 69 | 13.7% | 65 | 12.5% | 93 | 16.9% |
| Grade 4: | 91 | 14.9% | 75 | 13.3% | 60 | 11.2% | 74 | 13.7% | 63 | 12.5% | 95 | 18.2% | 81 | 14.7% |
| Grade 5: | 80 | 13.1% | 62 | 11.0% | 74 | 13.8% | 65 | 12.0% | 97 | 19.2% | 79 | 15.1% | 100 | 18.2% |
| Grade 6: | 64 | 10.5% | 75 | 13.3% | 72 | 13.4% | 99 | 18.3% | 80 | 15.8% | 99 | 19.0% | 88 | 16.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 313 | 51.2% | 291 | 51.7% | 269 | 50.2% | 275 | 50.9% | 254 | 50.3% | 275 | 52.7% | 297 | 54.0% |
| Female: | 298 | 48.8% | 272 | 48.3% | 267 | 49.8% | 265 | 49.1% | 243 | 48.1% | 239 | 45.8% | 249 | 45.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 23 | 3.8% | 18 | 3.2% | 15 | 2.8% | 16 | 3.0% | 21 | 4.2% | 18 | 3.4% | 16 | 2.9% |
| Hispanic: | 12 | 2.0% | 9 | 1.6% | 6 | 1.1% | 10 | 1.9% | 4 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.4% |
| Black: | 25 | 4.1% | 23 | 4.1% | 26 | 4.9% | 20 | 3.7% | 10 | 2.0% | 8 | 1.5% | 9 | 1.6% |
| White: | 530 | 86.7% | 497 | 88.3% | 485 | 90.5% | 493 | 91.3% | 469 | 92.9% | 491 | 94.1% | 522 | 94.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 20 | 3.3% | 15 | 2.7% | 4 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 110 | 18.0% | 96 | 17.1% | 54 | 10.1% | 45 | 8.3% | 55 | 10.9% | 51 | 9.8% | 54 | 9.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 16 | 2.6% | 27 | 4.8% | 37 | 6.9% | 32 | 5.9% | 42 | 8.3% | 36 | 6.9% | 36 | 6.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.06 | 15.17 | 15.25 | 13.85 | 12.86 | 14.60 | 16.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 99% | 96% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 93% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 86.8% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 90.5% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 89.7% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 92.6% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 92.6% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.8% | 90.8% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 86% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 86% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 82.7% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 87.8% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 85.3% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 89.3% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 90.6% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 88.6% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 89.7% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 95.5% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 87.5% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 91.4% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 94.8% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.8% | 95.2% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.2% | 96.1% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 84.2% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 84.9% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 82.2% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 85.2% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 86.5% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 87.6% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 89.5% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 95.4% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 96.3% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.7% | 95.2% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 93.4% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 94.6% | 82.3% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 83.3% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 85.8% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 87.8% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 85.3% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 85.5% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 89% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 83.6% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 82.6% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 86.6% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 81.7% | 73.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 80.4% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 87.2% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 83.8% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 79.6% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 76.6% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73.6% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 75.6% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 77% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 84.4% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 75.6% | 65% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 77.6% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 83.6% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 83.2% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 78.1% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 75.2% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 97% | 89.5% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 84.3% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 84% | 88.4% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 84.7% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 84.9% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 92% | 90.5% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 88.3% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 89.1% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 90.6% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 82.8% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 76.6% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 82.9% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 76% | 80.4% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 81.3% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 85.7% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 87.9% | 68.5% |
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* Ross Elementary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.