Turner Elementary School
1833 Laketon Rd
Pittsburgh PA, 15221, Allegheny County
Phone: 412-731-5883
Ranking:
(2,100 out of 2,311, bottom 9%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Wilkinsburg Borough 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: | 30 | 29 | 26 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 26 | |||||||
Total Students: | 235 | 265 | 246 | 260 | 279 | 277 | 285 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 17 | 7.2% | 16 | 6.0% | 16 | 6.5% | 17 | 6.5% | 17 | 6.1% | 17 | 6.1% | 20 | 7.0% |
Kindergarten: | 37 | 15.7% | 51 | 19.2% | 46 | 18.7% | 40 | 15.4% | 35 | 12.5% | 42 | 15.2% | 45 | 15.8% |
Grade 1: | 37 | 15.7% | 38 | 14.3% | 37 | 15.0% | 34 | 13.1% | 30 | 10.8% | 38 | 13.7% | 42 | 14.7% |
Grade 2: | 34 | 14.5% | 31 | 11.7% | 28 | 11.4% | 29 | 11.2% | 33 | 11.8% | 40 | 14.4% | 39 | 13.7% |
Grade 3: | 35 | 14.9% | 31 | 11.7% | 22 | 8.9% | 31 | 11.9% | 47 | 16.8% | 43 | 15.5% | 42 | 14.7% |
Grade 4: | 26 | 11.1% | 31 | 11.7% | 28 | 11.4% | 40 | 15.4% | 45 | 16.1% | 35 | 12.6% | 37 | 13.0% |
Grade 5: | 21 | 8.9% | 31 | 11.7% | 32 | 13.0% | 40 | 15.4% | 41 | 14.7% | 38 | 13.7% | 21 | 7.4% |
Grade 6: | 28 | 11.9% | 36 | 13.6% | 37 | 15.0% | 29 | 11.2% | 31 | 11.1% | 24 | 8.7% | 39 | 13.7% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 113 | 48.1% | 139 | 52.5% | 135 | 54.9% | 143 | 55.0% | 145 | 52.0% | 150 | 54.2% | 147 | 51.6% |
Female: | 122 | 51.9% | 126 | 47.5% | 111 | 45.1% | 117 | 45.0% | 123 | 44.1% | 115 | 41.5% | 128 | 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: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.7% |
Hispanic: | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 1.1% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.7% |
Black: | 223 | 94.9% | 249 | 94.0% | 237 | 96.3% | 248 | 95.4% | 271 | 97.1% | 268 | 96.8% | 273 | 95.8% |
White: | 4 | 1.7% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.8% | 3 | 1.1% | 3 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.7% |
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: | 8 | 3.4% | 12 | 4.5% | 7 | 2.8% | 10 | 3.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 232 | 98.7% | 262 | 98.9% | 243 | 98.8% | 257 | 98.8% | 276 | 98.9% | 203 | 73.3% | 191 | 67.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 20 | 7.2% | 18 | 6.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 7.79 | 9.22 | 9.34 | 8.86 | 10.73 | 10.20 | 11.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41% | 48% | 81% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49% | 47% | 83% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 53.9% | 78.5% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 64.3% | 80.5% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44.8% | 53.9% | 81.7% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.3% | 52.6% | 84.5% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 59.8% | 83.5% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 60.2% | 80% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 20% | 28% | 68% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 31% | 28% | 69% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40% | 46.1% | 72.8% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44.8% | 53.5% | 76.8% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44.7% | 49.5% | 77% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 27.3% | 28.9% | 75.2% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 39.3% | 37.9% | 77.2% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.3% | 43.6% | 74.1% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.6% | 58.7% | 77.2% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.1% | 47.6% | 78% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 25.8% | 43.8% | 79.6% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.5% | 61.1% | 81.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 45% | 57% | 84.9% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 61.7% | 85.2% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 66.7% | 82.6% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 31.4% | 35.9% | 68.1% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 46.5% | 70.1% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 25.8% | 30.6% | 70.1% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.5% | 42.5% | 72.6% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 36.6% | 39.6% | 72.9% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 44.8% | 73.3% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.2% | 40.4% | 72.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 20% | 40% | 81.5% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 60.6% | 83.4% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 40% | 47.5% | 81.4% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 52% | 82.9% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 60.9% | 82.3% |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 41.7% | 56.3% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 33.6% | 61.8% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.6% | 42.2% | 69% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 26.4% | 42.1% | 66.9% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 49.5% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 61.7% | 73.2% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 55.4% | 73.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 57.6% | 74.4% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 61.4% | 76.3% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 58.8% | 73.3% |
2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 39.3% | 58% |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.6% | 31.1% | 62.7% |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 29.5% | 29.7% | 64.2% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.4% | 35.1% | 60.6% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 22.2% | 29.4% | 60% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.8% | 32.6% | 61.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 21.2% | 37.9% | 64.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.9% | 41.2% | 64.1% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.4% | 46.4% | 67.3% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 30.8% | 65% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.2% | 23% | 54.1% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.4% | 29.6% | 57.3% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 32.9% | 57.3% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 6.1% | 21.6% | 58.1% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 35.6% | 61.8% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 16.1% | 24.4% | 67.1% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.3% | 31.4% | 64.2% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 44.8% | 39.1% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 47.1% | 44.4% | 69.6% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 41.9% | 42% | 72.3% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 54.5% | 75.7% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 45.4% | 48.9% | 78% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 72.9% | 78.8% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 88% | 57.4% | 77.2% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 24.5% | 28.6% | 65.9% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 29.4% | 27.7% | 63.5% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 23.3% | 24.1% | 66.9% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 33.4% | 34.1% | 67.6% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 35.3% | 35.7% | 68.8% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 45.7% | 69.9% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 44% | 29.7% | 68.5% |
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* Turner Elementary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.