State/Public Elementary Open

Pittsburgh Colfax K-8

๐Ÿ“ 2332 Beechwood Blvd, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, 15217

732
Pupils
13.6
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Pittsburgh Colfax K-8 is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County. The school has 732 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pittsburgh SD school district. It serves grades Kโ€“8 in an urban setting. The school employs 54.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. 70% of students are proficient in reading. 46% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Pittsburgh SD

Enrollment & staffing

Pittsburgh Colfax K-8 enrolls 732 students across grades Kโ€“8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 54.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.

Male students
394 (54%)
Female students
338 (46%)
Teachers (FTE)
54.0
Student-teacher ratio
13.6:1
Grade span
Kโ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% White, 21% Black or African American and 11% Asian.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White38853%
Black or African American15321%
Asian7811%
Two or more races7510%
Hispanic or Latino375.1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

732 of the school's 732 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 732 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades Kโ€“8Supplemental VirtualTitle I

Pittsburgh Colfax K-8 is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 43, state house district 23.

School district: Pittsburgh SD

Pittsburgh Colfax K-8 is one of 56 schools in Pittsburgh SD, based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The district serves 19,571 students district-wide and employs 1,806 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 732 students, Pittsburgh Colfax K-8 is larger than the district average of about 349 students per school.

19,571
District students
56
Schools
1,806
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

70%
Reading proficient
46%
Math proficient
13%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: City - Large

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