State/Public Elementary Open

Pittsburgh Colfax K-8

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 K–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 K–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
K–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 K–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

📶 Fiber internet 📡 Campus Wi-Fi 💻 Provides devices

Setting: City - Large

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