📍 201 Center New Texas Rd, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, 15239
O'Block El Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County. The school has 492 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Plum Borough SD school district. It serves grades K–4 in a suburban setting. The school employs 32.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
O'Block El Sch enrolls 492 students across grades K–4. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 32.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% White, 8.7% Black or African American and 6.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 390 | 79% |
| Black or African American | 43 | 8.7% |
| Two or more races | 30 | 6.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 18 | 3.7% |
| Asian | 11 | 2.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
169 of the school's 492 students (34%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 162 qualify for free lunch and 7 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
O'Block El Sch is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 45, state house district 32.
O'Block El Sch is one of 5 schools in Plum Borough SD, based in Plum, Pennsylvania. The district serves 3,556 students district-wide and employs 209 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 492 students, O'Block El Sch is smaller than the district average of about 711 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large