Pittsburgh, PA elementary schools ranked

RankGradeSchoolCityDistrictActualProjectedImpactStudents
#1A+Baker El SchPittsburghUpper St. Clair SD98%83%Greatly Exceeds Expectations433
#2A+Streams El SchPittsburghUpper St. Clair SD98%86%Greatly Exceeds Expectations449
#3A+Fairview El SchPittsburghFox Chapel Area SD93%86%Exceeds Expectations377
#4A+Ohara El SchPittsburghFox Chapel Area SD91%85%Exceeds Expectations679
#5A+Eisenhower El SchPittsburghUpper St. Clair SD90%84%Exceeds Expectations516
#6A+Pittsburgh Miller K 5PittsburghPittsburgh SD90%26%Greatly Exceeds Expectations213
#7A+Pittsburgh Montessori K 5 (Magnet)PittsburghPittsburgh SD90%50%Greatly Exceeds Expectations324
#8A+Markham El SchPittsburghMt Lebanon SD88%80%Greatly Exceeds Expectations300
#9A+Foster El SchPittsburghMt Lebanon SD87%73%Greatly Exceeds Expectations288
#10A+Jefferson El SchPittsburghMt Lebanon SD87%80%Exceeds Expectations314
#11A+Washington El SchPittsburghMt Lebanon SD86%75%Greatly Exceeds Expectations391
#12A+Hartwood El SchPittsburghFox Chapel Area SD83%77%Exceeds Expectations412
#13A+Ingomar El SchPittsburghNorth Allegheny SD83%80%Exceeds Expectations333
#14A+Lincoln El SchPittsburghMt Lebanon SD83%77%Exceeds Expectations438
#15A+Hoover El SchPittsburghMt Lebanon SD82%66%Greatly Exceeds Expectations281
#16A+Peebles El SchPittsburghNorth Allegheny SD80%79%Meets Expectations398
#17A+Kerr El SchPittsburghFox Chapel Area SD78%76%Exceeds Expectations431
#18A+Howe El SchPittsburghMt Lebanon SD77%76%Meets Expectations369
#19A+Oblock El SchPittsburghPlum Borough SD75%65%Greatly Exceeds Expectations492
#20A+Ross El SchPittsburghNorth Hills SD75%64%Greatly Exceeds Expectations501
#21A+Mcknight El SchPittsburghNorth Allegheny SD73%74%Meets Expectations798
#22A+Avonworth El SchPittsburghAvonworth SD72%71%Meets Expectations612
#23AFred L Aiken El SchPittsburghKeystone Oaks SD72%63%Greatly Exceeds Expectations228
#24AAvalon El SchPittsburghNorthgate SD70%47%Greatly Exceeds Expectations262
#25AMcintyre El SchPittsburghNorth Hills SD70%64%Exceeds Expectations618
#26APittsburgh Allegheny K 5 (Magnet)PittsburghPittsburgh SD70%34%Greatly Exceeds Expectations655
#27APittsburgh Fulton K 5PittsburghPittsburgh SD70%56%Greatly Exceeds Expectations299
#28AHighcliff El SchPittsburghNorth Hills SD69%64%Exceeds Expectations540
#29ADormont El SchPittsburghKeystone Oaks SD67%63%Exceeds Expectations351
#30APittsburgh Colfax K 8PittsburghPittsburgh SD65%44%Greatly Exceeds Expectations732
#31AWhitehall El SchPittsburghBaldwin-Whitehall SD65%57%Greatly Exceeds Expectations862
#32AAbraham Lincoln El SchPittsburghBethel Park SD63%59%Exceeds Expectations348
#33AWest View El SchPittsburghNorth Hills SD63%62%Meets Expectations457
#34A-Crafton El SchPittsburghCarlynton SD62%53%Greatly Exceeds Expectations288
#35A-Myrtle Ave SchPittsburghKeystone Oaks SD62%58%Exceeds Expectations324
#36A-Chartiers Valley Intrmd SchoolPittsburghChartiers Valley SD61%61%Meets Expectations797
#37A-Bellevue El SchPittsburghNorthgate SD60%51%Greatly Exceeds Expectations317
#38A-Pittsburgh West Liberty K 5PittsburghPittsburgh SD60%54%Exceeds Expectations155
#39A-Pittsburgh Westwood K 5PittsburghPittsburgh SD60%40%Greatly Exceeds Expectations214
#40A-Pittsburgh Whittier K 5PittsburghPittsburgh SD60%48%Greatly Exceeds Expectations154
#41B+Moore SchPittsburghBrentwood Borough SD55%56%Meets Expectations207
#42B+Pittsburgh Dilworth K 5 (Magnet)PittsburghPittsburgh SD55%53%Exceeds Expectations448
#43B+Je Harrison Education CtrPittsburghBaldwin-Whitehall SD51%49%Meets Expectations1,143
#44BPenn Hills El SchPittsburghPenn Hills SD50%33%Greatly Exceeds Expectations1,279
#45BPittsburgh Concord K 5PittsburghPittsburgh SD50%44%Exceeds Expectations430
#46BPittsburgh Linden K 5 (Magnet)PittsburghPittsburgh SD50%41%Greatly Exceeds Expectations135
#47BPittsburgh Phillips K 5 (Magnet)PittsburghPittsburgh SD50%45%Exceeds Expectations201
#48B-Elroy Avenue El SchPittsburghBrentwood Borough SD42%48%Doesn't Meet Expectations317
#49B-Penn Hills Cs Of Entrepreneurship (Charter)PittsburghPenn Hills CS of Entrepreneurship41%21%Greatly Exceeds Expectations456
#50B-Pittsburgh Banksville K 5PittsburghPittsburgh SD40%42%Meets Expectations263
#51B-Pittsburgh Beechwood K 5PittsburghPittsburgh SD40%33%Greatly Exceeds Expectations359
#52B-Pittsburgh Brookline K 8PittsburghPittsburgh SD40%48%Doesn't Meet Expectations388
#53B-Pittsburgh Carmalt K 8 (Magnet)PittsburghPittsburgh SD40%37%Exceeds Expectations558
#54B-Pittsburgh Greenfield K 8PittsburghPittsburgh SD40%45%Doesn't Meet Expectations354
#55B-Pittsburgh Liberty K 5 (Magnet)PittsburghPittsburgh SD40%30%Greatly Exceeds Expectations264
#56B-Pittsburgh Minadeo K 5PittsburghPittsburgh SD40%32%Greatly Exceeds Expectations293
#57B-Pittsburgh Roosevelt K 5PittsburghPittsburgh SD40%36%Exceeds Expectations252
#58B-Pittsburgh Sunnyside K 8PittsburghPittsburgh SD40%42%Meets Expectations253
#59B-Pittsburgh Weil K 5PittsburghPittsburgh SD40%24%Greatly Exceeds Expectations198
#60B-Pittsburgh Woolslair K 5PittsburghPittsburgh SD40%41%Meets Expectations179
#61CYoung Scholars Of Western Pennsylvania C (Charter)PittsburghYoung Scholars of Western Pennsylvania CS32%41%Underperforms Expectations299
#62C-Pittsburgh Arsenal K 5PittsburghPittsburgh SD30%27%Exceeds Expectations296
#63C-Pittsburgh Mifflin K 8PittsburghPittsburgh SD30%33%Meets Expectations272
#64C-Pittsburgh Morrow K 8PittsburghPittsburgh SD30%27%Exceeds Expectations510
#65C-Young Scholars Of Greater Allegheny (Charter)PittsburghYoung Scholars of Greater Allegheny CS25%14%Greatly Exceeds Expectations305
#66D+Provident (Charter)PittsburghProvident CS24%43%Underperforms Expectations325
#67D+Edgewood El Steam AcademyPittsburghWoodland Hills SD23%27%Doesn't Meet Expectations531
#68D+Urban Academy Of Greater Pittsburgh Cs (Charter)PittsburghUrban Academy of Greater Pittsburgh CS22%23%Meets Expectations328
#69D+Manchester Academic (Charter)PittsburghManchester Academic CS21%21%Meets Expectations393
#70DPittsburgh Grandview K 5PittsburghPittsburgh SD20%25%Doesn't Meet Expectations178
#71DPittsburgh King K 8PittsburghPittsburgh SD20%16%Exceeds Expectations365
#72DPittsburgh Manchester K 8PittsburghPittsburgh SD20%21%Meets Expectations188
#73DWilkins El Steam AcademyPittsburghWoodland Hills SD20%19%Meets Expectations416
#74DPropel Cs Pitcairn (Charter)PittsburghPropel CS-Pitcairn16%18%Meets Expectations209
#75D-Urban Pathways K 5 College (Charter)PittsburghUrban Pathways K-5 College CS13%21%Doesn't Meet Expectations311
#76D-Pittsburgh Arlington K 8PittsburghPittsburgh SD11%18%Doesn't Meet Expectations349
#77D-Pittsburgh Faison K 5PittsburghPittsburgh SD11%12%Meets Expectations589
#78D-Pittsburgh Lincoln K 5PittsburghPittsburgh SD11%22%Underperforms Expectations213
#79FPittsburgh Langley K 8PittsburghPittsburgh SD10%17%Doesn't Meet Expectations501
#80FPittsburgh Spring Hill K 5PittsburghPittsburgh SD10%40%Underperforms Expectations104
#81FPropel Cs Hazelwood (Charter)PittsburghPropel CS-Hazelwood8%18%Underperforms Expectations271
#82FPropel Cs Northside (Charter)PittsburghPropel CS-Northside8%13%Doesn't Meet Expectations379

How Pittsburgh, PA's elementary schools compare

A: 40B: 20C: 5D: 13F: 4

73% of the 82 ranked elementary schools in Pittsburgh, PA earn an A or B (40 A grades, 20 B, 5 C, 13 D, 4 F), against 46% of elementary schools nationwide. 68 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (83% here, 71% nationally), and 50 exceed it. On average 53% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 48% (national averages: 39% actual, 38% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Pittsburgh Miller K 5 (90% against 26%, A+), Pittsburgh Montessori K 5 (90% against 50%, A+), Pittsburgh Allegheny K 5 (70% against 34%, A), Avalon El Sch (70% against 47%, A), Pittsburgh Colfax K 8 (65% against 44%, A).

Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 21): Mt Lebanon SD (7), Fox Chapel Area SD (4), Upper St. Clair SD (3), North Allegheny SD (3).

The largest ranked elementary schools: Penn Hills El Sch (1,279 students, B, #44), Je Harrison Education Ctr (1,143 students, B+, #43), Whitehall El Sch (862 students, A, #31).

Of the top 25, 1 is a magnet school and 0 are charters. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.

Elementary schools in Pittsburgh, PA that are not ranked

8 graded elementary schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.

Not yet graded (8)

Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.

About this ranking

  • Scope: public elementary schools in Pittsburgh, PA, as grouped on its schools page; the Pennsylvania ranking covers the whole state.
  • Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
  • Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
  • Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the elementary schools.
  • Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works

Questions about elementary schools in Pittsburgh, PA

What is the best elementary school in Pittsburgh, PA?

Baker El Sch in Pittsburgh ranks first among the 82 ranked elementary schools in Pittsburgh, PA with a SchoolGrade of A+, 98% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 83%.

How are elementary schools in Pittsburgh, PA ranked?

By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.

How many elementary schools does Pittsburgh, PA have?

SchoolGrade grades 90 public elementary schools in Pittsburgh, PA; 82 are ranked here and 8 are listed as not ranked.