Fairless Elementary School
531 Jones Ave
Braddock PA, 15104, Allegheny County
Phone: 412-271-1317
Ranking: 
(2,134 out of 2,311, bottom 8%)*
(2,134 out of 2,311, bottom 8%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Woodland Hills 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: | 27 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 277 | 249 | 247 | 266 | 308 | 316 | 353 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 16 | 5.8% | NA | NA | 17 | 6.9% | 14 | 5.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 50 | 18.1% | 46 | 18.5% | 36 | 14.6% | 33 | 12.4% | 37 | 12.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 1: | 43 | 15.5% | 37 | 14.9% | 29 | 11.7% | 32 | 12.0% | 43 | 14.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 2: | 32 | 11.6% | 30 | 12.0% | 28 | 11.3% | 39 | 14.7% | 46 | 14.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 3: | 32 | 11.6% | 32 | 12.9% | 42 | 17.0% | 29 | 10.9% | 45 | 14.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 4: | 35 | 12.6% | 41 | 16.5% | 24 | 9.7% | 42 | 15.8% | 42 | 13.6% | 119 | 37.7% | 114 | 32.3% |
| Grade 5: | 40 | 14.4% | 28 | 11.2% | 38 | 15.4% | 39 | 14.7% | 38 | 12.3% | 95 | 30.1% | 109 | 30.9% |
| Grade 6: | 29 | 10.5% | 35 | 14.1% | 33 | 13.4% | 38 | 14.3% | 57 | 18.5% | 102 | 32.3% | 130 | 36.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 147 | 53.1% | 133 | 53.4% | 122 | 49.4% | 128 | 48.1% | 152 | 49.4% | 150 | 47.5% | 168 | 47.6% |
| Female: | 130 | 46.9% | 116 | 46.6% | 125 | 50.6% | 138 | 51.9% | 148 | 48.1% | 158 | 50.0% | 181 | 51.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.4% | 3 | 1.2% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.8% | 3 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 6 | 2.2% | 1 | 0.4% | 3 | 1.2% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.4% |
| Black: | 222 | 80.1% | 201 | 80.7% | 208 | 84.2% | 227 | 85.3% | 254 | 82.5% | 227 | 71.8% | 249 | 70.5% |
| White: | 33 | 11.9% | 32 | 12.9% | 26 | 10.5% | 34 | 12.8% | 50 | 16.2% | 86 | 27.2% | 98 | 27.8% |
| 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: | 15 | 5.4% | 10 | 4.0% | 7 | 2.8% | 2 | 0.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 255 | 92.1% | 234 | 94.0% | 214 | 86.6% | 229 | 86.1% | 246 | 79.9% | 235 | 74.4% | 253 | 71.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 6 | 2.2% | 4 | 1.6% | 12 | 4.9% | 13 | 4.9% | 18 | 5.8% | 31 | 9.8% | 32 | 9.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 10.28 | 10.90 | 9.94 | 11.27 | 12.62 | 13.80 | 14.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 66.9% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 79.2% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 72.1% | 80% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 30% | 55.2% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40% | 71.8% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37.2% | 57.9% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 67.2% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 60.7% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 60.7% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 69.9% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.3% | 73.5% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.5% | 69.6% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 80% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 52.4% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 55.1% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.5% | 48.2% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 52.8% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.1% | 61% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 24.3% | 49.1% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 17.6% | 56.4% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 55.6% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 59.7% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 35.9% | 59.4% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.1% | 63.5% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 38.9% | 74.7% | 82.3% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.8% | 32.9% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.8% | 45% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 59.6% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 53.9% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.2% | 57.3% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 51.5% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 52.3% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.7% | 53% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 57.5% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.2% | 55.6% | 73.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.9% | 33.5% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.9% | 51.7% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 52.1% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 42.8% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.7% | 37.8% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.4% | 38.8% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.6% | 46% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.5% | 45.6% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.9% | 46% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 26.9% | 38.8% | 65% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 16.1% | 27% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.4% | 33% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 22.5% | 31.2% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 14.5% | 26.7% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 26.7% | 23.5% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 50.2% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.3% | 40% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 58.5% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 58.3% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 41.1% | 49.4% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 59.2% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 66% | 67.3% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 65.8% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 41.4% | 64.8% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 50.5% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 49.5% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 47.9% | 45.9% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 50.5% | 51.2% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 56.5% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 54% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 31% | 56.4% | 68.5% |
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* Fairless 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.