Paynter Elementary School
3454 Pleasantvue Dr
Pittsburgh PA, 15227, Allegheny County
Phone: 412-885-7535
Ranking: 
(1,427 out of 2,311, bottom 38%)*
(1,427 out of 2,311, bottom 38%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Baldwin-Whitehall 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: | 47 | 45 | 45 | 43 | 46 | 44 | 37 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 749 | 719 | 716 | 716 | 705 | 677 | 675 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 125 | 16.7% | 94 | 13.1% | 134 | 18.7% | 103 | 14.4% | 123 | 17.4% | 117 | 17.3% | 117 | 17.3% |
| Grade 1: | 108 | 14.4% | 136 | 18.9% | 108 | 15.1% | 127 | 17.7% | 123 | 17.4% | 117 | 17.3% | 101 | 15.0% |
| Grade 2: | 133 | 17.8% | 108 | 15.0% | 124 | 17.3% | 128 | 17.9% | 124 | 17.6% | 107 | 15.8% | 107 | 15.9% |
| Grade 3: | 115 | 15.4% | 128 | 17.8% | 123 | 17.2% | 130 | 18.2% | 108 | 15.3% | 110 | 16.2% | 112 | 16.6% |
| Grade 4: | 136 | 18.2% | 129 | 17.9% | 119 | 16.6% | 115 | 16.1% | 114 | 16.2% | 109 | 16.1% | 115 | 17.0% |
| Grade 5: | 132 | 17.6% | 124 | 17.2% | 108 | 15.1% | 113 | 15.8% | 113 | 16.0% | 117 | 17.3% | 123 | 18.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 392 | 52.3% | 376 | 52.3% | 354 | 49.4% | 355 | 49.6% | 327 | 46.4% | 310 | 45.8% | 314 | 46.5% |
| Female: | 357 | 47.7% | 343 | 47.7% | 362 | 50.6% | 361 | 50.4% | 337 | 47.8% | 334 | 49.3% | 341 | 50.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 92 | 12.3% | 73 | 10.2% | 57 | 8.0% | 53 | 7.4% | 49 | 7.0% | 34 | 5.0% | 21 | 3.1% |
| Hispanic: | 9 | 1.2% | 9 | 1.3% | 10 | 1.4% | 8 | 1.1% | 7 | 1.0% | 7 | 1.0% | 6 | 0.9% |
| Black: | 48 | 6.4% | 52 | 7.2% | 54 | 7.5% | 57 | 8.0% | 54 | 7.7% | 51 | 7.5% | 53 | 7.9% |
| White: | 554 | 74.0% | 541 | 75.2% | 562 | 78.5% | 571 | 79.7% | 562 | 79.7% | 560 | 82.7% | 579 | 85.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 45 | 6.0% | 43 | 6.0% | 32 | 4.5% | 27 | 3.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 301 | 40.2% | 239 | 33.2% | 219 | 30.6% | 244 | 34.1% | 206 | 29.2% | 214 | 31.6% | 196 | 29.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 30 | 4.0% | 40 | 5.6% | 49 | 6.8% | 49 | 6.8% | 81 | 11.5% | 65 | 9.6% | 58 | 8.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.97 | 16.03 | 15.79 | 16.52 | 15.31 | 15.50 | 18.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 86% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 87% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 86.4% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 86.3% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 85% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 88.9% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 88.9% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 86.7% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 68% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 65% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 76.4% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 80.3% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 70.3% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 77.9% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 80% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 76.8% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 82.1% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 81.1% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 88.2% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 84.5% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 83.3% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 92.1% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 89.3% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 68.3% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.9% | 71.7% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 75.7% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 76.5% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 70% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 79.7% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 78% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 79.5% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 87.3% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 76.2% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 88% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 88.2% | 82.3% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 60% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 68.3% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 82.6% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 78.6% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 72.1% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 85.7% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 83.5% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 83.3% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 85.3% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 84.8% | 73.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.2% | 60.5% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 62.9% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 71.4% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 64.5% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.4% | 55.9% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 63.3% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 73.2% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 68.7% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 67.4% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 70.8% | 65% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 47.7% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.1% | 53.8% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.2% | 59.7% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 43% | 58.1% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 76% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 79.3% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 74.7% | 64.2% |
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* Paynter Elementary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.