Pittsburgh Carmalt K-8 Primary School
1550 Breining St Pittsburgh PA, 15226, Allegheny County Phone: 412-885-7760 Ranking:  (1,637 out of 2,311, bottom 29%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 8 School District: Pittsburgh 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: | 37 | 40 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 42 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 598 | 631 | 642 | 612 | 572 | 585 | 583 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 40 | 6.7% | 34 | 5.4% | 40 | 6.2% | 22 | 3.6% | 20 | 3.5% | 18 | 3.1% | 21 | 3.6% |
| Kindergarten: | 74 | 12.4% | 74 | 11.7% | 71 | 11.1% | 73 | 11.9% | 62 | 10.8% | 67 | 11.5% | 59 | 10.1% |
| Grade 1: | 70 | 11.7% | 71 | 11.3% | 72 | 11.2% | 68 | 11.1% | 69 | 12.1% | 62 | 10.6% | 53 | 9.1% |
| Grade 2: | 63 | 10.5% | 79 | 12.5% | 71 | 11.1% | 69 | 11.3% | 59 | 10.3% | 54 | 9.2% | 75 | 12.9% |
| Grade 3: | 75 | 12.5% | 74 | 11.7% | 70 | 10.9% | 70 | 11.4% | 61 | 10.7% | 73 | 12.5% | 71 | 12.2% |
| Grade 4: | 69 | 11.5% | 70 | 11.1% | 69 | 10.7% | 65 | 10.6% | 71 | 12.4% | 66 | 11.3% | 61 | 10.5% |
| Grade 5: | 60 | 10.0% | 66 | 10.5% | 67 | 10.4% | 73 | 11.9% | 65 | 11.4% | 64 | 10.9% | 63 | 10.8% |
| Grade 6: | 52 | 8.7% | 53 | 8.4% | 64 | 10.0% | 66 | 10.8% | 59 | 10.3% | 56 | 9.6% | 59 | 10.1% |
| Grade 7: | 47 | 7.9% | 53 | 8.4% | 61 | 9.5% | 57 | 9.3% | 50 | 8.7% | 59 | 10.1% | 71 | 12.2% |
| Grade 8: | 48 | 8.0% | 57 | 9.0% | 57 | 8.9% | 49 | 8.0% | 56 | 9.8% | 66 | 11.3% | 50 | 8.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 318 | 53.2% | 340 | 53.9% | 347 | 54.0% | 330 | 53.9% | 278 | 48.6% | 285 | 48.7% | 284 | 48.7% |
| Female: | 280 | 46.8% | 291 | 46.1% | 295 | 46.0% | 282 | 46.1% | 252 | 44.1% | 262 | 44.8% | 268 | 46.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.5% |
| Asian: | 8 | 1.3% | 9 | 1.4% | 8 | 1.2% | 6 | 1.0% | 7 | 1.2% | 7 | 1.2% | 9 | 1.5% |
| Hispanic: | 4 | 0.7% | 7 | 1.1% | 5 | 0.8% | 6 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Black: | 260 | 43.5% | 284 | 45.0% | 280 | 43.6% | 286 | 46.7% | 264 | 46.2% | 261 | 44.6% | 259 | 44.4% |
| White: | 256 | 42.8% | 272 | 43.1% | 295 | 46.0% | 266 | 43.5% | 262 | 45.8% | 284 | 48.5% | 285 | 48.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 67 | 11.2% | 55 | 8.7% | 50 | 7.8% | 46 | 7.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 418 | 69.9% | 410 | 65.0% | 412 | 64.2% | 363 | 59.3% | 338 | 59.1% | 335 | 57.3% | 348 | 59.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 36 | 6.0% | 34 | 5.4% | 34 | 5.3% | 29 | 4.7% | 52 | 9.1% | 59 | 10.1% | 55 | 9.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.16 | 15.78 | 16.46 | 15.30 | 14.12 | 13.90 | 13.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59% | 67% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 71% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 67.1% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 73% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 71.3% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 73.9% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 73.7% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 66.1% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44% | 49% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45% | 52% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 59% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 64.4% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 62% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 59.6% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 63.3% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 58.3% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 70.3% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 63.4% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 68.5% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 70.2% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 71.4% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 77.6% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 67.8% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 53.6% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 52.7% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 54.3% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 55.8% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 57.1% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 61.3% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.4% | 55.6% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 66.7% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 63.8% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 60.6% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 64.6% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 63% | 82.3% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.4% | 43.7% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.1% | 41.4% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 55.6% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 58.1% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 57.7% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 58.2% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 63.2% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 61.1% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 66.1% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 61% | 73.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 41.9% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.3% | 43% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.6% | 46.2% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 46.4% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.6% | 41.7% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.4% | 42.6% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 51.8% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 46.9% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 55.5% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 51.9% | 65% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 36.6% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 36.8% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.1% | 34.1% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 41.2% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.2% | 45% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 50.6% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 47.9% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 51.1% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 56.4% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 58.5% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 61.1% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 65.5% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 64.8% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 64% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 50.4% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 45.9% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 50% | 45.8% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 46.4% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 69% | 52.9% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 59% | 51.7% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 52.2% | 68.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 51.3% | 66.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 70% | 48.6% | 67.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 71% | 56.7% | 70.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 79% | 60.5% | 75.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 60.7% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 69.6% | 78.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 65.6% | 80.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 52.6% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 64% | 50.2% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 71% | 54.9% | 70% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 53.9% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 70% | 56.6% | 73.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 64.7% | 76% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 64.4% | 76% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 35.1% | 30.5% | 51.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 37.9% | 38.2% | 57.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 45.8% | 62.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 40% | 46.4% | 62.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 50.9% | 67.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 57.1% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 57.9% | 71.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 58.8% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 64.1% | 76.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 66.7% | 76.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 46.9% | 45.6% | 63.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 54.3% | 68.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 49.2% | 49.4% | 64.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 63% | 57.6% | 70.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 57.7% | 75% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 66.4% | 78.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 69.9% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 70.9% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 71.8% | 81.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 73.4% | 79.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 40.9% | 28.3% | 52.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 52.4% | 30.9% | 54.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 47.1% | 32.1% | 57.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 34.1% | 36% | 58.3% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 41.1% | 59.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 45.5% | 66.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 57.4% | 71.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 55.3% | 69.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 60.2% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 60.4% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 61.5% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 58.6% | 72.7% |
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* Pittsburgh Carmalt K-8 Primary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.