Washington Elementary School
2501 Main St
Pittsburgh PA, 15235, Allegheny County
Phone: 412-793-2800
Ranking: 
(1,820 out of 2,311, bottom 21%)*
(1,820 out of 2,311, bottom 21%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 3
School District: Penn 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: | 26 | 26 | 28 | 33 | 35 | 36 | 59 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 389 | 355 | 346 | 402 | 435 | 474 | 362 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 34 | 8.7% | 32 | 9.0% | 32 | 9.2% | 30 | 7.5% | 15 | 3.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 93 | 23.9% | 90 | 25.4% | 70 | 20.2% | 79 | 19.7% | 80 | 18.4% | 121 | 25.5% | 44 | 12.2% |
| Grade 1: | 94 | 24.2% | 83 | 23.4% | 75 | 21.7% | 82 | 20.4% | 111 | 25.5% | 121 | 25.5% | 57 | 15.7% |
| Grade 2: | 80 | 20.6% | 79 | 22.3% | 68 | 19.7% | 109 | 27.1% | 115 | 26.4% | 123 | 25.9% | 51 | 14.1% |
| Grade 3: | 88 | 22.6% | 71 | 20.0% | 98 | 28.3% | 102 | 25.4% | 114 | 26.2% | 109 | 23.0% | 66 | 18.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | 3 | 0.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 201 | 51.7% | 190 | 53.5% | 185 | 53.5% | 210 | 52.2% | 223 | 51.3% | 254 | 53.6% | 187 | 51.7% |
| Female: | 188 | 48.3% | 165 | 46.5% | 161 | 46.5% | 192 | 47.8% | 190 | 43.7% | 207 | 43.7% | 171 | 47.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 5 | 1.3% | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.5% | 5 | 1.1% | 9 | 1.9% | 10 | 2.8% |
| Hispanic: | 10 | 2.6% | 10 | 2.8% | 4 | 1.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 6 | 1.7% |
| Black: | 156 | 40.1% | 144 | 40.6% | 152 | 43.9% | 196 | 48.8% | 210 | 48.3% | 238 | 50.2% | 179 | 49.4% |
| White: | 174 | 44.7% | 162 | 45.6% | 157 | 45.4% | 174 | 43.3% | 205 | 47.1% | 221 | 46.6% | 167 | 46.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 41 | 10.5% | 33 | 9.3% | 26 | 7.5% | 24 | 6.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 224 | 57.6% | 196 | 55.2% | 173 | 50.0% | 194 | 48.3% | 223 | 51.3% | 207 | 43.7% | 128 | 35.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 27 | 6.9% | 34 | 9.6% | 43 | 12.4% | 46 | 11.4% | 59 | 13.6% | 71 | 15.0% | 46 | 12.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.86 | 13.64 | 12.28 | 12.24 | 12.61 | 13.00 | 6.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 68% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 76% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 71.1% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 71% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 78.3% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 78.4% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 72% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 59% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65% | 59% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 65.4% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 71% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.8% | 56.7% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 66.9% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 68.8% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 62.2% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 65.8% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 72.1% | 79.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.5% | 53.9% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 47% | 57.7% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 64.1% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 74.6% | 81.5% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 46% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.9% | 56.8% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 68.4% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 57.9% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 63.6% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 67.3% | 73.2% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.2% | 47.6% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 52.5% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 60.1% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 54.7% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 50% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 56.9% | 61.6% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.2% | 41% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 43.9% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 52% | 57.3% |
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* Washington Elementary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.