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Elroy Avenue Elementary School is a public elementary school in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, serving 317 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Brentwood Borough School District, which is ranked 354 out of 610 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Elroy Avenue Elementary School has consistently performed below the state and district averages in PSSA (Pennsylvania System of School Assessment) tests for Math, Science, and English Language Arts across all grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 37% in Math, 72.3% in Science, and 43.3% in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 40.4%, 65.8%, and 53%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, such as female students and white students, who ranked in the bottom quarter of Pennsylvania elementary schools. Additionally, the school has seen a significant increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 61.29% in 2021-2022 to 70.66% in 2022-2023, suggesting a growing population of economically disadvantaged students.
Interestingly, the nearby Moore School, which is also part of the Brentwood Borough School District, consistently outperforms Elroy Avenue Elementary School in academic assessments. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, Moore School had proficiency rates of 56.8% in Math, 89.7% in Science, and 54.7% in English Language Arts, significantly higher than Elroy Avenue's performance. While Elroy Avenue has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 12.6 to 13.6 over the past three school years, this has not translated into improved academic outcomes, suggesting the need for a comprehensive review of the school's instructional practices and support systems for students.
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