Pittsburgh Morrow K-8

Summary:

Pittsburgh Morrow K-8 is a public elementary school serving 510 students in grades PK-8 in the North Side neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a predominantly African American student population (60.2%), with high levels of economic disadvantage, as 98% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Despite significant investment, with spending per student increasing from $21,168 in 2018-2019 to $27,440 in 2020-2021, Pittsburgh Morrow K-8 consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of Pennsylvania elementary schools and significantly underperforms on state assessments. In 2022-2023, only 8.9% of students were proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to 39.3% statewide and 25.6% in the Pittsburgh School District. This stark contrast in academic performance is evident when comparing Pittsburgh Morrow K-8 to nearby schools like Pittsburgh Allegheny K-5 and Bellevue Elementary School, which serve more diverse student populations with lower percentages of economically disadvantaged students.

The persistently low rankings and test scores at Pittsburgh Morrow K-8 over the past decade suggest that the school has struggled to improve student outcomes despite the district's efforts. This raises questions about the underlying factors contributing to the school's academic challenges, which may be exacerbated by the high concentration of African American and economically disadvantaged students. Addressing these equity concerns and implementing targeted interventions will be crucial to improving the educational experiences and outcomes for the students at Pittsburgh Morrow K-8.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

 1611 Davis Ave
       Pittsburgh, PA  15212-1807


(412) 529-6600

District: Pittsburgh School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1378th of 1,534 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $26,602 Help


Students who attend Pittsburgh Morrow K-8 usually attend:

Middle:    Pittsburgh Allegheny 6-8
    Pittsburgh Classical 6-8
High:    Pittsburgh Obama 6-12
    Pittsburgh Perry High School
    Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy 6-12

Student/teacher ratio:  11.6 Help
Number of students:  510

Racial breakdown:

African American:
60.2%
White:
20.4%
Two or more races:
15.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  98% Help


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Compare Details Pittsburgh Morrow K-8 ranks worse than 89.8% of elementary schools in Pennsylvania. It also ranks 29th among 34 ranked elementary schools in the Pittsburgh School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 8.83. (See more...)
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Compare Details Pittsburgh Morrow K-8 ranks worse than 86.7% of middle schools in Pennsylvania. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 11.9. (See more...)
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Pittsburgh Morrow K-8 is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (60.2%), White (20.4%), two or more races (15.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 98% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Pittsburgh Morrow K-8 is 11.6. 22 elementary schools in the Pittsburgh School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Pittsburgh Morrow K-8 employs 43.8 full-time teachers.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Pittsburgh Morrow K-8 is $26,602, which is the 11th highest among 34 elementary schools in the Pittsburgh School District.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Pittsburgh Morrow K-8:

SchoolDigger ranks Pittsburgh Morrow K-8 1378th of 1534 Pennsylvania public elementary schools. (See Pittsburgh Morrow K-8 in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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SchoolDigger ranks Pittsburgh Morrow K-8 774th of 893 Pennsylvania public middle schools. (See Pittsburgh Morrow K-8 in the ranking list.)

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Pittsburgh School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Pittsburgh School District 461st of 606 Pennsylvania school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Pittsburgh Morrow K-8

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Pittsburgh Morrow K-8

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 65.71 516th 1302 60.4%
2004 33.26 979th 1308 25.2%
2005 38.31 961st 1299 26.0%
2006 31.60 1247th 1545 19.3%
2007 31.02 1250th 1555 19.6%
2008 39.57 1148th 1551 26.0%
2009 23.21 1326th 1549 14.4%
2010 31.32 1284th 1579 18.7%
2011 33.31 1274th 1597 20.2%
2012 22.90 1345th 1599 15.9%
2013 6.03 1399th 1519 7.9%
2014 8.94 1320th 1467 10.0%
2016 8.36 1399th 1554 10.0%
2017 14.35 1308th 1547 15.4%
2018 9.46 1364th 1530 10.8%
2019 7.79 1397th 1544 9.5%
2021 6.73 1313th 1433 8.4%
2022 9.03 1370th 1534 10.7%
2023 8.83 1378th 1534 10.2%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Pittsburgh Morrow K-8

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 10.76 1293rd 1414 8.6%
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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Pittsburgh Morrow K-8

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 23.29 361st 437 17.4%
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Data source: test scores: Pennsylvania Dept of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Pittsburgh Morrow K-8

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Rank History for all middle school students at Pittsburgh Morrow K-8

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2014 7.06 657th 728 9.8%
2016 7.55 780th 870 10.3%
2017 5.42 829th 877 5.5%
2018 5.62 817th 861 5.1%
2019 11.46 771st 891 13.5%
2021 12.27 691st 797 13.3%
2022 14.15 736th 883 16.6%
2023 11.90 774th 893 13.3%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Pittsburgh Morrow K-8

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 17.32 734th 874 16.0%
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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at Pittsburgh Morrow K-8

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 30.51 464th 660 29.7%
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Rank History for middle school African American students at Pittsburgh Morrow K-8

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 30.14 296th 421 29.7%
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Data source: test scores: Pennsylvania Dept of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Pittsburgh Morrow K-8

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 343 159 2 3 1 n/a n/a 0 508
1989 302 163 4 2 0 n/a n/a 0 471
1990 297 164 5 2 0 n/a n/a 0 468
1991 304 167 5 1 0 n/a n/a 0 477
1992 337 188 4 2 1 n/a n/a 0 532
1993 327 205 3 1 1 n/a n/a 0 537
1994 318 197 4 3 0 n/a n/a 0 522
1995 279 205 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 486
1996 279 205 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 486
1997 304 214 1 0 1 n/a n/a 0 520
1998 312 218 2 0 1 n/a n/a 0 533
1999 266 173 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 441
2000 246 106 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 354
2001 223 100 2 4 0 n/a n/a 0 329
2002 183 123 4 1 0 n/a n/a 0 311
2003 183 123 4 1 0 n/a n/a 0 311
2004 171 129 4 0 2 n/a n/a 0 306
2005 166 186 3 2 0 n/a n/a 0 357
2006 139 203 2 7 0 n/a n/a 0 351
2007 188 278 2 4 0 n/a n/a 0 472
2008 157 223 3 1 0 n/a n/a 26 410
2009 134 212 2 2 1 n/a n/a 31 382
2010 119 242 3 4 1 n/a n/a 41 410
2011 118 244 0 7 0 2 51 0 422
2012 115 235 0 3 0 2 45 0 400
2013 161 395 2 8 0 1 73 0 640
2014 157 447 2 12 1 1 77 0 697
2015 166 425 2 9 0 1 71 0 674
2016 136 392 2 8 1 1 63 0 603
2017 120 380 1 8 1 1 67 0 578
2018 120 377 1 7 1 2 77 0 585
2019 122 414 4 9 2 2 89 0 642
2020 108 397 6 11 1 1 97 0 621
2021 122 362 8 8 1 1 86 0 588
2022 111 335 6 7 1 1 67 0 528
2023 104 307 4 14 1 0 80 0 510

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Pittsburgh Morrow K-8

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 508 22.0 23.0 n/a
1989 471 21.0 22.4 n/a
1990 468 20.5 22.8 0
1991 477 22.5 21.2 n/a
1992 532 21.5 24.7 n/a
1993 537 28.0 19.2 n/a
1994 522 27.0 19.3 n/a
1995 486 26.0 18.7 n/a
1996 486 26.0 18.7 n/a
1997 520 25.0 20.8 n/a
1998 533 28.0 19.0 n/a
1999 441 27.0 16.3 n/a
2000 354 23.0 15.4 54.2
2001 329 20.0 16.5 56.5
2002 311 17.9 17.4 61.7
2003 311 17.9 17.4 61.7
2004 306 19.9 15.4 59.5
2005 357 21.9 16.3 53.8
2006 351 21.9 16.0 64.1
2007 472 30.0 15.7 76.1
2008 410 27.0 15.2 84.6
2009 382 27.0 14.1 102.8
2010 410 30.5 13.4 96.5
2011 422 25.0 16.8 87.4
2012 400 23.0 17.3 81.8
2013 640 31.5 20.3 78.6
2014 697 36.5 19.0 87.8
2015 674 42.0 16.0 75.7
2016 603 40.0 15.0 67
2017 578 41.5 13.9 80.8
2018 585 45.0 13.0 82.7
2019 642 48.0 13.3 93.3
2020 621 45.0 13.7 98.6
2021 588 47.8 12.2 98.8
2022 528 45.8 11.5 98.1
2023 510 43.8 11.6 98

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Pittsburgh Morrow K-8

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 508 22.0 23.0 n/a
1989 471 21.0 22.4 n/a
1990 468 20.5 22.8 0
1991 477 22.5 21.2 n/a
1992 532 21.5 24.7 n/a
1993 537 28.0 19.2 n/a
1994 522 27.0 19.3 n/a
1995 486 26.0 18.7 n/a
1996 486 26.0 18.7 n/a
1997 520 25.0 20.8 n/a
1998 533 28.0 19.0 n/a
1999 441 27.0 16.3 n/a
2000 354 23.0 15.4 54.2
2001 329 20.0 16.5 56.5
2002 311 17.9 17.4 61.7
2003 311 17.9 17.4 61.7
2004 306 19.9 15.4 59.5
2005 357 21.9 16.3 53.8
2006 351 21.9 16.0 64.1
2007 472 30.0 15.7 76.1
2008 410 27.0 15.2 84.6
2009 382 27.0 14.1 102.8
2010 410 30.5 13.4 96.5
2011 422 25.0 16.8 87.4
2012 400 23.0 17.3 81.8
2013 640 31.5 20.3 78.6
2014 697 36.5 19.0 87.8
2015 674 42.0 16.0 75.7
2016 603 40.0 15.0 67
2017 578 41.5 13.9 80.8
2018 585 45.0 13.0 82.7
2019 642 48.0 13.3 93.3
2020 621 45.0 13.7 98.6
2021 588 47.8 12.2 98.8
2022 528 45.8 11.5 98.1
2023 510 43.8 11.6 98

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Pittsburgh Morrow K-8

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,825 (8.6%) $19,343 (91.4%) $21,168
2020 $2,056 (9.4%) $19,762 (90.6%) $21,818
2021 $2,010 (7.3%) $25,430 (92.7%) $27,440
2022 $3,422 (12.9%) $23,179 (87.1%) $26,602

Data source: Pennsylvania Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Pittsburgh Morrow K-8

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1397th of 1544 Elementary schoolsRanks 1378th of 1534 Elementary schools
 0.6%
Ranks 771st of 891 Middle schoolsRanks 774th of 893 Middle schools
 0.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Math (Pittsburgh Morrow K-8)2119.4
 1.6%
   3rd Grade Math (Pennsylvania)5651.7
 4.3%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Pittsburgh Morrow K-8)28.127.8
 0.3%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)61.954
 7.9%
4th Grade Math (Pittsburgh Morrow K-8)12.29.1
 3.1%
   4th Grade Math (Pennsylvania)46.246.5
 0.3%
4th Grade Science (Pittsburgh Morrow K-8)54.245.5
 8.7%
   4th Grade Science (Pennsylvania)77.874.1
 3.7%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Pittsburgh Morrow K-8)36.820.7
 16.1%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)63.651.8
 11.8%
5th Grade Math (Pittsburgh Morrow K-8)15.64
 11.6%
   5th Grade Math (Pennsylvania)4342.7
 0.3%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Pittsburgh Morrow K-8)25.122.4
 2.7%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)58.553.6
 4.9%
6th Grade Math (Pittsburgh Morrow K-8)3.39.3
 6%
   6th Grade Math (Pennsylvania)3936.4
 2.6%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Pittsburgh Morrow K-8)24.623.2
 1.4%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)6355.6
 7.4%
7th Grade Math (Pittsburgh Morrow K-8)8.711.1
 2.4%
   7th Grade Math (Pennsylvania)38.233.2
 5%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Pittsburgh Morrow K-8)28.226.7
 1.5%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)60.554.5
 6%
8th Grade Math (Pittsburgh Morrow K-8)18.32.4
 15.9%
   8th Grade Math (Pennsylvania)32.226
 6.2%
8th Grade Science (Pittsburgh Morrow K-8)28.524.4
 4.1%
   8th Grade Science (Pennsylvania)58.257
 1.2%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Pittsburgh Morrow K-8)2422
 2%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)57.952.8
 5.1%
All Grades Math (Pittsburgh Morrow K-8)13.28.9
 4.3%
   All Grades Math (Pennsylvania)42.439.3
 3.1%
All Grades Science (Pittsburgh Morrow K-8)41.236.5
 4.7%
   All Grades Science (Pennsylvania)6865.6
 2.4%
All Grades English Language Arts (Pittsburgh Morrow K-8)27.623.6
 4%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)60.953.8
 7.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students642510
 20.6%
African American414307
 25.8%
American Indian21
 50%
Asian44
Hispanic914
 55.6%
Pacific Islander20
 100%
White122104
 14.8%
Two or More Races8980
 10.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients93.3%98%
 4.7%


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Students at Pittsburgh Morrow K-8 are 60% African American, 20% White, 16% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

In the 2022-23 school year, 510 students attended Pittsburgh Morrow K-8.

Pittsburgh Morrow K-8 ranks in the bottom 10.2% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.


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