Propel CS-Northside

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 8 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Propel CS-Northside in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania enrolled 316 students in 2024-25 with 26.9 full-time teachers, 11.7 students per teacher against the Pennsylvania elementary-school median of 12.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 2-11% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 5% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Pennsylvania: 54% and 38.1%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 17% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 10%

379 students in 2022-23, 350 students in 2023-24, 316 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 24.5 to 26.9.

Students enrolled at Propel CS-Northside by school year2022-23: 379, 2023-24: 350, 2024-25: 31601002003004002022-233792023-243502024-25316
Students enrolled at Propel CS-Northside by school year2022-23: 379, 2023-24: 350, 2024-25: 31601002003004002022-233792023-243502024-25316
Students enrolled at Propel CS-Northside by school year2022-23: 379, 2023-24: 350, 2024-25: 31601002003004002022-233792023-243502024-25316
Students enrolled at Propel CS-Northside by school year2022-23: 379, 2023-24: 350, 2024-25: 31601002003004002022-233792023-243502024-25316
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2337924.515.5
2023-2435033.310.5
2024-2531626.911.7

11.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 75 of every 100 Pennsylvania elementary schools

Among the 1,612 Pennsylvania elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Pennsylvania elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.6 to 35.4; Propel CS-Northside 11.7; state median 12.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherPropel CS-Northside 11.7state median 12.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.6 to 35.4; Propel CS-Northside 11.7; state median 12.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherPropel CS-Northside 11.7state median 12.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.6 to 35.4; Propel CS-Northside 11.7; state median 12.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherPropel CS-Northside 11.7state median 12.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.6 to 35.4; Propel CS-Northside 11.7; state median 12.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherPropel CS-Northside 11.7state median 12.9U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 200 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Propel CS-Northside enrolled 399 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 129 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 200 of the 399 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions129
  • Chronically absent34.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

88.9% of students were Black, 4.7% of two or more races, 3.2% White in 2024-25.

  1. Black88.9%
  2. Two or more races4.7%
  3. White3.2%
  4. Hispanic2.2%
  5. American Indian0.6%
  6. Pacific Islander0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Propel CS-Northside scored proficient or above: 2-11% in reading in 2021-22 and 5% in math in 2022-23, against 54% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.1% in math in 2022-23 across Pennsylvania. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Pennsylvania, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtPennsylvania
Reading and language arts, 2021-222‑11%2‑11%54%
Math, 2022-235%0‑10% (2021-22)38.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Pittsburgh

86 public elementary schools in Pittsburgh report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Penn Hills Elementary School1,22814.099.9%
McKnight Elementary School87515.515.0%
Chartiers Valley Intrmd School80115.938.0%
Pittsburgh Colfax K-878918.193.9%
OHara Elementary School72613.412.4%
Whitehall Elementary School66920.657.0%
McIntyre Elementary School59413.423.2%
Pittsburgh Allegheny K-557214.993.4%

All public schools in Pittsburgh →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Propel CS-Northside

  1. Manchester Academic CSThe nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 384 students, 12.4 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
  2. Pittsburgh Manchester K-8The next nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 159 students, 9.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
  3. Compare Propel CS-Northside with Manchester Academic CSStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Propel CS-Northside spends per student$20,728 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$20,728
  5. The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaPropel CS-Northside is the number 1,183 by size of 1,617 Pennsylvania elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,183 of 1,617
  6. Pennsylvania schools by students per teacher11.7 students per teacher here against the Pennsylvania median of 12.9 for elementary schools.11.7:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Propel CS-Northside

  1. How many students attend Propel CS-Northside?
    316 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 379 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Pittsburgh, PA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Propel CS-Northside?
    11.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Pennsylvania median for elementary schools is 12.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Propel CS-Northside a Title I school?
    Propel CS-Northside ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Propel CS-Northside do on state tests?
    The students tested at Propel CS-Northside scored proficient or above: 2-11% in reading in 2021-22 and 5% in math in 2022-23, against 54% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.1% in math in 2022-23 across Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Propel CS-Northside in?
    Propel CS-Northside, NCES district ID 4200849. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 420084907380 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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