Burchfield Primary School
1500 Burchfield Rd
Allison Park PA, 15101, Allegheny County
Phone: 412-492-1200
Ranking: 
(639 out of 2,311, top 28%)*
(639 out of 2,311, top 28%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 3
School District: Shaler Area 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: | 27 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 35 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 377 | 382 | 354 | 344 | 373 | 383 | 487 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 97 | 25.7% | 100 | 26.2% | 100 | 28.2% | 75 | 21.8% | 96 | 25.7% | 100 | 26.1% | 83 | 17.0% |
| Grade 1: | 96 | 25.5% | 102 | 26.7% | 73 | 20.6% | 94 | 27.3% | 93 | 24.9% | 90 | 23.5% | 92 | 18.9% |
| Grade 2: | 108 | 28.6% | 75 | 19.6% | 92 | 26.0% | 90 | 26.2% | 92 | 24.7% | 92 | 24.0% | 102 | 20.9% |
| Grade 3: | 76 | 20.2% | 104 | 27.2% | 88 | 24.9% | 85 | 24.7% | 92 | 24.7% | 101 | 26.4% | 107 | 22.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 210 | 55.7% | 210 | 55.0% | 186 | 52.5% | 174 | 50.6% | 182 | 48.8% | 190 | 49.6% | 255 | 52.4% |
| Female: | 167 | 44.3% | 172 | 45.0% | 168 | 47.5% | 170 | 49.4% | 175 | 46.9% | 177 | 46.2% | 221 | 45.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 5 | 1.3% | 5 | 1.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 5 | 1.5% | 5 | 1.3% | 5 | 1.3% | 5 | 1.0% |
| Hispanic: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Black: | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.6% | 4 | 1.2% | 5 | 1.3% | 3 | 0.8% | 7 | 1.4% |
| White: | 353 | 93.6% | 361 | 94.5% | 334 | 94.4% | 325 | 94.5% | 354 | 94.9% | 367 | 95.8% | 468 | 96.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 15 | 4.0% | 10 | 2.6% | 13 | 3.7% | 9 | 2.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 85 | 22.5% | 85 | 22.3% | 58 | 16.4% | 64 | 18.6% | 82 | 22.0% | 50 | 13.1% | 71 | 14.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 15 | 4.0% | 16 | 4.2% | 15 | 4.2% | 22 | 6.4% | 19 | 5.1% | 26 | 6.8% | 23 | 4.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.15 | 16.81 | 13.81 | 12.50 | 12.17 | 12.90 | 14.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 88% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 89% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 91.6% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 88.9% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 95% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 90.1% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 91.3% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 90.4% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 79% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 84% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 84.7% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 83.5% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 88% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 86.1% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 85.1% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 83.4% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 77.5% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 84.8% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88.5% | 79.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 72.5% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 76.5% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 79.9% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 92.5% | 81.5% |
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* Burchfield Primary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.