Wilkins El STEAM Academy

416 Students

Elementary School Pre-K - 5th

School Overview

Wilkins Elementary School is a public school located in the Churchill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and is part of the Woodland Hills School District. Serving students in the primary grades, the school focuses on providing a foundational academic experience within a suburban setting. It is situated in a residential area, aiming to act as a community hub for local families while working to meet the diverse educational needs of the surrounding student population.

As a member of the Woodland Hills School District, Wilkins Elementary operates under the district’s broader mission to provide equitable learning opportunities and comprehensive support services to its pupils. The school’s curriculum typically emphasizes core subjects such as literacy, mathematics, and science, often supported by extracurricular programs or interventions designed to foster both social-emotional development and academic growth. Like many schools in the area, it strives to balance traditional instruction with the modern resources necessary to prepare students for their transition to middle school.

416

Total Students

43.1

Full-Time Teachers

9.6

Student/Teacher Ratio

N/A

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Wilkins El STEAM Academy
Demographic	Student Count
White	80
Hispanic	20
Black	270
Asian	2
Two or More	42
American Indian	2

Black
270 (64.9 %)
White
80 (19.2 %)
Two or More
42 (10.1 %)
Hispanic
20 (4.8 %)
Asian
2 (0.5 %)
American Indian
2 (0.5 %)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Elementary School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	Supplemental Virtual
Shared Time Status:	No
District:	Woodland Hills SD
Phone:	(412)824-3231
Grade Range:	Pre-K - 5th
Total Students:	416
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	43.1
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	9.6
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	0
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	0

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Pre-Kindergarten 18

Kindergarten 80

Grade 1 75

Grade 2 59

Grade 3 51

Grade 4 66

Grade 5 67