Colfax Elementary School
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Colfax Elementary & Middle School K-8 | |
City of Pittsburgh Historic Structure | |
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| Location | 2332 Beechwood Blvd., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 40°25′59″N 79°54′56″W / 40.43306°N 79.91556°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1911 |
| Architect | Edward Stotz |
| Architectural style | Tudor Revival, Jacobean Revival |
| Website | Colfax Elementary School |
| MPS | Pittsburgh Public Schools TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 86002660 [1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | September 30, 1986 |
| Designated CPHS | November 30, 1999[2] |
| Designated PHLF | 2001[3] |
The Colfax Elementary & Middle School is a public school in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Its building, built in 1911, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1] As of October 1, 2017, there were a total of 890 students enrolled in the school.[4] The school's Principal is Dr. Tamara Sanders-Woods and the Vice Principal is Asia Mason and Joann Murphy (middle school). The school is one of oldest schools still open in the City of Pittsburgh. The school added a new building with a glass bridge connecting the two buildings, in 2007 circa. The school is under Pittsburgh Public Schools direction, and led by Superintendent Anthony Hamlet.[5]
The school presides in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood and attracts students from all over the city mostly including Squirrel Hill and East Hills (Pittsburgh). The school is made up of a lot of students from around the world including Asia, Middle East, Latin America and Africa, there is also a large Jewish population within the school. The school is prominently diverse and also includes the ESL program for non-English speaking students. Most students who attend Colfax K-8 will proceed to Taylor Allderdice to continue into high school.
