Colfax Elementary School

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Colfax Elementary & Middle School K-8
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
City of Pittsburgh Historic Structure
Pittsburgh Landmark – PHLF
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Location	2332 Beechwood Blvd., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates	40°25′59″N 79°54′56″W / 40.43306°N 79.91556°W / 40.43306; -79.91556Coordinates: 40°25′59″N 79°54′56″W / 40.43306°N 79.91556°W / 40.43306; -79.91556
Area	2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built	1911
Architect	Edward Stotz
Architectural style	Tudor Revival, Jacobean Revival
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 Joan 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 2012 circa. The school is under Pittsburgh Public Schools direction, and lead by Superintendent Anthony Hamlet.

Parents gathered at school after reports of a lockdown due to suspicious gun activity linked to a student. There were no final findings to the lockdown.

The new building was built in the early 2010s and a bridge is connected. Mostly 7th and 8th graders learn in the new building but both buildings work synonymously for all students.

Proximity and students[]

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.

People gather in protest for racial justice amid the Black Lives Matter movement.

Events[]

The school hosts various events including a carnival celebrations, ice skating, sports events and ballroom dancing, year round. They also raise money through different fundraisers and events including Party 4 Play and their own PTO organization. They also participate in ski club at Seven Springs Mountain Resort, running marathons, musical plays, movie nights, talent shows, VIP Day (involves bringing a parent or close one to school, to see how students are in class) and a variety of other things. The school has won a lot of consecutive awards for the "African American Bowl Challenge", and tons of champion awards in reading and literature.

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