Shaffer Elementary School is located at 37 Garden Terrace, Pittsburgh. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, in 2010, the school reported an enrollment of 266 pupils in grades kindergarten through 6th, with 201 pupils receiving a federal free or reduced-price lunch due to family poverty, making it a Title I school. The school employed 23 teachers, yielding a student–teacher ratio of 11:1. According to a report by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 100% of its teachers were rated "Highly Qualified" under No Child Left Behind. In 2010 and 2011, Shaffer Elementary School achieved AYP status. In 2011, only 60% of the students were reading on grade level in grades 3rd through 6th. In math, just 71% of the students in 3rd through 6th grades were on grade level and 37% scored advanced. In 4th grade science, 65% of the pupils were on grade level.