About
Ross Elementary School is one of four elementary schools in the North Hills School District and serves students in grades K-5.
School Hours: 9:15 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.
Delay: Buses delayed 2 hours, Classes start at 11:15 a.m.
Contact Us
90 Houston Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15237
Phone: 412-318-1542
Fax: 412-318-1544
Principal
Jason Beall
Jason Beall has served as principal of Ross Elementary School since July of 2018. He was hired by the district in 2013 and spent five years as assistant principal at North Hills Middle School.
Before coming to North Hills, Beall was an inclusion and mathematics teacher at Glenwood Middle School in Howard County, Maryland. He also served as a mathematics teacher and school accountant and business manager at William H. Lemmel Middle School in Baltimore and also was the coordinator of the Math Works after-school program.
Beall holds a master’s degree in teaching secondary mathematics and an administration and supervision certificate from Johns Hopkins University. He earned bachelor's degrees in accounting and finance from Barton College and his doctorate in education from Point Park University.
Beall and his wife Kristen live in the North Hills of Pittsburgh with their two children.
Assistant Principal
Meredith Cooper
Meredith Cooper has served as the assistant principal at Ross Elementary School since July 2024.
Meredith came to the North Hills from the Allegheny Valley School District where she taught elementary and special education since 2017. Prior to, she worked at the Riverside Beaver County School District teaching special education, physical education and inclusion.
Ms. Cooper attended Lock Haven University for her undergraduate and Duquesne University for her master’s. She holds her principal’s certification from Point Park University.