Enrollment
412
Middle
DISTRICT 554 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CANON-MCMILLAN SD·NCES 420489007258
Cecil Intrmd School
3676 Millers Run Rd, Mc Donald, PA 15057 · (724) 745-2623 · Washington County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL412 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 89% of Pennsylvania public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
121 students
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 75%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 190 | 46% |
| Grade 6 | 222 | 54% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Canon-McMillan SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
68.1%
PA avg 51.1% . -1.0pp since 2023
Math
62.8%
PA avg 43.0% . -1.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.1% | 62.8% |
| 2023-24 | 69.1% | 64.7% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
66.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.0%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Cecil Intrmd School
Cecil Intrmd School's state test result (66.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cecil Intrmd School this school | 412 | 29.4% | 66.3% |
| North Strabane Intrmd School Canonsburg | 415 | 32.3% | 69.5% |
| South Eastern Intrmd School Fawn Grove | 397 | 31.5% | 53.2% |
| Perkiomen Valley MS-West Zieglerville | 509 | 28.5% | 58.0% |
| Donald H Eichhorn Middle School Lewisburg | 438 | 26.9% | 70.4% |
| Quaker Valley Middle School Sewickley | 425 | 22.4% | 72.4% |
Matched among Pennsylvania middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Cecil Intrmd School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.3% | #58 of 479 | #3 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.8% | #45 of 513 ▼ 19 | #3 of 11 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.1% | #87 of 513 ▲ 13 | #4 of 11 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 412 | #363 of 522 | #6 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #408 of 486 | #8 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.8% | #331 of 486 | #5 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.4% | #412 of 510 | #9 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.1% | #286 of 332 | #5 of 6 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
412
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
+27% since 1990-91, when it was 325
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 16.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 412 | 27.4 | 15.0:1 | 29% (121) |
| 2023-24 | 423 | 27.2 | 15.6:1 | 29% (121) |
| 2022-23 | 387 | 24.8 | 15.6:1 | 29% (113) |
| 2020-21 | 411 | 25 | 16.4:1 | 21% (87) |
| 2017-18 | 425 | 25.4 | 16.7:1 | 28% (118) |
| 2015-16 | 387 | 25 | 15.5:1 | 29% (112) |
| 2010-11 | 401 | 23 | 17.4:1 | 23% (93) |
| 2000-01 | 355 | 27 | 13.2:1 | 18% (63) |
| 1990-91 | 325 | 25 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cecil Intrmd School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (425 to 412); teachers up 8% (25.4 to 27.4).
About Cecil Intrmd School
Cecil Intrmd School is classified as a middle-grades school. It is located in Mc Donald, Pennsylvania. The school teaches grades 5 through 6 and enrolls 412 students. That is 31% below the average of about 594 students for middle schools in Pennsylvania.
Cecil Intrmd School is among 9 schools run by Canon-McMillan SD, which serves 5,390 students.
At Cecil Intrmd School, 84% of students are White. Smaller groups are 8% multiracial, 3% Asian, 3% Black, and 2% Hispanic. The diversity index for Cecil Intrmd School is 28%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Cecil Intrmd School reports a ratio of 15.0 students per teacher, from 27.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 13.2:1 average for middle schools in Pennsylvania is 1.9 students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Cecil Intrmd School, 29% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 20 points below the 49% average for public schools in Washington County.
Cecil Intrmd School holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 89% of Pennsylvania public middle schools.
Schools in Pennsylvania with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 65.0%. Cecil Intrmd School scores 66.3%.
Census data for Washington County show median household income comes to about $78,958, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 33%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. There are 56 public schools in the county, enrolling about 26,079, Cecil Intrmd School among them.
Muse Elementary School, about 2.3 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Cecil Intrmd School is 5th on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 412, close to the 411 recorded in 2020-21. Students per teacher dropped from 16.4 in 2020-21 to 15.0 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Cecil Intrmd School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
210,042
Census ACS
Median income
$78,958
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
56
26,079 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Canon-McMillan SD
- Canon-McMillan SHSHigh · 1,660 students
- Canon-McMillan Middle SchoolMiddle · 836 students
- Muse Elementary SchoolElementary · 759 students
- South Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 450 students
- North Strabane Intrmd SchoolMiddle · 415 students
- Wylandville Elementary SchoolElementary · 318 students
Other schools in Mc Donald
- Fort Cherry JSHSHigh · 457 students
- Fort Cherry El CenterElementary · 455 students
Nearby schools
- Muse Elementary School2.3 mi · 759
- Fort Cherry JSHS3.5 mi · 457
- Fort Cherry El Center3.5 mi · 455
- Western Area Career and Technology Center - Washington Cnty4.6 mi · 10
- South Fayette Intermediate School4.8 mi · 803
- South Fayette Elementary School4.8 mi · 717
Frequently asked questions
About Cecil Intrmd SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Cecil Intrmd School?
Cecil Intrmd School enrolls approximately 412 students in grades 05-06.
What grades does Cecil Intrmd School serve?
Cecil Intrmd School serves grades 05-06.
How many students per teacher at Cecil Intrmd School?
Approximately 15.0:1 students per teacher at Cecil Intrmd School.
What is the student diversity at Cecil Intrmd School?
Student demographics at Cecil Intrmd School are roughly 84% White, 2% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Cecil Intrmd School public or private?
Cecil Intrmd School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Canon-McMillan SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.