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Enrollment
806
Elementary
DISTRICT 683 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DONEGAL SD·NCES 420765007461
Donegal Intermediate School
1177 River Road, Marietta, PA 17547 · (717) 426-1561 · Lancaster County
GRADES 03–06ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL806 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
402 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 207 | 26% |
| Grade 4 | 176 | 22% |
| Grade 5 | 195 | 24% |
| Grade 6 | 228 | 28% |
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Donegal SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
50.3%
PA avg 51.1% . -5.1pp since 2023
Math
50.8%
PA avg 43.0% . +3.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.3% | 50.8% |
| 2023-24 | 55.4% | 47.4% |
% 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
54.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.2%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Donegal Intermediate School
Donegal Intermediate School's state test result (54.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donegal Intermediate School this school | 806 | 49.9% | 54.4% |
| Willow Dale Elementary School Warminster | 728 | 51.6% | 47.7% |
| Colonel John Siegfried Elementary School Northampton | 808 | 55.2% | 59.3% |
| Juniata Elementary School Mifflintown | 686 | 54.8% | 34.3% |
| Northern Lebanon Elementary School Fredericksburg | 1,018 | 51.0% | 56.3% |
| Pittston City Intrmd Center Pittston | 730 | 58.8% | 51.3% |
Matched among Pennsylvania elementary 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 Donegal Intermediate School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lancaster County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.4% | #752 of 1,396 | #37 of 60 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.8% | #777 of 1,511 ▲ 45 | #36 of 62 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.3% | #736 of 1,511 ▲ 29 | #39 of 62 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 806 | #76 of 1,638 | #1 of 67 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #1,232 of 1,528 | #54 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.0% | #653 of 1,531 | #34 of 65 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.9% | #1,006 of 1,600 | #35 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.1% | #514 of 1,045 | #30 of 49 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
806
-61 (-7%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 806 | 54.4 | 14.8:1 | 50% (402) |
| 2023-24 | 801 | 55.4 | 14.5:1 | 50% (402) |
| 2022-23 | 833 | 56.8 | 14.7:1 | 50% (414) |
| 2020-21 | 867 | 55 | 15.8:1 | 39% (342) |
| 2017-18 | 928 | 55.4 | 16.8:1 | 43% (399) |
| 2015-16 | 902 | 53 | 17.0:1 | 42% (382) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Donegal Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (928 to 806); teachers down 2% (55.4 to 54.4).
About Donegal Intermediate School
Donegal Intermediate School is a public large elementary school in Marietta, Pennsylvania. The grade span is 3 through 6, and enrollment is 806 students. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Pennsylvania) has about 443 students.
Donegal SD has 2,739 students in 4 schools, and Donegal Intermediate School is one of those schools.
Donegal Intermediate School is 71% White by enrollment. Smaller groups are 19% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Black. County-wide, 82% of Lancaster County residents are White. Donegal Intermediate School's diversity index is 45%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 14.8:1, with 54.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is higher than the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Donegal Intermediate School is 50%.
Donegal Intermediate School is 1.8 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (54.4% versus 56.2%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Pennsylvania.
Lancaster County has about 557,931 residents, and the median household income is $86,959, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. In all, Lancaster County has 114 public schools and roughly 62,719 students.
Nearby, Donegal Junior High School is about 2.5 miles away. Within five miles of Donegal Intermediate School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Donegal Intermediate School ranks 2nd of 4 on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Donegal Intermediate School the locale Town: Fringe, meaning in a town close to an urbanized area.
Donegal Intermediate School's enrollment declined from 867 in 2020-21 to 806 in 2024-25.
The Donegal Intermediate School community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Lancaster County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
557,931
Census ACS
Median income
$86,959
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
114
62,719 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Donegal SD
- Donegal High SchoolHigh · 955 students
- Donegal Primary SchoolElementary · 559 students
- Donegal Junior High SchoolMiddle · 419 students
Nearby schools
- Donegal Junior High School2.5 mi · 419
- Wrightsville Elementary School2.7 mi · 353
- Columbia MS Hill Campus2.7 mi · 202
- Columbia High School2.7 mi · 397
- Donegal High School2.9 mi · 955
- Columbia MS Taylor Campus3.1 mi · 202
Frequently asked questions
About Donegal Intermediate SchoolHow large is Donegal Intermediate School?
Donegal Intermediate School enrolls approximately 806 students in grades 03-06.
What age range does Donegal Intermediate School serve?
Donegal Intermediate School serves students from grade 03 through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Donegal Intermediate School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Donegal Intermediate School is approximately 14.8:1 (54 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Donegal Intermediate School?
At Donegal Intermediate School, the student body is approximately 71% White, 19% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Donegal Intermediate School in?
Donegal Intermediate School is part of Donegal SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.