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Enrollment
789
Elementary
DISTRICT 704 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRANKLIN REGIONAL SD·NCES 421023007202
Franklin Regional Intermediate School
4125 Sardis Road, Murrysville, PA 15668 · (724) 327-5456 · Westmoreland County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL789 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 86% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
172 students
DISTRICT 21% · 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 | 277 | 35% |
| Grade 4 | 239 | 30% |
| Grade 5 | 273 | 35% |
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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 Franklin Regional SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
74.4%
PA avg 51.1% . -3.6pp since 2023
Math
73.8%
PA avg 43.0% . +2.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.4% | 73.8% |
| 2023-24 | 78.0% | 71.5% |
% 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
76.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.3%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 Franklin Regional Intermediate School
Franklin Regional Intermediate School's state test result (76.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Regional Intermediate School this school | 789 | 21.8% | 76.9% |
| Fairview Elementary School Fairview | 707 | 25.9% | 78.0% |
| Colonial Elementary School Plymouth Meeting | 857 | 22.9% | 79.5% |
| McKnight Elementary School Pittsburgh | 875 | 15.1% | 80.0% |
| Haine Elementary School Cranberry Twp | 791 | 25.8% | 69.3% |
| OHara Elementary School Pittsburgh | 726 | 13.8% | 88.3% |
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 Franklin Regional Intermediate School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Westmoreland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.9% | #164 of 1,396 | #11 of 37 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.8% | #214 of 1,511 ▲ 5 | #12 of 38 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.4% | #145 of 1,511 ▲ 13 | #9 of 38 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 789 | #85 of 1,638 | #1 of 43 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #1,426 of 1,528 | #37 of 39 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.5% | #942 of 1,531 | #9 of 39 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.8% | #1,423 of 1,600 | #37 of 42 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +34.0% | #28 of 450 | #1 of 8 |
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
789
+199 (+34%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 943
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 789 | 48 | 16.4:1 | 22% (172) |
| 2023-24 | 774 | 47.5 | 16.3:1 | 22% (172) |
| 2022-23 | 756 | 47.5 | 15.9:1 | 21% (160) |
| 2020-21 | 590 | 49 | 12.0:1 | 22% (131) |
| 2017-18 | 589 | 48.1 | 12.3:1 | 19% (114) |
| 2015-16 | 617 | 45 | 13.7:1 | 19% (118) |
| 2010-11 | 644 | 42 | 15.3:1 | 18% (116) |
| 2000-01 | 707 | 41 | 17.2:1 | 8% (59) |
| 1990-91 | 943 | 48 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Franklin Regional Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students up 34% (589 to 789); teachers unchanged (48.1 to 48).
About Franklin Regional Intermediate School
Franklin Regional Intermediate School is a public large elementary school in Murrysville, Pennsylvania. The school's 789 students are in grades 3 through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Pennsylvania average about 443 students each.
Franklin Regional SD runs 4 schools with a combined 3,280 students. Franklin Regional Intermediate School is one of them.
White students make up 82% of enrollment at Franklin Regional Intermediate School. Smaller groups are 8% Asian, 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, and 3% Black. For comparison, the population of Westmoreland County is roughly 92% White. Franklin Regional Intermediate School's diversity index is 33%, against a US figure of 70%.
Franklin Regional Intermediate School operates with 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 16.4:1. On average, elementary schools in Pennsylvania have 13.1:1, compared with 16.4:1 here. Franklin Regional Intermediate School reports 22% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in Westmoreland County averages 53%, higher than here.
allk12 grades Franklin Regional Intermediate School an A. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Test results at Franklin Regional Intermediate School are 8.6 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (76.9% actual, 68.3% predicted).
Westmoreland County has about 352,500 residents, and the median household income is $74,109, about 33% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. In all, Westmoreland County has 85 public schools and roughly 41,302 students.
The closest public school to Franklin Regional Intermediate School is Franklin Regional Primary School, about 0.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Franklin Regional Intermediate School is 1st of 7 on proficiency.
Franklin Regional Intermediate School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment is up 34% from 2020-21, when Franklin Regional Intermediate School had 590 students, to 2024-25, when it had 789. Students per teacher rose from 12.0 in 2020-21 to 16.4 in 2024-25.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Westmoreland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
352,500
Census ACS
Median income
$74,109
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
85
41,302 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Franklin Regional SD
- Franklin Regional SHSHigh · 1,101 students
- Franklin Regional Middle SchoolMiddle · 771 students
- Franklin Regional Primary SchoolElementary · 619 students
Other schools in Murrysville
- Franklin Regional SHSHigh · 1,101 students
- Franklin Regional Middle SchoolMiddle · 771 students
- Franklin Regional Primary SchoolElementary · 619 students
Nearby schools
- Franklin Regional Primary School0.2 mi · 619
- Franklin Regional SHS1.8 mi · 1,101
- Franklin Regional Middle School2.0 mi · 771
- Plum Middle School2.9 mi · 550
- Holiday Park Intermediate School2.9 mi · 513
- University Park Elementary School3.5 mi · 328
Frequently asked questions
About Franklin Regional Intermediate SchoolHow many students attend Franklin Regional Intermediate School?
Franklin Regional Intermediate School enrolls approximately 789 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does Franklin Regional Intermediate School serve?
Franklin Regional Intermediate School serves grades 03-05.
How many students per teacher at Franklin Regional Intermediate School?
Approximately 16.4:1 students per teacher at Franklin Regional Intermediate School.
What is the student diversity at Franklin Regional Intermediate School?
Student demographics at Franklin Regional Intermediate School are roughly 82% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Black, 8% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Franklin Regional Intermediate School?
Franklin Regional Intermediate School is overseen by Franklin Regional SD in Westmoreland County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.