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What's the most underrated thing about Franklin Regional MS that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
771
Middle
DISTRICT 820 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRANKLIN REGIONAL SD·NCES 421023000442
Franklin Regional Middle School
4660 Old William Penn Hwy, Murrysville, PA 15668 · (724) 327-5456 · Westmoreland County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL771 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% 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.
- BBeats 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
11.9:1
65 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
145 students
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 75%
Community
1
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 6 | 280 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 231 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 260 | 34% |
Student demographics
34%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
Franklin Regional Middle School→Franklin Regional SHS
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
72.9%
PA avg 51.1% . -4.4pp since 2023
Math
50.6%
PA avg 43.0% . -4.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 73 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.9% | 50.6% |
| 2023-24 | 77.3% | 54.7% |
% 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
65.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Middle School
Franklin Regional Middle School's state test result (65.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Regional Middle School this school | 771 | 18.8% | 65.8% |
| Mount Nittany Middle School State College | 752 | 21.8% | 66.3% |
| Southern Lehigh Intermediate School Bethlehem | 702 | 17.9% | 75.6% |
| Indian Valley Middle School Harleysville | 731 | 20.4% | 59.5% |
| Park Forest Middle School State College | 822 | 15.1% | 71.3% |
| Jefferson Middle School Pittsburgh | 621 | 17.6% | 76.6% |
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 Franklin Regional Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Westmoreland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.8% | #62 of 479 | #4 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.6% | #115 of 513 ▼ 41 | #6 of 19 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.9% | #54 of 513 ▼ 14 | #5 of 19 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 771 | #130 of 522 | #2 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #145 of 486 | #3 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.4% | #291 of 486 | #2 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.8% | #467 of 510 | #19 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.6% | #223 of 332 | #9 of 11 |
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
771
+11 (+1%) vs 2020
-19% since 2000-01, when it was 956
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 771 | 64.5 | 11.9:1 | 19% (145) |
| 2023-24 | 753 | 61.5 | 12.2:1 | 19% (145) |
| 2022-23 | 786 | 61.5 | 12.8:1 | 20% (157) |
| 2020-21 | 760 | 60 | 12.7:1 | 16% (121) |
| 2017-18 | 834 | 57.6 | 14.5:1 | 14% (117) |
| 2015-16 | 795 | 63 | 12.6:1 | 15% (119) |
| 2010-11 | 902 | 62 | 14.6:1 | 10% (89) |
| 2000-01 | 956 | 61 | 15.7:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Franklin Regional Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (834 to 771); teachers up 12% (57.6 to 64.5).
About Franklin Regional Middle School
Franklin Regional Middle School is a medium-sized middle-grades school in Murrysville, Pennsylvania. It serves 771 students in grades 6 through 8. For comparison, middle schools in Pennsylvania average about 594 students.
Franklin Regional SD counts 4 schools and 3,280 students, including Franklin Regional Middle School.
The student body at Franklin Regional Middle School is 80% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 9% Asian, 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 2% Black. The White share of the county population is higher, at 92%. Pick two students at random and there is a 34% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at the school number 64.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 11.9:1. On average, middle schools in Pennsylvania have 13.2:1, compared with 11.9:1 here. The school's lunch program data list 19% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. It compares with 53% for public schools in Westmoreland County.
Measured against Pennsylvania public middle schools, Franklin Regional Middle School receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Franklin Regional Middle School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 65.8%, compared with a predicted 69.5%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools on BeatsExpectations.
Westmoreland County census figures show that the median household income is $74,109, about 33% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Westmoreland County is home to 85 public schools and about 41,302 public school students.
The closest other public school is Franklin Regional SHS, about 0.2 miles away. Franklin Regional Middle School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Franklin Regional Middle School ranks 5th of 7 nearby schools, at 65.8% versus a 66.7% average.
The NCES locale for Franklin Regional Middle School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (760) to 2024-25 (771).
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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 Intermediate SchoolElementary · 789 students
- Franklin Regional Primary SchoolElementary · 619 students
Other schools in Murrysville
- Franklin Regional SHSHigh · 1,101 students
- Franklin Regional Intermediate SchoolElementary · 789 students
- Franklin Regional Primary SchoolElementary · 619 students
Nearby schools
- Franklin Regional SHS0.2 mi · 1,101
- Franklin Regional Primary School1.9 mi · 619
- Franklin Regional Intermediate School2.0 mi · 789
- Level Green Elementary School3.2 mi · 269
- University Park Elementary School3.6 mi · 328
- Plum Middle School3.9 mi · 550
Frequently asked questions
About Franklin Regional Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Franklin Regional Middle School?
Franklin Regional Middle School enrolls approximately 771 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Franklin Regional Middle School serve?
Franklin Regional Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Franklin Regional Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Franklin Regional Middle School is approximately 11.9:1 (65 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Franklin Regional Middle School?
Student demographics at Franklin Regional Middle School are roughly 80% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 9% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Franklin Regional Middle School?
Franklin Regional Middle School is overseen by Franklin Regional SD in Westmoreland County.
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