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What's the most underrated thing about Holiday Park Intermediate Sch that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
513
Middle
DISTRICT 532 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLUM BOROUGH SD·NCES 421935007557
Holiday Park Intermediate School
100 School Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15239 · (724) 733-1500 · Allegheny County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL513 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
170 students
DISTRICT 34% · 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 5 | 245 | 48% |
| Grade 6 | 268 | 52% |
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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 Plum Borough SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
54.0%
PA avg 51.1% . -7.3pp since 2023
Math
54.6%
PA avg 43.0% . -6.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.0% | 54.6% |
| 2023-24 | 61.3% | 61.3% |
% 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
57.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.4%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 →
Where Holiday Park Intermediate School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Allegheny County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.8% | #125 of 479 | #24 of 47 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.6% | #87 of 513 | #22 of 51 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #224 of 513 | #31 of 51 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 513 | #295 of 522 | #34 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #442 of 486 | #41 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.0% | #298 of 486 | #29 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.1% | #389 of 510 | #27 of 51 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.2% | #73 of 332 | #8 of 27 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
513
-19 (-4%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 513 | 32.4 | 15.9:1 | 33% (170) |
| 2023-24 | 532 | 34.8 | 15.3:1 | 32% (170) |
| 2022-23 | 542 | 34.4 | 15.8:1 | 27% (149) |
| 2020-21 | 532 | 34 | 15.7:1 | 19% (103) |
| 2017-18 | 627 | 36.9 | 17.0:1 | 30% (188) |
| 2015-16 | 641 | 37 | 17.3:1 | 27% (172) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Holiday Park Intermediate School.
About Holiday Park Intermediate School
Holiday Park Intermediate School is a medium-sized middle school found in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The student body numbers 513 students, from grades 5 through 6.
Holiday Park Intermediate School is in Plum Borough SD, a district with 3,535 students across 5 schools.
At Holiday Park Intermediate School, White students make up 81% of the student body. It is also 8% multiracial, 7% Black, and 2% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Holiday Park Intermediate School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 33%.
The school reported 32.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 15.9:1. For comparison, middle schools in Pennsylvania average 13.2:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 33%. The average for public schools in Allegheny County is 54%.
Holiday Park Intermediate School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 57.8%, compared with a predicted 63.4%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools on BeatsExpectations.
Allegheny County census figures show that median household income is about $78,548, roughly 46% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Holiday Park Intermediate School is among the 277 public schools in Allegheny County.
Nearest public school: Plum Middle School, about 0.1 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Holiday Park Intermediate School is 5th of 6 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Holiday Park Intermediate School went from 532 students to 513.
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Allegheny County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,238,177
Census ACS
Median income
$78,548
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
277
141,392 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Plum Borough SD
- Plum SHSHigh · 1,220 students
- Pivik Elementary SchoolElementary · 740 students
- Plum Middle SchoolMiddle · 550 students
- O'Block Elementary SchoolElementary · 512 students
Other schools in Pittsburgh
- Mt Lebanon SHSHigh · 1,772 students
- Baldwin SHSHigh · 1,657 students
- North Hills High SchoolHigh · 1,443 students
- Pittsburgh Allderdice High SchoolHigh · 1,386 students
- Fox Chapel Area High SchoolHigh · 1,360 students
- Upper Saint Clair High SchoolHigh · 1,269 students
Nearby schools
- Plum Middle School0.1 mi · 550
- University Park Elementary School1.8 mi · 328
- Forbes Road Career and Technology Center2.4 mi · 19
- O'Block Elementary School2.4 mi · 512
- Pivik Elementary School2.5 mi · 740
- Franklin Regional Primary School2.8 mi · 619
Frequently asked questions
About Holiday Park Intermediate SchoolHow many students attend Holiday Park Intermediate School?
Holiday Park Intermediate School enrolls approximately 513 students in grades 05-06.
What grades does Holiday Park Intermediate School serve?
Holiday Park Intermediate School serves grades 05-06.
How many students per teacher at Holiday Park Intermediate School?
Approximately 15.9:1 students per teacher at Holiday Park Intermediate School.
How diverse is Holiday Park Intermediate School?
Holiday Park Intermediate School reports a student body of 81% White, 2% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Holiday Park Intermediate School in?
Holiday Park Intermediate School is part of Plum Borough SD.
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