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Enrollment
856
Elementary
DISTRICT 549 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST JEFFERSON HILLS SD·NCES 422559000081
Jefferson Hills Intermediate School
875 Old Clairton Rd, Jefferson Hills, PA 15025 · (412) 655-4163 · Allegheny County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL856 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- A-Test 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
245 students
DISTRICT 29% · 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 | 275 | 32% |
| Grade 4 | 297 | 35% |
| Grade 5 | 284 | 33% |
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · 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 West Jefferson Hills SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
63.4%
PA avg 51.1% . -9.8pp since 2023
Math
74.5%
PA avg 43.0% . +3.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.4% | 74.5% |
| 2023-24 | 73.2% | 71.3% |
% 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
72.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.3%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% 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 Jefferson Hills Intermediate School
Jefferson Hills Intermediate School's state test result (72.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Hills Intermediate School this school | 856 | 28.6% | 72.9% |
| Manoa Elementary School Havertown | 706 | 23.4% | 79.3% |
| Chartiers Valley Intrmd School Pittsburgh | 801 | 39.5% | 60.2% |
| South Park Elementary Center South Park | 731 | 36.8% | 61.5% |
| Franklin Regional Intermediate School Murrysville | 789 | 21.8% | 76.9% |
| Haine Elementary School Cranberry Twp | 791 | 25.8% | 69.3% |
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 Jefferson Hills Intermediate School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Allegheny County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.9% | #238 of 1,396 | #54 of 129 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.5% | #202 of 1,511 ▲ 20 | #48 of 141 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.4% | #350 of 1,511 ▼ 95 | #60 of 141 ▼ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 856 | #57 of 1,638 | #6 of 156 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #1,491 of 1,528 | #137 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.0% | #792 of 1,531 | #83 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.6% | #1,344 of 1,600 | #104 of 152 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +53.4% | #10 of 450 | #4 of 63 |
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
856
+79 (+10%) vs 2020
+37% since 2000-01, when it was 626
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 16.5:1
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 | 856 | 48.3 | 17.7:1 | 29% (245) |
| 2023-24 | 816 | 47 | 17.4:1 | 30% (245) |
| 2022-23 | 761 | 45.3 | 16.8:1 | 24% (181) |
| 2020-21 | 777 | 47 | 16.5:1 | 23% (179) |
| 2017-18 | 558 | 37.4 | 14.9:1 | 27% (151) |
| 2015-16 | 543 | 35 | 15.5:1 | 19% (103) |
| 2010-11 | 579 | 33 | 17.6:1 | 15% (85) |
| 2000-01 | 626 | 31 | 20.2:1 | 13% (81) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jefferson Hills Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students up 53% (558 to 856); teachers up 29% (37.4 to 48.3).
About Jefferson Hills Intermediate School
Jefferson Hills Intermediate School is an elementary school in Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania, reachable at (412) 655-4163. The school counted 856 students in 2024-25, covering grades 3 through 5. That is 93% larger than the average of about 443 students for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
The district for Jefferson Hills Intermediate School is West Jefferson Hills SD, with 5 schools and 3,501 students.
Of every 100 students at Jefferson Hills Intermediate School, about 77 are White. After that, the student body is 13% Asian, 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, and 2% Black. Among Allegheny County residents, the White share is about 76%. The diversity index for Jefferson Hills Intermediate School is 39%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its ratio of 17.7:1 is based on 48.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is 13.1:1, so this school has more students per teacher. In all, 29% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Allegheny County, the average is 54%.
Jefferson Hills Intermediate School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 81% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Jefferson Hills Intermediate School is 7.5 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 72.9% actual, 65.3% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Pennsylvania.
American Community Survey estimates for Allegheny County show that the median household earns about $78,548 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 46%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Across Allegheny County, 277 public schools serve about 141,392 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Thomas Jefferson High School, is about 0.4 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Jefferson Hills Intermediate School places 2nd out of 5 schools in its immediate area.
Jefferson Hills Intermediate School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
The school's enrollment increased 10% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 17.7:1, from 16.5:1.
The allk12 page for Jefferson Hills Intermediate School lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 West Jefferson Hills SD
- Thomas Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,041 students
- Pleasant Hills Middle SchoolMiddle · 813 students
- Gill Hall Elementary SchoolElementary · 424 students
- McClellan Elementary SchoolElementary · 367 students
Other schools in Jefferson Hills
- Thomas Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,041 students
- Gill Hall Elementary SchoolElementary · 424 students
- Steel Center for Career and Technical EducationHigh · 3 students
Nearby schools
- Thomas Jefferson High School0.4 mi · 1,041
- Gill Hall Elementary School1.5 mi · 424
- Steel Center for Career and Technical Education1.8 mi · 3
- Clairton Elementary School2.5 mi · 348
- Clairton MS/HS2.5 mi · 407
- Pleasant Hills Middle School2.8 mi · 813
Frequently asked questions
About Jefferson Hills Intermediate SchoolHow many students attend Jefferson Hills Intermediate School?
Jefferson Hills Intermediate School enrolls approximately 856 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does Jefferson Hills Intermediate School serve?
Jefferson Hills Intermediate School serves grades 03-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Jefferson Hills Intermediate School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Jefferson Hills Intermediate School is approximately 17.7:1 (48 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Jefferson Hills Intermediate School?
Jefferson Hills Intermediate School reports a student body of 77% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, 13% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Jefferson Hills Intermediate School in?
Jefferson Hills Intermediate School is part of West Jefferson Hills SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.