Jefferson Hills Intermediate Sch

Set in Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania, Jefferson Hills Intermediate Sch is a large K-5 school, one of the schools within West Jefferson Hills SD. It caters to 856 students across grades 3 through 5. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 443 students each, so Jefferson Hills Intermediate Sch sits 93% larger than that benchmark.

Jefferson Hills Intermediate Sch is one of 5 schools operated by West Jefferson Hills SD, a district that teaches 3,501 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Jefferson Hills Intermediate Sch shows that 77% of the student body identifies as White; the rest comes out to 13% Asian, 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black. Compared to Allegheny County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, Jefferson Hills Intermediate Sch reports 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.7:1. The state averages around 13.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 29% of students at Jefferson Hills Intermediate Sch qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Allegheny County (around 54%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Jefferson Hills Intermediate Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 65.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 72.9%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Allegheny County) records that median household earnings sit near $78,548, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Jefferson Hills Intermediate Sch is one of 277 public schools in Allegheny County (combined enrollment of about 141,392 students).

Nearest neighbor: Thomas Jefferson HS, around 0.4 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Jefferson Hills Intermediate Sch ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 55.7%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Jefferson Hills Intermediate Sch has edged up 53%, going from 558 students in 2018 to 856 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 93% to 77% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 17.7:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.