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Enrollment
800
Elementary
DISTRICT 547 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH ALLEGHENY SD·NCES 421701000023
Marshall Elementary School
5135 Wexford Run Rd, Wexford, PA 15090 · (724) 935-4044 · Allegheny County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL800 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 93% 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.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
14.3:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
8%
62 students
DISTRICT 10% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 102 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 136 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 127 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 162 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 118 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 155 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (102) is 34% smaller than its 5th grade class (155).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
84.9%
PA avg 51.1% . +2.0pp since 2023
Math
88.3%
PA avg 43.0% . +8.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 88 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 84.9% | 88.3% |
| 2023-24 | 82.9% | 80.3% |
% 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
85.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
74.3%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 85% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 74% 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 Marshall Elementary School
Marshall Elementary School's state test result (85.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Elementary School this school | 800 | 7.8% | 85.1% |
| Franklin Elementary School Sewickley | 718 | 4.6% | 89.7% |
| Mill Creek Elementary School Warrington | 729 | 8.4% | 77.5% |
| West Vincent Elementary School Chester Springs | 530 | 10.0% | 82.9% |
| Uwchlan Hills Elementary School Downingtown | 537 | 10.2% | 82.9% |
| Montgomery Elementary School North Wales | 611 | 18.0% | 74.8% |
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 Marshall Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Allegheny County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 85.1% | #38 of 1,396 | #16 of 129 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 88.3% | #23 of 1,511 ▲ 57 | #15 of 141 ▲ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.9% | #25 of 1,511 ▲ 57 | #12 of 141 ▲ 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 800 | #79 of 1,638 | #9 of 156 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #1,134 of 1,528 | #100 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.3% | #333 of 1,531 | #36 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 7.8% | #1,585 of 1,600 | #149 of 152 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.1% | #772 of 1,045 | #50 of 73 |
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
800
-103 (-11%) vs 2020
+6% since 2000-01, when it was 754
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 800 | 56.1 | 14.3:1 | 8% (62) |
| 2023-24 | 808 | 52.4 | 15.4:1 | 8% (62) |
| 2022-23 | 768 | 52.7 | 14.6:1 | 7% (52) |
| 2020-21 | 903 | 58 | 15.6:1 | 4% (36) |
| 2017-18 | 861 | 53 | 16.3:1 | 2% (21) |
| 2015-16 | 768 | 46 | 16.7:1 | 4% (29) |
| 2010-11 | 675 | 45 | 15.0:1 | 1% (10) |
| 2000-01 | 754 | 44 | 17.1:1 | 3% (22) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Marshall Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (861 to 800); teachers up 6% (53 to 56.1).
About Marshall Elementary School
Marshall Elementary School runs as a large elementary school in Wexford, Pennsylvania. Federal data show 800 students enrolled in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in Pennsylvania average about 443 students, which makes this school 81% larger than average.
Marshall Elementary School falls under North Allegheny SD, which has 11 schools enrolling 8,552 students.
The largest group at Marshall Elementary School is White students, at 53%. Smaller groups are 35% Asian, 7% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. County-wide, 76% of Allegheny County residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 59%.
There are 56.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 14.3:1. The average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania, 13.1:1, is lower. Of all students at Marshall Elementary School, 8% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Allegheny County is 54%.
Marshall Elementary School earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 93% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 74.3% at Marshall Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 85.1%.
The school is in Allegheny County, where the median household earns about $78,548 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 46% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Across Allegheny County, 277 public schools serve about 141,392 students.
Marshall Elementary School's nearest public school is Marshall Middle School (about 0.2 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Marshall Elementary School places 5th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 11%, from 903 to 800. The number of students per teacher dropped from 15.6 to 14.3 over 4 years.
The discussion board for Marshall Elementary School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 North Allegheny SD
- North Allegheny High SchoolHigh · 2,711 students
- McKnight Elementary SchoolElementary · 875 students
- Marshall Middle SchoolMiddle · 847 students
- Franklin Elementary SchoolElementary · 718 students
- Carson Middle SchoolMiddle · 652 students
- Ingomar Middle SchoolMiddle · 514 students
Other schools in Wexford
- North Allegheny High SchoolHigh · 2,711 students
- Marshall Middle SchoolMiddle · 847 students
- Wexford Elementary SchoolElementary · 449 students
Other Marshall Elementary schools
21 other US public schools in 15 states are named Marshall Elementary. Marshall Elementary School is the largest of the 22.
- Marshall Elementary SchoolUniontown, PA · 300 students
- Marshall ElementaryOrangeburg, SC · 625 students
- Marshall ElementaryCastro Valley, CA · 515 students
- Marshall Elementary SchoolS ORANGE, NJ · 504 students
- Marshall ElementaryFowler, CA · 486 students
Nearby schools
- Marshall Middle School0.2 mi · 847
- Bradford Woods Elementary School1.1 mi · 343
- Pennsylvania Distance Learning CS2.3 mi · 1,246
- Wexford Elementary School2.7 mi · 449
- North Allegheny High School3.4 mi · 2,711
- Franklin Elementary School3.9 mi · 718
Frequently asked questions
About Marshall Elementary SchoolHow large is Marshall Elementary School?
Marshall Elementary School enrolls approximately 800 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Marshall Elementary School serve?
Marshall Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Marshall Elementary School?
Approximately 14.3:1 students per teacher at Marshall Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Marshall Elementary School?
Student demographics at Marshall Elementary School are roughly 53% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 35% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Marshall Elementary School?
Marshall Elementary School is overseen by North Allegheny SD in Allegheny County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.