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North Strabane Intrmd Sch
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Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedWhat this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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%.
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About North Strabane Intrmd Sch
North Strabane Intrmd Sch is a tight-knit junior high in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, part of Canon-McMillan SD. The school enrolls 415 students in grades 5 through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 30% leaner than the state mean of about 594.
Canon-McMillan SD comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 5,390 students; North Strabane Intrmd Sch is among them.
On demographics, North Strabane Intrmd Sch lists that nearly all students (84%) are White. Beyond that, the school lists 7% multiracial, 4% Asian, 3% Black, 3% Hispanic.
Looking at school resources, The school lists 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.6:1. The state averages around 13.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 32% of students at North Strabane Intrmd Sch qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below Washington County's rate of about 49%.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), North Strabane Intrmd Sch sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 63.8%; this one delivers 69.5%.
Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Washington County) reports that median household income runs about $78,958, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Washington County runs 56 public schools (combined enrollment of about 26,079 students), of which North Strabane Intrmd Sch is one.
The closest other public school is Borland Manor El Sch, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts North Strabane Intrmd Sch at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 71.0%.
The school occupies an outer-ring site.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 4%: 400 students in 2018 compared to 415 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 89% to 84% over that span.
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