South Park MS

South Park MS is an intermediate school of mid-tier scale in South Park, Pennsylvania, one of the schools within South Park SD, instructing 580 students in grades 5 through 8.

South Park MS is one of 3 schools operated by South Park SD, a district that caters to 1,864 students overall.

On the student-mix side, South Park MS shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (82%). The remainder comes out to 7% Asian, 7% Black, 2% Hispanic.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.2:1, putting South Park MS higher than the state norm the norm. Around 32% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably below Allegheny County's rate of about 54%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, South Park MS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 63.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 49.2%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Allegheny County put median household earnings sit near $78,548, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Allegheny County's 277 public schools (combined enrollment of about 141,392 students), South Park MS is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Neil Armstrong 5-6 MS, around 0.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around South Park MS. On composite proficiency, South Park MS comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 72.7%.

South Park MS operates from a commuter-belt location.

Looking at the recent track record. South Park MS's enrollment has grew 9% since 2018, when it stood at 532 (now 580). White enrollment moved from 90% to 82% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for South Park MS typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.