Trafford MS

As a small 6-8 campus in Trafford, Pennsylvania, Trafford MS educates 354 students from grades 6 through 8, part of Penn-Trafford SD. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 594 students each, so Trafford MS sits 40% below that benchmark.

Trafford MS is one of 8 schools operated by Penn-Trafford SD, a district that enrolls 3,773 students overall.

On demographics, Trafford MS shows that nearly all students (90%) are White; the rest breaks down as 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, Trafford MS shows 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.2:1, putting Trafford MS higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 24% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Westmoreland County runs at roughly 53%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Trafford MS performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 67.3%, the actual is 64.6%, a residual of -2.7 points.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Westmoreland County indicate median household income runs about $74,109, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Westmoreland County's 85 public schools (combined enrollment of about 41,302 students), Trafford MS is one campus in the mix.

Trafford El Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Trafford MS. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Trafford MS at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 51.9%.

Trafford MS operates from a suburban location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 352 students in 2018 compared to 354 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 95% to 90% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 18.6:1 today.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.