Enrollment
200
Elementary
DISTRICT 238 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILKINSBURG BOROUGH SD·NCES 422637000553
Turner Intermediate School
1833 Laketon Rd, Wilkinsburg, PA 15221 · (412) 731-5883 · Allegheny County
GRADES 03–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL200 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 11% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
7.7:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.4:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
115%
230 students
DISTRICT 108% · STATE 75%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 54 | 27% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 22% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 31% |
| Grade 6 | 41 | 21% |
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Wilkinsburg Borough SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
18.9%
PA avg 51.1% . -5.7pp since 2023
Math
21.1%
PA avg 43.0% . +9.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 18.9% | 21.1% |
| 2023-24 | 24.6% | 12.0% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Turner Intermediate School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Allegheny County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.1% | #1,271 of 1,511 ▲ 94 | #115 of 141 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.9% | #1,368 of 1,511 ▼ 22 | #127 of 141 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 200 | #1,531 of 1,638 | #141 of 156 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 7.7:1 | #3 of 1,528 | #2 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.9% | #1,040 of 1,531 | #114 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 115% | #16 of 1,600 | #2 of 152 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.7% | #395 of 1,045 | #28 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
200
-95 (-32%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 298
Student : Teacher
7.7:1
was 9.2:1
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 | 200 | 26 | 7.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 230 | 28 | 8.2:1 | 100% (230) |
| 2022-23 | 305 | 31 | 9.8:1 | 100% (305) |
| 2020-21 | 295 | 32 | 9.2:1 | 99% (292) |
| 2017-18 | 240 | 27.2 | 8.8:1 | 100% (240) |
| 2015-16 | 231 | 26 | 8.9:1 | 100% (231) |
| 2010-11 | 260 | 29 | 9.0:1 | 99% (257) |
| 2000-01 | 337 | 24 | 14.0:1 | 89% (300) |
| 1990-91 | 298 | 20 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Turner Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (240 to 200); teachers down 4% (27.2 to 26).
About Turner Intermediate School
Turner Intermediate School is an elementary school located in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. Enrollment totals 200 students across grades 3 through 6. Across elementary schools in Pennsylvania, the average enrollment is about 443.
Wilkinsburg Borough SD enrolls 476 students, and its 2 schools include Turner Intermediate School.
Black students are 85% of those enrolled at Turner Intermediate School. Next come 8% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 3% White. That compares with about 13% Black among all Allegheny County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 27%.
A staff of 26 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 7.7:1. Compared with the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania, this school's ratio is lower.
Among Pennsylvania public elementary schools, Turner Intermediate School outscored 11%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
For the population of Allegheny County, median household income comes to about $78,548, roughly 46% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Allegheny County counts 277 public schools with about 141,392 students.
Woodland Hills High School is the nearest public school to Turner Intermediate School, about 1.0 miles away. Turner Intermediate School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
In the federal locale system, Turner Intermediate School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school shrank from 295 students in 2020-21 to 200 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 9.2:1 to 7.7:1.
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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 Wilkinsburg Borough SD
- Kelly Primary SchoolElementary · 276 students
Nearby schools
- Woodland Hills High School1.0 mi · 1,006
- Kelly Primary School1.5 mi · 276
- Edgewood El STEAM Academy1.5 mi · 516
- Pittsburgh Faison K-51.6 mi · 480
- Environmental CS at Frick Park1.9 mi · 1,073
- Pittsburgh Westinghouse2.1 mi · 573
Frequently asked questions
About Turner Intermediate SchoolHow many students attend Turner Intermediate School?
Turner Intermediate School enrolls approximately 200 students in grades 03-06.
Is Turner Intermediate School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Turner Intermediate School is an elementary school covering grades 03-06.
How many teachers does Turner Intermediate School have?
Turner Intermediate School employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Turner Intermediate School?
Student demographics at Turner Intermediate School are roughly 3% White, 5% Hispanic, 85% Black, 8% Two or more.
What district is Turner Intermediate School in?
Turner Intermediate School is part of Wilkinsburg Borough SD.
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