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Donegal Intermediate School

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Donegal Intermediate School ranks 663 rd of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-6

663^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 56% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Donegal Intermediate School is a public elementary school in Marietta, Pennsylvania, serving 801 students in grades 3-6. The school is part of the Donegal School District, which is ranked 262 out of 606 school districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Donegal Intermediate School consistently performs above the state average in PSSA Math and English Language Arts (ELA) assessments, with particularly strong results in 4th grade Math. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's overall PSSA Math proficiency rate was 50.8%, compared to the state average of 41.7%, and its PSSA ELA proficiency rate was 50.3%, compared to the state average of 48.5%. However, the school's performance varies among student subgroups, with Hispanic students outperforming the state average, while White students and those from low-socioeconomic backgrounds perform relatively lower.

Compared to nearby schools, Canadochly Elementary School in the Eastern York School District has lower PSSA proficiency rates across all grade levels, while Stony Brook Elementary School in the Central York School District has higher 3rd grade PSSA scores but lower 4th and 5th grade scores compared to Donegal Intermediate. The school's per-student spending and student-teacher ratio have fluctuated over the years, which may have impacted the consistency of educational resources and support available to students.

806

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,452

Per pupil spending ?

49.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1177 River Road
Marietta, PA 17547-1628

(717) 426-1561

District: Donegal School District

Students who attend Donegal Intermediate School usually attend:

Middle:	Donegal Junior High School
High:	Donegal High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.5%

Hispanic:

18.9%

Two or more races:

5.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 55th percentile in 2015 → 56th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (51% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Above the Pennsylvania median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg48%

Pennsylvania avg45%

663^rd of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Top 44%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

262^nd of 606Donegal School District among Pennsylvania districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	59.4	663 of 1511	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.6	717 of 1526	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.4	662 of 1534	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.0	665 of 1534	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.5	764 of 1433	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.8	730 of 1544	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.3	736 of 1530	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.6	705 of 1547	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	58.4	800 of 1554	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	61.7	661 of 1474	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	659 of 1030	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.5	555 of 1084	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.4	658 of 1043	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	62.2	588 of 1466	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.0	676 of 1488	54.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	65.5	104 of 429	75.8%	★★★★☆
2024	62.7	155 of 454	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.8	123 of 432	71.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	53.5	666 of 1369	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.8	771 of 1432	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.7	698 of 1414	50.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	739 of 1475	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.4	720 of 1495	51.8%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	47.3	58 of 128	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.9	69 of 117	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	49.3	637 of 1201	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.4	628 of 1229	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.9	558 of 1236	54.9%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2025)76th percentile+20 vs school

Female (2025)60th percentile+4 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)55th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)50th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)47th percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2025)36th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Math51%+9 vs state

English Language Arts50%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSSA Math (2025)					PSSA English Language Arts (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Donegal Intermediate School	Public	3-6	1177 River Road	Marietta	17547	Lancaster County	Donegal School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 426-1561	806	54	14.8	49.9%	576 (71.5%)	25 (3.1%)	152 (18.9%)	10 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.3%)	59.4	663^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	56.1%		59.6	717^th of 1526 public elementary schools	53.0%	54	59.9	65.2	33.6	45.6	50.8	46.5	58.5	40.2	56.7	50.3	$16,452	$1,376	$15,075
Wrightsville Elementary School	Public	K-5	320 Chestnut St	Wrightsville	17368	York County	Eastern York School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 252-3676	353	31	11.2	56.9%	284 (80.5%)	1 (0.3%)	42 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.4%)	74.6	388^th of 1511 public elementary schools	74.3%		75.6	380^th of 1526 public elementary schools	75.1%	8	56.9	63.8	78.9		66.0	60.3	58.7	61.6		60.1	$19,819	$1,054	$18,765
Donegal Primary School	Public	K-2	1055 Koser Rd	Mount Joy	17552	Lancaster County	Donegal School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 653-8812	559	38	14.9	49.0%	420 (75.1%)	28 (5.0%)	90 (16.1%)	12 (2.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)								(n/a)											$15,363	$1,326	$14,037
Park Elementary School	Public	K-4	50 S 6th St	Columbia	17512	Lancaster County	Columbia Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 684-9780	511	39	13.1		174 (34.1%)	41 (8.0%)	227 (44.4%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (11.9%)	13	1303^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	13.8%		8.3	1386^th of 1526 public elementary schools	9.2%	83	33.8	17.6			24.9	28.4	17.4			22.3	$16,915	$1,039	$15,876
Farmdale Elementary School	Public	K-6	695 Prospect Rd	Mount Joy	17552	Lancaster County	Hempfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 898-5595	489	36	13.7	99.4%	348 (71.2%)	7 (1.4%)	95 (19.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (7.6%)	77.1	339^th of 1511 public elementary schools	77.6%		75.4	383^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	74.9%	44	68.1	52.2	69.2	68.8	65.0	57.5	59.7	52.5	71.8	60.5	$16,987	$1,091	$15,896
Kreutz Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	50 North Lee Street	Hellam	17406	York County	Eastern York School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 757-9682	320	29	11.0	57.2%	252 (78.8%)	14 (4.4%)	37 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.3%)	48.3	850^th of 1511 public elementary schools	43.7%		44.8	946^th of 1526 public elementary schools	38.0%	96	58.1	40.8	32.2		44.3	58.1	42.8	38.6		47.0	$19,550	$728	$18,823
Mountville Elementary School	Public	K-6	200 College Ave	Mountville	17554	Lancaster County	Hempfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 285-5501	552	39	14.0	99.5%	336 (60.9%)	26 (4.7%)	137 (24.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (9.2%)	74	400^th of 1511 public elementary schools	73.5%		69.8	502^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	67.1%	102	63.6	69.5	61.7	57.2	62.8	53.0	58.0	50.5	63.7	56.2	$16,691	$1,061	$15,630
Canadochly Elementary School	Public	K-5	100 Abels Rd	East Prospect	17317	York County	Eastern York School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 252-3674	348	31	11.1	60.1%	287 (82.5%)	5 (1.4%)	30 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.2%)	44.6	906^th of 1511 public elementary schools	40.0%		45.1	942^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	38.3%	36	56.4	12.6	54.8		39.8	58.2	24.2	49.1		43.0	$17,027	$999	$16,028
Stony Brook Elementary School	Public	K-3	250 Silver Spur Dr	York	17402	York County	Central York School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 846-6789	484	35	13.8	53.9%	262 (54.1%)	54 (11.2%)	104 (21.5%)	21 (4.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (8.3%)								(n/a)	56.8				56.8	51.2				51.2	$15,731	$464	$15,267
Bear Creek School	Public	3-5	1459 Sheaffer Road	Elizabethtown	17022	Lancaster County	Elizabethtown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 367-0210	750	54	13.9	47.9%	608 (81.1%)	23 (3.1%)	57 (7.6%)	19 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.7%)	66.8	540^th of 1511 public elementary schools	64.3%		72.4	447^th of 1526 public elementary schools	70.7%	93	60.4	68.4	62.5		63.8	50.0	52.1	48.2		50.1	$12,859	$69	$12,790

Frequently Asked Questions about Donegal Intermediate School

Is Donegal Intermediate School a good school?

Donegal Intermediate School ranks 663^rd of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Donegal Intermediate School attend?

Students who attend Donegal Intermediate School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Donegal Junior High School
High : Donegal High School

What district is Donegal Intermediate School in?

Donegal School District

How many students attend Donegal Intermediate School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 806 students attended Donegal Intermediate School.

What is the racial makeup of Donegal Intermediate School?

Students at Donegal Intermediate School are 71% White, 19% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American, 1% Asian.

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