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Trafford Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

67^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 873 Pennsylvania Middle Schools

Better than 92% of Pennsylvania middle schools

Summary

Trafford Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in the Penn-Trafford School District, with 338 students. This relatively small middle school has consistently ranked highly in the state, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranking in the top 100 middle schools in Pennsylvania for several years.

Trafford Middle School stands out for its strong academic performance, consistently outperforming the state average in both Math and English Language Arts (ELA) on the PSSA exams. In the 2024-2025 school year, 52.7% of students were proficient or better in Math, compared to the state average of 41.7%, and 76.2% were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 48.5%. The school also performs well across different student subgroups, ranking highly for female, male, and low-socioeconomic status students in Math. Additionally, Trafford Middle School has very low dropout rates, ranging from 0.1% to 1.6% over the past few years, significantly lower than the state average.

When compared to nearby middle schools, Trafford Middle School's performance is generally on par with or slightly below the overall Penn-Trafford School District, which is ranked 18th out of 606 districts in Pennsylvania and has a 5-star rating. However, other nearby schools like South Allegheny Middle School and Founders Hall Middle School have significantly lower academic performance, with proficiency rates well below the state average. While Trafford Middle School performs well overall, its performance for disabled students is not as strong, suggesting the school may need to focus on improving support and resources for this student subgroup.

354

Students ?

18.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,834

Per pupil spending ?

24%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 E Brinton Ave
Trafford, PA 15085-1034

(412) 372-6600

District: Penn-Trafford School District

Students who attend Trafford Middle School usually attend:

High:

Penn Trafford High School

Feeder schools for Trafford Middle School:

Elementary:	Level Green Elementary School
	Sunrise Elementary School
	Trafford Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.4%

Two or more races:

4.2%

Hispanic:

3.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 81st percentile in 2015 → 92nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (64% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of Pennsylvania middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg74%

Pennsylvania avg45%

67^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From top 19% (2015) to top 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Penn-Trafford School District

18^th of 606Penn-Trafford 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	90.9	67 of 873	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	86.0	91 of 891	89.8%	★★★★☆
2023	91.2	50 of 893	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	93.7	33 of 883	96.3%	★★★★★
2021	89.1	54 of 797	93.2%	★★★★★
2019	89.7	56 of 891	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	85.4	94 of 861	89.1%	★★★★☆
2017	77.7	172 of 877	80.4%	★★★★☆
2016	78.6	150 of 870	82.8%	★★★★☆
2015	78.6	155 of 835	81.4%	★★★★☆
2014	79.1	113 of 728	84.5%	★★★★☆
2013	74.9	185 of 758	75.6%	★★★★☆
2012	79.9	117 of 834	86.0%	★★★★☆
2011	82.6	85 of 825	89.7%	★★★★☆
2010	77.4	147 of 805	81.7%	★★★★☆
2009	80.7	98 of 770	87.3%	★★★★☆
2008	77.0	148 of 753	80.3%	★★★★☆
2007	79.0	111 of 749	85.2%	★★★★☆
2006	66.8	255 of 736	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	87.2	65 of 687	90.5%	★★★★★
2004	82.4	94 of 663	85.8%	★★★★☆
2003	88.7	48 of 643	92.5%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	50.3	237 of 643	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.0	202 of 672	69.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	90.7	54 of 835	93.5%	★★★★★
2024	80.8	120 of 860	86.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	88.8	48 of 843	94.3%	★★★★★
2024	81.2	92 of 877	89.5%	★★★★☆
2023	92.9	24 of 874	97.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	87.2	83 of 839	90.1%	★★★★★
2024	87.6	80 of 870	90.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	86.3	72 of 649	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	78.7	101 of 673	85.0%	★★★★☆
2023	87.7	56 of 681	91.8%	★★★★★

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile~ school

Female (2025)94th percentile~ school

Male (2025)90th percentile~ school

White (2025)89th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2025)63rd percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts76%+28 vs state

Math53%+11 vs state

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by a teacher
Wednesday, December 4, 2019

This school is way overrated and has one of the worst principals imaginable. Mr. Sullivan put me in assignments and with students that I was not even certified to be with. He had me running special education classes and with special needs students and I am not certified in Middle School let alone Special Education. He is a very large man who played college football and bully's anyone that he see's fit. I told him that I was not certified to be in a special education classroom alone with students and he told me too bad, and that they were not going to spend the money on another special education teacher and was not concerned about the law or how he was placing me in an awkward and totally illegal situation. This guy is totally unprofessional and has no business running a school. The schools test scores, academic deficiencies, and unprofessional-ism are proof that this review is 110 legit! Close Quote

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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 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Trafford Middle School	Public	6-8	100 E Brinton Ave	Trafford	15085	Westmoreland County	Penn-Trafford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 372-6600	354	19	18.6	24.0%	320 (90.4%)	5 (1.4%)	11 (3.1%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.2%)	90.9	67^th of 873 public middle schools	92.3%		86	91^st of 891 public middle schools	89.8%	24			62.0	50.0	45.3	52.7			77.7	70.9	78.6	76.2	$16,834	$35	$16,799
Life Male STEAM Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	6-10	Penn Center East	Pittsburgh	15235	Allegheny County	Life Male STEAM Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(412) 867-6209	101	15	6.7	43.6%	1 (1.0%)	84 (83.2%)	3 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (9.9%)	6.1	859^th of 873 public middle schools	1.6%		7.9	830^th of 891 public middle schools	6.8%	29			0.0	4.0	0.0	1.3			0.0	12.5	10.8	9.3	$40,847	$8,439	$32,408
Founders Hall Middle School	Public	6-8	3600 O'Neil Boulevard	McKeesport	15132	Allegheny County	McKeesport Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 664-3690	642	63	10.1	99.1%	207 (32.2%)	320 (49.8%)	39 (6.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	70 (10.9%)	10.2	785^th of 873 public middle schools	10.1%		13.2	756^th of 891 public middle schools	15.2%	29			5.9	6.4	5.6	6.0			18.2	22.3	13.2	17.6	$18,428	$3,052	$15,376
Hillcrest Intermediate School	Public	5-6	11091 Mockingbird Drive	North Huntingdon	15642	Westmoreland County	Norwin School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 861-3015	755	44	17.0	27.8%	687 (91.0%)	12 (1.6%)	17 (2.3%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.2%)								(n/a)		74.8	68.1			71.6		72.1	77.5			74.7	$14,825	$238	$14,587
Norwin Middle School	Public	7-8	10870 Mockingbird Dr	North Huntingdon	15642	Westmoreland County	Norwin School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 861-3010	819	51	16.1	27.7%	739 (90.2%)	10 (1.2%)	24 (2.9%)	12 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.2%)	94.7	40^th of 873 public middle schools	95.4%		96.2	22^nd of 891 public middle schools	97.5%	18				59.2	58.9	59.1				73.5	76.4	74.9	$15,318	$237	$15,081
Gateway Middle School	Public	5-8	4450 Old William Penn Hwy	Monroeville	15146	Allegheny County	Gateway School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(412) 373-5780	1,017	82	12.3	99.6%	418 (41.1%)	323 (31.8%)	70 (6.9%)	75 (7.4%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	126 (12.4%)	66.2	257^th of 873 public middle schools	70.6%					(n/a)		56.4	42.3	35.0	31.2	41.2		55.6	59.1	51.4	54.6	55.4	$13,270	$166	$13,104
West Mifflin Area Middle School	Public	4-8	81 Commonwealth Ave	West Mifflin	15122	Allegheny County	West Mifflin Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 466-9131	776	54	14.3	101.3%	450 (58.0%)	169 (21.8%)	45 (5.8%)	14 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	98 (12.6%)	45	491^st of 873 public middle schools	43.8%		45.9	502^nd of 891 public middle schools	43.7%	11	32.1	21.9	29.6	32.6	25.3	28.1	32.1	23.3	35.8	45.7	37.9	34.8	$13,888	$729	$13,159
Franklin Regional Middle School	Public	6-8	4660 Old William Penn Hwy	Murrysville	15668	Westmoreland County	Franklin Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 327-5456	771	65	11.9	18.8%	619 (80.3%)	17 (2.2%)	30 (3.9%)	66 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (4.9%)	88.3	87^th of 873 public middle schools	90.0%		91.8	50^th of 891 public middle schools	94.4%	37			52.8	56.6	42.8	50.6			71.8	76.5	70.6	72.9	$20,316	$313	$20,002
Penn Middle School	Public	6-8	1007 Penn Middle Way	Jeannette	15644	Westmoreland County	Penn-Trafford School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 744-4431	518	36	14.3	24.7%	484 (93.4%)	8 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.3%)	94.3	43^rd of 873 public middle schools	95.1%		93.6	40^th of 891 public middle schools	95.5%	3			65.9	64.8	50.6	60.8			74.6	83.1	77.3	78.3	$14,534	$227	$14,308
South Allegheny Middle School	Public	6-8	2743 Washington Blvd	McKeesport	15133	Allegheny County	South Allegheny School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 675-3070	321	25	12.7	104.0%	229 (71.3%)	47 (14.6%)	13 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.7%)	29.7	598^th of 873 public middle schools	31.5%		32.9	599^th of 891 public middle schools	32.8%	1			25.0	15.5	9.3	16.3			41.9	17.4	44.8	35.3	$8,435	$248	$8,186

Frequently Asked Questions about Trafford Middle School

Is Trafford Middle School a good school?

Yes. Trafford Middle School ranks in the top 7.7% of Pennsylvania middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Trafford Middle School attend?

Students who attend Trafford Middle School usually go on to attend Penn Trafford High School

How many students attend Trafford Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 354 students attended Trafford Middle School.

What district is Trafford Middle School in?

Penn-Trafford School District

What is the racial makeup of Trafford Middle School?

Students at Trafford Middle School are 90% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 1% African American.

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