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South Fayette Intermediate School

Public Grades 3-5

35^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 98% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

South Fayette Intermediate School is a highly-ranked public elementary school serving grades 3-5 in the South Fayette Township School District, located in McDonald, Pennsylvania. With 804 students, the school has consistently earned a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and is among the top-performing elementary schools in the state.

South Fayette Intermediate School's academic performance is exceptional, with 83.5% of students scoring proficient or better in Math and 83.2% in English Language Arts on the PSSA exams - significantly higher than the state averages. The school also excels across various student subgroups, ranking among the top Pennsylvania elementary schools for Asian students in Math and multi-racial students in Math. This consistent high performance has earned the school a spot among the top 30-45 elementary schools in the state since the 2014-2015 school year.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Donaldson Elementary School in the West Allegheny School District, South Fayette Intermediate School stands out with its exceptional academic outcomes and 5-star rating. The school's investment in resources, with a relatively high spending per student, and its small class sizes likely contribute to its success in providing a well-rounded educational experience for its students.

803

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,326

Per pupil spending ?

15.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1200 Lt Will Way
Mc Donald, PA 15057

(412) 221-4542

District: South Fayette Township School District

Students who attend South Fayette Intermediate School usually attend:

Middle:	South Fayette Middle School
High:	South Fayette High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.3%

Asian:

24.8%

Two or more races:

6.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2015 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (83% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school83%

District avg79%

Pennsylvania avg45%

35^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Top 2%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 606South Fayette Township 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	94.9	35 of 1511	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	92.1	39 of 1526	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	93.4	30 of 1534	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	93.6	34 of 1534	97.8%	★★★★★
2021	92.3	45 of 1433	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	89.3	76 of 1544	95.1%	★★★★★
2018	90.5	53 of 1530	96.5%	★★★★★
2017	91.3	30 of 1547	98.1%	★★★★★
2016	92.7	13 of 1554	99.2%	★★★★★
2015	92.6	17 of 1474	98.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	84.5	9 of 151	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	79.7	18 of 168	89.3%	★★★★☆
2023	80.0	26 of 160	83.8%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	90.4	77 of 1030	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	89.5	75 of 1084	93.1%	★★★★★
2023	89.1	67 of 1043	93.6%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	93.0	6 of 207	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	93.9	6 of 200	97.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	93.7	36 of 1466	97.5%	★★★★★
2024	91.5	36 of 1488	97.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	95.7	19 of 1369	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	92.7	29 of 1432	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	95.1	13 of 1414	99.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	94.5	29 of 1475	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	91.0	59 of 1495	96.1%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	93.0	5 of 100	95.0%	★★★★★
2024	86.7	15 of 128	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	93.8	10 of 117	91.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	90.3	64 of 1201	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	87.3	92 of 1229	92.5%	★★★★★
2023	89.8	56 of 1236	95.5%	★★★★★

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)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)97th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)95th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)95th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)94th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2025)93rd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Math84%+42 vs state

English Language Arts83%+35 vs state

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Schools Near South Fayette Intermediate School

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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
South Fayette Intermediate School	Public	3-5	1200 Lt Will Way	Mc Donald	15057	Allegheny County	South Fayette Township School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 221-4542	803	58	13.7	15.1%	500 (62.3%)	25 (3.1%)	27 (3.4%)	199 (24.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (6.4%)	94.9	35^th of 1511 public elementary schools	97.7%		92.1	39^th of 1526 public elementary schools	97.4%	4	85.9	84.7	79.8		83.5	82.2	81.0	86.3		83.2	$15,326	$300	$15,027
South Fayette Elementary School	Public	K-2	3620 Old Oakdale Rd	Mc Donald	15057	Allegheny County	South Fayette Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 221-4542	717	43	16.5	14.2%	461 (64.3%)	15 (2.1%)	35 (4.9%)	175 (24.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (4.2%)								(n/a)											$16,370	$408	$15,962
McKee Elementary School	Public	K-5	1501 Oakdale Rd	Oakdale	15071	Allegheny County	West Allegheny School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 693-8451	521	38	13.8	39.7%	385 (73.9%)	13 (2.5%)	28 (5.4%)	55 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.7%)	91.5	91^st of 1511 public elementary schools	94.0%		85.8	175^th of 1526 public elementary schools	88.5%	84	83.9	77.5	77.5		79.8	79.3	77.5	67.8		74.7	$18,622	$265	$18,357
Chartiers Valley Primary School	Public	K-2	125 Thoms Run Rd	Bridgeville	15017	Allegheny County	Chartiers Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 429-3270	892	56	16.0	35.9%	604 (67.7%)	28 (3.1%)	28 (3.1%)	167 (18.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (7.2%)								(n/a)											$21,029	$1,410	$19,619
Donaldson Elementary School	Public	K-5	600 Donaldson Road	Oakdale	15071	Allegheny County	West Allegheny School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 213-1010	535	30	17.6	26.5%	480 (89.7%)	19 (3.6%)	7 (1.3%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.7%)	97.4	4^th of 1511 public elementary schools	99.7%		95.3	4^th of 1526 public elementary schools	99.7%		94.9	92.7	91.5		93.1	83.7	91.5	89.1		87.8	$18,444	$266	$18,177
Baker Elementary School	Public	K-4	2300 Morton Rd	Pittsburgh	15241	Allegheny County	Upper St. Clair School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 833-1600	471	30	15.8	9.1%	359 (76.2%)	5 (1.1%)	14 (3.0%)	63 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.4%)	97.4	3^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	99.8%		94.8	10^th of 1526 public elementary schools	99.3%	7	95.1	92.8			94.1	88.2	93.9			90.8	$22,478	$243	$22,236
Carnegie Elementary School	Public	K-6	301 Franklin Ave	Carnegie	15106	Allegheny County	Carlynton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 429-2500	408	38	10.7	98.3%	221 (54.2%)	48 (11.8%)	28 (6.9%)	61 (15.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (12.0%)	35.9	1016^th of 1511 public elementary schools	32.8%		46.7	915^th of 1526 public elementary schools	40.0%	101	47.1	44.7	51.8	18.7	41.7	35.3	22.2	33.9	37.3	32.3	$21,964	$1,564	$20,400
Chartiers Valley Intrmd School	Public	3-5	2030 Swallow Hill Rd	Pittsburgh	15220	Allegheny County	Chartiers Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 429-2233	801	50	15.9	39.5%	590 (73.7%)	25 (3.1%)	23 (2.9%)	105 (13.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (7.1%)	67.5	518^th of 1511 public elementary schools	65.7%		64.6	597^th of 1526 public elementary schools	60.9%	79	71.3	55.5	65.0		63.9	54.0	48.4	51.7		51.3	$21,638	$404	$21,234
Hills-Hendersonville Elementary School	Public	K-4	50 Mayview Rd	Canonsburg	15317	Washington County	Canon-McMillan School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 745-8390	267	18	15.1	24.7%	214 (80.1%)	13 (4.9%)	13 (4.9%)	12 (4.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.2%)	79.4	289^th of 1511 public elementary schools	80.9%		85.3	189^th of 1526 public elementary schools	87.6%	100	70.9	64.0			67.2	70.9	63.9			67.2	$15,550	$132	$15,419
Hoover Elementary School	Public	K-5	37 Robb Hollow Rd	Pittsburgh	15243	Allegheny County	Mt Lebanon School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 276-7411	285	19	14.6	18.6%	205 (71.9%)	6 (2.1%)	9 (3.2%)	54 (18.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.9%)	95.5	24^th of 1511 public elementary schools	98.4%		91	69^th of 1526 public elementary schools	95.5%	45	93.7	95.2	74.4		87.5	83.3	83.4	78.7		81.7	$18,362	$53	$18,309

Frequently Asked Questions about South Fayette Intermediate School

Is South Fayette Intermediate School a good school?

Yes! South Fayette Intermediate School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 35^th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools.

How many students attend South Fayette Intermediate School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 803 students attended South Fayette Intermediate School.

What district is South Fayette Intermediate School in?

South Fayette Township School District

What schools do graduates of South Fayette Intermediate School attend?

Students who attend South Fayette Intermediate School usually go on to attend:

Middle : South Fayette Middle School
High : South Fayette High School

What is the racial makeup of South Fayette Intermediate School?

Students at South Fayette Intermediate School are 62% White, 25% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 3% African American.

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