Holiday Park Intermediate School
Public middle school, grades 5 to 6 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Holiday Park Intermediate School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania enrolled 513 students in 2024-25 with 32.4 full-time teachers, 15.9 students per teacher against the Pennsylvania middle-school median of 12.8. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 60-64% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 61% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Pennsylvania: 54% and 38.1%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 6%
542 students in 2022-23, 532 students in 2023-24, 513 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 34.4 to 32.4.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 542 | 34.4 | 15.8 |
| 2023-24 | 532 | 34.8 | 15.3 |
| 2024-25 | 513 | 32.4 | 15.9 |
15.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 90 of every 100 Pennsylvania middle schools
Among the 513 Pennsylvania middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.8; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 532 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Holiday Park Intermediate School enrolled 532 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 6 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 532 of the 532 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions6
- Chronically absent14.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
81.1% of students were White, 8.2% of two or more races, 6.8% Black in 2024-25.
- White81.1%
- Two or more races8.2%
- Black6.8%
- Hispanic2.3%
- Asian1.4%
- Pacific Islander0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Holiday Park Intermediate School scored proficient or above: 60-64% in reading in 2021-22 and 61% in math in 2022-23, against 54% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.1% in math in 2022-23 across Pennsylvania. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Pennsylvania, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 60‑64% | 62‑66% | 54% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 61% | 47‑51% (2021-22) | 38.1% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Pittsburgh
25 public middle schools in Pittsburgh report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Hills Middle School | 1,127 | 14.5 | 24.8% |
| Dorseyville Middle School | 981 | 12.8 | 20.5% |
| Pleasant Hills Middle School | 813 | 16.8 | 26.7% |
| J.E. Harrison Education Ctr | 716 | 13.7 | 92.5% |
| Mellon Middle School | 661 | 12.4 | 13.2% |
| Carson Middle School | 652 | 11.3 | 13.2% |
| Fort Couch Middle School | 647 | 13.3 | 10.7% |
| Linton Middle School | 626 | 12.3 | 100.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Holiday Park Intermediate School
- Plum Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 0.1 miles away: 550 students, 16.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.1 mi
- Linton Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 5.2 miles away: 626 students, 12.3 per teacher (2024-25).5.2 mi
- Compare Holiday Park Intermediate School with Plum Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Plum Borough District spends per student$15,422 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,422
- The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaHoliday Park Intermediate School is the number 290 by size of 513 Pennsylvania middle schools open in 2024-25.#290 of 513
- Pennsylvania schools by students per teacher15.9 students per teacher here against the Pennsylvania median of 12.8 for middle schools.15.9:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Holiday Park Intermediate School
How many students attend Holiday Park Intermediate School?
513 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 542 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Pittsburgh, PA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Holiday Park Intermediate School?
15.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Pennsylvania median for middle schools is 12.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Holiday Park Intermediate School a Title I school?
Holiday Park Intermediate School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Holiday Park Intermediate School do on state tests?
The students tested at Holiday Park Intermediate School scored proficient or above: 60-64% in reading in 2021-22 and 61% in math in 2022-23, against 54% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.1% in math in 2022-23 across Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Holiday Park Intermediate School in?
Plum Borough District, NCES district ID 4219350. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 421935007557 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.