Turner Intermediate School

Public elementary school, grades 3 to 6 · Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania

Turner Intermediate School in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania enrolled 200 students in 2024-25 with 26.0 full-time teachers, 7.7 students per teacher against the Pennsylvania elementary-school median of 12.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 29-34% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 17% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Pennsylvania: 54% and 38.1%).

Enrollment fell 34% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 16%

305 students in 2022-23, 230 students in 2023-24, 200 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 31.0 to 26.0.

Students enrolled at Turner Intermediate School by school year2022-23: 305, 2023-24: 230, 2024-25: 20001002003004002022-233052023-242302024-25200
Students enrolled at Turner Intermediate School by school year2022-23: 305, 2023-24: 230, 2024-25: 20001002003004002022-233052023-242302024-25200
Students enrolled at Turner Intermediate School by school year2022-23: 305, 2023-24: 230, 2024-25: 20001002003004002022-233052023-242302024-25200
Students enrolled at Turner Intermediate School by school year2022-23: 305, 2023-24: 230, 2024-25: 20001002003004002022-233052023-242302024-25200
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2330531.09.8
2023-2423028.08.2
2024-2520026.07.7

7.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 100 of every 100 Pennsylvania elementary schools

Among the 1,612 Pennsylvania elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Pennsylvania elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.6 to 35.4; This school 7.7; state median 12.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 7.7state median 12.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.6 to 35.4; This school 7.7; state median 12.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 7.7state median 12.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.6 to 35.4; This school 7.7; state median 12.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 7.7state median 12.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.6 to 35.4; This school 7.7; state median 12.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 7.7state median 12.9U.S. 14.6

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 295 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Turner Intermediate School enrolled 295 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 69 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 295 of the 295 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions69
  • Chronically absent38.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

85.0% of students were Black, 7.5% of two or more races, 4.5% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. Black85.0%
  2. Two or more races7.5%
  3. Hispanic4.5%
  4. White3.0%

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 Turner Intermediate School scored proficient or above: 29-34% in reading in 2021-22 and 17% 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.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtPennsylvania
Reading and language arts, 2021-2229‑34%29‑34%54%
Math, 2022-2317%14‑19% (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.

Elementary schools in Wilkinsburg

2 public elementary schools in Wilkinsburg report 2024-25 enrollment; Turner Intermediate School is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Kelly Primary School2769.2100.0%
Turner Intermediate School2007.7100.0%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Turner Intermediate School

  1. Kelly Primary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.5 miles away: 276 students, 9.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
  2. Edgewood El STEAM AcademyThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.5 miles away: 516 students, 12.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
  3. Compare Turner Intermediate School with Kelly Primary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Wilkinsburg School District spends per student$31,927 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$31,927
  5. The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaTurner Intermediate School is the number 1,518 by size of 1,617 Pennsylvania elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,518 of 1,617
  6. Pennsylvania schools by students per teacher7.7 students per teacher here against the Pennsylvania median of 12.9 for elementary schools.7.7:1
  7. 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 Turner Intermediate School

  1. How many students attend Turner Intermediate School?
    200 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 305 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Wilkinsburg, PA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Turner Intermediate School?
    7.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Pennsylvania median for elementary schools is 12.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Turner Intermediate School a Title I school?
    Turner Intermediate School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Turner Intermediate School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Turner Intermediate School scored proficient or above: 29-34% in reading in 2021-22 and 17% 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.
  5. What district is Turner Intermediate School in?
    Wilkinsburg School District, NCES district ID 4226370. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 422637000553 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