Elementary school (grades K-5) · Wilkinsburg, PA

Turner Intermediate Sch

Federal NCES profile for Turner Intermediate Sch, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 51/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 422637000553
0/100100/10051/100
👥 S:T ratio
74
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
60
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Turner Intermediate Sch earns 51/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 99% of Pennsylvania schools.

51
Resource Index · Higher
6.5:1
small classes for Pennsylvania
100.0%
free-lunch eligible
200
students enrolled

Turner Intermediate Sch has class sizes smaller than 99% of Pennsylvania schools. Computed live against every Pennsylvania school reporting to NCES.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-75 students YoY

Turner Intermediate Sch shrank from 305 students in 2022-23 to 230 in 2023-24 (-24.6%).

Teacher FTE lost 31.0 → 28.0 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Shrinking CCD campus

-75 students YoY 422637000553 · Wilkinsburg, PA Elementary · SMALL · TRAD

200 enr · 6.5:1 · 100.0% lunch · RII 51

Nearest enrollment peer: Kelly Primary Sch (276 students)

Turner Intermediate Sch shrank from 305 students in 2022-23 to 230 in 2023-24 (-24.6%). Teacher FTE lost 31.0 → 28.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Pennsylvania schools → · Find another →

How Turner Intermediate Sch compares

Turner Intermediate Sch is a shrinking campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs Pennsylvania and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Pennsylvania Pennsylvania avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 6.5:1 ▼ 52% 13.6:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 100.0% ▲ 72% 58.1% 51.7%
Enrollment 200 top 91% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

6.5:1
Leaner classes than 97% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
200
Bigger than 20% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
100.0%
free-lunch eligible - 72% above the Pennsylvania average of 58.1%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
6.5:1
students per teacher - 52% below state mean
Top 1% in Pennsylvania - lower ratio than 99% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
60.0%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$31,927
per pupil, district-wide - above Pennsylvania avg of $18,725
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 200 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 69 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 34.5 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

African American 85.0%
Two or More 7.5%
Hispanic or Latino 4.5%
White 3.0%

Largest group: African American at 85.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 26.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 26.9, Turner Intermediate Sch is less mixed than the Pennsylvania school average of 37.3.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Wilkinsburg Borough Sd reports $31,927 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Turner Intermediate Sch Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Kelly Primary Sch Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Turner Intermediate Sch's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Wilkinsburg Borough Sd · 1 sibling school

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Nationwide elementary schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Turner Intermediate Sch

How many students attend Turner Intermediate Sch?

Turner Intermediate Sch has 200 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Wilkinsburg, PA. CCD year-over-year: 305 (2022-23) → 230 (2023-24), down 75.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Turner Intermediate Sch?

The student-teacher ratio at Turner Intermediate Sch is 6.5:1, which is 52% lower than the Pennsylvania average of 13.6:1 and 59% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Turner Intermediate Sch?

100.0% of students at Turner Intermediate Sch are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Pennsylvania average of 58.1%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Turner Intermediate Sch?

The largest demographic group at Turner Intermediate Sch is African American at 85.0% of enrollment, in Wilkinsburg, PA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Turner Intermediate Sch?

Turner Intermediate Sch has a Resource Investment Index of 51/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Wilkinsburg Borough Sd?

Besides Turner Intermediate Sch, Wilkinsburg Borough Sd also operates Kelly Primary Sch (276 students). See the Wilkinsburg Borough Sd district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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