South Fayette Intermediate Sch
McDonald, PA · Elementary School · Grades 3-5
South Fayette Intermediate Sch is a elementary school in McDonald, PA with 838 students enrolled and a 72% proficiency rate. Part of South Fayette Township SD. NCES data from the U.S. Department of Education.
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About This School
South Fayette Intermediate Sch is a elementary school located in McDonald, Pennsylvania. The school serves 838 students in grades 3-5. The student-to-teacher ratio is 14.4:1.
According to EDFacts assessment data, 72% of students meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading.
13% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
South Fayette Intermediate Sch is part of the South Fayette Township SD in Pennsylvania.
How This School Compares
South Fayette Intermediate Sch has 838 students enrolled, making it smaller than the average school in South Fayette Township SD (862 students). Its 72% proficiency rate is 4 percentage points above the district average of 68%. Compared to the Pennsylvania state average of 46%, the school performs 25 points higher. With a 14.4:1 student-teacher ratio, it offers smaller class sizes than the national average.
Frequently Asked Questions
South Fayette Intermediate Sch has 838 students enrolled in grades 3-5. The student-to-teacher ratio is 14.4:1.
According to EDFacts data, 72% of students at South Fayette Intermediate Sch meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading assessments.
South Fayette Intermediate Sch is part of the South Fayette Township SD in McDonald, Pennsylvania. You can view all schools in this district on the district page.
All data on this page comes from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDFacts assessment results. These are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.
School profiles are built from NCES directory data and EDFacts assessment results. Proficiency rates reflect combined math and reading performance. Graduation rates are reported for high schools with available data.
For this entity, the underlying data on this page comes from NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts. The breakdown above is the federal record; the paragraphs below add the per-entity context that makes the headline numbers usable for a real decision rather than just a data lookup.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.