📍 100 E Brinton Ave, Trafford, Westmoreland County, 15085
Trafford MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Trafford, Westmoreland County. The school has 334 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Penn-Trafford SD school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 21.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1. 75% of students are proficient in reading. 43% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Trafford MS enrolls 334 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 21.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% White, 3.3% Two or more races and 2.4% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 309 | 93% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 3.3% |
| Black or African American | 8 | 2.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 | 1.5% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
70 of the school's 334 students (21%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 69 qualify for free lunch and 1 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Trafford MS is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 39, state house district 56.
Trafford MS is one of 8 schools in Penn-Trafford SD, based in Harrison City, Pennsylvania. The district serves 3,789 students district-wide and employs 250 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 334 students, Trafford MS is smaller than the district average of about 474 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large