The top reported proficiency rate is 80% in Science. The lowest is 51% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Franklin Regional Ms
Franklin Regional MS is a middle school serving grades six through eight in Murrysville, a largely rural, affluent residential suburb of Pittsburgh in Westmoreland County. The school sits on a suburban campus and draws from a stable, homeowning community where median household incomes run well above state and national norms. The student body is predominantly white, with a modest share of families qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and the enrollment holds steady across the three middle grades.
On state testing, the school shows strength in English language arts, where proficiency runs near three-fourths of students. Math proficiency is lower, falling to about half. Science proficiency, measured most recently, was strong at nearly four-fifths. The English language arts performance is a genuine strength; math invites a closer look, as it sits notably below the reading result. Across all tested subjects and grades, Franklin Regional MS ranks in the top quartile among districts in Westmoreland County on overall proficiency. This is a meaningful position: the school is outperforming the typical district in its county peer set.
The data provided does not include a graduation rate (not applicable to a middle school), chronic absenteeism rates, special education enrollment, English learner enrollment, or staff and attendance details. State testing data for 2024-25 covers both English language arts and math; science testing data is from 2023-24. Trend information was not available, so it is not possible to say whether performance is moving.
Murrysville itself is a slow-growth, upscale suburb with minimal commercial street life, single-family homes on large lots, and a bedroom-community character. The municipal center sits along the widened U.S. Route 22 corridor; civic anchors include extensive parks and the Westmoreland Heritage Trail, a paved rail-trail that winds through town. The district has recently undergone a significant structural change: elementary schools consolidated onto a single renovated campus in 2021, closing two older buildings. For the 2025-26 school year, the district approved a property tax increase, raising taxes on the median-assessed home and generating added revenue to support operations and service debt from the elementary consolidation bond. These are permanent, ongoing costs for families buying or renting in the district.
Franklin Regional MS is a neighborhood middle school in a stable, prosperous community with solid academic standing in its county. The English language arts performance is a strength; math performance is the variable worth understanding further in conversations with the school. Parents weighing the district should factor in recent and ongoing tax increases tied to long-term facility debt.
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