The top reported proficiency rate is 92% in Science. The lowest is 85% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Marshall El Sch
Marshall Elementary School serves kindergarten through fifth grade in Wexford, an affluent, rapidly developing suburban community in the northern Pittsburgh metropolitan area. The school is part of North Allegheny School District, which encompasses a cohesive network of elementary, intermediate, and secondary schools serving an upper-middle-class population in one of the region's most sought-after residential areas.
The school's recent academic performance is strong across measured subjects. In math, students in grades three through five posted proficiency well above the midpoint among county districts. In English language arts, proficiency was also solid and above the county median. Science results, where tested, showed particularly high performance. These are working numbers that place Marshall in the top quartile for overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades relative to districts in Allegheny County.
The student population reflects Wexford's demographic makeup: about half white, with a substantial share of Asian students and smaller populations of other backgrounds. The school has very low free-or-reduced-price lunch participation, indicating a student body drawn predominantly from households with higher family income. Data on special education enrollment and English learner populations were not available; the district may hold these figures at the system level rather than by school.
Marshall sits in a community characterized by steady, upscale residential growth. New subdivisions with custom and townhome construction continue to expand outward along and beyond the Route 19 commercial corridor. Housing values in the Wexford ZIP code are moderate to upper-middle range for the Pittsburgh region, and rental costs are below the regional norm. The area benefits from proximity to North Park, a large county recreation area with trails and athletic facilities, and from good highway access to downtown Pittsburgh via the Pennsylvania Turnpike and I-79. Wexford itself is unincorporated and car-dependent, with no traditional downtown or pedestrian main street.
North Allegheny School District has signaled stability and investment. The board has held the property tax millage rate flat for recent years and even eliminated a per-capita tax in 2023, keeping its tax burden below the average of comparable Allegheny County districts. The district has also announced a substantial multi-year capital renovation program affecting elementary schools including Hosack, Ingomar, and Peebles, as well as the intermediate and senior high schools, with design work underway and construction expected to begin in spring 2027. This work will bring modern facilities but will also mean construction-related disruption at some buildings for several years. The district adopted a new strategic plan in 2024 that commits to publishing annual performance scorecards for each school, giving families transparent, school-by-school data on whether improvement goals are being met.
For a family moving into the area, Marshall offers solid proficiency in core subjects within a growing, affluent suburban community and school system that has shown fiscal restraint and a commitment to modernizing its facilities and tracking progress openly.
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