West Mifflin Area Middle School
81 Commonwealth Ave
West Mifflin PA, 15122, Allegheny County
Phone: 412-466-9131
Ranking: (1,530 out of 2,311, bottom 34%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 4 to Grade 8
School District: West Mifflin Area School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 71 | 71 | 43 | 53 | 58 | 56 | NA | NA | ||||||
Total Students: | 1,089 | 1,127 | 668 | 641 | 690 | 722 | 737 | |||||||
Grade 4: | 179 | 16.4% | 198 | 17.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 5: | 199 | 18.3% | 194 | 17.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 6: | 194 | 17.8% | 207 | 18.4% | 232 | 34.7% | 216 | 33.7% | 209 | 30.3% | 218 | 30.2% | 265 | 36.0% |
Grade 7: | 250 | 23.0% | 277 | 24.6% | 218 | 32.6% | 213 | 33.2% | 219 | 31.7% | 262 | 36.3% | 241 | 32.7% |
Grade 8: | 267 | 24.5% | 251 | 22.3% | 218 | 32.6% | 212 | 33.1% | 262 | 38.0% | 242 | 33.5% | 231 | 31.3% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 563 | 51.7% | 572 | 50.8% | 317 | 47.5% | 312 | 48.7% | 342 | 49.6% | 370 | 51.2% | 377 | 51.2% |
Female: | 526 | 48.3% | 555 | 49.2% | 351 | 52.5% | 329 | 51.3% | 329 | 47.7% | 338 | 46.8% | 356 | 48.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 4 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 14 | 1.3% | 20 | 1.8% | 9 | 1.3% | 8 | 1.2% | 6 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.7% |
Black: | 255 | 23.4% | 280 | 24.8% | 135 | 20.2% | 132 | 20.6% | 139 | 20.1% | 147 | 20.4% | 145 | 19.7% |
White: | 738 | 67.8% | 757 | 67.2% | 490 | 73.4% | 478 | 74.6% | 534 | 77.4% | 565 | 78.3% | 587 | 79.6% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 77 | 7.1% | 68 | 6.0% | 33 | 4.9% | 23 | 3.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 505 | 46.4% | 531 | 47.1% | 268 | 40.1% | 243 | 37.9% | 214 | 31.0% | 245 | 33.9% | 229 | 31.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 76 | 7.0% | 81 | 7.2% | 58 | 8.7% | 49 | 7.6% | 61 | 8.8% | 75 | 10.4% | 71 | 9.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.28 | 15.82 | 15.38 | 12.15 | 11.85 | 12.80 | NA | NA |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 53.6% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 56% | 55.3% | 69.6% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 85.7% | 72.3% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 80.9% | 75.7% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.6% | 85.1% | 78% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 79% | 78.8% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 75.3% | 77.2% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 53.8% | 65.9% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 52.9% | 63.5% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 64.8% | 66.9% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 60.4% | 67.6% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 65.6% | 68.8% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 64.2% | 69.9% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 66.2% | 68.5% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 52.7% | 66.5% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 56.9% | 67.2% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 77.7% | 70.6% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 82.5% | 75.3% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 81.1% | 77.9% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 76.3% | 78.6% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.8% | 74.9% | 80.1% |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 63.2% | 68.1% |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 58.2% | 66.8% |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 70.8% | 70% |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 73.8% | 71.4% |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 71.2% | 73.5% |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 73.9% | 76% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 70% | 76% |
2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 46.4% | 46.4% | 51.3% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 60.4% | 57.9% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 62.3% | 62.9% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 48.9% | 62.2% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 55.1% | 67.9% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 72.1% | 70.4% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 68.4% | 71.3% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 74.8% | 75.2% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 72.9% | 76.9% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 61.6% | 76.4% |
2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 58.8% | 63.4% |
2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 72.3% | 68.9% |
2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 60.8% | 64.1% |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 65% | 64.7% | 70.6% |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 70.1% | 75% |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 81.2% | 78.3% |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 87.1% | 80.5% |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 83.5% | 81.9% |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 81.9% | 81.8% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 69.9% | 79.8% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 43.3% | 43.3% | 52.7% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 39.6% | 39% | 54.8% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 41.2% | 40.5% | 57.2% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 39.2% | 38.9% | 58.3% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 40.5% | 40.3% | 59.7% |
2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 61.6% | 66.1% |
2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 73% | 72.1% | 71.8% |
2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 76.4% | 69.1% |
2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 69.9% | 71.2% |
2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 87.1% | 75.2% |
2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 66% | 73.1% |
2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 52.5% | 52.2% | 72.7% |
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* West Mifflin Area Middle School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.