Middle Schools in Saint Marys Area School District


Summary:

The Saint Marys Area School District in Pennsylvania has only one middle school, St Marys Area Middle School, which serves students in grades 6-8. The school faces academic challenges, with declining performance and rankings compared to other middle schools in the state over the past three years.

St Marys Area Middle School has a high poverty rate, with 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Despite higher-than-average per-student spending and small class sizes, the school's academic performance remains below state averages in Math and English Language Arts. However, the school's 8th-grade Science proficiency rate is higher than the state average. The school's overall ranking has dropped from 386 out of 797 Pennsylvania middle schools in 2020-2021 to 492 out of 893 in the current 2022-2023 school year, and its rating has declined from 3 stars to 2 stars over the same period.

The declining academic performance and school ranking at St Marys Area Middle School suggest that the district may need to re-evaluate its resource allocation and explore ways to more effectively target the specific needs of the student population, which faces significant socioeconomic challenges. Addressing these issues could help the school improve student outcomes and better serve the community.

District Detail

 977 S Saint Marys Rd
Saint Marys, PA 15857-2832

 (814) 834-7831

SchoolDigger Rank:
349th of 606 Pennsylvania districts

See the 2023 Pennsylvania District rankings!
Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,863

Primary Schools: 2
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0
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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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