Summary:
Moon Area Upper Middle School is a public middle school serving 581 students in grades 7-8 in the Moon Area School District in Moon Township, Pennsylvania. The school is ranked 78 out of 891 Pennsylvania middle schools and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, consistently maintaining a high ranking and rating over the past several years.
Moon Area Upper Middle School consistently outperforms the state average in PSSA test scores across all subjects and grade levels, with particularly strong performance in Science, where it exceeds the state average by over 6 percentage points. The school's proficiency rates in 2023-2024 were 71.1% in English Language Arts, 72.5% in Science, and 50.5% in Math, compared to the state averages of 53%, 65.8%, and 40.4%, respectively. The school's performance is exceptional for male, White, Multi-racial, English Language Learner, and Disabled students, but could potentially be improved for female, Asian, and Hispanic students.
Compared to nearby schools, Moon Area Upper Middle School's performance is generally stronger than the Moon Area Lower Middle School, but not as high as some other top-performing schools in the region, such as South Fayette Middle School and Quaker Valley Middle School, which have higher proficiency rates across all subjects and student groups. Moon Area Upper Middle School spends between $15,973 and $17,507 per student, which is on the higher end compared to the state average, and has a relatively low percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, suggesting a higher socioeconomic status of the student population.
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Detail:
Public 7-8
District:
Moon Area School District
SchoolDigger Rank:
78th of 891 Pennsylvania Middle Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,507
Students who attend Moon Area Upper Middle School usually attend:
Feeder schools for Moon Area Upper Middle School:
Student/teacher ratio: 10.7
Number of students: 581
Racial breakdown:
White:
74.2%
Two or more races:
9.5%
Hispanic:
6.4%
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African American:
4.8%
Asian:
4.8%
American Indian:
0.3%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 30.1%
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