Summary:
Tamaqua Area Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in the Tamaqua Area School District, located in Tamaqua, Pennsylvania. With 433 students, the school faces significant challenges in student achievement, particularly for certain subgroups, and lags behind many of its neighboring schools in key metrics.
The school consistently underperforms the state average in PSSA Math, Science, and English Language Arts proficiency across all grades. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's overall Math proficiency was 30.4% compared to the state average of 40.4%. Additionally, the school has significant achievement gaps between student subgroups, with Hispanic students performing relatively well, but White students and students of low socioeconomic status performing much worse. The school also has higher dropout rates compared to the state average, ranging from 1.6% to 2.1% over the past few years, and a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.
When comparing Tamaqua Area Middle School to nearby middle schools, such as Blue Mountain Middle School, which is ranked 296 out of 891 PA middle schools, Tamaqua Area Middle School performs worse in terms of test scores and other key metrics. Despite spending more per student ($16,179 in 2021-2022) compared to the state average, the school's academic outcomes have not improved, suggesting the need to re-evaluate how resources are being allocated and utilized to support student learning. The school's relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 12.4 to 14.0 over the past few years, indicates the potential for more individualized attention, but this has not yet resulted in better academic performance.
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Detail:
Public 6-8
District:
Tamaqua Area School District
SchoolDigger Rank:
470th of 891 Pennsylvania Middle Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,179
Students who attend Tamaqua Area Middle School usually attend:
Feeder schools for Tamaqua Area Middle School:
Student/teacher ratio: 13.4
Number of students: 433
Racial breakdown:
White:
83.1%
Hispanic:
12.7%
African American:
3.5%
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Two or more races:
0.5%
Asian:
0.2%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 61.4%
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