The highest-performing public middle schools in science in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
17 public middle schools in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public middle schools in science, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state science standard. Norwin Middle School leads the list at 86.6%, against a median of 65.4% across the ranked schools.
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| # | School | City | % Proficient (Science) | Rank change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwin Middle School | North Huntingdon, PA | 86.6% | — |
| 2 | Franklin Regional Middle School | Murrysville, PA | 79.6% | — |
| 3 | Penn Middle School | Jeannette, PA | 77.4% | — |
| 4 | Trafford Middle School | Trafford, PA | 77.3% | — |
| 5 | Ramsay Elementary School | Mount Pleasant, PA | 76.2% | — |
| 6 | Greater Latrobe Junior High School | Latrobe, PA | 75.5% | — |
| 7 | Yough Intrmd/MS School | Ruffsdale, PA | 68.8% | — |
| 8 | Wendover Middle School | Greensburg, PA | 68.2% | — |
| 9 | West Hempfield Middle School | Irwin, PA | 65.4% | — |
| 10 | Mount Pleasant Area Junior High School | Mount Pleasant, PA | 63.0% | — |
| 11 | Ligonier Valley Middle School | Ligonier, PA | 62.0% | — |
| 12 | Kiski Area IHS | Vandergrift, PA | 54.9% | — |
| 13 | Greensburg-Salem Middle School | Greensburg, PA | 54.4% | — |
| 14 | Southmoreland Middle School | Scottdale, PA | 49.6% | — |
| 15 | Derry Area Middle School | Derry, PA | 47.9% | — |
| 16 | Charles A Huston Middle School | Lower Burrell, PA | 45.5% | — |
| 17 | Monessen Middle School | Monessen, PA | 15.7% | — |
Rank change counts the places a school moved since its prior test year, among the schools on this list that were tested both years. A dash means the school has no prior-year result.
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