A J McMullen Sch

As a minimally staffed middle-grades school in Markleysburg, Pennsylvania, A J McMullen Sch works with 164 students from grades 6 through 8, overseen by Uniontown Area SD. Compared to the state average of about 594 students per school, that is 72% below typical.

Uniontown Area SD runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 2,485 students. A J McMullen Sch is one of those campuses.

On demographics, A J McMullen Sch reports that nearly all students (88%) are White. The remainder consists of 5% multiracial, 2% Hispanic, 2% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, A J McMullen Sch logs 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.5:1. The state averages about 13.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, A J McMullen Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 50.1%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Fayette County indicate median household income runs about $58,236, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. In all, Fayette County runs 39 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,340 students), of which A J McMullen Sch is one.

Marclay Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around A J McMullen Sch. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts A J McMullen Sch at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 38.8%.

A J McMullen Sch operates from a low-density location.

Over the past 7-year window. A J McMullen Sch's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 163 (now 164). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 98% to 88%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 12.1:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 today.

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