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Enrollment
836
Middle
DISTRICT 554 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CANON-MCMILLAN SD·NCES 420489007259
Canon-McMillan Middle School
100 Big Mac Boulevard, Canonsburg, PA 15317 · (724) 745-9030 · Washington County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL836 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 85% of Pennsylvania public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
58 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
216 students
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 412 | 49% |
| Grade 8 | 424 | 51% |
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Canon-McMillan Middle School→Canon-McMillan SHS
Based on grade levels within Canon-McMillan SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
70.8%
PA avg 51.1% . -2.8pp since 2023
Math
55.5%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.8% | 55.5% |
| 2023-24 | 73.6% | 53.8% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
64.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Canon-McMillan Middle School
Canon-McMillan Middle School's state test result (64.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canon-McMillan Middle School this school | 836 | 25.8% | 64.7% |
| West Allegheny Middle School Imperial | 796 | 27.8% | 74.0% |
| Boyertown Area MS-East Gilbertsville | 841 | 27.2% | 59.2% |
| Norwin Middle School North Huntingdon | 819 | 27.7% | 72.2% |
| Northern Middle School Dillsburg | 757 | 29.1% | 48.9% |
| Hillcrest Intermediate School North Huntingdon | 755 | 27.8% | 74.3% |
Matched among Pennsylvania middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Canon-McMillan Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.7% | #68 of 479 | #4 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.5% | #81 of 513 ▼ 2 | #4 of 11 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.8% | #63 of 513 ▼ 2 | #2 of 11 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 836 | #102 of 522 | #2 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #372 of 486 | #7 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.9% | #354 of 486 | #6 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.8% | #435 of 510 | #10 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.7% | #322 of 332 | #6 of 6 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
836
-31 (-4%) vs 2020
+64% since 1990-91, when it was 511
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 16.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 836 | 57.8 | 14.5:1 | 26% (216) |
| 2023-24 | 800 | 57.2 | 14.0:1 | 27% (216) |
| 2022-23 | 777 | 53.3 | 14.6:1 | 26% (199) |
| 2020-21 | 867 | 52 | 16.7:1 | 25% (219) |
| 2017-18 | 842 | 51.4 | 16.4:1 | 25% (211) |
| 2015-16 | 823 | 50 | 16.5:1 | 24% (198) |
| 2010-11 | 740 | 48 | 15.4:1 | 20% (151) |
| 2000-01 | 601 | 42 | 14.3:1 | 21% (128) |
| 1990-91 | 511 | 38 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Canon-McMillan Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (842 to 836); teachers up 13% (51.4 to 57.8).
About Canon-McMillan Middle School
Canon-McMillan Middle School is a mid-sized middle-grades school in Pennsylvania, with an address in Canonsburg. There are 836 students enrolled, covering grades 7 through 8. That puts enrollment 41% bigger than the 594-student average for middle schools in Pennsylvania.
Canon-McMillan SD oversees Canon-McMillan Middle School and 8 other schools, with 5,390 students in total.
A large majority of enrollment at Canon-McMillan Middle School is White, at 86%. The school is also 5% multiracial, 3% Asian, 3% Black, and 3% Hispanic. Among Washington County residents, the White share is about 90%. The diversity index for Canon-McMillan Middle School is 25%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Teacher count: 57.8 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 14.5:1. Across middle schools in Pennsylvania, the average ratio is 13.2:1. Roughly 26% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Washington County is 49%.
Canon-McMillan Middle School holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 85% of Pennsylvania public middle schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Canon-McMillan Middle School is 1.8 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 64.7% actual, 66.5% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Pennsylvania.
The school's county is Washington County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $78,958 a year, roughly 33% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Washington County number 56, with about 26,079 students.
Among nearby public schools, Canon-McMillan SHS is closest at about 0.7 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 65.8%, higher than Canon-McMillan Middle School's 64.7%.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 4%. The school's ratio dropped from 16.7:1 to 14.5:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Anyone can start a thread about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Canon-McMillan Middle School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
210,042
Census ACS
Median income
$78,958
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
56
26,079 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Canon-McMillan SD
- Canon-McMillan SHSHigh · 1,660 students
- Muse Elementary SchoolElementary · 759 students
- South Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 450 students
- North Strabane Intrmd SchoolMiddle · 415 students
- Cecil Intrmd SchoolMiddle · 412 students
- Wylandville Elementary SchoolElementary · 318 students
Other schools in Canonsburg
- Canon-McMillan SHSHigh · 1,660 students
- South Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 450 students
- North Strabane Intrmd SchoolMiddle · 415 students
- Borland Manor Elementary SchoolElementary · 273 students
- Hills-Hendersonville Elementary SchoolElementary · 267 students
- Western Area Career and Technology Center - Washington CntyHigh · 10 students
Nearby schools
- Canon-McMillan SHS0.7 mi · 1,660
- South Central Elementary School1.1 mi · 450
- Chartiers-Houston JSHS1.3 mi · 539
- Allison Park Elementary School1.8 mi · 691
- Borland Manor Elementary School1.9 mi · 273
- North Strabane Intrmd School2.0 mi · 415
Frequently asked questions
About Canon-McMillan Middle SchoolHow many students attend Canon-McMillan Middle School?
Canon-McMillan Middle School enrolls approximately 836 students in grades 07-08.
Is Canon-McMillan Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Canon-McMillan Middle School is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Canon-McMillan Middle School have?
Canon-McMillan Middle School employs 58 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
How diverse is Canon-McMillan Middle School?
Canon-McMillan Middle School reports a student body of 86% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Canon-McMillan Middle School in?
Canon-McMillan Middle School is part of Canon-McMillan SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.