Enrollment
313
Middle
DISTRICT 496 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HERMITAGE SD·NCES 421182005247
Delahunty Middle School
419 N Hermitage Rd, Hermitage, PA 16148 · (724) 981-8750 · Mercer County
GRADES 06–07MIDDLE31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL313 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
137 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 75%
Community
0
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 6 | 134 | 43% |
| Grade 7 | 179 | 57% |
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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
Delahunty Middle School→Hickory High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Hermitage SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
57.1%
PA avg 51.1% . -10.7pp since 2023
Math
48.5%
PA avg 43.0% . -3.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.1% | 48.5% |
| 2023-24 | 67.8% | 52.2% |
% 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
56.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.8%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 →
Where Delahunty Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Mercer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.9% | #130 of 479 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.5% | #129 of 513 | #2 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.1% | #176 of 513 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 313 | #423 of 522 | #2 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #378 of 486 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.6% | #288 of 486 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.8% | #313 of 510 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.6% | #263 of 332 | N/A |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
313
-10 (-3%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 327
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 19.0:1
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 | 313 | 21.5 | 14.6:1 | 44% (137) |
| 2023-24 | 310 | 21.2 | 14.6:1 | 44% (137) |
| 2022-23 | 299 | 18 | 16.7:1 | 51% (152) |
| 2020-21 | 323 | 17 | 19.0:1 | 41% (134) |
| 2017-18 | 328 | 18 | 18.3:1 | 36% (118) |
| 2015-16 | 315 | 16 | 19.7:1 | 37% (115) |
| 2010-11 | 332 | 20 | 16.6:1 | 28% (92) |
| 2000-01 | 373 | 19 | 19.6:1 | 24% (90) |
| 1990-91 | 327 | 23 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Delahunty Middle School.
About Delahunty Middle School
Delahunty Middle School is a low-enrollment middle school with its address in Hermitage, Pennsylvania. It offers grades 6 through 7 and has 313 students enrolled. It has 47% fewer students than the average for middle schools in Pennsylvania (about 594).
Hermitage SD is responsible for 4 schools, Delahunty Middle School included, with 1,984 students in all.
Federal enrollment data show Delahunty Middle School is 80% White. The next largest groups are 10% Black, 7% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The school's White share is 8 points below the 88% share among Mercer County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 35%.
The school had 21.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 14.6:1. Across middle schools in Pennsylvania, the average ratio is 13.2:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 44%. The average for public schools in Mercer County is 71%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Delahunty Middle School falls in the middle 80% of Pennsylvania schools: 56.9% actual against 58.8% predicted.
Mercer County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $59,976 a year, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Delahunty Middle School shares Mercer County with 36 other public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Artman Elementary School is less than a tenth of a mile from Delahunty Middle School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 57.1%, higher than Delahunty Middle School's 56.9%.
Locale data from NCES put Delahunty Middle School in a town close to an urbanized area (Town: Fringe).
A 3% decline took enrollment from 323 in 2020-21 to 313 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 19.0:1 in 2020-21 to 14.6:1 in 2024-25.
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Mercer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
109,257
Census ACS
Median income
$59,976
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
12,815 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hermitage SD
- Hickory High SchoolHigh · 768 students
- Artman Elementary SchoolElementary · 596 students
- Karen A. Ionta Elementary SchoolElementary · 307 students
Other schools in Hermitage
- Hickory High SchoolHigh · 768 students
- Artman Elementary SchoolElementary · 596 students
- Karen A. Ionta Elementary SchoolElementary · 307 students
Nearby schools
- Artman Elementary School0.0 mi · 596
- Karen A. Ionta Elementary School0.1 mi · 307
- Hickory High School0.4 mi · 768
- Sharpsville Area Middle School1.7 mi · 217
- Sharpsville Area SHS1.7 mi · 326
- Sharpsville Area Elementary School1.8 mi · 446
Frequently asked questions
About Delahunty Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Delahunty Middle School?
Delahunty Middle School enrolls approximately 313 students in grades 06-07.
What grades does Delahunty Middle School serve?
Delahunty Middle School serves grades 06-07.
How many students per teacher at Delahunty Middle School?
Approximately 14.6:1 students per teacher at Delahunty Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Delahunty Middle School?
At Delahunty Middle School, the student body is approximately 80% White, 0% Hispanic, 10% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Delahunty Middle School?
Delahunty Middle School is overseen by Hermitage SD in Mercer County.
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