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Enrollment
981
Middle
DISTRICT 711 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FOX CHAPEL AREA SD·NCES 421007000147
Dorseyville Middle School
3732 Saxonburg Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA 15238 · (412) 767-5343 · Allegheny County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL981 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 99% of Pennsylvania public middle schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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
12.8:1
77 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
217 students
DISTRICT 22% · 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 6 | 338 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 301 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 342 | 35% |
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · 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
Dorseyville Middle School→Fox Chapel Area High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Fox Chapel Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
82.7%
PA avg 51.1% . -2.2pp since 2023
Math
76.6%
PA avg 43.0% . +3.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 82.7% | 76.6% |
| 2023-24 | 84.9% | 73.3% |
% 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
80.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 Dorseyville Middle School
Dorseyville Middle School's state test result (80.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dorseyville Middle School this school | 981 | 22.1% | 80.4% |
| Owen J Roberts Middle School Pottstown | 856 | 22.4% | 60.0% |
| Springton Lake Middle School Media | 1,012 | 16.7% | 74.7% |
| Mount Nittany Middle School State College | 752 | 21.8% | 66.3% |
| Sandy Run Middle School Dresher | 962 | 18.3% | 68.9% |
| Franklin Regional Middle School Murrysville | 771 | 18.8% | 65.8% |
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 Dorseyville Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Allegheny County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.4% | #5 of 479 | #2 of 47 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.6% | #6 of 513 ▲ 2 | #2 of 51 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.7% | #10 of 513 ▼ 2 | #5 of 51 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 981 | #54 of 522 | #4 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #237 of 486 | #31 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.6% | #239 of 486 | #22 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.1% | #452 of 510 | #37 of 51 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.2% | #50 of 131 | #6 of 18 |
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
981
+39 (+4%) vs 2020
+94% since 1990-91, when it was 505
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 981 | 76.5 | 12.8:1 | 22% (217) |
| 2023-24 | 960 | 76.6 | 12.5:1 | 23% (217) |
| 2022-23 | 967 | 75.7 | 12.8:1 | 24% (236) |
| 2020-21 | 942 | 75 | 12.6:1 | 26% (241) |
| 2017-18 | 890 | 88.1 | 10.1:1 | 20% (177) |
| 2015-16 | 971 | 88 | 11.0:1 | 19% (182) |
| 2010-11 | 1,029 | 99 | 10.4:1 | 18% (189) |
| 2000-01 | 1,121 | 88 | 12.7:1 | 11% (120) |
| 1990-91 | 505 | 43 | 11.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dorseyville Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (890 to 981); teachers down 13% (88.1 to 76.5).
About Dorseyville Middle School
Dorseyville Middle School is a public large middle school in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It covers grades 6 through 8, with a total enrollment of 981 students. Statewide, middle schools in Pennsylvania average about 594 students each.
Dorseyville Middle School is one of the 6 schools that make up Fox Chapel Area SD (4,266 students in total).
White students are the majority at Dorseyville Middle School, with 77% of enrollment. The school is also 8% Asian, 7% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 4% Black. That is close to the 76% White share among all Allegheny County residents. The school's diversity index is 40%, meaning two students picked at random have a 40% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school employs the equivalent of 76.5 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 12.8:1. That is close to the 13.2:1 average for middle schools in Pennsylvania. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 22%. For comparison, public schools in Allegheny County average 54%.
Dorseyville Middle School is graded A+ by allk12, scoring above 99% of Pennsylvania public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Dorseyville Middle School is 12.2 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 80.4% actual, 68.1% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Pennsylvania.
Allegheny County has these Census figures: the median household income is $78,548, roughly 46% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Allegheny County is home to 277 public schools and about 141,392 public school students.
The shortest distance from Dorseyville Middle School to another public school is about 0.1 miles, to Hartwood Elementary School. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Dorseyville Middle School ranks 5th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Dorseyville Middle School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
2024-25 enrollment was 981, a 4% gain from 942 in 2020-21.
The Dorseyville Middle School community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Allegheny County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,238,177
Census ACS
Median income
$78,548
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
277
141,392 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fox Chapel Area SD
- Fox Chapel Area High SchoolHigh · 1,360 students
- OHara Elementary SchoolElementary · 726 students
- Kerr Elementary SchoolElementary · 426 students
- Fairview Elementary SchoolElementary · 387 students
- Hartwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 386 students
Other schools in Pittsburgh
- Mt Lebanon SHSHigh · 1,772 students
- Baldwin SHSHigh · 1,657 students
- North Hills High SchoolHigh · 1,443 students
- Pittsburgh Allderdice High SchoolHigh · 1,386 students
- Fox Chapel Area High SchoolHigh · 1,360 students
- Upper Saint Clair High SchoolHigh · 1,269 students
Nearby schools
- Hartwood Elementary School0.1 mi · 386
- Fairview Elementary School2.2 mi · 387
- Central Elementary School2.3 mi · 456
- Hampton High School3.0 mi · 865
- Hampton Middle School3.3 mi · 606
- East Union Intrmd School3.4 mi · 335
Frequently asked questions
About Dorseyville Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Dorseyville Middle School?
Dorseyville Middle School enrolls approximately 981 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Dorseyville Middle School serve?
Dorseyville Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Dorseyville Middle School have?
Dorseyville Middle School employs 77 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Dorseyville Middle School?
Student demographics at Dorseyville Middle School are roughly 77% White, 4% Hispanic, 4% Black, 8% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Dorseyville Middle School public or private?
Dorseyville Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fox Chapel Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.