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Enrollment
606
Middle
DISTRICT 513 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAMPTON TOWNSHIP SD·NCES 421140000179
Hampton MS
4589 School Rd, Allison Park, PA 15101 · (412) 492-6356 · Allegheny County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL606 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
110 students
DISTRICT 16% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
Hampton MS→Hampton HS
Based on grade levels within Hampton Township SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
81.3%
PA avg 51.1% . -4.0pp since 2023
Math
63.4%
PA avg 43.0% . +0.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
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
74.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.8%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
606
-92 (-13%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 14.0:1
% White
93%
was 91%
% Hispanic
2%
was 1%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
2%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Hampton MS
As a reasonably sized junior high in Allison Park, Pennsylvania, Hampton MS hosts 606 students from grades 6 through 8, part of Hampton Township SD.
Hampton Township SD comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 2,567 students; Hampton MS is among them.
On demographics, Hampton MS lists that nearly all students (93%) are White. The remainder consists of 2% Asian, 2% multiracial. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 76%.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.8:1. The state averages around 13.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 18% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Allegheny County (around 54%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.
With demographic context factored in, Hampton MS performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 69.8%, the actual is 74.8%, a residual of +4.9 points.
In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Allegheny County) logs that median household income runs about $78,548, roughly 46% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Allegheny County runs 277 public schools (combined enrollment of about 141,392 students), of which Hampton MS is one.
Nearest neighbor: Hampton HS, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Hampton MS. On composite proficiency, Hampton MS comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 84.8%.
The school occupies a commuter-belt site.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 13%: 698 students in 2018 compared to 606 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 today.
On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Hampton Township SD
- Hampton HSHigh · 865 students
- Central El SchElementary · 456 students
- Wyland El SchElementary · 358 students
- Poff El SchElementary · 282 students
Other schools in Allison Park
- Hampton HSHigh · 865 students
- Central El SchElementary · 456 students
- Wyland El SchElementary · 358 students
- Hosack El SchElementary · 348 students
- Burchfield Primary SchElementary · 339 students
- A W Beattie Career CenterHigh · 7 students
Nearby schools
- Hampton HS0.4 mi · 865
- Poff El Sch1.4 mi · 282
- Central El Sch1.5 mi · 456
- Wyland El Sch2.5 mi · 358
- Hance El Sch2.8 mi · 406
- Burchfield Primary Sch2.8 mi · 339
Frequently asked questions
About Hampton MSHow many students attend Hampton MS?
Hampton MS enrolls approximately 606 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Hampton MS serve?
Hampton MS serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hampton MS?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hampton MS is approximately 11.8:1 (51 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hampton MS?
At Hampton MS, the student body is approximately 93% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Hampton MS in?
Hampton MS is part of Hampton Township SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.