Enrollment
342
Middle
DISTRICT 378 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MCGUFFEY SD·NCES 421488006976
McGuffey Middle School
86 McGuffey Drive, Claysville, PA 15323 · (724) 948-3323 · Washington County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL342 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 38% of Pennsylvania public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
12.0:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
177 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 117 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 115 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 110 | 32% |
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · 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
McGuffey Middle School→McGuffey High School
Based on grade levels within McGuffey SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
50.9%
PA avg 51.1% . -2.0pp since 2023
Math
42.0%
PA avg 43.0% . +9.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 10 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.9% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.9% | 32.2% |
% 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
45.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.4%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 McGuffey Middle School
McGuffey Middle School's state test result (45.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McGuffey Middle School this school | 342 | 51.8% | 45.5% |
| Mohawk Junior High School New Castle | 329 | 50.5% | 51.2% |
| Philipsburg-Osceola Area Middle School Philipsburg | 372 | 53.2% | 46.5% |
| Line Mountain Middle School Herndon | 319 | 49.8% | 36.7% |
| Spring Cove Middle School Roaring Spring | 363 | 55.1% | 35.8% |
| Bellwood Antis Middle School Bellwood | 332 | 47.6% | 49.0% |
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 McGuffey Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #278 of 479 | #6 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #193 of 513 ▲ 116 | #5 of 11 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.9% | #266 of 513 ▲ 38 | #8 of 11 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 342 | #404 of 522 | #7 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #151 of 486 | #3 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.9% | #473 of 486 | #10 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.8% | #241 of 510 | #5 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.7% | #165 of 332 | #3 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
342
-21 (-6%) vs 2020
-51% since 1990-91, when it was 699
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 342 | 28.5 | 12.0:1 | 52% (177) |
| 2023-24 | 345 | 27.7 | 12.5:1 | 51% (177) |
| 2022-23 | 343 | 31.8 | 10.8:1 | 47% (160) |
| 2020-21 | 363 | 27 | 13.4:1 | 39% (142) |
| 2017-18 | 383 | 30.9 | 12.4:1 | 49% (188) |
| 2015-16 | 371 | 33 | 11.2:1 | 45% (167) |
| 2010-11 | 486 | 38 | 12.8:1 | 38% (183) |
| 2000-01 | 405 | 30 | 13.5:1 | 31% (124) |
| 1990-91 | 699 | 46 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McGuffey Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (383 to 342); teachers down 8% (30.9 to 28.5).
About McGuffey Middle School
McGuffey Middle School is classified as a middle school. It is located in Claysville, Pennsylvania. The grade span is 6 through 8, and enrollment is 342 students. An average school in this group (middle schools in Pennsylvania) has about 594 students.
McGuffey Middle School falls under McGuffey SD, which has 4 schools enrolling 1,513 students.
Most students at McGuffey Middle School are White: 96% of enrollment. By the diversity index, McGuffey Middle School comes in at 8%.
The teaching staff at McGuffey Middle School is 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 12.0:1. That ratio is under the 13.2:1 average for middle schools in Pennsylvania. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 52%.
McGuffey Middle School is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 38% of Pennsylvania public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
McGuffey Middle School is 9.9 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (45.5% versus 55.4%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Pennsylvania.
Within Washington County, median household income is about $78,958, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Washington County number 56 and enroll about 26,079.
The closest public school to McGuffey Middle School is McGuffey High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles number 3. McGuffey Middle School comes in 6th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Rural: Fringe, means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
McGuffey Middle School had 363 students in 2020-21 and 342 in 2024-25, a 6% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 13.4:1 to 12.0:1.
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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 McGuffey SD
- McGuffey High SchoolHigh · 494 students
- Claysville Elementary SchoolElementary · 478 students
- Joe Walker Elementary SchoolElementary · 199 students
Other schools in Claysville
- McGuffey High SchoolHigh · 494 students
- Claysville Elementary SchoolElementary · 478 students
Nearby schools
- McGuffey High School0.0 mi · 494
- Claysville Elementary School3.2 mi · 478
- Joe Walker Elementary School4.2 mi · 199
- Trinity Intermediate School5.3 mi · 535
- Trinity Middle School5.3 mi · 759
- Trinity North Elementary School5.4 mi · 232
Frequently asked questions
About McGuffey Middle SchoolHow many students attend McGuffey Middle School?
McGuffey Middle School enrolls approximately 342 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does McGuffey Middle School serve?
McGuffey Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at McGuffey Middle School?
Approximately 12.0:1 students per teacher at McGuffey Middle School.
How diverse is McGuffey Middle School?
McGuffey Middle School reports a student body of 96% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees McGuffey Middle School?
McGuffey Middle School is overseen by McGuffey SD in Washington County.
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