Enrollment
128
Middle
DISTRICT 217 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONESSEN CITY SD·NCES 421560000087
Monessen Middle School
1245 State Rd, Monessen, PA 15062 · (724) 684-7100 · Westmoreland County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL128 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 6% of Pennsylvania public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
8.6:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
119 students
DISTRICT 86% · 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 | 44 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 46 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 38 | 30% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
Monessen Middle School→Monessen SHS
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Monessen City SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
21.7%
PA avg 51.1% . -5.9pp since 2023
Math
5.8%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 6 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 21.7% | 5.8% |
| 2023-24 | 27.6% | 4.1% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
15.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.8%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-22.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 38% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Monessen Middle School
Monessen Middle School's state test result (15.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monessen Middle School this school | 128 | 93.0% | 15.1% |
| Lafayette Middle School Uniontown | 150 | 96.0% | 26.5% |
| Washington Junior High School Washington | 205 | 96.6% | 32.0% |
| Pittsburgh Schiller 6-8 Pittsburgh | 260 | 100.0% | 36.7% |
| Rochester Middle School Rochester | 181 | 96.1% | 35.8% |
| Beaver Falls Middle School Beaver Falls | 360 | 95.8% | 35.8% |
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 Monessen Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Westmoreland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.1% | #464 of 479 | #18 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 5.8% | #493 of 513 ▲ 5 | #19 of 19 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.7% | #479 of 513 ▼ 5 | #19 of 19 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 128 | #512 of 522 | #19 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.0% | #151 of 510 | #3 of 19 |
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
128
-31 (-19%) vs 2020
-53% since 2000-01, when it was 272
Student : Teacher
8.6:1
was 10.6:1
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 | 128 | 14.8 | 8.6:1 | 93% (119) |
| 2023-24 | 152 | 15.4 | 9.8:1 | 78% (119) |
| 2022-23 | 136 | 16.1 | 8.5:1 | 80% (109) |
| 2020-21 | 159 | 15 | 10.6:1 | 98% (156) |
| 2017-18 | 162 | 15 | 10.8:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 198 | 16 | 12.4:1 | 98% (195) |
| 2010-11 | 199 | 17 | 11.7:1 | 63% (125) |
| 2000-01 | 272 | 14 | 19.4:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Monessen Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (162 to 128); teachers down 1% (15 to 14.8).
About Monessen Middle School
Monessen Middle School is classified as a middle school. It is located in Monessen, Pennsylvania. The school has 128 students in 2024-25 across grades 6 through 8. By comparison, middle schools in Pennsylvania enroll about 594 students on average.
Monessen City SD is the local district for Monessen Middle School. It runs 3 schools with 651 students.
Black students make up 39% of enrollment at Monessen Middle School, the largest share of any group. Other reported shares: 38% White, 16% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. That compares with about 3% Black among all Westmoreland County residents. A diversity index of 68% means there is a 68% chance two randomly chosen students at Monessen Middle School are from different groups.
Monessen Middle School reports a ratio of 8.6 students per teacher, from 14.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across middle schools in Pennsylvania, the average ratio is 13.2:1. Lunch program data show 93% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The 53% average for public schools in Westmoreland County is 40 points lower.
On the allk12 Grade, Monessen Middle School lands at D, ahead of 6% of Pennsylvania public middle schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. Monessen Middle School posts 15.1% against a 37.8% prediction, a bottom-10% result in Pennsylvania.
In the wider Westmoreland County area, the median household earns about $74,109 a year, about 33% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Across Westmoreland County, 85 public schools serve about 41,302 students.
Monessen SHS sits less than a tenth of a mile from Monessen Middle School. Monessen Middle School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Monessen Middle School comes in 7th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Monessen Middle School has an NCES locale of Rural: Fringe.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 128, down from 159 in 2020-21. The school's ratio dropped from 10.6:1 to 8.6:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The Monessen Middle School discussion page is a place for fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Westmoreland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
352,500
Census ACS
Median income
$74,109
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
85
41,302 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Monessen City SD
- Monessen El CenterElementary · 330 students
- Monessen SHSHigh · 193 students
Other schools in Monessen
- Monessen El CenterElementary · 330 students
- Monessen SHSHigh · 193 students
Nearby schools
- Monessen SHS0.0 mi · 193
- Monessen El Center1.2 mi · 330
- Mon Valley Career and Technology Center1.6 mi · 9
- Marion Elementary School2.7 mi · 635
- Belle Vernon Area Middle School2.8 mi · 386
- Charleroi Area High School2.8 mi · 450
Frequently asked questions
About Monessen Middle SchoolHow many students attend Monessen Middle School?
Monessen Middle School enrolls approximately 128 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Monessen Middle School serve?
Monessen Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Monessen Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Monessen Middle School is approximately 8.6:1 (15 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Monessen Middle School?
Monessen Middle School reports a student body of 38% White, 6% Hispanic, 39% Black, 1% Asian, 16% Two or more.
Who oversees Monessen Middle School?
Monessen Middle School is overseen by Monessen City SD in Westmoreland County.
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