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What's the one class at Slippery Rock Area MS every student should take?
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Enrollment
404
Middle
DISTRICT 458 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SLIPPERY ROCK AREA SD·NCES 422166006647
Slippery Rock Area Middle School
201 Kiester Rd, Slippery Rock, PA 16057 · (724) 794-2960 · Butler County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL404 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 86% 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
10.2:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
159 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 | 129 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 130 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 145 | 36% |
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · 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
Slippery Rock Area Middle School→Slippery Rock Area High School
Based on grade levels within Slippery Rock Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
67.7%
PA avg 51.1% . +0.1pp since 2023
Math
55.0%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.7% | 55.0% |
| 2023-24 | 67.6% | 54.0% |
% 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
62.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.7%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Slippery Rock Area Middle School
Slippery Rock Area Middle School's state test result (62.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slippery Rock Area Middle School this school | 404 | 39.4% | 62.6% |
| Southern Columbia Middle School Catawissa | 367 | 38.1% | 60.7% |
| Maple Avenue Middle School Littlestown | 413 | 38.0% | 37.7% |
| Charles A Huston Middle School Lower Burrell | 399 | 42.6% | 35.3% |
| Grove City Area Middle School Grove City | 442 | 42.1% | 53.0% |
| Central Cambria Middle School Ebensburg | 347 | 42.9% | 57.1% |
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 Slippery Rock Area Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Butler County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.6% | #84 of 479 | #4 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #82 of 513 ▼ 4 | #4 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.7% | #90 of 513 ▲ 25 | #4 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 404 | #371 of 522 | #9 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.2:1 | #31 of 486 | #1 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.4% | #457 of 486 | #7 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.4% | #345 of 510 | #2 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.2% | #185 of 332 | #4 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
404
-59 (-13%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 596
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 404 | 39.5 | 10.2:1 | 39% (159) |
| 2023-24 | 422 | 37.8 | 11.2:1 | 38% (159) |
| 2022-23 | 460 | 38.3 | 12.0:1 | 41% (188) |
| 2020-21 | 463 | 39 | 11.9:1 | 38% (174) |
| 2017-18 | 445 | 31.7 | 14.0:1 | 35% (155) |
| 2015-16 | 473 | 31 | 15.3:1 | 36% (170) |
| 2010-11 | 535 | 38 | 14.1:1 | 30% (158) |
| 2000-01 | 600 | 38 | 15.8:1 | 28% (165) |
| 1990-91 | 596 | 36 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Slippery Rock Area Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (445 to 404); teachers up 25% (31.7 to 39.5).
About Slippery Rock Area Middle School
Slippery Rock Area Middle School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a middle school in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania. It serves 404 students in grades 6 through 8. For comparison, middle schools in Pennsylvania average about 594 students.
Slippery Rock Area Middle School is run by Slippery Rock Area SD, whose 4 schools enroll 1,833 students.
Slippery Rock Area Middle School's enrollment is 94% White. The next largest groups are 2% multiracial. County-wide, about 93% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is an 11% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at the school number 39.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 10.2:1. On average, middle schools in Pennsylvania have 13.2:1, compared with 10.2:1 here. The school's lunch program data list 39% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Butler County average 37%.
Measured against Pennsylvania public middle schools, Slippery Rock Area Middle School receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
After adjusting for student poverty, Slippery Rock Area Middle School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 62.6%; the prediction is 60.7%.
Federal survey data for Butler County show that the median household income is $89,843, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Butler County is home to 39 public schools and about 24,616 public school students.
Of nearby public schools, Slippery Rock Area High School is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of Slippery Rock Area Middle School. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Slippery Rock Area Middle School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Slippery Rock Area Middle School is Town: Distant, which covers schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Slippery Rock Area Middle School's enrollment declined from 463 in 2020-21 to 404 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 10.2:1, from 11.9:1.
The Slippery Rock Area 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.
Butler County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
197,254
Census ACS
Median income
$89,843
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
39
24,616 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Slippery Rock Area SD
- Slippery Rock Area High SchoolHigh · 627 students
- Slippery Rock Area Elementary SchoolElementary · 453 students
- Moraine Elementary SchoolElementary · 349 students
Other schools in Slippery Rock
- Slippery Rock Area High SchoolHigh · 627 students
- Slippery Rock Area Elementary SchoolElementary · 453 students
Nearby schools
- Slippery Rock Area High School0.2 mi · 627
- Slippery Rock Area Elementary School1.4 mi · 453
- Grove City Area Middle School6.5 mi · 442
- Hillview Elementary School6.6 mi · 768
- Moniteau JSHS7.5 mi · 511
- Grove City Area High School7.8 mi · 649
Frequently asked questions
About Slippery Rock Area Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Slippery Rock Area Middle School?
Slippery Rock Area Middle School enrolls approximately 404 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Slippery Rock Area Middle School serve?
Slippery Rock Area Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Slippery Rock Area Middle School have?
Slippery Rock Area Middle School employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Slippery Rock Area Middle School?
Student demographics at Slippery Rock Area Middle School are roughly 94% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Slippery Rock Area Middle School in?
Slippery Rock Area Middle School is part of Slippery Rock Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.