Enrollment
321
Middle
DISTRICT 473 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH ALLEGHENY SD·NCES 422191007668
South Allegheny Middle School
2743 Washington Blvd, McKeesport, PA 15133 · (412) 675-3070 · Allegheny County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL321 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 31% of Pennsylvania public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
12.7:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
104%
334 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 | 101 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 100 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 120 | 37% |
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · 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
South Allegheny Middle School→South Allegheny High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within South Allegheny SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
35.3%
PA avg 51.1% . -5.3pp since 2023
Math
16.3%
PA avg 43.0% . +2.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.3% | 16.3% |
| 2023-24 | 40.6% | 14.1% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
29.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.0%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 →
Where South Allegheny Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Allegheny County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #417 of 479 | #38 of 47 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.3% | #432 of 513 ▲ 14 | #39 of 51 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.3% | #419 of 513 ▼ 3 | #40 of 51 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 321 | #417 of 522 | #41 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #221 of 486 | #27 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.9% | #183 of 486 | #16 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 104% | #37 of 510 | #5 of 51 |
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
321
-5 (-2%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 321 | 25.3 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 334 | 24.3 | 13.7:1 | 100% (334) |
| 2022-23 | 313 | 23.9 | 13.1:1 | 100% (312) |
| 2020-21 | 326 | 25 | 13.0:1 | 99% (323) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Allegheny Middle School.
About South Allegheny Middle School
A low-enrollment middle school in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, South Allegheny Middle School is part of South Allegheny SD. The school counted 321 students in 2024-25, covering grades 6 through 8. The school is 46% below the average for middle schools in Pennsylvania.
South Allegheny SD enrolls 1,420 students in 3 schools, including South Allegheny Middle School.
White students are 71% of those enrolled at South Allegheny Middle School. Other reported shares: 15% Black, 10% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 46%.
With 25.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 12.7:1. It is about the same as the 13.2:1 average for middle schools in Pennsylvania.
South Allegheny Middle School earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 31% of Pennsylvania public middle schools.
A school with South Allegheny Middle School's lunch-eligibility share in Pennsylvania is predicted to score 33.0%. South Allegheny Middle School scores 29.0%, 4.0 points below that line.
In the surrounding county, Allegheny County, the median household earns about $78,548 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 46%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Counting South Allegheny Middle School, Allegheny County has 277 public schools.
South Allegheny High School is less than a tenth of a mile from South Allegheny Middle School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Among the 6 closest schools with test data, this one included, South Allegheny Middle School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 326 in 2020-21, 321 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for South Allegheny Middle School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 South Allegheny SD
- South Allegheny Elementary SchoolElementary · 635 students
- South Allegheny High SchoolHigh · 464 students
Other schools in McKeesport
- McKeesport Area SHSHigh · 966 students
- Francis McClure Elementary SchoolElementary · 668 students
- Founders Hall Middle SchoolMiddle · 642 students
- Twin Rivers Elementary SchoolElementary · 607 students
- South Allegheny High SchoolHigh · 464 students
- Propel CS-McKeesportElementary · 302 students
Nearby schools
- South Allegheny High School0.0 mi · 464
- South Allegheny Elementary School0.7 mi · 635
- Twin Rivers Elementary School1.5 mi · 607
- Propel CS-McKeesport1.8 mi · 302
- Young Scholars of Greater Allegheny CS2.0 mi · 316
- Clairton Elementary School2.3 mi · 348
Frequently asked questions
About South Allegheny Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at South Allegheny Middle School?
South Allegheny Middle School enrolls approximately 321 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does South Allegheny Middle School serve?
South Allegheny Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at South Allegheny Middle School?
Approximately 12.7:1 students per teacher at South Allegheny Middle School.
How diverse is South Allegheny Middle School?
South Allegheny Middle School reports a student body of 71% White, 4% Hispanic, 15% Black, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees South Allegheny Middle School?
South Allegheny Middle School is overseen by South Allegheny SD in Allegheny County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.