Enrollment
196
Middle
DISTRICT 286 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH SIDE AREA SD·NCES 422223006937
South Side Middle School
4949 State Route 151, Hookstown, PA 15050 · (724) 573-9581 · Beaver County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL196 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
43 students
DISTRICT 30% · 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 | 77 | 39% |
| Grade 7 | 52 | 27% |
| Grade 8 | 67 | 34% |
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 7% · 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 Side Middle School→South Side High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within South Side Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
56.5%
PA avg 51.1% . +1.3pp since 2023
Math
37.1%
PA avg 43.0% . -1.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.5% | 37.1% |
| 2023-24 | 55.2% | 38.9% |
% 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
48.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.2%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 68% 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 South Side Middle School
South Side Middle School's state test result (48.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Side Middle School this school | 196 | 21.9% | 48.4% |
| Millersburg Area Middle School Millersburg | 211 | 28.9% | 46.0% |
| Beaver Area Middle School Beaver | 291 | 27.8% | 62.2% |
| Fairfield Area Middle School Fairfield | 259 | 33.2% | 42.4% |
| Trafford Middle School Trafford | 354 | 24.0% | 64.6% |
| Palisades Middle School Kintnersville | 308 | 31.5% | 50.0% |
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 South Side Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Beaver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.4% | #235 of 479 | #3 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.1% | #252 of 513 ▼ 31 | #6 of 11 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.5% | #191 of 513 ▲ 87 | #3 of 11 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 196 | #488 of 522 | #10 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.9% | #456 of 510 | #11 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.9% | #81 of 332 | #1 of 7 |
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
196
-20 (-9%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 318
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 9.4:1
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 | 196 | 17.1 | 11.4:1 | 22% (43) |
| 2023-24 | 189 | 18.6 | 10.2:1 | 23% (43) |
| 2022-23 | 203 | 20.5 | 9.9:1 | 23% (47) |
| 2020-21 | 216 | 23 | 9.4:1 | 38% (82) |
| 2017-18 | 236 | 26.1 | 9.1:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 257 | 25 | 10.3:1 | 32% (83) |
| 2010-11 | 296 | 25 | 11.8:1 | 34% (101) |
| 2000-01 | 353 | 22 | 16.1:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 318 | 24 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Side Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (236 to 196); teachers down 34% (26.1 to 17.1).
About South Side Middle School
South Side Middle School is a middle-grades school with a street address in Hookstown, Pennsylvania. Enrollment is 196 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 6 through 8. The average for middle schools in Pennsylvania is about 594 students, so this school is 67% smaller than average.
South Side Area SD includes 3 schools. Together they enroll 858 students.
South Side Middle School's enrollment is 95% White. The next largest groups are 3% multiracial. The school's White share is 9 points above the 87% share among Beaver County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 9% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reports 17.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 11.4 students per teacher. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 13.2:1 average for middle schools in Pennsylvania. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 22%. Among public schools in Beaver County, the average eligibility rate is 55%.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 68.2% for South Side Middle School, given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 48.4%. The 19.8-point gap ranks in the bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools.
Federal survey data for Beaver County show that the median household income is $71,089, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Beaver County is home to 52 public schools and about 31,222 public school students.
South Side High School is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of South Side Middle School, there are 5 other public schools. In a group of 6 nearby schools with scores, South Side Middle School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment has fallen by 20 students since 2020-21, to 196. Students per teacher rose from 9.4 in 2020-21 to 11.4 in 2024-25.
Community posts for South Side Middle School can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Beaver County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
166,324
Census ACS
Median income
$71,089
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
52
31,222 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in South Side Area SD
- South Side Elementary SchoolElementary · 390 students
- South Side High SchoolHigh · 272 students
Other schools in Hookstown
- South Side Elementary SchoolElementary · 390 students
- South Side High SchoolHigh · 272 students
Other South Side Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named South Side Middle. South Side Middle School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- SOUTH SIDE MIDDLE SCHOOLROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY · 806 students
- South Side Middle SchoolColumbiana, OH · 289 students
Nearby schools
- South Side High School0.0 mi · 272
- South Side Elementary School0.1 mi · 390
- Midland Innovation & Technology CS4.2 mi · 126
- Lincoln Park Performing Arts CS4.7 mi · 674
- Pennsylvania Cyber CS4.9 mi · 10,178
- Midland El/MS5.1 mi · 226
Frequently asked questions
About South Side Middle SchoolHow large is South Side Middle School?
South Side Middle School enrolls approximately 196 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does South Side Middle School serve?
South Side Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at South Side Middle School?
Approximately 11.4:1 students per teacher at South Side Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at South Side Middle School?
At South Side Middle School, the student body is approximately 95% White, 1% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees South Side Middle School?
South Side Middle School is overseen by South Side Area SD in Beaver County.
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