Southmoreland MS

Southmoreland MS operates as a cozy middle school in Scottdale, Pennsylvania, operated by Southmoreland SD. Current enrollment sits at 410 students spanning grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 594 students per school, that is 31% leaner than typical.

Southmoreland SD comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,801 students; Southmoreland MS is among them.

On demographics, Southmoreland MS reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (93%). Beyond that, the school lists 5% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 61% of students at Southmoreland MS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Southmoreland MS performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 51.5%, the actual is 52.4%, a residual of +0.9 points.

Around the school, census data for Westmoreland County shows median household income runs about $74,109, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Westmoreland County's 85 public schools (combined enrollment of about 41,302 students), Southmoreland MS is one campus in the mix.

Southmoreland El Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Southmoreland MS comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 47.3%.

Southmoreland MS operates from a small-town location.

Looking at the recent track record. Southmoreland MS's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 419 (now 410). Class-load math has rose: from 11.0:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.