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How has Southmoreland MS changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
410
Middle
DISTRICT 450 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTHMORELAND SD·NCES 422241006978
Southmoreland Middle School
200 Scottie Way, Scottdale, PA 15683 · (724) 887-2029 · Westmoreland County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL410 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% of Pennsylvania public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
13.4:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
250 students
DISTRICT 61% · 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 | 134 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 138 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 138 | 34% |
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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
Southmoreland Middle School→Southmoreland SHS
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Southmoreland SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
52.9%
PA avg 51.1% . -5.7pp since 2023
Math
48.4%
PA avg 43.0% . -3.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 down about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.9% | 48.4% |
| 2023-24 | 58.6% | 51.5% |
% 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
52.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Southmoreland Middle School
Southmoreland Middle School's state test result (52.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southmoreland Middle School this school | 410 | 61.0% | 52.4% |
| Jersey Shore Area Middle School Jersey Shore | 466 | 59.0% | 51.0% |
| Wattsburg Area Middle School Erie | 383 | 64.0% | 53.8% |
| Chestnut Ridge Middle School Fishertown | 424 | 54.7% | 55.8% |
| Rock L Butler Middle School Wellsboro | 433 | 54.7% | 59.8% |
| Tyrone Area Middle School Tyrone | 489 | 56.4% | 43.9% |
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 Southmoreland Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Westmoreland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.4% | #182 of 479 | #9 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.4% | #131 of 513 ▼ 34 | #8 of 19 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.9% | #240 of 513 ▼ 7 | #12 of 19 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 410 | #366 of 522 | #13 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #288 of 486 | #9 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.9% | #443 of 486 | #15 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.0% | #194 of 510 | #6 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.1% | #303 of 332 | #11 of 11 |
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
410
-47 (-10%) vs 2020
-12% since 2010-11, when it was 465
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 410 | 30.5 | 13.4:1 | 61% (250) |
| 2023-24 | 420 | 29.5 | 14.2:1 | 60% (250) |
| 2022-23 | 414 | 30.3 | 13.7:1 | 54% (224) |
| 2020-21 | 457 | 34 | 13.4:1 | 54% (247) |
| 2017-18 | 419 | 38 | 11.0:1 | 51% (213) |
| 2015-16 | 419 | 38 | 11.0:1 | 50% (211) |
| 2010-11 | 465 | 33 | 14.1:1 | 43% (199) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Southmoreland Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (419 to 410); teachers down 20% (38 to 30.5).
About Southmoreland Middle School
Southmoreland Middle School, a small middle school, is located in Scottdale, Pennsylvania. It reports enrollment of 410 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts enrollment 31% below the 594-student average for middle schools in Pennsylvania.
Southmoreland Middle School is one of 4 schools in Southmoreland SD, which enrolls 1,801 students in total.
A large majority of enrollment at Southmoreland Middle School is White, at 93%. The school is also 5% multiracial. Among Westmoreland County residents, the White share is about 92%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Southmoreland Middle School scores 13%.
Its ratio of 13.4:1 is based on 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among middle schools in Pennsylvania is similar, at 13.2:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 61%.
Southmoreland Middle School holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 71% of Pennsylvania public middle schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 51.5% at Southmoreland Middle School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 52.4%.
In the surrounding county, Westmoreland County, median household income comes to about $74,109, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 33% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county has 85 public schools and about 41,302 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Southmoreland Elementary School, is less than a tenth of a mile. Other public schools within five miles: 5. Ranked by average proficiency, Southmoreland Middle School places 2nd out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
The school is in a town close to an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Fringe).
Enrollment figures show a decline of 47 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
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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 Southmoreland SD
- Southmoreland SHSHigh · 566 students
- Southmoreland Elementary SchoolElementary · 548 students
- Southmoreland Primary CenterElementary · 277 students
Other schools in Scottdale
- Southmoreland Elementary SchoolElementary · 548 students
Nearby schools
- Southmoreland Elementary School0.0 mi · 548
- Southmoreland Primary Center1.9 mi · 277
- Southmoreland SHS2.1 mi · 566
- Ramsay Elementary School3.6 mi · 396
- Bullskin Elementary School3.9 mi · 430
- Mount Pleasant Area High School5.7 mi · 597
Frequently asked questions
About Southmoreland Middle SchoolHow large is Southmoreland Middle School?
Southmoreland Middle School enrolls approximately 410 students in grades 06-08.
Is Southmoreland Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Southmoreland Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Southmoreland Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Southmoreland Middle School is approximately 13.4:1 (31 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Southmoreland Middle School?
Southmoreland Middle School reports a student body of 93% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Southmoreland Middle School?
Southmoreland Middle School is overseen by Southmoreland SD in Westmoreland County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.