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Trinity Middle School
- B+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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 275 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 248 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 236 | 31% |
School pathway
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedWhat this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.7% | 38.9% |
| 2023-24 | 68.0% | 41.8% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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%.
Schools most like Trinity Middle School
Trinity Middle School's state test result (53.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity Middle School this school | 759 | 46.1% | 53.9% |
| Laurel Highlands Middle School Uniontown | 662 | 47.1% | 38.2% |
| Hollidaysburg Area Junior High School Hollidaysburg | 756 | 44.7% | 62.7% |
| Hopewell Junior High School Aliquippa | 657 | 43.1% | 48.0% |
| Indiana Area Junior High School Indiana | 628 | 50.8% | 56.0% |
| Red Lion Area Junior High School Red Lion | 747 | 45.6% | 43.5% |
Where Trinity Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.9% | #166 of 479 | #5 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.9% | #230 of 513 ▼ 42 | #6 of 11 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.7% | #152 of 513 ▼ 41 | #5 of 11 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 759 | #135 of 522 | #3 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #265 of 486 | #5 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.3% | #356 of 486 | #7 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.1% | #292 of 510 | #7 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.1% | #87 of 131 | N/A |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 759 | 57.7 | 13.2:1 | 46% (350) |
| 2023-24 | 761 | 56.4 | 13.5:1 | 46% (350) |
| 2022-23 | 738 | 54.9 | 13.4:1 | 44% (328) |
| 2020-21 | 751 | 56 | 13.4:1 | 35% (266) |
| 2017-18 | 722 | 57.2 | 12.6:1 | 37% (264) |
| 2015-16 | 717 | 58 | 12.4:1 | 39% (277) |
| 2010-11 | 796 | 61 | 13.1:1 | 27% (218) |
| 2000-01 | 917 | 60 | 15.3:1 | 24% (217) |
| 1990-91 | 970 | 72 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (722 to 759); teachers up 1% (57.2 to 57.7).
About Trinity Middle School
Trinity Middle School is a mid-sized middle school with an address in Washington, Pennsylvania. Enrollment stands at 759 students, covering grades 6 through 8. That puts enrollment 28% larger than the 594-student average for middle schools in Pennsylvania.
Trinity Area SD has a total of 7 schools and 3,300 students, Trinity Middle School among them.
The share of students at Trinity Middle School who are White is 87%. Other students are 8% multiracial, 2% Hispanic, and 2% Black. Washington County residents are about 90% White, a similar share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 24, compared with 70 nationally.
A staff of 57.7 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 13.2:1. The average for middle schools in Pennsylvania is about 13.2:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 46%. Public schools in Washington County average a similar 49%.
Among Pennsylvania public middle schools, Trinity Middle School outscored 67%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
Trinity Middle School scores 53.9% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 57.8%.
For Washington County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $78,958 a year, roughly 33% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Trinity Middle School, Washington County has 56 public schools.
Trinity Intermediate School is less than a tenth of a mile from Trinity Middle School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 52.5%, lower than Trinity Middle School's 53.9%.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 759, starting from 751.
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Washington County at a glance
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Related schools
- Trinity SHSHigh · 1,054 students
- Trinity Intermediate SchoolElementary · 535 students
- Trinity West Elementary SchoolElementary · 303 students
- Trinity East Elementary SchoolElementary · 257 students
- Trinity North Elementary SchoolElementary · 232 students
- Trinity South Elementary SchoolElementary · 160 students
- Trinity SHSHigh · 1,054 students
- Washington Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 864 students
- Trinity Intermediate SchoolElementary · 535 students
- Washington High SchoolHigh · 387 students
- Trinity West Elementary SchoolElementary · 303 students
- Trinity East Elementary SchoolElementary · 257 students
One other US public school is named Trinity Middle. Trinity Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- Trinity Middle SchoolArchdale, NC · 544 students
- Trinity Intermediate School0.0 mi · 535
- Trinity West Elementary School0.5 mi · 303
- Trinity SHS1.3 mi · 1,054
- Washington Junior High School1.8 mi · 205
- Washington High School1.8 mi · 387
- Washington Park Elementary School2.4 mi · 864