West Allegheny MS

West Allegheny MS, a mid-tier middle school in Imperial, Pennsylvania, run under West Allegheny SD, hosts 796 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 34% above the state mean of about 594.

Within West Allegheny SD, which oversees 5 schools and 3,469 students, West Allegheny MS is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, West Allegheny MS lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (85%); the rest breaks down as 6% multiracial, 3% Asian, 3% Black, 3% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 76% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, West Allegheny MS has 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.2:1, putting West Allegheny MS higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 28% of students at West Allegheny MS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Allegheny County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, West Allegheny MS performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 65.7%, the actual is 74.0%, a residual of +8.3 points.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Allegheny County indicate the typical household earns roughly $78,548 per year, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. West Allegheny MS is one of 277 public schools in Allegheny County (combined enrollment of about 141,392 students).

Nearest neighbor: West Allegheny SHS, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around West Allegheny MS. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), West Allegheny MS ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 77.8%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at West Allegheny MS has remained close to its prior level, going from 783 students in 2018 to 796 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 93% to 85% over that span.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.