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Enrollment
541
Middle
DISTRICT 364 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YOUGH SD·NCES 422115004508
Yough Intrmd/MS School
171 Route 31, Ruffsdale, PA 15679 · (724) 872-5164 · Westmoreland County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL541 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 27% of Pennsylvania public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
12.4:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
278 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 5 | 130 | 24% |
| Grade 6 | 129 | 24% |
| Grade 7 | 140 | 26% |
| Grade 8 | 142 | 26% |
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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
Yough Intrmd/MS School→Yough SHS
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Yough SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
41.9%
PA avg 51.1% . -14.7pp since 2023
Math
26.8%
PA avg 43.0% . -0.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 15 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.9% | 26.8% |
| 2023-24 | 56.6% | 27.7% |
% 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
41.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.6%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Yough Intrmd/MS School
Yough Intrmd/MS School's state test result (41.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yough Intrmd/MS School this school | 541 | 51.4% | 41.2% |
| Fort LeBoeuf Middle School Waterford | 471 | 51.2% | 60.8% |
| West Hempfield Middle School Irwin | 546 | 47.1% | 52.8% |
| Selinsgrove Area Middle School Selinsgrove | 532 | 50.2% | 51.1% |
| Tyrone Area Middle School Tyrone | 489 | 56.4% | 43.9% |
| Huntingdon Area Middle School Huntingdon | 419 | 49.9% | 44.3% |
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 Yough Intrmd/MS School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Westmoreland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.2% | #328 of 479 | #15 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.8% | #363 of 513 ▲ 3 | #16 of 19 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.9% | #377 of 513 ▼ 123 | #18 of 19 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 541 | #272 of 522 | #7 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #193 of 486 | #6 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.3% | #442 of 486 | #14 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.4% | #246 of 510 | #7 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.9% | #290 of 332 | #10 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
541
-27 (-5%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 671
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 541 | 43.6 | 12.4:1 | 51% (278) |
| 2023-24 | 565 | 43.1 | 13.1:1 | 49% (278) |
| 2022-23 | 576 | 43.1 | 13.4:1 | 46% (263) |
| 2020-21 | 568 | 43 | 13.2:1 | 52% (293) |
| 2017-18 | 557 | 45.7 | 12.2:1 | 51% (283) |
| 2015-16 | 642 | 50 | 12.8:1 | 41% (265) |
| 2010-11 | 719 | 47 | 15.3:1 | 40% (288) |
| 2000-01 | 657 | 40 | 16.4:1 | 29% (191) |
| 1990-91 | 671 | 40 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Yough Intrmd/MS School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (557 to 541); teachers down 5% (45.7 to 43.6).
About Yough Intrmd/MS School
Yough Intrmd/MS School operates as a medium-sized middle-grades school in Ruffsdale, Pennsylvania. The school enrolls 541 students, from grades 5 through 8.
Across its 5 schools, Yough SD enrolls 1,818 students. Yough Intrmd/MS School is one of those schools.
Yough Intrmd/MS School enrolls a student body that is 93% White. It is also 5% multiracial. For comparison, Westmoreland County is about 92% White. By the diversity index, Yough Intrmd/MS School comes in at 13%.
Yough Intrmd/MS School operates with 43.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 12.4:1. That ratio is under the 13.2:1 average for middle schools in Pennsylvania. Yough Intrmd/MS School reports 51% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Westmoreland County, the average is about the same, 53%.
Measured against Pennsylvania public middle schools, Yough Intrmd/MS School receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Yough Intrmd/MS School is 55.6%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 41.2%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Westmoreland County, median household income is about $74,109, roughly 33% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. The public schools of Westmoreland County number 85 and enroll about 41,302.
Mendon Elementary School is the public school closest to Yough Intrmd/MS School, about 0.1 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. On average proficiency, Yough Intrmd/MS School is 6th of 7 nearby schools with test data.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Fringe: the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Yough Intrmd/MS School saw enrollment fall 5% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Yough Intrmd/MS School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Yough SD
- Yough SHSHigh · 592 students
- H W Good Elementary SchoolElementary · 270 students
- Mendon Elementary SchoolElementary · 234 students
- West Newton Elementary SchoolElementary · 181 students
Nearby schools
- Mendon Elementary School0.1 mi · 234
- Stanwood Elementary School4.9 mi · 518
- Southmoreland SHS5.0 mi · 566
- Central Westmoreland Career and Technology Center5.0 mi · 5
- Southmoreland Primary Center5.1 mi · 277
- West Newton Elementary School5.2 mi · 181
Frequently asked questions
About Yough Intrmd/MS SchoolHow large is Yough Intrmd/MS School?
Yough Intrmd/MS School enrolls approximately 541 students in grades 05-08.
Is Yough Intrmd/MS School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Yough Intrmd/MS School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Yough Intrmd/MS School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Yough Intrmd/MS School is approximately 12.4:1 (44 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Yough Intrmd/MS School?
At Yough Intrmd/MS School, the student body is approximately 93% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Two or more.
Is Yough Intrmd/MS School public or private?
Yough Intrmd/MS School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Yough SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.