Berwick Area Middle School
1100 Evergreen Dr
Berwick PA, 18603, Columbia County
Phone: 570-759-6400
Ranking: 
(1,604 out of 2,311, bottom 31%)*
(1,604 out of 2,311, bottom 31%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Berwick Area School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 52 | 52 | 52 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 63 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 663 | 708 | 745 | 758 | 795 | 847 | 872 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 217 | 32.7% | 224 | 31.6% | 251 | 33.7% | 230 | 30.3% | 238 | 29.9% | 266 | 31.4% | 272 | 31.2% |
| Grade 7: | 219 | 33.0% | 247 | 34.9% | 238 | 31.9% | 247 | 32.6% | 282 | 35.5% | 281 | 33.2% | 285 | 32.7% |
| Grade 8: | 227 | 34.2% | 237 | 33.5% | 249 | 33.4% | 277 | 36.5% | 274 | 34.5% | 300 | 35.4% | 315 | 36.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 363 | 54.8% | 367 | 51.8% | 400 | 53.7% | 404 | 53.3% | 420 | 52.8% | 445 | 52.5% | 462 | 53.0% |
| Female: | 300 | 45.2% | 341 | 48.2% | 345 | 46.3% | 354 | 46.7% | 367 | 46.2% | 394 | 46.5% | 406 | 46.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 6 | 0.9% | 10 | 1.4% | 8 | 1.1% | 4 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.5% | 6 | 0.7% |
| Hispanic: | 40 | 6.0% | 31 | 4.4% | 31 | 4.2% | 24 | 3.2% | 23 | 2.9% | 27 | 3.2% | 21 | 2.4% |
| Black: | 20 | 3.0% | 24 | 3.4% | 20 | 2.7% | 23 | 3.0% | 19 | 2.4% | 22 | 2.6% | 22 | 2.5% |
| White: | 593 | 89.4% | 640 | 90.4% | 685 | 91.9% | 707 | 93.3% | 751 | 94.5% | 794 | 93.7% | 821 | 94.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 4 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 280 | 42.2% | 299 | 42.2% | 290 | 38.9% | 250 | 33.0% | 260 | 32.7% | 244 | 28.8% | 235 | 26.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 60 | 9.0% | 55 | 7.8% | 55 | 7.4% | 72 | 9.5% | 85 | 10.7% | 89 | 10.5% | 95 | 10.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.70 | 13.53 | 14.37 | 13.76 | 12.96 | 12.00 | 13.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 74.3% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 71.9% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 75.7% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 78.6% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 80.5% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 80.6% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 78% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 62.5% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 52.1% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 62.7% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 62.6% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 62% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 65.5% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 64.9% | 68.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 77.8% | 66.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 77.1% | 67.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 73% | 72.5% | 70.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 70.1% | 75.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 77.1% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 78.8% | 78.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 82.7% | 80.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 62.1% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 63.5% | 70% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 64.3% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 62% | 73.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 65.5% | 76% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 78.2% | 76% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 54% | 54% | 51.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 52.8% | 52.8% | 57.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 69.1% | 62.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 68.4% | 62.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 72.8% | 67.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 70.4% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.4% | 66.2% | 71.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 68.9% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 70.7% | 76.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 74% | 73.7% | 76.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 63.6% | 63.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 61.9% | 68.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 57.9% | 64.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 63.9% | 70.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 72.4% | 75% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 73.5% | 78.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 74.3% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 69.6% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 68.5% | 81.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 73% | 79.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 51.9% | 51.6% | 52.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 41.8% | 41.6% | 54.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 42.7% | 42.5% | 57.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 46.2% | 46% | 58.3% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 54.3% | 59.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 71.8% | 66.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 71.5% | 71.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.2% | 59.6% | 69.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 47.7% | 47.8% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 54.9% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 49.8% | 49.2% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 51.3% | 51.5% | 72.7% |
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* Berwick Area Middle School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.