Butler Area Jhs Middle School
225 East North St
Butler PA, 16001, Butler County
Phone: 724-287-8721
Ranking: 
(797 out of 2,311, top 34%)*
(797 out of 2,311, top 34%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8
School District: Butler Area School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 79 | 82 | 78 | 83 | 84 | 83 | 82 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,188 | 1,223 | 1,172 | 1,153 | 1,208 | 1,266 | 1,259 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 584 | 49.2% | 615 | 50.3% | 600 | 51.2% | 584 | 50.7% | 585 | 48.4% | 629 | 49.7% | 655 | 52.0% |
| Grade 8: | 604 | 50.8% | 608 | 49.7% | 572 | 48.8% | 569 | 49.3% | 623 | 51.6% | 637 | 50.3% | 604 | 48.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 621 | 52.3% | 647 | 52.9% | 622 | 53.1% | 599 | 52.0% | 633 | 52.4% | 682 | 53.9% | 676 | 53.7% |
| Female: | 567 | 47.7% | 576 | 47.1% | 550 | 46.9% | 554 | 48.0% | 567 | 46.9% | 576 | 45.5% | 579 | 46.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 7 | 0.6% | 12 | 1.0% | 9 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 6 | 0.5% | 7 | 0.6% | 12 | 1.0% |
| Hispanic: | 17 | 1.4% | 18 | 1.5% | 14 | 1.2% | 17 | 1.5% | 16 | 1.3% | 13 | 1.0% | 14 | 1.1% |
| Black: | 31 | 2.6% | 39 | 3.2% | 40 | 3.4% | 39 | 3.4% | 33 | 2.7% | 28 | 2.2% | 27 | 2.1% |
| White: | 1,120 | 94.3% | 1,148 | 93.9% | 1,103 | 94.1% | 1,090 | 94.5% | 1,152 | 95.4% | 1,217 | 96.1% | 1,203 | 95.6% |
| 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: | 13 | 1.1% | 5 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.4% | 7 | 0.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 365 | 30.7% | 367 | 30.0% | 326 | 27.8% | 324 | 28.1% | 290 | 24.0% | 265 | 20.9% | 265 | 21.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 40 | 3.4% | 49 | 4.0% | 43 | 3.7% | 48 | 4.2% | 69 | 5.7% | 57 | 4.5% | 85 | 6.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.00 | 15.01 | 14.98 | 13.87 | 14.39 | 15.20 | 15.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 76.9% | 66.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 75.8% | 67.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 74.2% | 70.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 81.1% | 75.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 81.2% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 82.5% | 78.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 88.2% | 80.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 74% | 73.8% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 73.9% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 70.3% | 70% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 76.7% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 72.2% | 73.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.8% | 74.2% | 76% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 78.6% | 76% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 57% | 57% | 51.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.4% | 65.6% | 57.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 71.7% | 62.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 75% | 62.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 74.9% | 67.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 79% | 78.5% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 74.3% | 71.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 81.1% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 85.5% | 76.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 78.8% | 76.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 65.8% | 63.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 73.8% | 68.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 63% | 64.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 78.6% | 70.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 79.1% | 75% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 84.9% | 78.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 82.7% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 84.1% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 85.6% | 81.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 81% | 79.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 65.1% | 52.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.9% | 58.8% | 54.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 63.3% | 57.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 66.9% | 58.3% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 66.8% | 59.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 79.5% | 66.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 88.3% | 71.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 77.3% | 69.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 76.7% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 80.1% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 84.2% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 76.3% | 72.7% |
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* Butler Area Jhs Middle School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.