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Chambersburg Area Ms - South Middle School
1151 East Mckinley St
Chambersburg PA, 17201, Franklin County
Phone: 717-261-3385
Ranking: 
(1,787 out of 2,311, bottom 23%)*
(1,787 out of 2,311, bottom 23%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Chambersburg 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: | 70 | 68 | 65 | 77 | 80 | 81 | 79 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,024 | 1,050 | 1,024 | 1,365 | 1,334 | 1,319 | 1,407 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 324 | 31.6% | 333 | 31.7% | 349 | 34.1% | 682 | 50.0% | 666 | 49.9% | 662 | 50.2% | 674 | 47.9% |
| Grade 7: | 330 | 32.2% | 368 | 35.0% | 347 | 33.9% | 679 | 49.7% | 668 | 50.1% | 657 | 49.8% | 664 | 47.2% |
| Grade 8: | 370 | 36.1% | 348 | 33.1% | 328 | 32.0% | 4 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 13 | 0.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 526 | 51.4% | 543 | 51.7% | 517 | 50.5% | 684 | 50.1% | 610 | 45.7% | 625 | 47.4% | 739 | 52.5% |
| Female: | 498 | 48.6% | 507 | 48.3% | 507 | 49.5% | 681 | 49.9% | 642 | 48.1% | 599 | 45.4% | 664 | 47.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 10 | 1.0% | 11 | 1.0% | 11 | 1.1% | 17 | 1.2% | 13 | 1.0% | 11 | 0.8% | 16 | 1.1% |
| Hispanic: | 175 | 17.1% | 173 | 16.5% | 170 | 16.6% | 180 | 13.2% | 156 | 11.7% | 123 | 9.3% | 135 | 9.6% |
| Black: | 99 | 9.7% | 105 | 10.0% | 84 | 8.2% | 102 | 7.5% | 109 | 8.2% | 105 | 8.0% | 182 | 12.9% |
| White: | 692 | 67.6% | 709 | 67.5% | 707 | 69.0% | 1,001 | 73.3% | 980 | 73.5% | 991 | 75.1% | 1,073 | 76.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 46 | 4.5% | 48 | 4.6% | 48 | 4.7% | 61 | 4.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 457 | 44.6% | 410 | 39.0% | 372 | 36.3% | 476 | 34.9% | 436 | 32.7% | 340 | 25.8% | 353 | 25.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 90 | 8.8% | 76 | 7.2% | 87 | 8.5% | 132 | 9.7% | 105 | 7.9% | 121 | 9.2% | 120 | 8.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.69 | 15.50 | 15.83 | 17.81 | 16.66 | 16.30 | 17.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 59.2% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 59.9% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 60.4% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 65.7% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 67.3% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 69.3% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 65.3% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 64% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 57.7% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 58.5% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 67.5% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 63.3% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 61.3% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 56.9% | 68.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.8% | 66.9% | 66.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 65.7% | 67.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 63.5% | 70.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 66.3% | 75.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 75.7% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 72.3% | 78.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 73.6% | 80.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 65% | 64.7% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 64.9% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 64.9% | 70% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.4% | 66.4% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 70.6% | 73.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 67.1% | 76% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 76% | 76% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 70% | 71.4% | 76.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 80.6% | 79.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 62.7% | 59.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 81.2% | 72.7% |
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* Chambersburg Area Ms - South Middle School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.