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Charles A Huston Middle School
1020 Puckety Church Rd
New Kensington PA, 15068, Westmoreland County
Phone: 724-334-1443
Ranking: 
(898 out of 2,311, top 39%)*
(898 out of 2,311, top 39%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Burrell 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: | 29 | 29 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 424 | 431 | 447 | 462 | 463 | 456 | 474 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 148 | 34.9% | 149 | 34.6% | 133 | 29.8% | 155 | 33.5% | 163 | 35.2% | 161 | 35.3% | 153 | 32.3% |
| Grade 7: | 151 | 35.6% | 127 | 29.5% | 155 | 34.7% | 160 | 34.6% | 151 | 32.6% | 140 | 30.7% | 156 | 32.9% |
| Grade 8: | 125 | 29.5% | 155 | 36.0% | 159 | 35.6% | 147 | 31.8% | 149 | 32.2% | 155 | 34.0% | 165 | 34.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 196 | 46.2% | 208 | 48.3% | 214 | 47.9% | 226 | 48.9% | 216 | 46.7% | 228 | 50.0% | 253 | 53.4% |
| Female: | 228 | 53.8% | 223 | 51.7% | 233 | 52.1% | 236 | 51.1% | 230 | 49.7% | 219 | 48.0% | 217 | 45.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 5 | 1.2% | 8 | 1.9% | 5 | 1.1% | 7 | 1.5% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% |
| Hispanic: | 6 | 1.4% | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Black: | 5 | 1.2% | 5 | 1.2% | 10 | 2.2% | 16 | 3.5% | 16 | 3.5% | 17 | 3.7% | 10 | 2.1% |
| White: | 401 | 94.6% | 406 | 94.2% | 421 | 94.2% | 430 | 93.1% | 434 | 93.7% | 434 | 95.2% | 459 | 96.8% |
| 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: | 6 | 1.4% | 8 | 1.9% | 7 | 1.6% | 6 | 1.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 91 | 21.5% | 93 | 21.6% | 91 | 20.4% | 97 | 21.0% | 75 | 16.2% | 67 | 14.7% | 81 | 17.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 21 | 5.0% | 26 | 6.0% | 38 | 8.5% | 25 | 5.4% | 47 | 10.2% | 33 | 7.2% | 30 | 6.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.52 | 14.82 | 13.36 | 15.35 | 15.42 | 14.50 | 15.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 70.4% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 64.1% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 71.6% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 74.2% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 73.1% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 67.9% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 76.9% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 71% | 70.5% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 68.9% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 68.2% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 71.2% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 77.8% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 75.6% | 68.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 81.8% | 66.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 69.1% | 67.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 82.2% | 70.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 81.6% | 75.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 76.3% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 73.4% | 78.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 79.6% | 80.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79.2% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 82.9% | 70% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 77.2% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 81.5% | 73.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 81.9% | 76% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 80.3% | 76% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 62.1% | 51.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 64.9% | 57.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 64.6% | 62.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 73% | 72.7% | 62.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 79.4% | 67.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 82.8% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 84.9% | 71.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.6% | 85.6% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 79.6% | 76.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 81.5% | 76.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 84.9% | 63.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 68.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 69.4% | 64.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 85.2% | 70.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 90.6% | 75% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 92.4% | 78.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 90.8% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 85.9% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 87.4% | 81.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 84.4% | 79.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 64.1% | 52.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 69.3% | 54.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.4% | 62.4% | 57.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 59% | 58.3% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 63.4% | 59.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 84.3% | 66.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 78% | 71.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 82.7% | 69.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 75.6% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 74.5% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 51.8% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 56% | 56% | 72.7% |
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* Charles A Huston Middle School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.