Derry Area Middle School
994 North Chestnut St Ext
Derry PA, 15627, Westmoreland County
Phone: 724-694-8231
Ranking: (818 out of 2,311, top 35%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Derry 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: | 35 | 38 | 42 | 45 | 47 | 24 | 31 | |||||||
Total Students: | 454 | 510 | 540 | 550 | 570 | 566 | 579 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 140 | 30.8% | 167 | 32.7% | 153 | 28.3% | 188 | 34.2% | 197 | 34.6% | 177 | 31.3% | 195 | 33.7% |
Grade 7: | 162 | 35.7% | 158 | 31.0% | 195 | 36.1% | 192 | 34.9% | 172 | 30.2% | 203 | 35.9% | 187 | 32.3% |
Grade 8: | 152 | 33.5% | 185 | 36.3% | 192 | 35.6% | 170 | 30.9% | 201 | 35.3% | 186 | 32.9% | 197 | 34.0% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 247 | 54.4% | 265 | 52.0% | 273 | 50.6% | 269 | 48.9% | 278 | 48.8% | 293 | 51.8% | 307 | 53.0% |
Female: | 207 | 45.6% | 245 | 48.0% | 267 | 49.4% | 281 | 51.1% | 271 | 47.5% | 257 | 45.4% | 260 | 44.9% |
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% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 4 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Black: | 5 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.5% |
White: | 440 | 96.9% | 496 | 97.3% | 523 | 96.9% | 532 | 96.7% | 551 | 96.7% | 553 | 97.7% | 568 | 98.1% |
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: | 5 | 1.1% | 10 | 2.0% | 14 | 2.6% | 14 | 2.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 191 | 42.1% | 197 | 38.6% | 171 | 31.7% | 204 | 37.1% | 188 | 33.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 30 | 6.6% | 33 | 6.5% | 46 | 8.5% | 59 | 10.7% | 65 | 11.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.83 | 13.59 | 12.79 | 12.20 | 12.09 | 23.60 | 18.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 65.6% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 73.8% | 69.6% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 78.5% | 72.3% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 81.5% | 75.7% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 84.3% | 78% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 86.3% | 78.8% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 83.2% | 77.2% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 69.4% | 65.9% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 65.6% | 63.5% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 69.9% | 66.9% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 71.5% | 67.6% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 70.3% | 68.8% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 69.9% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 67.5% | 68.5% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 66.5% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 69.8% | 67.2% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 78.8% | 70.6% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 74.6% | 75.3% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 86.3% | 77.9% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 83.9% | 78.6% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 90.1% | 80.1% |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 70.7% | 68.1% |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 66.8% |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 79.2% | 70% |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 67.4% | 71.4% |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 77.1% | 73.5% |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 78.2% | 76% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 82.8% | 76% |
2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 53% | 53% | 51.3% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 62.6% | 57.9% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 69.2% | 62.9% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 70.1% | 62.2% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 76.9% | 67.9% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 72.3% | 70.4% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 82.9% | 71.3% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 80.8% | 75.2% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 86.1% | 76.9% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 90.5% | 76.4% |
2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 74.5% | 63.4% |
2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 78.7% | 68.9% |
2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 73.6% | 64.1% |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 75.6% | 70.6% |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 81.1% | 75% |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 77.2% | 78.3% |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.4% | 87.4% | 80.5% |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 84.4% | 81.9% |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 83.6% | 81.8% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 84.9% | 79.8% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 46.5% | 46.5% | 52.7% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.9% | 53.9% | 54.8% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 63.2% | 57.2% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 63.2% | 58.3% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 70.2% | 59.7% |
2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 89.2% | 66.1% |
2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 87.3% | 71.8% |
2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 76.7% | 69.1% |
2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 89.7% | 71.2% |
2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 92.2% | 75.2% |
2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 91.3% | 73.1% |
2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.6% | 85.6% | 72.7% |
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* Derry Area 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.