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Harrold Middle School
1368 Middletown Rd
Greensburg PA, 15601, Westmoreland County
Phone: 724-850-2301
Ranking: 
(456 out of 2,311, top 20%)*
(456 out of 2,311, top 20%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Hempfield 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: | 33 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 34 | 37 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 451 | 444 | 435 | 458 | 441 | 485 | 494 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 155 | 34.4% | 152 | 34.2% | 130 | 29.9% | 160 | 34.9% | 147 | 33.3% | 158 | 32.6% | 147 | 29.8% |
| Grade 7: | 151 | 33.5% | 135 | 30.4% | 157 | 36.1% | 145 | 31.7% | 150 | 34.0% | 149 | 30.7% | 180 | 36.4% |
| Grade 8: | 141 | 31.3% | 154 | 34.7% | 145 | 33.3% | 151 | 33.0% | 144 | 32.7% | 178 | 36.7% | 167 | 33.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 248 | 55.0% | 243 | 54.7% | 217 | 49.9% | 232 | 50.7% | 207 | 46.9% | 240 | 49.5% | 252 | 51.0% |
| Female: | 203 | 45.0% | 201 | 45.3% | 218 | 50.1% | 226 | 49.3% | 226 | 51.2% | 237 | 48.9% | 238 | 48.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 12 | 2.7% | 10 | 2.3% | 7 | 1.6% | 5 | 1.1% | 4 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.0% | 7 | 1.4% |
| Hispanic: | 3 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Black: | 5 | 1.1% | 10 | 2.3% | 14 | 3.2% | 18 | 3.9% | 8 | 1.8% | 10 | 2.1% | 6 | 1.2% |
| White: | 428 | 94.9% | 418 | 94.1% | 404 | 92.9% | 427 | 93.2% | 425 | 96.4% | 470 | 96.9% | 480 | 97.2% |
| 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: | 3 | 0.7% | 5 | 1.1% | 4 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 79 | 17.5% | 71 | 16.0% | 55 | 12.6% | 62 | 13.5% | 57 | 12.9% | 56 | 11.5% | 55 | 11.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 9 | 2.0% | 10 | 2.3% | 17 | 3.9% | 12 | 2.6% | 17 | 3.9% | 18 | 3.7% | 16 | 3.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.81 | 14.35 | 14.52 | 14.16 | 14.53 | 14.20 | 13.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 85.6% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 79.1% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 86.8% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 84.4% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 82.7% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 86% | 87.4% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 86.1% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 84.6% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 80.2% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 81.4% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 79.2% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 69.2% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 83.4% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 81% | 68.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 78.7% | 66.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 79.4% | 67.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 80.7% | 70.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 82.9% | 75.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 86.7% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 80.7% | 78.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 87.6% | 80.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 82.8% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.4% | 85.5% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 87.8% | 70% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 82.9% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 84.4% | 73.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 91% | 76% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 88.7% | 76% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 68.9% | 51.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 74.4% | 57.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 76.1% | 62.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 80.8% | 62.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 73.6% | 67.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 79.8% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.1% | 80% | 71.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 83% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 84.1% | 76.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 77.7% | 76.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 83.3% | 63.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 82.8% | 68.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 88% | 83.5% | 64.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 89.5% | 70.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 91.6% | 75% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 93.3% | 78.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 91.4% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 91.3% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 95% | 81.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 90.1% | 79.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 70.5% | 52.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 77% | 72.2% | 54.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 76.1% | 57.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 77.2% | 58.3% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 75.4% | 59.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 82.6% | 66.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 84.8% | 71.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 90.8% | 69.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 84.1% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 89.7% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 86.9% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 89.2% | 72.7% |
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* Harrold Middle School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.