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Independence Middle School
2807 Bethel Church Rd
Bethel Park PA, 15102, Allegheny County
Phone: 412-854-8677
Ranking: (131 out of 2,311, top 6%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8
School District: Bethel Park 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: | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 65 | 67 | 66 | |||||||
Total Students: | 715 | 737 | 706 | 729 | 760 | 803 | 775 | |||||||
Grade 7: | 329 | 46.0% | 389 | 52.8% | 352 | 49.9% | 355 | 48.7% | 367 | 48.3% | 396 | 49.3% | 403 | 52.0% |
Grade 8: | 386 | 54.0% | 348 | 47.2% | 354 | 50.1% | 374 | 51.3% | 393 | 51.7% | 407 | 50.7% | 372 | 48.0% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 351 | 49.1% | 375 | 50.9% | 376 | 53.3% | 391 | 53.6% | 392 | 51.6% | 416 | 51.8% | 404 | 52.1% |
Female: | 364 | 50.9% | 362 | 49.1% | 330 | 46.7% | 338 | 46.4% | 355 | 46.7% | 377 | 46.9% | 367 | 47.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 10 | 1.4% | 4 | 0.5% | 6 | 0.8% | 10 | 1.4% | 8 | 1.1% | 9 | 1.1% | 9 | 1.2% |
Hispanic: | 5 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.7% | 7 | 0.9% | 5 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.3% |
Black: | 19 | 2.7% | 17 | 2.3% | 17 | 2.4% | 21 | 2.9% | 16 | 2.1% | 15 | 1.9% | 17 | 2.2% |
White: | 670 | 93.7% | 708 | 96.1% | 674 | 95.5% | 689 | 94.5% | 724 | 95.3% | 771 | 96.0% | 745 | 96.1% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 10 | 1.4% | 3 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 53 | 7.4% | 95 | 12.9% | 78 | 11.0% | 66 | 9.1% | 53 | 7.0% | 45 | 5.6% | 41 | 5.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 22 | 3.1% | 24 | 3.3% | 30 | 4.2% | 25 | 3.4% | 18 | 2.4% | 27 | 3.4% | 21 | 2.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.30 | 11.67 | 11.22 | 11.63 | 11.78 | 12.00 | 11.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 80.2% | 66.5% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 81.1% | 67.2% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 70.6% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 91.1% | 75.3% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 90.2% | 77.9% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 88.4% | 78.6% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 92.2% | 80.1% |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 84.7% | 68.1% |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 82.2% | 66.8% |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 85.2% | 70% |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 85.1% | 71.4% |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 86.1% | 73.5% |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 87.5% | 76% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 90.6% | 76% |
2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 72.4% | 51.3% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 79.6% | 57.9% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 83% | 82.4% | 62.9% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 78.7% | 62.2% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 84% | 83.6% | 67.9% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 84.9% | 70.4% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 88.1% | 71.3% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 89.6% | 75.2% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 88.9% | 76.9% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 86.8% | 76.4% |
2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 79.3% | 63.4% |
2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 85.9% | 68.9% |
2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 79% | 78.6% | 64.1% |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 92.9% | 70.6% |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 91.4% | 75% |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 92.3% | 78.3% |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 93.4% | 80.5% |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.3% | 95.3% | 81.9% |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 94% | 94% | 81.8% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 94.5% | 79.8% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 72.3% | 52.7% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 70.9% | 54.8% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 70.9% | 57.2% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 71.3% | 58.3% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.9% | 80% | 59.7% |
2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 93.9% | 66.1% |
2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 91.7% | 71.8% |
2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 90.1% | 69.1% |
2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 91.2% | 71.2% |
2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 95% | 95% | 75.2% |
2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 94.6% | 73.1% |
2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 87.1% | 72.7% |
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* Independence Middle School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.