James Buchanan Middle School
5191 Fort Loudon Rd
Mercersburg PA, 17236, Franklin County
Phone: 717-328-5221
Ranking: 
(1,459 out of 2,311, bottom 37%)*
(1,459 out of 2,311, bottom 37%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Tuscarora 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: | 37 | 38 | 37 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 42 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 580 | 662 | 646 | 657 | 647 | 656 | 637 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 180 | 31.0% | 209 | 31.6% | 195 | 30.2% | 239 | 36.4% | 199 | 30.8% | 216 | 32.9% | 224 | 35.2% |
| Grade 7: | 201 | 34.7% | 197 | 29.8% | 245 | 37.9% | 197 | 30.0% | 216 | 33.4% | 227 | 34.6% | 202 | 31.7% |
| Grade 8: | 195 | 33.6% | 252 | 38.1% | 201 | 31.1% | 218 | 33.2% | 232 | 35.9% | 211 | 32.2% | 211 | 33.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 278 | 47.9% | 323 | 48.8% | 320 | 49.5% | 345 | 52.5% | 332 | 51.3% | 340 | 51.8% | 347 | 54.5% |
| Female: | 302 | 52.1% | 339 | 51.2% | 326 | 50.5% | 312 | 47.5% | 305 | 47.1% | 308 | 47.0% | 286 | 44.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 4 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic: | 12 | 2.1% | 12 | 1.8% | 14 | 2.2% | 14 | 2.1% | 12 | 1.9% | 11 | 1.7% | 9 | 1.4% |
| Black: | 12 | 2.1% | 13 | 2.0% | 14 | 2.2% | 15 | 2.3% | 13 | 2.0% | 10 | 1.5% | 15 | 2.4% |
| White: | 547 | 94.3% | 631 | 95.3% | 606 | 93.8% | 615 | 93.6% | 611 | 94.4% | 632 | 96.3% | 611 | 95.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 145 | 25.0% | 151 | 22.8% | 147 | 22.8% | 144 | 21.9% | 137 | 21.2% | 90 | 13.7% | 112 | 17.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 39 | 6.7% | 62 | 9.4% | 76 | 11.8% | 64 | 9.7% | 79 | 12.2% | 89 | 13.6% | 62 | 9.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.51 | 17.65 | 17.30 | 15.10 | 15.22 | 15.30 | 15.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 61.8% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 63.9% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 59.8% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 59% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 76.5% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 66.6% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 71% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 66.3% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 63% | 63% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 63.4% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 65.9% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 65.1% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 66.1% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 59.7% | 68.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 69.7% | 66.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.5% | 66.5% | 67.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 73.3% | 70.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 67.5% | 75.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 72.8% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 78.3% | 78.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 65% | 80.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 70.3% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 75.8% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 70% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 64.9% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.8% | 74.4% | 73.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 76% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 71.6% | 76% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 65.2% | 51.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 69.4% | 57.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 62.5% | 62.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 63.1% | 62.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 70.2% | 67.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 72.9% | 71.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 67.4% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.9% | 74.5% | 76.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 80.4% | 76.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 71.8% | 63.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 76.7% | 68.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 67.4% | 64.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 65.3% | 70.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 77.4% | 75% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 78.7% | 78.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 81.4% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 74.4% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.2% | 83.3% | 81.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 82.8% | 79.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.5% | 55.5% | 52.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 56.1% | 54.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 56.3% | 57.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 62.3% | 58.3% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 71.6% | 59.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 74.6% | 66.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 71.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 69.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 78.9% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 80.4% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.6% | 86% | 72.7% |
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* James Buchanan Middle School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.