Jefferson Middle School
21 Moffett St
Pittsburgh PA, 15243, Allegheny County
Phone: 412-344-2120
Ranking: 
(26 out of 2,311, top 1%)*
(26 out of 2,311, top 1%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Mt. Lebanon 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: | 50 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 55 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 589 | 609 | 563 | 570 | 528 | 565 | 562 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 182 | 30.9% | 202 | 33.2% | 192 | 34.1% | 197 | 34.6% | 162 | 30.7% | 195 | 34.5% | 172 | 30.6% |
| Grade 7: | 204 | 34.6% | 195 | 32.0% | 201 | 35.7% | 171 | 30.0% | 195 | 36.9% | 174 | 30.8% | 204 | 36.3% |
| Grade 8: | 203 | 34.5% | 212 | 34.8% | 170 | 30.2% | 202 | 35.4% | 171 | 32.4% | 196 | 34.7% | 186 | 33.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 298 | 50.6% | 310 | 50.9% | 284 | 50.4% | 292 | 51.2% | 260 | 49.2% | 272 | 48.1% | 279 | 49.6% |
| Female: | 291 | 49.4% | 299 | 49.1% | 279 | 49.6% | 278 | 48.8% | 259 | 49.1% | 285 | 50.4% | 279 | 49.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% |
| Asian: | 28 | 4.8% | 27 | 4.4% | 28 | 5.0% | 25 | 4.4% | 21 | 4.0% | 26 | 4.6% | 32 | 5.7% |
| Hispanic: | 11 | 1.9% | 9 | 1.5% | 9 | 1.6% | 12 | 2.1% | 10 | 1.9% | 13 | 2.3% | 9 | 1.6% |
| Black: | 5 | 0.8% | 7 | 1.1% | 10 | 1.8% | 13 | 2.3% | 6 | 1.1% | 5 | 0.9% | 11 | 2.0% |
| White: | 539 | 91.5% | 557 | 91.5% | 511 | 90.8% | 517 | 90.7% | 490 | 92.8% | 518 | 91.7% | 507 | 90.2% |
| 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: | 6 | 1.0% | 8 | 1.3% | 4 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 48 | 8.1% | 40 | 6.6% | 39 | 6.9% | 33 | 5.8% | 20 | 3.8% | 20 | 3.5% | 24 | 4.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 9 | 1.5% | 10 | 1.6% | 8 | 1.4% | 13 | 2.3% | 4 | 0.8% | 13 | 2.3% | 12 | 2.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.70 | 11.63 | 10.88 | 11.01 | 10.15 | 10.90 | 10.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 89.3% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 88% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 91.4% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 88.7% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 90.1% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 92.2% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 95% | 93.4% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 89.3% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 88.9% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 91.5% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 88.9% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.4% | 85.8% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 94% | 92.7% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.6% | 88.7% | 68.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 93.4% | 66.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 88.6% | 67.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 88.7% | 70.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 91.6% | 75.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 92.4% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 92.8% | 78.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 95.4% | 80.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 94.3% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 91.1% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.6% | 92% | 70% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.6% | 93.5% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 95.8% | 93% | 73.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 95.1% | 76% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 96.8% | 97.4% | 76% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 85% | 87.3% | 51.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 85.1% | 57.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 89.7% | 62.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 91% | 86.4% | 62.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 89.9% | 67.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 82.4% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 87% | 71.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 91.3% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 93.4% | 76.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 93.2% | 76.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 87.6% | 63.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 90.7% | 68.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 87.3% | 64.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 93% | 70.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.3% | 94.4% | 75% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 96.6% | 78.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 96.3% | 95.7% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 94% | 96.3% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 95.6% | 81.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 98.8% | 96.6% | 79.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 77% | 79.4% | 52.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 79.3% | 54.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 82.8% | 57.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 83% | 58.3% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 89.4% | 59.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 89.9% | 66.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 92% | 71.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 92.1% | 69.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.3% | 94.7% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 93.8% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 93.7% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 92.7% | 72.7% |
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* Jefferson 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.