Mars Area Middle School
1775 Three Degree Rd Mars PA, 16046, Butler County Phone: 724-625-3145 Ranking:  (288 out of 2,311, top 12%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8 School District: Mars 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: | 33 | 31 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 33 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 540 | 545 | 504 | 487 | 460 | 474 | 459 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 254 | 47.0% | 283 | 51.9% | 258 | 51.2% | 251 | 51.5% | 237 | 51.5% | 226 | 47.7% | 246 | 53.6% |
| Grade 8: | 285 | 52.8% | 262 | 48.1% | 246 | 48.8% | 236 | 48.5% | 223 | 48.5% | 248 | 52.3% | 213 | 46.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 283 | 52.4% | 279 | 51.2% | 248 | 49.2% | 244 | 50.1% | 223 | 48.5% | 232 | 48.9% | 227 | 49.5% |
| Female: | 257 | 47.6% | 266 | 48.8% | 256 | 50.8% | 243 | 49.9% | 229 | 49.8% | 234 | 49.4% | 228 | 49.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 8 | 1.5% | 4 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% |
| Hispanic: | 7 | 1.3% | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.7% |
| Black: | 8 | 1.5% | 4 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| White: | 513 | 95.0% | 529 | 97.1% | 493 | 97.8% | 484 | 99.4% | 456 | 99.1% | 471 | 99.4% | 454 | 98.9% |
| 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: | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 43 | 8.0% | 33 | 6.1% | 35 | 6.9% | 27 | 5.5% | 21 | 4.6% | 24 | 5.1% | 23 | 5.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 4 | 0.7% | 14 | 2.6% | 7 | 1.4% | 7 | 1.4% | 13 | 2.8% | 13 | 2.7% | 16 | 3.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.18 | 17.48 | 14.75 | 13.85 | 13.14 | 13.90 | 13.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 89% | 88.5% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79.1% | 69.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 82.6% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 67% | 63.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 87.5% | 66.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 82.5% | 67.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.2% | 83.2% | 70.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 89.5% | 75.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 90.6% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 89% | 78.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 94.8% | 80.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 84% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 76.7% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 77.9% | 70% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 85.4% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | 73.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 92.6% | 76% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 93.2% | 76% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 72.4% | 51.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.8% | 74.8% | 57.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 83.6% | 62.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 76.4% | 62.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 79.7% | 67.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 80.9% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 71.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 90.7% | 76.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 78.4% | 76.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 79.7% | 63.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.1% | 80.1% | 68.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 78% | 64.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.6% | 85.7% | 70.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 83.7% | 75% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | 78.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 90.2% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 91.8% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 93.7% | 81.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 94.1% | 79.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 77% | 76.7% | 52.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 73.2% | 54.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 81.6% | 57.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 84.9% | 58.3% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 84.2% | 59.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 82.4% | 66.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 80.7% | 71.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 78.6% | 69.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 80.2% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 91.3% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 94.9% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.6% | 91.2% | 72.7% |
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* Mars Area 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.