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Mechanicsburg Middle School
1750 South Market St
Mechanicsburg PA, 17055, Cumberland County
Phone: 717-691-4560
Ranking: (379 out of 2,311, top 16%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Mechanicsburg 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: | 68 | 69 | 70 | 69 | 72 | 72 | 75 | |||||||
Total Students: | 873 | 860 | 865 | 889 | 853 | 874 | 877 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 292 | 33.4% | 272 | 31.6% | 276 | 31.9% | 308 | 34.6% | 271 | 31.8% | 280 | 32.0% | 289 | 33.0% |
Grade 7: | 281 | 32.2% | 294 | 34.2% | 297 | 34.3% | 285 | 32.1% | 295 | 34.6% | 288 | 33.0% | 298 | 34.0% |
Grade 8: | 300 | 34.4% | 294 | 34.2% | 291 | 33.6% | 296 | 33.3% | 287 | 33.6% | 306 | 35.0% | 290 | 33.1% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 442 | 50.6% | 439 | 51.0% | 442 | 51.1% | 460 | 51.7% | 459 | 53.8% | 460 | 52.6% | 443 | 50.5% |
Female: | 431 | 49.4% | 421 | 49.0% | 423 | 48.9% | 429 | 48.3% | 386 | 45.3% | 406 | 46.5% | 430 | 49.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% |
Asian: | 21 | 2.4% | 24 | 2.8% | 29 | 3.4% | 35 | 3.9% | 35 | 4.1% | 31 | 3.5% | 19 | 2.2% |
Hispanic: | 63 | 7.2% | 57 | 6.6% | 42 | 4.9% | 44 | 4.9% | 32 | 3.8% | 32 | 3.7% | 33 | 3.8% |
Black: | 85 | 9.7% | 78 | 9.1% | 84 | 9.7% | 79 | 8.9% | 71 | 8.3% | 67 | 7.7% | 67 | 7.6% |
White: | 680 | 77.9% | 691 | 80.3% | 706 | 81.6% | 728 | 81.9% | 715 | 83.8% | 744 | 85.1% | 757 | 86.3% |
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: | 22 | 2.5% | 8 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 222 | 25.4% | 221 | 25.7% | 207 | 23.9% | 178 | 20.0% | 163 | 19.1% | 119 | 13.6% | 117 | 13.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 37 | 4.2% | 34 | 4.0% | 36 | 4.2% | 50 | 5.6% | 46 | 5.4% | 59 | 6.8% | 48 | 5.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.93 | 12.42 | 12.30 | 12.89 | 11.78 | 12.20 | 11.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 78.4% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.2% | 82.6% | 69.6% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 88% | 72.3% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 89.2% | 75.7% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 93.8% | 78% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 97.5% | 97.7% | 78.8% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 92% | 77.2% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 80.3% | 65.9% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 71% | 63.5% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 78% | 77.6% | 66.9% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 78.1% | 67.6% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 77.5% | 68.8% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 82% | 69.9% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 82.1% | 68.5% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 66.5% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 72% | 67.2% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 80.1% | 70.6% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 91.6% | 75.3% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 92.2% | 77.9% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 83.4% | 78.6% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 95.2% | 80.1% |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 68.1% |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.1% | 74.9% | 66.8% |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 81.6% | 70% |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 84.6% | 71.4% |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 86.6% | 73.5% |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 83.8% | 76% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 94.9% | 76% |
2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 65.9% | 51.3% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 64.3% | 57.9% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 72.7% | 62.9% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.9% | 74.1% | 62.2% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 77% | 67.9% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 76.1% | 70.4% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 84.3% | 71.3% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 86% | 85.7% | 75.2% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 86.8% | 76.9% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 80.3% | 76.4% |
2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 81.5% | 63.4% |
2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 80.1% | 68.9% |
2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 76.3% | 64.1% |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 85.3% | 70.6% |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 85% | 75% |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 82.2% | 78.3% |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 89% | 80.5% |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 90.5% | 81.9% |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 87.4% | 81.8% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 87.2% | 79.8% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 60.9% | 52.7% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 69.4% | 54.8% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.8% | 74.6% | 57.2% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 71.3% | 58.3% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 67.3% | 59.7% |
2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 88% | 87.1% | 66.1% |
2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 84.4% | 71.8% |
2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 85.1% | 69.1% |
2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 89.4% | 71.2% |
2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 90.7% | 75.2% |
2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 87.4% | 73.1% |
2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 82% | 72.7% |
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* Mechanicsburg 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.