Meridian School
135 Sparks Ave
Butler PA, 16001, Butler County
Phone: 724-287-8721
Ranking: 
(593 out of 2,311, top 26%)*
(593 out of 2,311, top 26%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Butler Area 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: | 27 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 428 | 417 | 412 | 424 | 431 | 411 | 435 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 61 | 14.3% | 57 | 13.7% | 66 | 16.0% | 61 | 14.4% | 67 | 15.5% | 53 | 12.9% | 55 | 12.6% |
| Grade 1: | 64 | 15.0% | 62 | 14.9% | 58 | 14.1% | 71 | 16.7% | 54 | 12.5% | 49 | 11.9% | 62 | 14.3% |
| Grade 2: | 63 | 14.7% | 59 | 14.1% | 67 | 16.3% | 55 | 13.0% | 57 | 13.2% | 55 | 13.4% | 53 | 12.2% |
| Grade 3: | 63 | 14.7% | 73 | 17.5% | 57 | 13.8% | 56 | 13.2% | 62 | 14.4% | 56 | 13.6% | 67 | 15.4% |
| Grade 4: | 72 | 16.8% | 58 | 13.9% | 51 | 12.4% | 56 | 13.2% | 54 | 12.5% | 65 | 15.8% | 61 | 14.0% |
| Grade 5: | 55 | 12.9% | 53 | 12.7% | 55 | 13.3% | 58 | 13.7% | 71 | 16.5% | 63 | 15.3% | 53 | 12.2% |
| Grade 6: | 50 | 11.7% | 54 | 12.9% | 54 | 13.1% | 67 | 15.8% | 66 | 15.3% | 56 | 13.6% | 68 | 15.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 14 | 3.4% | 16 | 3.7% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 212 | 49.5% | 217 | 52.0% | 219 | 53.2% | 230 | 54.2% | 229 | 53.1% | 222 | 54.0% | 241 | 55.4% |
| Female: | 216 | 50.5% | 200 | 48.0% | 193 | 46.8% | 194 | 45.8% | 194 | 45.0% | 181 | 44.0% | 190 | 43.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 5 | 1.2% | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.9% |
| Hispanic: | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 1.0% | 5 | 1.2% | 6 | 1.4% | 9 | 2.1% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.7% |
| Black: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 1.0% | 6 | 1.4% |
| White: | 414 | 96.7% | 407 | 97.6% | 401 | 97.3% | 406 | 95.8% | 414 | 96.1% | 401 | 97.6% | 422 | 97.0% |
| 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: | 8 | 1.9% | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 93 | 21.7% | 84 | 20.1% | 86 | 20.9% | 78 | 18.4% | 65 | 15.1% | 51 | 12.4% | 47 | 10.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 3 | 0.7% | 19 | 4.6% | 9 | 2.2% | 13 | 3.1% | 23 | 5.3% | 18 | 4.4% | 30 | 6.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.62 | 14.18 | 13.27 | 13.17 | 13.60 | 12.90 | 13.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 87% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 87% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 82.3% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 87.2% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 81.4% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 86.6% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 84.1% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.6% | 82.7% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 77% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 73% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 73.5% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 82.9% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 82.3% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 80.6% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 78% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 80% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 85% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 82.4% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 82.4% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 88% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84.8% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 88.7% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 87.8% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 74.2% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 73.2% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 71.2% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 78.9% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 73.4% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 75.8% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 74.4% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 85.3% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 90.4% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 85.1% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 89% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 98% | 89.8% | 82.3% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 74.7% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 77.3% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 82.1% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 74.2% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 80.2% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 80.5% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 77.4% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 82.3% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 78.5% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 79.4% | 73.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 71.2% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 72.5% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 74.7% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 67.1% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 70.3% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 65.1% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 66.6% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 69.8% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 66.1% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 72.2% | 65% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 51% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 59.4% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 58.3% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 51.6% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 61.6% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 66.3% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 60.2% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 79.9% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 78.9% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 81.1% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 80.4% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 79.6% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 85.5% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 86% | 82.1% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 75.9% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 70% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 91% | 79.3% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 76.7% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 80% | 69.8% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 73.3% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 77.6% | 68.5% |
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* Meridian School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.