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Moss Side Middle School
9000 Gateway Campus Blvd
Monroeville PA, 15146, Allegheny County
Phone: 412-373-5830
Ranking: 
(1,275 out of 2,311, bottom 45%)*
(1,275 out of 2,311, bottom 45%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 5 to Grade 6
School District: Gateway 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: | 37 | 37 | 41 | 43 | 42 | 43 | 42 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 500 | 498 | 560 | 557 | 583 | 582 | 613 | |||||||
| Grade 5: | 271 | 54.2% | 223 | 44.8% | 272 | 48.6% | 269 | 48.3% | 278 | 47.7% | 282 | 48.5% | 292 | 47.6% |
| Grade 6: | 229 | 45.8% | 275 | 55.2% | 287 | 51.3% | 288 | 51.7% | 305 | 52.3% | 300 | 51.5% | 321 | 52.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 258 | 51.6% | 260 | 52.2% | 289 | 51.6% | 280 | 50.3% | 272 | 46.7% | 277 | 47.6% | 293 | 47.8% |
| Female: | 242 | 48.4% | 238 | 47.8% | 271 | 48.4% | 277 | 49.7% | 270 | 46.3% | 278 | 47.8% | 316 | 51.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 33 | 6.6% | 32 | 6.4% | 36 | 6.4% | 32 | 5.7% | 41 | 7.0% | 43 | 7.4% | 32 | 5.2% |
| Hispanic: | 19 | 3.8% | 11 | 2.2% | 6 | 1.1% | 6 | 1.1% | 8 | 1.4% | 5 | 0.9% | 7 | 1.1% |
| Black: | 107 | 21.4% | 121 | 24.3% | 124 | 22.1% | 109 | 19.6% | 111 | 19.0% | 108 | 18.6% | 116 | 18.9% |
| White: | 294 | 58.8% | 313 | 62.9% | 363 | 64.8% | 370 | 66.4% | 390 | 66.9% | 407 | 69.9% | 458 | 74.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 10 | 2.0% | 6 | 1.2% | 6 | 1.1% | 6 | 1.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 37 | 7.4% | 15 | 3.0% | 23 | 4.1% | 32 | 5.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 169 | 33.8% | 171 | 34.3% | 195 | 34.8% | 150 | 26.9% | 135 | 23.2% | 143 | 24.6% | 149 | 24.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 33 | 6.6% | 30 | 6.0% | 49 | 8.8% | 52 | 9.3% | 45 | 7.7% | 40 | 6.9% | 36 | 5.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.65 | 13.40 | 13.79 | 12.94 | 13.74 | 13.60 | 14.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 52% | 52% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 63% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 60% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 61.6% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 65.4% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 70.3% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 86.7% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 90.7% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 84.5% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 68.8% | 73.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 55.4% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 62.2% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 69.3% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 56.4% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61% | 60.6% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 57.3% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 72.5% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 70.8% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 73.7% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 67.6% | 65% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.5% | 41.1% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.7% | 48.5% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.4% | 35.4% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.9% | 39.8% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.3% | 48.3% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 58.2% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 64.6% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 62.7% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 70.6% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 71.6% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 86.1% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 88.5% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 94.2% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 87.6% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 69.8% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 60.5% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 63.9% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 71.2% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 70.6% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 83.8% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 70.8% | 68.5% |
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* Moss Side Middle School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.