Rice Avenue Middle School
1100 Rice Ave Girard PA, 16417, Erie County Phone: 814-774-5604 Ranking:  (603 out of 2,311, top 26%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 5 to Grade 8 School District: Girard 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: | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 44 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 546 | 566 | 602 | 619 | 621 | 635 | 639 | |||||||
| Grade 5: | 134 | 24.5% | 119 | 21.0% | 146 | 24.3% | 145 | 23.4% | 154 | 24.8% | 152 | 23.9% | 155 | 24.3% |
| Grade 6: | 122 | 22.3% | 151 | 26.7% | 148 | 24.6% | 157 | 25.4% | 151 | 24.3% | 159 | 25.0% | 152 | 23.8% |
| Grade 7: | 151 | 27.7% | 147 | 26.0% | 157 | 26.1% | 154 | 24.9% | 160 | 25.8% | 154 | 24.3% | 171 | 26.8% |
| Grade 8: | 139 | 25.5% | 149 | 26.3% | 151 | 25.1% | 163 | 26.3% | 156 | 25.1% | 170 | 26.8% | 161 | 25.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 274 | 50.2% | 267 | 47.2% | 297 | 49.3% | 304 | 49.1% | 329 | 53.0% | 335 | 52.8% | 360 | 56.3% |
| Female: | 272 | 49.8% | 299 | 52.8% | 305 | 50.7% | 315 | 50.9% | 282 | 45.4% | 290 | 45.7% | 273 | 42.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 4 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 10 | 1.8% | 8 | 1.4% | 7 | 1.2% | 5 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.6% |
| Black: | 9 | 1.6% | 11 | 1.9% | 9 | 1.5% | 12 | 1.9% | 8 | 1.3% | 10 | 1.6% | 10 | 1.6% |
| White: | 510 | 93.4% | 535 | 94.5% | 570 | 94.7% | 591 | 95.5% | 602 | 96.9% | 616 | 97.0% | 621 | 97.2% |
| 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: | 12 | 2.2% | 10 | 1.8% | 11 | 1.8% | 6 | 1.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 226 | 41.4% | 211 | 37.3% | 221 | 36.7% | 209 | 33.8% | 180 | 29.0% | 172 | 27.1% | 175 | 27.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 57 | 10.4% | 45 | 8.0% | 79 | 13.1% | 59 | 9.5% | 88 | 14.2% | 75 | 11.8% | 91 | 14.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.96 | 14.06 | 14.64 | 14.75 | 14.61 | 14.50 | 14.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 58.1% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 76% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 84.8% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 83.1% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 77.9% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.6% | 85.7% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 92.8% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 87.9% | 73.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 54.8% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 72.9% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 72.3% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 71.5% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 68.4% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 54.8% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 62.8% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68.2% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 76.5% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 60.6% | 65% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 70.9% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 64.1% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 58.7% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.3% | 40.3% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 52% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 53.6% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.4% | 47% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 82.7% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 85.5% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 86.4% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 77.9% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 85.4% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 91.9% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 70.4% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 67.5% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 78.2% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 68.3% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 69.4% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 73.9% | 68.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 90.4% | 66.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 85.2% | 67.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | 70.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 89.7% | 75.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 89.6% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 86.3% | 78.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 92.5% | 80.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 83% | 82.6% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 65.6% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 75.5% | 70% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 84.2% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 78.6% | 73.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 81.7% | 76% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 80.4% | 76% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 57% | 56.7% | 51.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | 57.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 70.5% | 62.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 84.9% | 62.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 90.4% | 67.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 89.1% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 90.7% | 71.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 82.8% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 92.2% | 76.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 87.5% | 76.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 57.2% | 63.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 75.8% | 68.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 63.8% | 64.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 79.6% | 70.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 86.6% | 75% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 80.8% | 78.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 90.7% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 86.5% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 90% | 81.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 81.8% | 79.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 56.1% | 52.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 74.6% | 54.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 61.8% | 57.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 67.3% | 58.3% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 65.2% | 59.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 61.2% | 66.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 66.9% | 71.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 76.3% | 69.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 69.6% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 84.3% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 76.4% | 72.7% |
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* Rice Avenue Middle School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.