Shippensburg Area Middle School
101 Park Place
Shippensburg PA, 17257, Cumberland County
Phone: 717-530-2750
Ranking: (1,314 out of 2,311, bottom 43%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Shippensburg 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: | 47 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 53 | 54 | |||||||
Total Students: | 813 | 821 | 844 | 809 | 787 | 808 | 852 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 269 | 33.1% | 258 | 31.4% | 281 | 33.3% | 290 | 35.8% | 278 | 35.3% | 245 | 30.3% | 264 | 31.0% |
Grade 7: | 259 | 31.9% | 279 | 34.0% | 292 | 34.6% | 267 | 33.0% | 257 | 32.7% | 260 | 32.2% | 287 | 33.7% |
Grade 8: | 285 | 35.1% | 284 | 34.6% | 271 | 32.1% | 252 | 31.1% | 252 | 32.0% | 303 | 37.5% | 300 | 35.2% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | 0.1% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 429 | 52.8% | 422 | 51.4% | 425 | 50.4% | 401 | 49.6% | 396 | 50.3% | 415 | 51.4% | 419 | 49.2% |
Female: | 384 | 47.2% | 399 | 48.6% | 419 | 49.6% | 408 | 50.4% | 365 | 46.4% | 359 | 44.4% | 397 | 46.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
Asian: | 11 | 1.4% | 12 | 1.5% | 12 | 1.4% | 7 | 0.9% | 7 | 0.9% | 7 | 0.9% | 7 | 0.8% |
Hispanic: | 28 | 3.4% | 31 | 3.8% | 24 | 2.8% | 25 | 3.1% | 12 | 1.5% | 13 | 1.6% | 8 | 0.9% |
Black: | 30 | 3.7% | 34 | 4.1% | 37 | 4.4% | 43 | 5.3% | 37 | 4.7% | 28 | 3.5% | 20 | 2.3% |
White: | 719 | 88.4% | 725 | 88.3% | 754 | 89.3% | 729 | 90.1% | 713 | 90.6% | 733 | 90.7% | 784 | 92.0% |
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: | 21 | 2.6% | 14 | 1.7% | 13 | 1.5% | 4 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 242 | 29.8% | 238 | 29.0% | 192 | 22.7% | 160 | 19.8% | NA | NA | 134 | 16.6% | 112 | 13.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 78 | 9.6% | 79 | 9.6% | 95 | 11.3% | 73 | 9.0% | NA | NA | 82 | 10.1% | 90 | 10.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.45 | 16.23 | 16.61 | 15.92 | 15.65 | 15.20 | 15.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 78.3% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 67.5% | 69.6% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 72.3% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 77.8% | 75.7% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.1% | 80.2% | 78% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 81.6% | 78.8% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 75.9% | 77.2% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 72.9% | 65.9% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 59.2% | 63.5% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 55.2% | 66.9% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 62.5% | 67.6% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 62.2% | 68.8% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 70.2% | 69.9% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.6% | 62.6% | 68.5% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 70.7% | 66.5% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 73.5% | 67.2% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 70.6% | 70.6% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 77.2% | 75.3% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 83.6% | 77.9% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 87.3% | 78.6% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 81.7% | 80.1% |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 64.6% | 68.1% |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 73.2% | 66.8% |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 61.4% | 70% |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 73.4% | 71.4% |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 69.5% | 73.5% |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 75.9% | 76% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 75.9% | 76% |
2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 61.1% | 51.3% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 64.5% | 57.9% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 70.3% | 62.9% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 70.5% | 62.2% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 74.1% | 67.9% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.9% | 79.9% | 70.4% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 73.9% | 71.3% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 81.6% | 75.2% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 78.6% | 76.9% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 84.4% | 76.4% |
2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 70.7% | 63.4% |
2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 67.8% | 68.9% |
2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 61.7% | 64.1% |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 73.7% | 70.6% |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 73.7% | 75% |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 83.8% | 78.3% |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 83.8% | 80.5% |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 82.5% | 81.9% |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 83.8% | 81.8% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 84.1% | 79.8% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 56.9% | 52.7% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 58% | 58% | 54.8% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 62.9% | 57.2% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 50.8% | 50.8% | 58.3% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 60% | 59.7% |
2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 31% | 30.9% | 66.1% |
2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 55.4% | 71.8% |
2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 58.3% | 69.1% |
2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | 71.2% |
2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 75.5% | 75.2% |
2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 60.8% | 73.1% |
2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 71% | 70.7% | 72.7% |
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* Shippensburg Area 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.