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West Perry Middle School
2620 Shermans Valley Rd
Elliottsburg PA, 17024, Perry County
Phone: 717-789-3012
Ranking: 
(1,671 out of 2,311, bottom 28%)*
(1,671 out of 2,311, bottom 28%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: West Perry 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: | 45 | 44 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 83 | 60 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 577 | 610 | 616 | 647 | 642 | 626 | 650 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 186 | 32.2% | 206 | 33.8% | 180 | 29.2% | 209 | 32.3% | 219 | 34.1% | 204 | 32.6% | 211 | 32.5% |
| Grade 7: | 205 | 35.5% | 191 | 31.3% | 218 | 35.4% | 220 | 34.0% | 212 | 33.0% | 210 | 33.5% | 212 | 32.6% |
| Grade 8: | 186 | 32.2% | 213 | 34.9% | 218 | 35.4% | 216 | 33.4% | 211 | 32.9% | 207 | 33.1% | 227 | 34.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 295 | 51.1% | 309 | 50.7% | 321 | 52.1% | 329 | 50.9% | 322 | 50.2% | 311 | 49.7% | 338 | 52.0% |
| Female: | 282 | 48.9% | 301 | 49.3% | 295 | 47.9% | 318 | 49.1% | 312 | 48.6% | 307 | 49.0% | 308 | 47.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic: | 6 | 1.0% | 5 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.9% | 5 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% |
| Black: | 10 | 1.7% | 12 | 2.0% | 8 | 1.3% | 5 | 0.8% | 6 | 0.9% | 6 | 1.0% | 9 | 1.4% |
| White: | 559 | 96.9% | 591 | 96.9% | 602 | 97.7% | 635 | 98.1% | 631 | 98.3% | 616 | 98.4% | 637 | 98.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 171 | 29.6% | 188 | 30.8% | 136 | 22.1% | 162 | 25.0% | 140 | 21.8% | 123 | 19.6% | 133 | 20.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 48 | 8.3% | 49 | 8.0% | 62 | 10.1% | 55 | 8.5% | 68 | 10.6% | 64 | 10.2% | 65 | 10.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.94 | 13.78 | 12.72 | 13.54 | 13.13 | 7.50 | 10.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 57.9% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 62.4% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 50.7% | 51% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 59.4% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 75.2% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 74.1% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 77.9% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 50.5% | 49.6% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 63% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 55% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 57.4% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 63.4% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 62.8% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 66.2% | 68.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 55.9% | 66.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 58.9% | 67.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 68% | 70.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 70.4% | 75.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 73.3% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 76.3% | 78.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 79.4% | 80.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 60% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 56% | 55.7% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 67.5% | 70% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.9% | 66.9% | 73.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 71.1% | 76% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 71.2% | 76% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 50.2% | 50.2% | 51.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 56.2% | 62.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 55.1% | 62.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 69.5% | 67.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 63.5% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 70.2% | 71.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 80.6% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 81.2% | 76.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 83.9% | 76.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 64.8% | 63.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 69.2% | 68.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 56% | 54.4% | 64.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 61.2% | 70.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 75.8% | 75% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 76.1% | 78.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 80.7% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 82.7% | 81.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 75.5% | 79.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 47% | 47.7% | 52.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.4% | 62.4% | 54.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 55.8% | 57.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 64.7% | 58.3% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 58% | 58% | 59.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 57.6% | 66.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 43.5% | 43.2% | 71.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 65.9% | 69.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 71.1% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 79.7% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 80.5% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 85.9% | 72.7% |
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* West Perry Middle School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.