Yough Intrmd/Ms School
171 Route 31
Ruffs Dale PA, 15679, Westmoreland County
Phone: 724-872-5164
Ranking: 
(1,360 out of 2,311, bottom 41%)*
(1,360 out of 2,311, bottom 41%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 5 to Grade 8
School District: Yough 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: | 51 | 55 | 49 | 48 | 49 | 51 | 51 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 688 | 723 | 712 | 719 | 724 | 751 | 734 | |||||||
| Grade 5: | 158 | 23.0% | 180 | 24.9% | 154 | 21.6% | 187 | 26.0% | 177 | 24.4% | 191 | 25.4% | 156 | 21.3% |
| Grade 6: | 181 | 26.3% | 170 | 23.5% | 187 | 26.3% | 186 | 25.9% | 187 | 25.8% | 153 | 20.4% | 210 | 28.6% |
| Grade 7: | 165 | 24.0% | 186 | 25.7% | 183 | 25.7% | 187 | 26.0% | 154 | 21.3% | 209 | 27.8% | 195 | 26.6% |
| Grade 8: | 184 | 26.7% | 187 | 25.9% | 188 | 26.4% | 159 | 22.1% | 206 | 28.5% | 198 | 26.4% | 173 | 23.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 330 | 48.0% | 360 | 49.8% | 360 | 50.6% | 375 | 52.2% | 372 | 51.4% | 380 | 50.6% | 362 | 49.3% |
| Female: | 358 | 52.0% | 363 | 50.2% | 352 | 49.4% | 344 | 47.8% | 344 | 47.5% | 363 | 48.3% | 368 | 50.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 5 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Black: | 9 | 1.3% | 6 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.3% | 12 | 1.7% | 11 | 1.5% | 9 | 1.2% |
| White: | 658 | 95.6% | 703 | 97.2% | 691 | 97.1% | 704 | 97.9% | 711 | 98.2% | 739 | 98.4% | 725 | 98.8% |
| 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: | 14 | 2.0% | 7 | 1.0% | 11 | 1.5% | 12 | 1.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 257 | 37.4% | 197 | 27.2% | 232 | 32.6% | 205 | 28.5% | 236 | 32.6% | 190 | 25.3% | 189 | 25.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 57 | 8.3% | 59 | 8.2% | 65 | 9.1% | 83 | 11.5% | 86 | 11.9% | 93 | 12.4% | 100 | 13.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.49 | 13.09 | 14.64 | 15.06 | 14.70 | 14.80 | 14.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 61.8% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.7% | 47.7% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 63.8% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 74.4% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 63.2% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 63.1% | 73.3% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.5% | 51.5% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.9% | 52.9% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 71.3% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 65.5% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 60.9% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 67.2% | 65% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 68.4% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 72.3% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 77.8% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 73.6% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 63.2% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 58% | 57.4% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 63.3% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 72% | 71.4% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 71.5% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 77.6% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 67.7% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 64.3% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 62.9% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 59.7% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 74.1% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 76.2% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 75.9% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 67.2% | 68.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 70.9% | 66.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 61% | 67.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 70.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 74.7% | 75.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 78.9% | 78.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 82.3% | 80.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 78.1% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 68.8% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 76.3% | 70% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 70.2% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 81.2% | 73.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 84.3% | 76% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 88.8% | 76% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 57.9% | 51.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.6% | 62.6% | 57.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 63.1% | 62.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 61.1% | 62.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 65% | 64.6% | 67.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 60.4% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.5% | 66.7% | 71.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 66% | 65.6% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 73% | 71.9% | 76.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 75.4% | 76.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 74.7% | 63.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 75.9% | 68.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 75.2% | 64.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 71.3% | 70.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 78.4% | 75% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 79.6% | 78.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.6% | 85.6% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 81.3% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 82.2% | 81.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 85.3% | 79.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 50.3% | 49.7% | 52.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 67.4% | 54.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 60.9% | 57.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 67.4% | 58.3% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 82% | 59.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 89.4% | 66.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 88.1% | 71.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 74.4% | 69.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 82.4% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 86.2% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 91.2% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 89.7% | 72.7% |
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* Yough Intrmd/Ms School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.