For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 420 students in Clairton City School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Pennsylvania.
Public Middle School in Clairton City School District have an average math proficiency score of 5% (versus the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 30% (versus the 52% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 85% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 46% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
2 Schools
923 Schools
# Students
811 Students
591,579 Students
# Teachers
63 Teachers
44,337 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Clairton City School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 675 school districts in Pennsylvania (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 75-79% has increased from 70-79% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#605 out of 684 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
9%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
26%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
20-24%
57%
Graduation Rate
75-79%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.49
0.65
% American Indian
1%
n/a
% Asian
n/a
4%
% Hispanic
4%
17%
% Black
69%
20%
% White
14%
54%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
12%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $22,266 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,696. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $21,773 is less than the state median of $23,119. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$18 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$18 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$22,266
$23,696
Spending / Student
$21,773
$23,119
Best Clairton City School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Clairton Middle School High School
(Math: 5% | Reading: 30%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
501 Waddell Ave
Clairton, PA 15025
(412) 233-9200
Clairton, PA 15025
(412) 233-9200
Grades: 6-12
| 420 students
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