For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 549 students in Tuscarora SD School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Pennsylvania.
Public Middle School in Tuscarora SD School District have an average math proficiency score of 15% (versus the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 53% (versus the 51% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 7% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 45% (majority Black).
Overview
2021-2022 School Year Data
This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
6 Schools
925 Schools
# Students
2,245 Students
591,655 Students
# Teachers
157 Teachers
42,663 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Tuscarora SD School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 660 school districts in Pennsylvania (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80-84% has decreased from 90-94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#376 out of 677 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
28%
38%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
53%
55%
Graduation Rate
80-84%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.17
0.63
# American Indian Students
4 Students
1,106 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
9 Students
23,643 Students
% Asian Students
1%
4%
# Hispanic Students
88 Students
88,415 Students
% Hispanic Students
4%
15%
# Black Students
22 Students
120,547 Students
% Black Students
1%
20%
# White Students
2,045 Students
328,252 Students
% White Students
91%
56%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
549 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
76 Students
28,555 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
1,089
# Students in K Grade:
153
16,200
# Students in 1st Grade:
172
17,503
# Students in 2nd Grade:
154
18,157
# Students in 3rd Grade:
154
19,003
# Students in 4th Grade:
169
19,602
# Students in 5th Grade:
181
34,302
# Students in 6th Grade:
193
92,064
# Students in 7th Grade:
166
131,413
# Students in 8th Grade:
190
134,888
# Students in 9th Grade:
190
33,832
# Students in 10th Grade:
166
25,652
# Students in 11th Grade:
191
24,039
# Students in 12th Grade:
166
23,911
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $19,395 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,665. The school district revenue/student has grown by 8% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $16,631 is less than the state median of $23,089. The school district spending/student has grown by 7% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$44 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$37 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$19,395
$23,665
Spending / Student
$16,631
$23,089
Best Tuscarora SD School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
James Buchanan MiddleSchool
(Math: 15% | Reading: 53%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
5191 Fort Loudon Rd
Mercersburg, PA 17236
(717) 328-5221
Mercersburg, PA 17236
(717) 328-5221
Grades: 6-8
| 549 students
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