Blue Mountain Middle School
685 Red Dale Rd
Orwigsburg PA, 17961, Schuylkill County
Phone: 570-366-0546
Ranking: 
(739 out of 2,311, top 32%)*
(739 out of 2,311, top 32%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Blue Mountain 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: | 41 | 43 | 45 | 45 | 48 | 46 | 45 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 667 | 668 | 651 | 630 | 683 | 711 | 730 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 201 | 30.1% | 238 | 35.6% | 229 | 35.2% | 201 | 31.9% | 217 | 31.8% | 219 | 30.8% | 238 | 32.6% |
| Grade 7: | 235 | 35.2% | 235 | 35.2% | 198 | 30.4% | 220 | 34.9% | 214 | 31.3% | 253 | 35.6% | 228 | 31.2% |
| Grade 8: | 231 | 34.6% | 195 | 29.2% | 224 | 34.4% | 209 | 33.2% | 251 | 36.7% | 239 | 33.6% | 264 | 36.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 346 | 51.9% | 350 | 52.4% | 340 | 52.2% | 332 | 52.7% | 343 | 50.2% | 353 | 49.6% | 377 | 51.6% |
| Female: | 321 | 48.1% | 318 | 47.6% | 311 | 47.8% | 298 | 47.3% | 329 | 48.2% | 347 | 48.8% | 348 | 47.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 8 | 1.2% | 8 | 1.2% | 5 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.8% | 7 | 1.0% | 11 | 1.5% | 13 | 1.8% |
| Hispanic: | 14 | 2.1% | 12 | 1.8% | 9 | 1.4% | 13 | 2.1% | 19 | 2.8% | 17 | 2.4% | 21 | 2.9% |
| Black: | 5 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 7 | 1.0% | 9 | 1.3% | 10 | 1.4% |
| White: | 631 | 94.6% | 638 | 95.5% | 629 | 96.6% | 602 | 95.6% | 646 | 94.6% | 671 | 94.4% | 685 | 93.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 8 | 1.2% | 6 | 0.9% | 5 | 0.8% | 6 | 1.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 128 | 19.2% | 141 | 21.1% | 105 | 16.1% | 97 | 15.4% | 91 | 13.3% | 88 | 12.4% | 86 | 11.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 44 | 6.6% | 43 | 6.4% | 43 | 6.6% | 26 | 4.1% | 36 | 5.3% | 39 | 5.5% | 34 | 4.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.10 | 15.36 | 14.62 | 13.95 | 14.18 | 15.40 | 16.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 69.1% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 74.1% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 71.2% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 76.3% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 75.8% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 79% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 78.2% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 75.8% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 71.4% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 73.3% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 84.6% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 72.3% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 84.4% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 68.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 80.4% | 66.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 73.6% | 67.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 78% | 77.3% | 70.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 76.3% | 75.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 85.3% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 81.1% | 78.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 90.2% | 80.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 78.6% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75.1% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 76.4% | 70% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 80.3% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 88.1% | 73.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 85.3% | 76% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 95.6% | 76% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 74.1% | 51.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 70.2% | 57.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 77% | 62.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 80% | 62.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 80.4% | 67.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 69.9% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 73.2% | 71.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 72.8% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 83.6% | 76.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 80.8% | 76.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 83.1% | 63.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 81.9% | 68.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 85.5% | 64.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83% | 82.6% | 70.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 87.4% | 75% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 86.6% | 78.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 86.1% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 87.8% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 95.4% | 81.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | 79.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 70.3% | 52.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 73.7% | 54.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 69.2% | 57.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 85.8% | 58.3% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 80.3% | 59.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 81.7% | 66.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 79.1% | 71.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 75.2% | 69.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 82.6% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 85.3% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 92.7% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 85.8% | 72.7% |
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* Blue Mountain Middle School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.