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California Area Middle School
40 Trojan Way Coal Center PA, 15423, Washington County Phone: 724-785-5800 Ranking:  (995 out of 2,311, top 43%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8 School District: California Area 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: | 10 | NA | NA | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 160 | 176 | 135 | 144 | 156 | 234 | 240 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 62 | 38.8% | 98 | 55.7% | 74 | 54.8% | 60 | 41.7% | 14 | 9.0% | 71 | 30.3% | 84 | 35.0% |
| Grade 8: | 98 | 61.3% | 78 | 44.3% | 61 | 45.2% | 84 | 58.3% | 16 | 10.3% | 83 | 35.5% | 82 | 34.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 80 | 50.0% | 91 | 51.7% | 72 | 53.3% | 69 | 47.9% | 79 | 50.6% | 109 | 46.6% | 120 | 50.0% |
| Female: | 80 | 50.0% | 85 | 48.3% | 63 | 46.7% | 75 | 52.1% | 61 | 39.1% | 108 | 46.2% | 108 | 45.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 2.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.9% | 5 | 2.1% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 4 | 1.7% |
| Hispanic: | 1 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.8% |
| Black: | 10 | 6.3% | 10 | 5.7% | 6 | 4.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 1.9% | 5 | 2.1% | 8 | 3.3% |
| White: | 149 | 93.1% | 166 | 94.3% | 126 | 93.3% | 144 | 100.0% | 144 | 92.3% | 217 | 92.7% | 213 | 88.8% |
| 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: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 55 | 34.4% | 63 | 35.8% | 53 | 39.3% | 50 | 34.7% | 49 | 31.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 6 | 3.8% | 8 | 4.5% | 2 | 1.5% | 15 | 10.4% | 5 | 3.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.31 | NA | NA | 9.25 | 9.32 | 10.13 | 14.00 | 13.60 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 81% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | 68% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.2% | 48.2% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 63.4% | 61.8% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 60.5% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 57.7% | 62.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 59.4% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 73.2% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 68.1% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 78.2% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 76.9% | 78% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 60.8% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 74.3% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 68.1% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 78% | 76.9% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 69.3% | 68.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 77.3% | 66.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 78.6% | 67.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 78.4% | 70.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 71.5% | 75.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 73.4% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 77.2% | 78.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 75.8% | 80.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 73% | 72% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 67.2% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 78.5% | 70% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 72.9% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 76% | 75.7% | 73.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 66.7% | 76% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 80.6% | 76% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 51.3% | 51.3% | 51.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 45.5% | 44.9% | 57.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 72% | 70.2% | 62.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 62% | 62.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.6% | 83.3% | 67.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 81.5% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 88.4% | 71.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 87.5% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 86.1% | 76.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 78.5% | 76.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 66.3% | 63.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.9% | 55.1% | 68.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 65% | 64.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 73.5% | 70.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 70.2% | 75% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 78.9% | 78.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 79.5% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 83.4% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 84.8% | 81.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 78.4% | 79.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 49.3% | 49.3% | 52.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.2% | 60.2% | 54.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 52.8% | 57.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 53.2% | 58.3% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 56.9% | 59.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 86.3% | 66.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 85.9% | 71.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | 69.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 82.8% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 86.1% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 86% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 72.7% |
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* California Area Middle School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.