Dorseyville Middle School
3732 Saxonburg Blvd
Pittsburgh PA, 15238, Allegheny County
Phone: 412-967-2520
Ranking: 
(157 out of 2,311, top 7%)*
(157 out of 2,311, top 7%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Fox Chapel Area 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: | 95 | 98 | 97 | 99 | 101 | 102 | 103 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,022 | 1,008 | 1,037 | 1,029 | 998 | 1,001 | 1,036 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 344 | 33.7% | 328 | 32.5% | 347 | 33.5% | 316 | 30.7% | 351 | 35.2% | 338 | 33.8% | 315 | 30.4% |
| Grade 7: | 328 | 32.1% | 354 | 35.1% | 323 | 31.1% | 357 | 34.7% | 336 | 33.7% | 315 | 31.5% | 342 | 33.0% |
| Grade 8: | 350 | 34.2% | 326 | 32.3% | 367 | 35.4% | 356 | 34.6% | 311 | 31.2% | 348 | 34.8% | 379 | 36.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 496 | 48.5% | 499 | 49.5% | 516 | 49.8% | 523 | 50.8% | 510 | 51.1% | 511 | 51.0% | 567 | 54.7% |
| Female: | 526 | 51.5% | 509 | 50.5% | 521 | 50.2% | 506 | 49.2% | 472 | 47.3% | 474 | 47.4% | 464 | 44.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 81 | 7.9% | 73 | 7.2% | 74 | 7.1% | 71 | 6.9% | 69 | 6.9% | 68 | 6.8% | 66 | 6.4% |
| Hispanic: | 20 | 2.0% | 17 | 1.7% | 16 | 1.5% | 17 | 1.7% | 14 | 1.4% | 10 | 1.0% | 8 | 0.8% |
| Black: | 41 | 4.0% | 30 | 3.0% | 39 | 3.8% | 31 | 3.0% | 24 | 2.4% | 21 | 2.1% | 19 | 1.8% |
| White: | 868 | 84.9% | 881 | 87.4% | 900 | 86.8% | 902 | 87.7% | 882 | 88.4% | 893 | 89.2% | 942 | 90.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 12 | 1.2% | 6 | 0.6% | 7 | 0.7% | 7 | 0.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 160 | 15.7% | 145 | 14.4% | 149 | 14.4% | 155 | 15.1% | 141 | 14.1% | 96 | 9.6% | 119 | 11.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 30 | 2.9% | 27 | 2.7% | 37 | 3.6% | 34 | 3.3% | 24 | 2.4% | 27 | 2.7% | 27 | 2.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 10.72 | 10.29 | 10.71 | 10.35 | 9.86 | 9.80 | 10.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 79.2% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 86.6% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 87.7% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 89.2% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.6% | 91.6% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 88.5% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 86% | 85.8% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 84.9% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 83.8% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 84.9% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 85.5% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 88.5% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 86.6% | 68.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.1% | 80% | 66.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.1% | 74.9% | 67.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 88.7% | 70.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 89.3% | 75.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 86.3% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 88.4% | 78.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 90.1% | 80.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 90% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 81.7% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | 70% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 88.7% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 88.7% | 73.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 93.5% | 76% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 92.1% | 76% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 70.6% | 51.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.6% | 85.3% | 57.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 84.3% | 62.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 83.6% | 62.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 84.7% | 67.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 86.4% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 90% | 71.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 90.8% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 91.4% | 76.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 94% | 94% | 76.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 80.9% | 63.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 90.4% | 68.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 84.8% | 64.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 88.6% | 70.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 94% | 93.5% | 75% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 92.1% | 78.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 95% | 94.7% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 95.7% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 94.6% | 81.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 96.2% | 96.1% | 79.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 77.7% | 52.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 79.2% | 54.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 79.2% | 57.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 80.9% | 58.3% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 82.3% | 59.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 66.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 91.1% | 71.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 83.9% | 69.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 90.3% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 91.7% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 90.6% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 88.7% | 72.7% |
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* Dorseyville Middle School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.