Halifax Area Middle School
3940 Peters Mountain Rd Halifax PA, 17032, Dauphin County Phone: 717-896-3416 Ranking:  (1,129 out of 2,311, top 49%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8 School District: Halifax 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: | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 36 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 260 | 236 | 252 | 248 | 277 | 282 | 286 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 86 | 33.1% | 80 | 33.9% | 98 | 38.9% | 66 | 26.6% | 92 | 33.2% | 97 | 34.4% | 87 | 30.4% |
| Grade 7: | 82 | 31.5% | 94 | 39.8% | 66 | 26.2% | 87 | 35.1% | 95 | 34.3% | 88 | 31.2% | 95 | 33.2% |
| Grade 8: | 92 | 35.4% | 62 | 26.3% | 88 | 34.9% | 95 | 38.3% | 89 | 32.1% | 97 | 34.4% | 104 | 36.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 155 | 59.6% | 130 | 55.1% | 122 | 48.4% | 124 | 50.0% | 138 | 49.8% | 143 | 50.7% | 152 | 53.1% |
| Female: | 105 | 40.4% | 106 | 44.9% | 130 | 51.6% | 124 | 50.0% | 127 | 45.8% | 130 | 46.1% | 130 | 45.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 4 | 1.5% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 6 | 2.3% | 2 | 0.8% | 5 | 2.0% | 7 | 2.8% | 2 | 0.7% | 4 | 1.4% | 2 | 0.7% |
| Black: | 3 | 1.2% | 3 | 1.3% | 2 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.4% | 4 | 1.4% |
| White: | 241 | 92.7% | 223 | 94.5% | 239 | 94.8% | 237 | 95.6% | 268 | 96.8% | 274 | 97.2% | 280 | 97.9% |
| 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: | 5 | 1.9% | 6 | 2.5% | 5 | 2.0% | 3 | 1.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 74 | 28.5% | 62 | 26.3% | 54 | 21.4% | 40 | 16.1% | 53 | 19.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 9 | 3.5% | 18 | 7.6% | 14 | 5.6% | 24 | 9.7% | 23 | 8.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.49 | 10.22 | 11.26 | 10.13 | 10.18 | 10.40 | 8.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 66% | 65.3% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 58.1% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 62.7% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 69.5% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 64.4% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 84.4% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 78.5% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 65.9% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 63.1% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 67.5% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 71.8% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 73.1% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 71.9% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 69.9% | 68.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 64.6% | 66.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 75.8% | 67.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 68.4% | 70.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 85.7% | 75.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 82.2% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 75.6% | 78.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 87.5% | 80.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 69.5% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 71.3% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.4% | 66.4% | 70% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 73.9% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 76.1% | 73.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 80.4% | 76% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 75.8% | 76% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 36.3% | 36.3% | 51.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 46.9% | 46.9% | 57.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 51.1% | 51.1% | 62.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 64.1% | 62.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 72.7% | 67.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 79.1% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 67.4% | 71.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 81.3% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 82.5% | 76.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 79.7% | 76.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 73.7% | 63.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 81.2% | 68.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 66.7% | 64.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 80.6% | 70.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 75% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 82.3% | 78.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 84.7% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 85.7% | 81.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 91.7% | 79.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 54.7% | 52.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 61.6% | 54.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 68.2% | 57.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 61.1% | 58.3% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 71.9% | 59.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 77.7% | 66.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.6% | 91.6% | 71.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 91.4% | 69.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 85.5% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 72.6% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 80.6% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 84.7% | 72.7% |
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* Halifax 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.