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Phoenixville Area Middle School
1000 Purple Pride Parkway Phoenixville PA, 19460, Chester County Phone: 484-927-5200 Ranking: (583 out of 2,311, top 25%)* Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8 School District: Phoenixville 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: | 64 | 64 | 65 | 67 | 65 | 66 | 66 | |||||||
Total Students: | 798 | 796 | 785 | 750 | 743 | 727 | 736 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 250 | 31.3% | 245 | 30.8% | 286 | 36.4% | 266 | 35.5% | 240 | 32.3% | 259 | 35.6% | 244 | 33.2% |
Grade 7: | 254 | 31.8% | 284 | 35.7% | 264 | 33.6% | 232 | 30.9% | 260 | 35.0% | 241 | 33.1% | 232 | 31.5% |
Grade 8: | 294 | 36.8% | 267 | 33.5% | 235 | 29.9% | 252 | 33.6% | 243 | 32.7% | 227 | 31.2% | 260 | 35.3% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 419 | 52.5% | 412 | 51.8% | 394 | 50.2% | 365 | 48.7% | 365 | 49.1% | 389 | 53.5% | 411 | 55.8% |
Female: | 379 | 47.5% | 384 | 48.2% | 391 | 49.8% | 385 | 51.3% | 370 | 49.8% | 330 | 45.4% | 321 | 43.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 25 | 3.1% | 21 | 2.6% | 21 | 2.7% | 27 | 3.6% | 24 | 3.2% | 23 | 3.2% | 13 | 1.8% |
Hispanic: | 62 | 7.8% | 59 | 7.4% | 54 | 6.9% | 40 | 5.3% | 31 | 4.2% | 30 | 4.1% | 37 | 5.0% |
Black: | 52 | 6.5% | 50 | 6.3% | 68 | 8.7% | 76 | 10.1% | 78 | 10.5% | 74 | 10.2% | 78 | 10.6% |
White: | 654 | 82.0% | 662 | 83.2% | 639 | 81.4% | 603 | 80.4% | 608 | 81.8% | 600 | 82.5% | 608 | 82.6% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 4 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 164 | 20.6% | 133 | 16.7% | 134 | 17.1% | 141 | 18.8% | 125 | 16.8% | 107 | 14.7% | 92 | 12.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 18 | 2.3% | 39 | 4.9% | 29 | 3.7% | 30 | 4.0% | 39 | 5.2% | 33 | 4.5% | 40 | 5.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.46 | 12.37 | 12.03 | 11.14 | 11.52 | 11.00 | 11.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.4% | 86.8% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 79% | 69.6% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 81% | 72.3% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 89.1% | 75.7% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 88.1% | 78% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 89% | 78.8% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 78% | 77.2% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 81.8% | 65.9% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.9% | 78.9% | 63.5% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 78.5% | 66.9% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 77.1% | 67.6% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 77.6% | 68.8% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 78.1% | 69.9% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 75.3% | 68.5% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 79.8% | 66.5% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.1% | 78.6% | 67.2% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 79.5% | 70.6% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 81% | 75.3% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 82.4% | 77.9% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 84.9% | 78.6% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 88.5% | 80.1% |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 80.1% | 68.1% |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 78.3% | 66.8% |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 80.7% | 70% |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 80% | 79.2% | 71.4% |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 80.5% | 73.5% |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 83% | 81.7% | 76% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 82.8% | 76% |
2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 63.5% | 51.3% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 72% | 69.6% | 57.9% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 71% | 62.9% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 70.2% | 62.2% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 75.7% | 67.9% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 76.8% | 70.4% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 76.1% | 71.3% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 79.5% | 75.2% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 77.9% | 76.9% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 82% | 80.6% | 76.4% |
2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 72.7% | 63.4% |
2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 79.5% | 68.9% |
2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 70.9% | 64.1% |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 78% | 77.5% | 70.6% |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 82.9% | 75% |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 89.2% | 78.3% |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 89.8% | 80.5% |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 83.4% | 81.9% |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 87.7% | 81.8% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 87% | 79.8% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 68.1% | 52.7% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 70% | 68.9% | 54.8% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 63.2% | 57.2% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.4% | 65.7% | 58.3% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 68% | 66.5% | 59.7% |
2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 76.9% | 66.1% |
2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 75.4% | 71.8% |
2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 87% | 69.1% |
2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.4% | 86.3% | 71.2% |
2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 78% | 75.2% |
2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 77.6% | 73.1% |
2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 75.5% | 72.7% |
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* Phoenixville Area 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.