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Pittsburgh Arsenal 6-8 Middle School
220 40th St Pittsburgh PA, 15201, Allegheny County Phone: 412-622-5740 Ranking:  (2,162 out of 2,311, bottom 6%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8 School District: Pittsburgh 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: | 18 | 15 | 21 | 22 | 30 | 37 | 35 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 182 | 182 | 209 | 252 | 317 | 421 | 424 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 65 | 35.7% | 47 | 25.8% | 71 | 34.0% | 81 | 32.1% | 88 | 27.8% | 115 | 27.3% | 144 | 34.0% |
| Grade 7: | 54 | 29.7% | 63 | 34.6% | 70 | 33.5% | 86 | 34.1% | 96 | 30.3% | 147 | 34.9% | 151 | 35.6% |
| Grade 8: | 63 | 34.6% | 72 | 39.6% | 68 | 32.5% | 85 | 33.7% | 133 | 42.0% | 159 | 37.8% | 129 | 30.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 94 | 51.6% | 89 | 48.9% | 117 | 56.0% | 129 | 51.2% | 153 | 48.3% | 205 | 48.7% | 216 | 50.9% |
| Female: | 88 | 48.4% | 93 | 51.1% | 92 | 44.0% | 123 | 48.8% | 146 | 46.1% | 198 | 47.0% | 196 | 46.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 7 | 3.8% | 5 | 2.7% | 6 | 2.9% | 12 | 4.8% | 19 | 6.0% | 17 | 4.0% | 11 | 2.6% |
| Hispanic: | 9 | 4.9% | 3 | 1.6% | 4 | 1.9% | 5 | 2.0% | 2 | 0.6% | 4 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Black: | 138 | 75.8% | 147 | 80.8% | 172 | 82.3% | 199 | 79.0% | 245 | 77.3% | 344 | 81.7% | 360 | 84.9% |
| White: | 20 | 11.0% | 20 | 11.0% | 18 | 8.6% | 31 | 12.3% | 41 | 12.9% | 46 | 10.9% | 44 | 10.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 1.1% | 2 | 1.1% | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 5 | 2.7% | 5 | 2.7% | 8 | 3.8% | 5 | 2.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 166 | 91.2% | 163 | 89.6% | 186 | 89.0% | 214 | 84.9% | 279 | 88.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 2 | 1.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 1.2% | 16 | 5.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 10.11 | 12.13 | 9.95 | 11.45 | 10.57 | 11.40 | 12.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 50.7% | 65.5% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 51% | 64.8% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 49.1% | 64% | 77.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 25.7% | 52.9% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 35.4% | 51.7% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 32% | 52.2% | 68.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 60.7% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 69.6% | 78.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 62% | 65.6% | 80.1% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 38.7% | 56.6% | 73.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 34% | 64.7% | 76% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 45.1% | 64.4% | 76% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 49.6% | 58.8% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.8% | 64.1% | 76.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 66.7% | 76.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.2% | 70.9% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.4% | 71.8% | 81.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 50% | 73.4% | 79.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 11.7% | 32.1% | 57.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 12.5% | 36% | 58.3% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 13.7% | 41.1% | 59.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 60.4% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 44.2% | 61.5% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 29.5% | 58.6% | 72.7% |
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* Pittsburgh Arsenal 6-8 Middle School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.