Pittston Area Middle School
120 New St Pittston PA, 18640, Luzerne County Phone: 570-655-2927 Ranking:  (963 out of 2,311, top 42%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 5 to Grade 8 School District: Pittston 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: | 61 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 49 | 43 | 49 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,018 | 735 | 739 | 781 | 787 | 755 | 780 | |||||||
| Grade 5: | 243 | 23.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 6: | 279 | 27.4% | 244 | 33.2% | 234 | 31.7% | 250 | 32.0% | 251 | 31.9% | 281 | 37.2% | 249 | 31.9% |
| Grade 7: | 236 | 23.2% | 245 | 33.3% | 257 | 34.8% | 259 | 33.2% | 275 | 34.9% | 258 | 34.2% | 242 | 31.0% |
| Grade 8: | 260 | 25.5% | 246 | 33.5% | 248 | 33.6% | 271 | 34.7% | 261 | 33.2% | 216 | 28.6% | 289 | 37.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 486 | 47.7% | 357 | 48.6% | 351 | 47.5% | 392 | 50.2% | 397 | 50.4% | 385 | 51.0% | 404 | 51.8% |
| Female: | 532 | 52.3% | 378 | 51.4% | 388 | 52.5% | 389 | 49.8% | 382 | 48.5% | 362 | 47.9% | 372 | 47.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 9 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.4% |
| Hispanic: | 20 | 2.0% | 21 | 2.9% | 20 | 2.7% | 17 | 2.2% | 10 | 1.3% | 9 | 1.2% | 15 | 1.9% |
| Black: | 41 | 4.0% | 25 | 3.4% | 25 | 3.4% | 18 | 2.3% | 17 | 2.2% | 16 | 2.1% | 13 | 1.7% |
| White: | 947 | 93.0% | 684 | 93.1% | 688 | 93.1% | 740 | 94.8% | 758 | 96.3% | 729 | 96.6% | 749 | 96.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 408 | 40.1% | 296 | 40.3% | 279 | 37.8% | 287 | 36.7% | 227 | 28.8% | 243 | 32.2% | 233 | 29.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 57 | 5.6% | 55 | 7.5% | 50 | 6.8% | 62 | 7.9% | 75 | 9.5% | 83 | 11.0% | 62 | 7.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.80 | 16.23 | 16.00 | 16.80 | 16.04 | 17.60 | 16.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.9% | 66.9% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 76.1% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 78% | 77.7% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.9% | 74.4% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 72.2% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 76.4% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 73.5% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 64.1% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 71.6% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 71% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 69.7% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 68.6% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 75.1% | 68.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 66.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.1% | 80.1% | 67.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 83.5% | 70.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 83.7% | 75.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 87.2% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 81.7% | 78.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 84.6% | 80.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 72.3% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 76.1% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 77.3% | 70% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 74.6% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 76% | 73.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 75.6% | 76% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.1% | 75.1% | 76% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.3% | 57.3% | 51.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 64% | 57.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 68% | 67.5% | 62.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 78.4% | 62.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 72.1% | 67.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 76.5% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 80.7% | 71.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 88.9% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 84.9% | 76.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 76.7% | 76.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 65.6% | 63.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 71.1% | 68.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 67.1% | 64.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 78.2% | 70.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 76.5% | 75% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 83.9% | 78.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 85% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 89.4% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 90.4% | 81.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 80.8% | 79.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 65.8% | 52.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 64% | 63.3% | 54.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 66.7% | 57.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 76.4% | 58.3% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 77.9% | 59.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 72% | 66.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 76.7% | 71.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 68.7% | 69.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 75.8% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 72.3% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 77.3% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 81% | 80.1% | 72.7% |
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* Pittston 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.