Tamaqua Area Middle School
502 Penn St
Tamaqua PA, 18252, Schuylkill County
Phone: 570-668-1210
Ranking: 
(1,052 out of 2,311, top 46%)*
(1,052 out of 2,311, top 46%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Tamaqua 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: | 37 | 35 | NA | NA | 27 | 27 | 30 | 27 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 475 | 464 | 486 | 474 | 481 | 475 | 488 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 163 | 34.3% | 149 | 32.1% | 157 | 32.3% | 156 | 32.9% | 167 | 34.7% | 145 | 30.5% | 158 | 32.4% |
| Grade 7: | 148 | 31.2% | 167 | 36.0% | 154 | 31.7% | 173 | 36.5% | 151 | 31.4% | 167 | 35.2% | 163 | 33.4% |
| Grade 8: | 161 | 33.9% | 148 | 31.9% | 175 | 36.0% | 145 | 30.6% | 163 | 33.9% | 162 | 34.1% | 167 | 34.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 240 | 50.5% | 237 | 51.1% | 243 | 50.0% | 255 | 53.8% | 256 | 53.2% | 248 | 52.2% | 248 | 50.8% |
| Female: | 235 | 49.5% | 227 | 48.9% | 243 | 50.0% | 219 | 46.2% | 214 | 44.5% | 212 | 44.6% | 232 | 47.5% |
| 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: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic: | 9 | 1.9% | 9 | 1.9% | 10 | 2.1% | 8 | 1.7% | 10 | 2.1% | 6 | 1.3% | 7 | 1.4% |
| Black: | 8 | 1.7% | 5 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% | 5 | 1.1% | 4 | 0.8% |
| White: | 454 | 95.6% | 449 | 96.8% | 472 | 97.1% | 461 | 97.3% | 464 | 96.5% | 456 | 96.0% | 472 | 96.7% |
| 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: | 4 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 163 | 34.3% | 152 | 32.8% | 144 | 29.6% | 124 | 26.2% | 126 | 26.2% | 109 | 22.9% | 111 | 22.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 28 | 5.9% | 24 | 5.2% | 32 | 6.6% | 24 | 5.1% | 32 | 6.7% | 28 | 5.9% | 30 | 6.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.75 | 13.41 | NA | NA | 17.61 | 17.80 | 16.10 | 18.10 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 69.4% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 67.7% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 75.5% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 82.3% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 86.5% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 80% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 65.6% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 60.7% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 64.8% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 68.8% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 71.6% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70.3% | 68.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 67.5% | 66.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 80.2% | 67.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 79.4% | 70.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 81.5% | 75.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 76.4% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 80.3% | 78.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 85.6% | 80.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 64.3% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 75.3% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 70.6% | 70% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 67.3% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 72.9% | 73.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 76.7% | 76% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 78.6% | 76% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 50.5% | 49.7% | 51.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 70.9% | 57.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 60% | 59.2% | 62.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 65% | 62.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 64.9% | 67.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 78.4% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 78% | 71.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 75.5% | 76.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 82.4% | 76.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 68.9% | 63.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.1% | 78.9% | 68.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 57.5% | 64.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 76.1% | 70.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 80.5% | 75% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 87.6% | 78.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 87.7% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 88.3% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 84.3% | 81.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 86.7% | 79.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 67.1% | 52.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 62.8% | 54.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 67.6% | 57.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 62.1% | 58.3% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 68.4% | 59.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 48.1% | 47.8% | 66.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 79.5% | 71.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.6% | 85.6% | 69.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 84% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 85.7% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 82.4% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 83.5% | 72.7% |
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* Tamaqua 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.