Tuscarora Middle School
Old Route 22 East
Mifflintown PA, 17059, Juniata County
Phone: 717-436-2165
Ranking: 
(1,801 out of 2,311, bottom 22%)*
(1,801 out of 2,311, bottom 22%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Juniata County 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: | 30 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 442 | 422 | 417 | 428 | 410 | 418 | 456 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 172 | 38.9% | 138 | 32.7% | 127 | 30.5% | 157 | 36.7% | 140 | 34.1% | 124 | 29.7% | 139 | 30.5% |
| Grade 7: | 141 | 31.9% | 130 | 30.8% | 151 | 36.2% | 141 | 32.9% | 130 | 31.7% | 139 | 33.3% | 155 | 34.0% |
| Grade 8: | 129 | 29.2% | 153 | 36.3% | 138 | 33.1% | 130 | 30.4% | 139 | 33.9% | 154 | 36.8% | 162 | 35.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 217 | 49.1% | 212 | 50.2% | 217 | 52.0% | 220 | 51.4% | 209 | 51.0% | 213 | 51.0% | 241 | 52.9% |
| Female: | 225 | 50.9% | 210 | 49.8% | 200 | 48.0% | 208 | 48.6% | 193 | 47.1% | 197 | 47.1% | 211 | 46.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.5% | 5 | 1.2% | 5 | 1.2% | 5 | 1.2% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic: | 33 | 7.5% | 32 | 7.6% | 28 | 6.7% | 32 | 7.5% | 28 | 6.8% | 29 | 6.9% | 23 | 5.0% |
| Black: | 4 | 0.9% | 6 | 1.4% | 5 | 1.2% | 6 | 1.4% | 4 | 1.0% | 6 | 1.4% | 4 | 0.9% |
| White: | 402 | 91.0% | 379 | 89.8% | 377 | 90.4% | 384 | 89.7% | 373 | 91.0% | 379 | 90.7% | 426 | 93.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 149 | 33.7% | 141 | 33.4% | 140 | 33.6% | 147 | 34.3% | 123 | 30.0% | 101 | 24.2% | 93 | 20.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 38 | 8.6% | 31 | 7.3% | 29 | 7.0% | 51 | 11.9% | 60 | 14.6% | 61 | 14.6% | 45 | 9.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.62 | 14.88 | 14.02 | 13.48 | 13.33 | 13.20 | 14.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 62.5% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 47.3% | 56.4% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 61.9% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.8% | 77.5% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 71.5% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 76.7% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 79.7% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 64% | 64.1% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 50% | 56.1% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 66.1% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 64.3% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 57.9% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 69.3% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 59% | 66.1% | 68.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 63.1% | 66.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 66.7% | 67.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 69.2% | 70.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 77.2% | 75.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 76.9% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 79.3% | 78.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 79.2% | 80.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 66.4% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 65% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.4% | 58.6% | 70% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.6% | 64.4% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.4% | 64.9% | 73.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 69.6% | 76% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 66% | 68.4% | 76% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 50.7% | 47% | 51.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 52.9% | 51.2% | 57.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.2% | 59.8% | 62.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 62% | 63% | 62.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 56.7% | 67.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 67.9% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.4% | 66.1% | 71.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 74.9% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 83.9% | 76.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.9% | 69.3% | 76.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 59.6% | 63.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 69.1% | 68.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 47.7% | 54.8% | 64.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61.9% | 70.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 67.5% | 75% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 77.4% | 78.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 74.5% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 75.5% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 81.5% | 81.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 70.6% | 79.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 54% | 56.3% | 52.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 42.2% | 52.4% | 54.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 50.7% | 55.8% | 57.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 50.4% | 52% | 58.3% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 45.7% | 51.2% | 59.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 50% | 57.6% | 66.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 68.7% | 71.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 54.5% | 69.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 64.8% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 60.5% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 67% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 66.7% | 72.7% |
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* Tuscarora Middle School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.