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Derry Area Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
994 North Chestnut St Ext
Derry, PA 15627
Phone
(724) 694-8231
District
Derry Area SD
County
WESTMORELAND COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
443
Classroom Teachers
37

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Pennsylvania

6

(10 is best)

Better than 55.4% of all PA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Derry Area Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
53%
46%
61%
55%
45%
36%
53%
46%
61%
55%
45%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
44%
44%
51%
54%
36%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

80 60 40 20 0
57%
39%
76%
53%
38%
26%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
12
12
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 150 33.9%
Grade 7 132 29.8%
Grade 8 161 36.3%
Total 443 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 98.1% 97.3% 64.5%
Black 1.2% 1.8% 15.4%
Hispanic 0.5% 0.5% 15.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.2% 0.3% 4.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.1% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 100.0% 91.2% 53.0%
Free lunch eligible 100.0% 91.2% 51.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 1.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 16,661 12,972,008
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 171.4 289
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 3.7% 5.3%
5-19 YEARS OLD 14.1% 18.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 30.1% 31.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 27.9% 26.3%
65 OR OLDER 24.3% 18.7%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 7,139 5,193,727
Single Parent Households With Children 8.2% 7.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 91.9% 91.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 18.9% 33.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 7.0% 18.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 16.7% 17.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 16.8% 13.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 19.2% 16.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.4% 14.8%
$15,000 - $29,999 16.2% 11.3%
$15,000 or less 6.7% 8.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,794 $17,600,000 50.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $746 $1,341,000 3.8%
Staff $855 $1,537,000 4.4%
General Administration $392 $705,000 2.0%
School Administration $614 $1,103,000 3.2%
Operation $1,574 $2,828,000 8.1%
Transportation $1,060 $1,905,000 5.4%
Other $417 $749,000 2.1%
Total Support $5,658 $10,168,000 29.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,012 $7,209,000 20.6%
Total Expenditures $19,464 $34,977,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,819 $18,319,893,000 47.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,093 $1,850,572,000 4.8%
Staff $669 $1,132,122,000 2.9%
General Administration $477 $808,056,000 2.1%
School Administration $816 $1,382,117,000 3.6%
Operation $1,589 $2,691,467,000 7.0%
Transportation $709 $1,201,390,000 3.1%
Other $722 $1,223,280,000 3.2%
Total Support $6,076 $10,289,004,000 26.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,887 $9,968,592,000 25.8%
Total Expenditures $22,782 $38,577,489,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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