Worst 10 Pennsylvania Middle Schools

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September 21, 2012: We've posted the new 2011-2012 SchoolDigger rankings for Pennsylvania, just hours after the release of the PSSA test scores by the Pennsylvania Department of Education!


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Worst 10 Pennsylvania Middle Schools

7th, 8th Grades Combined
PSSA Math & PSSA Reading
2011-2012

Rank* (of 848)		SchoolDistrictCityLow GradeHigh GradeTotal students (2011)Student/ Teacher Ratio (2011)PSSA, avg Math** (2012)PSSA, avg Reading** (2012)PSSA CombinedRank Change From 2011
848Phoenix AcademyLancaster School DistrictLancaster06122889.423.710.133.8
6
847FitzSimons Thomas High SchoolPhiladelphia City School DistrictPhiladelphia071239011.024.113.637.7
3
846Duckrey Tanner SchoolPhiladelphia City School DistrictPhiladelphiaPK0843416.615.826.742.5
66
845The Village At Chester UplandChester-Upland School DistrictChesterPK0847613.421.921.243.1
27
844Duquesne Consolidated SchoolDuquesne City School DistrictDuquesneKG1241110.520.625.245.8
1
843Huey Samuel B SchoolPhiladelphia City School DistrictPhiladelphiaKG0878117.217.231.148.3
173
842Roosevelt Theodore Middle SchoolPhiladelphia City School DistrictPhiladelphia060836711.426.023.549.5
121
841Jones John Paul Middle SchoolPhiladelphia City School DistrictPhiladelphia050881313.827.422.650.0
5
840Clemente Roberto Middle SchoolPhiladelphia City School DistrictPhiladelphia050872214.023.427.651.0
3
839Pastorius Francis P SchoolPhiladelphia City School DistrictPhiladelphiaKG0859214.020.932.853.7
2

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Source:  National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education, and Pennsylvania Dept of Education
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* Rank is determined by adding each school's average PSSA Math score with the average PSSA Reading score to form a combined average score. The school with the highest combined score is ranked #1.
** The values used in the PSSA columns are % proficient.

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