Summary:
The city of Sharon, Pennsylvania has only one middle school, Sharon Middle School, which serves students in grades 6-8. Located within the Sharon City School District, the school has consistently underperformed compared to state and district averages in key academic areas like Math and English Language Arts.
Sharon Middle School has been ranked between 553 and 633 out of 873 to 893 Pennsylvania middle schools over the past 3 school years, with a SchoolDigger rating fluctuating between 1 and 2 stars out of 5. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in PSSA Math and English Language Arts were 22.5% and 35.7% respectively, significantly below the state averages of 41.7% and 48.5%. The school's 8th grade proficiency rates were particularly low, at 19.5% in Math and 33.9% in ELA, compared to state averages of 30.5% and 49.3%.
Despite having a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 8:1 and a per-student spending of $16,240 for the 2022-2023 school year, Sharon Middle School serves a 100% free and reduced lunch student population, indicating a high-poverty demographic. The school's dropout rate was 1.4% in the 2023-2024 school year, which is a concerning statistic. The data suggests that the school's academic challenges may be rooted in factors beyond just resources, and further investigation is needed to identify and address the specific instructional and support needs of the student population.
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