Middle Schools in Belle Vernon Area School District

Summary:

The Belle Vernon Area Middle School is the sole middle school serving the Belle Vernon Area School District in Pennsylvania. The school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, dropping from 227th out of 893 Pennsylvania middle schools in 2022-2023 to 343rd out of 873 in 2024-2025.

Academically, Belle Vernon Area Middle School has mixed performance on PSSA tests compared to state and district averages. While the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts are slightly above the district and state averages for all grades and 7th grade, they fall below the averages for 8th grade. In Math, the school's proficiency rates are below the district and state averages for all grades, 7th grade, and 8th grade. However, the school's 8th grade Science proficiency rate is above the district and state averages.

The school serves a student population with a very high percentage (99.14%) of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage. Despite this, the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 13.2, which could be beneficial for providing more individualized attention to students. Additionally, the school's per-student spending for the 2022-2023 school year was $14,324, which is higher than the state average.

District Detail

270 Crest Avenue
Belle Vernon, PA 15012-4200

(724) 808-2500

SchoolDigger Rank:
295^th of 606 Pennsylvania districts

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 2,416

Primary Schools: 2
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSSA Math (2025)			PSSA English Language Arts (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Belle Vernon Area Middle School	Public	7-8	500 Perry Ave	Belle Vernon	15012	Fayette County	Belle Vernon Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 808-2500	386	25	15.4	89.9%	322 (83.4%)	11 (2.8%)	15 (3.9%)	13 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.5%)	59.2	343^rd of 873 public middle schools	60.7%		64.2	321^st of 891 public middle schools	64.0%	22	31.7	31.9	31.8	51.4	46.0	48.8	$14,225	$638	$13,587

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Yough School District	3.13 mi	5	231^st
Monessen City School District	3.97 mi	3	575^th
Ringgold School District	5.02 mi	4	389^th
Elizabeth Forward School District	5.51 mi	6	113^th
Mon Valley Career and Technology Center	5.56 mi	1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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