Middle Schools in Monessen City School District

Monessen City School District has only one middle school, Monessen Middle School, which serves students in grades 6-8. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Pennsylvania middle schools, with a 1 out of 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Monessen Middle School faces significant challenges, including low academic achievement, high poverty levels, and limited resources.

Proficiency rates in PSSA Math and English Language Arts (ELA) tests at Monessen Middle School are significantly lower than the state averages. In 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rate in Math was 5.8% compared to the state average of 41.7%, and in ELA, it was 21.7% compared to the state average of 48.5%. These low proficiency rates have persisted over the past two years, with only slight improvements in some grade levels.

The school serves a predominantly low-income population, with 78.29% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024. Despite a low student-teacher ratio of 9.8 to 1, the school's spending per student is only $183 for the 2022-2023 school year, suggesting limited resources. While the school's dropout rate was 1.4% in 2023-2024, the overall data indicates that Monessen City School District faces significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its middle school students.