Summary:
The Mt Lebanon School District in Pennsylvania is home to two exceptional middle schools, Mellon Middle School and Jefferson Middle School, both of which have consistently ranked among the top 20-25 middle schools in the state over the past few years.
Both Mellon Middle School and Jefferson Middle School have received a 5-star rating from School Digger, indicating they are among the top-performing schools in Pennsylvania. Their test scores in Math, English Language Arts, and Science are significantly higher than the state averages, with Mellon Middle School having 81% of students proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 48.5%. Additionally, both schools have very low dropout rates of just 1.4% for the 2023-2024 school year.
While Mellon Middle School has a slightly lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (14.42%) compared to Jefferson Middle School (18.14%), the spending per student is relatively high for both schools, with Mellon Middle School at $18,026 and Jefferson Middle School at $18,711 for the 2022-2023 school year. The student-teacher ratios are also impressive, with Mellon Middle School at 12.1 and Jefferson Middle School at 10.9, suggesting that the district's investment in education is paying off in the form of exceptional academic performance.
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