Summary:
The Weatherly Area School District in Pennsylvania contains a single middle school, Weatherly Area Middle School, which serves grades 6-8. The school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, dropping from 510 out of 893 Pennsylvania middle schools in 2022-2023 to 557 out of 873 in 2024-2025, and is currently rated 2 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance compared to other schools in the state.
Weatherly Area Middle School faces significant challenges in academic performance, particularly in Math and English Language Arts (ELA). The school's proficiency rates in these subjects are well below the state and district averages across all grade levels, with the 8th-grade Math proficiency rate at just 12.8% compared to the state average of 30.5%, and the 7th-grade ELA proficiency rate at 21.1% compared to the state average of 49.2%. However, the school's Science proficiency rates are higher, with the 8th-grade Science proficiency rate exceeding the state average.
Despite the school's higher-than-average per-student spending of $17,632 for the 2022-2023 school year, its academic performance remains below par, which may suggest that the resources are not being effectively utilized or allocated to address the specific needs of the student population. The school also has a relatively high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at 61.15%, indicating a significant population of economically disadvantaged students, which may contribute to the academic challenges the school is facing.
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