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Bentworth Middle School

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Bentworth Middle School ranks 452 nd of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

452^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 873 Pennsylvania Middle Schools

Better than 48% of Pennsylvania middle schools

Summary

Bentworth Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 5-8 in the Bentworth School District in Bentleyville, PA. With 315 students, the school is ranked 452 out of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Bentworth Middle School faces some challenges, with math proficiency rates significantly lower than the state and district averages across all grade levels. However, the school's English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency rates are generally higher than the state average, and its performance on the PSSA Science assessment is also strong. The school's high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds likely contributes to its academic struggles, as research has shown that poverty can have a significant impact on student learning and achievement.

Compared to nearby middle schools, such as South Park Middle School, Canon-McMillan Middle School, and Peters Township Middle School, Bentworth Middle School's academic performance, particularly in math, lags behind. However, the school outperforms some of the more disadvantaged nearby schools, such as Brownsville Area Middle School and Monessen Middle School. The school's relatively strong performance in ELA and science suggests that it may have effective teaching practices and curriculum in these subject areas that could be leveraged to improve math instruction as well.

288

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,160

Per pupil spending ?

109.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

563 Lincoln Avenue
Bentleyville, PA 15314

(724) 239-4431

District: Bentworth School District

Students who attend Bentworth Middle School usually attend:

High:

Bentworth Senior High School

Feeder schools for Bentworth Middle School:

Elementary:

Bentworth Elementary Center

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.4%

Two or more races:

4.2%

African American:

1.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 71st percentile in 2022 → 48th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (39% vs 45% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 71st-percentile peak (2022) to 48th (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg49%

Pennsylvania avg45%

452^nd of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 48%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to bottom 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

269^th of 606Bentworth School District among Pennsylvania districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	48.5	452 of 873	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.1	438 of 891	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.7	332 of 893	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.7	259 of 883	70.7%	★★★★☆
2021	57.3	331 of 797	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.3	347 of 891	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.9	355 of 861	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	65.7	294 of 877	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	59.3	384 of 870	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	46.5	486 of 835	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	47.1	459 of 728	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	50.3	471 of 758	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	53.8	483 of 834	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	62.1	379 of 825	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	49.8	511 of 805	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	59.0	364 of 753	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	59.3	364 of 749	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	52.3	429 of 736	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	57.8	343 of 687	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	66.4	255 of 663	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2003	42.6	456 of 643	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	55.8	192 of 643	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	48.0	287 of 672	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.6	216 of 660	67.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	51.7	406 of 835	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.0	428 of 860	50.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	53.8	394 of 877	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.8	303 of 874	65.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	41.2	490 of 839	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.5	452 of 870	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	32.4	458 of 649	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.8	462 of 673	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.9	369 of 681	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Disabled (2025)70th percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)55th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)51st percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)42nd percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)29th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts52%+4 vs state

Math26%-16 vs state

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Schools Near Bentworth Middle School

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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 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	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
Bentworth Middle School	Public	5-8	563 Lincoln Avenue	Bentleyville	15314	Washington County	Bentworth School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 239-4431	288	26	11.1	109.4%	266 (92.4%)	5 (1.7%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.2%)	48.5	452^nd of 873 public middle schools	48.2%		52.1	438^th of 891 public middle schools	50.8%	14	44.1	14.1	26.5	21.7	25.9	56.0	42.2	60.3	50.6	52.2	$13,160	$88	$13,073
Ringgold Middle School	Public	5-8	2 Ram Dr	Monongahela	15063	Washington County	Ringgold School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 348-7154	738	58	12.6	49.7%	573 (77.6%)	56 (7.6%)	34 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (9.8%)	38	540^th of 873 public middle schools	38.1%		32.1	605^th of 891 public middle schools	32.1%	65	28.9	24.9	20.4	15.2	22.7	41.8	39.9	42.1	44.4	42.0	$16,719	$440	$16,279
Charleroi Area Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Fecsen Dr	Charleroi	15022	Washington County	Charleroi School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 483-3600	299	22	13.8	60.9%	198 (66.2%)	56 (18.7%)	11 (3.7%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (10.0%)	39.6	527^th of 873 public middle schools	39.6%		49.2	469^th of 891 public middle schools	47.4%	58		21.3	13.9	24.7	19.9		58.2	37.2	36.5	43.6	$45,439	$2,326	$43,113
California Area Middle School	Public	7-8	11 Trojan Way	Coal Center	15423	Washington County	California Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 785-5800	158	10	16.5	93.0%	131 (82.9%)	4 (2.5%)	6 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (10.1%)	56.4	371^st of 873 public middle schools	57.5%		44.5	519^th of 891 public middle schools	41.8%	148			25.4	19.7	22.6			54.7	57.8	56.2	$14,853	$928	$13,924
Monessen Middle School	Public	6-8	1245 State Rd	Monessen	15062	Westmoreland County	Monessen City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 684-7100	128	15	8.6	93.0%	48 (37.5%)	50 (39.1%)	8 (6.3%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (16.4%)	12.4	757^th of 873 public middle schools	13.3%		11.5	774^th of 891 public middle schools	13.1%	17		7.5	0.0	11.5	5.8		17.0	21.1	29.6	21.7	$181	$29	$152
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
Peters Township Middle School	Public	6-8	264 E McMurray Rd	McMurray	15317	Washington County	Peters Township School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 941-2688	952	63	15.0	10.6%	854 (89.7%)	13 (1.4%)	20 (2.1%)	33 (3.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	28 (2.9%)	98.1	12^th of 873 public middle schools	98.6%		98	7^th of 891 public middle schools	99.2%	5		75.9	76.1	68.6	73.8		85.2	83.2	85.4	84.6	$16,858	$13	$16,845
Brownsville Area Middle School	Public	6-8	Three Falcon Drive	Brownsville	15417	Fayette County	Brownsville Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 785-2155	329	23	14.1	106.1%	274 (83.3%)	21 (6.4%)	8 (2.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (7.0%)	20.7	676^th of 873 public middle schools	22.6%		25.7	646^th of 891 public middle schools	27.5%	30		18.2	18.0	15.2	17.2		17.7	26.8	25.3	23.4	$19,890	$3,882	$16,007
South Park Middle School	Public	5-8	2500 Stewart Rd	South Park	15129	Allegheny County	South Park School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 655-3111	580	39	15.0	32.2%	473 (81.6%)	39 (6.7%)	13 (2.2%)	42 (7.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.7%)	63.7	297^th of 873 public middle schools	66.0%		75	197^th of 891 public middle schools	77.9%	100	40.6	41.4	43.9	32.6	39.8	45.2	45.8	53.1	48.9	48.2	$21,899	$368	$21,531
Canon-McMillan Middle School	Public	7-8	100 Big Mac Boulevard	Canonsburg	15317	Washington County	Canon-McMillan School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 745-9030	836	58	14.4	25.8%	722 (86.4%)	25 (3.0%)	23 (2.8%)	28 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.5%)	92	59^th of 873 public middle schools	93.2%		90.1	62^nd of 891 public middle schools	93.0%	3			56.3	54.7	55.6			74.3	67.4	70.8	$16,285	$78	$16,207

Frequently Asked Questions about Bentworth Middle School

What district is Bentworth Middle School in?

Bentworth School District

What high school do graduates of Bentworth Middle School attend?

Students who attend Bentworth Middle School usually go on to attend Bentworth Senior High School

What is the racial makeup of Bentworth Middle School?

Students at Bentworth Middle School are 92% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% Hispanic.

How many students attend Bentworth Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 288 students attended Bentworth Middle School.

Is Bentworth Middle School a good school?

Bentworth Middle School ranks 452^nd of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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