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Canon-McMillan Middle School

Public Grades 7-8

59^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 873 Pennsylvania Middle Schools

Better than 93% of Pennsylvania middle schools

Summary

Canon-McMillan Middle School is a public middle school in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, serving 800 students in grades 7-8. The school is part of the Canon-McMillan School District, which is ranked 82 out of 606 school districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Canon-McMillan Middle School is a high-performing institution, consistently ranking among the top middle schools in Pennsylvania. The school's PSSA test scores are significantly higher than the state averages in both Math and English Language Arts, with particularly strong performance in English Language Arts and Science. The school's academic excellence extends across various student subgroups, including female, male, Asian, African American, Hispanic, and White students, as well as students from low socioeconomic backgrounds and students with disabilities.

While Canon-McMillan Middle School faces competition from nearby high-performing schools, such as South Fayette Middle School, it has maintained its position as one of the top-ranked middle schools in the state. The school's consistent academic excellence, low dropout rates, and increasing per-student spending and smaller class sizes suggest a strong commitment to providing a quality education for its students.

836

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,285

Per pupil spending ?

25.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Big Mac Boulevard
Canonsburg, PA 15317-1321

(724) 745-9030

District: Canon-McMillan School District

Students who attend Canon-McMillan Middle School usually attend:

High:

Canon-McMillan Senior High School

Feeder schools for Canon-McMillan Middle School:

Elementary:	Borland Manor Elementary School
	Hills-Hendersonville Elementary School
	South Central Elementary
	Wylandville Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.4%

Two or more races:

4.5%

Asian:

3.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 84th percentile in 2015 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (63% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of Pennsylvania middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg66%

Pennsylvania avg45%

59^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From top 16% (2015) to top 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

82^nd of 606Canon-McMillan 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	92.0	59 of 873	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	90.1	62 of 891	93.0%	★★★★★
2023	92.0	46 of 893	94.8%	★★★★★
2022	87.5	78 of 883	91.2%	★★★★★
2021	87.4	66 of 797	91.7%	★★★★★
2019	91.2	44 of 891	95.1%	★★★★★
2018	87.9	66 of 861	92.3%	★★★★★
2017	86.7	85 of 877	90.3%	★★★★★
2016	85.6	96 of 870	89.0%	★★★★☆
2015	80.4	132 of 835	84.2%	★★★★☆
2014	78.1	127 of 728	82.6%	★★★★☆
2013	82.4	86 of 758	88.7%	★★★★☆
2012	82.4	87 of 834	89.6%	★★★★☆
2011	80.2	113 of 825	86.3%	★★★★☆
2010	78.5	129 of 805	84.0%	★★★★☆
2009	74.4	176 of 770	77.1%	★★★★☆
2008	77.9	137 of 753	81.8%	★★★★☆
2007	77.2	137 of 749	81.7%	★★★★☆
2006	60.9	331 of 736	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	64.9	277 of 687	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	60.7	317 of 663	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2003	58.3	316 of 643	50.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	86.5	26 of 408	93.6%	★★★★★
2023	97.1	7 of 421	98.3%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	66.0	54 of 138	60.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	83.0	53 of 643	91.8%	★★★★★
2024	78.8	83 of 672	87.6%	★★★★☆
2023	59.6	193 of 660	70.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	91.2	50 of 835	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	90.5	47 of 860	94.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2023	97.6	11 of 362	97.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	93.2	30 of 843	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	85.8	65 of 877	92.6%	★★★★★
2023	90.8	35 of 874	96.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	89.5	72 of 839	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	87.2	82 of 870	90.6%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	70.0	43 of 174	75.3%	★★★★☆
2024	63.7	66 of 199	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.1	68 of 187	63.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	87.1	64 of 649	90.1%	★★★★★
2024	86.5	60 of 673	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	88.4	53 of 681	92.2%	★★★★★

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)

Hispanic (2023)97th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)96th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)94th percentile~ school

African American (2024)94th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)91st percentile~ school

White (2025)90th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)75th percentile-18 vs school

Asian (2025)61st percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts71%+22 vs state

Math56%+14 vs state

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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
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
North Strabane Intrmd School	Public	5-6	20 Giffin Drive	Canonsburg	15317	Washington County	Canon-McMillan School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 873-5252	415	27	15.5	32.3%	347 (83.6%)	12 (2.9%)	11 (2.7%)	17 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.7%)								(n/a)	77.7	65.3			71.3	61.8	76.0			69.2	$14,208	$135	$14,073
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
Washington Junior High School	Public	7-8	201 Allison Avenue	Washington	15301	Washington County	Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 223-5060	205	19	10.9	96.6%	72 (35.1%)	60 (29.3%)	19 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (26.3%)	28	614^th of 873 public middle schools	29.7%		43.2	526^th of 891 public middle schools	41.0%	88			17.7	12.5	15.3			35.6	32.5	34.1	$25,988	$2,839	$23,149
Cecil Intrmd School	Public	5-6	3676 Millers Run Rd	Mc Donald	15057	Washington County	Canon-McMillan School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 745-2623	412	27	15.0	29.4%	348 (84.5%)	11 (2.7%)	9 (2.2%)	12 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.8%)								(n/a)	75.4	52.1			62.8	62.6	72.8			68.1	$15,293	$132	$15,162
Trinity Middle School	Public	6-8	50 Scenic Dr	Washington	15301	Washington County	Trinity Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 228-2112	759	58	13.1	46.1%	657 (86.6%)	16 (2.1%)	18 (2.4%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	59 (7.8%)	71.5	208^th of 873 public middle schools	76.2%		78.5	154^th of 891 public middle schools	82.7%	54		49.4	35.0	30.5	38.9		53.8	63.8	62.3	59.6	$17,992	$716	$17,277
Boyce Middle School	Public	5-6	1500 Boyce Rd	Pittsburgh	15241	Allegheny County	Upper St. Clair School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 833-1600	624	49	12.7	12.3%	474 (76.0%)	4 (0.6%)	24 (3.8%)	98 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.8%)								(n/a)	86.7	79.1			82.9	88.9	88.6			88.8	$25,084	$242	$24,842
South Fayette Middle School	Public	6-8	3700 Old Oakdale Rd	Mc Donald	15057	Allegheny County	South Fayette Township School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 221-4542	859	57	15.0	14.1%	551 (64.1%)	23 (2.7%)	16 (1.9%)	222 (25.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	44 (5.1%)	97.4	15^th of 873 public middle schools	98.3%		95.9	24^th of 891 public middle schools	97.3%	9		78.8	69.7	58.2	69.4		81.7	83.3	85.8	83.4	$17,045	$237	$16,808
Neil Armstrong 5-6 Middle School	Public	5-6	5800 Murray Ave	Bethel Park	15102	Allegheny County	Bethel Park School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 854-8751	597	49	12.1	21.9%	498 (83.4%)	14 (2.3%)	11 (1.8%)	42 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (5.2%)								(n/a)	68.0	60.2			64.0	64.6	67.6			66.2	$29	$01	$28
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Canon-McMillan Middle School

How many students attend Canon-McMillan Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 836 students attended Canon-McMillan Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Canon-McMillan Middle School attend?

Students who attend Canon-McMillan Middle School usually go on to attend Canon-McMillan Senior High School

Is Canon-McMillan Middle School a good school?

Yes. Canon-McMillan Middle School ranks in the top 6.8% of Pennsylvania middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Canon-McMillan Middle School?

Students at Canon-McMillan Middle School are 86% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 3% African American, 3% Hispanic.

What district is Canon-McMillan Middle School in?

Canon-McMillan School District

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