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Deer Lakes Middle School

Q: Is Deer Lakes Middle School a good school?

Deer Lakes Middle School ranks 213 th of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

213^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 873 Pennsylvania Middle Schools

Better than 76% of Pennsylvania middle schools

Summary

Deer Lakes Middle School is a public middle school located in Cheswick, Pennsylvania, serving 417 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Deer Lakes School District, which is ranked 214 out of 606 school districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Deer Lakes Middle School consistently ranks in the top 25% of Pennsylvania middle schools, with above-average PSSA test scores, particularly in English Language Arts (ELA). In 2024-2025, 55.9% of Deer Lakes students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 48.5%. However, the school's performance is stronger in ELA than in Math, with 42.9% of students proficient or better in Math compared to the state average of 41.7%. The school's 8th-grade students also stand out, with 68.8% proficient or better in ELA, significantly higher than the state average of 49.3%.

While Deer Lakes Middle School outperforms some nearby schools like Charles A. Huston Middle School and Highlands Middle School, it lags behind higher-performing schools in the area, such as Hampton Middle School, Pine-Richland Middle School, and Dorseyville Middle School. Additionally, Deer Lakes Middle School serves a relatively high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, which may contribute to its overall performance and the need for additional resources and support.

383

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,094

Per pupil spending ?

45.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

17 East Union Road
Cheswick, PA 15024

(724) 265-5310

District: Deer Lakes School District

Students who attend Deer Lakes Middle School usually attend:

High:

Deer Lakes High School

Feeder schools for Deer Lakes Middle School:

Elementary:	Curtisville Pri Center
	East Union Intrmd School

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.0%

Two or more races:

3.7%

Hispanic:

2.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 67th percentile in 2015 → 76th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranks in the top 24% of Pennsylvania middle schools

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

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg50%

Pennsylvania avg45%

213^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Top 24%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From top 33% (2015) to top 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

214^th of 606Deer Lakes 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	71.0	213 of 873	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	67.7	276 of 891	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.5	252 of 893	71.8%	★★★★☆
2022	74.6	193 of 883	78.1%	★★★★☆
2021	73.5	167 of 797	79.0%	★★★★☆
2019	73.5	218 of 891	75.5%	★★★★☆
2018	68.7	268 of 861	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	67.8	266 of 877	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	69.7	262 of 870	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	67.0	272 of 835	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	64.6	292 of 728	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.9	320 of 758	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	64.0	358 of 834	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	71.1	244 of 825	70.4%	★★★★☆
2010	72.2	217 of 805	73.0%	★★★★☆
2009	70.4	225 of 770	70.8%	★★★★☆
2008	71.1	215 of 753	71.4%	★★★★☆
2007	72.8	187 of 749	75.0%	★★★★☆
2006	73.7	183 of 736	75.1%	★★★★☆
2005	76.3	169 of 687	75.4%	★★★★☆
2004	58.4	339 of 663	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2003	65.0	260 of 643	59.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	56.2	187 of 643	70.9%	★★★★☆
2024	45.3	314 of 672	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.6	177 of 660	73.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	72.8	187 of 835	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	72.3	206 of 860	76.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	63.8	255 of 843	69.8%	★★★★☆
2024	59.6	332 of 877	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.9	325 of 874	62.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	66.3	238 of 839	71.6%	★★★★☆
2024	60.7	338 of 870	61.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	55.6	253 of 649	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.4	330 of 673	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.6	320 of 681	53.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Female (2025)78th percentile~ school

Male (2025)72nd percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2025)71st percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)70th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)61st percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts56%+7 vs state

Math43%~ state avg

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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 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	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
Deer Lakes Middle School	Public	6-8	17 East Union Road	Cheswick	15024	Allegheny County	Deer Lakes School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 265-5310	383	35	10.8	45.4%	356 (93.0%)	4 (1.0%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.7%)	71	213^th of 873 public middle schools	75.6%		67.7	276^th of 891 public middle schools	69.0%	63			44.2	36.6	48.6	42.9			58.2	42.8	68.8	55.9	$22,094	$689	$21,405
Dorseyville Middle School	Public	6-8	3732 Saxonburg Blvd	Pittsburgh	15238	Allegheny County	Fox Chapel Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 767-5343	981	77	12.8	22.1%	753 (76.8%)	35 (3.6%)	42 (4.3%)	80 (8.2%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (6.9%)	98.1	11^th of 873 public middle schools	98.7%		97.5	12^th of 891 public middle schools	98.7%	1			82.9	77.6	69.3	76.7			85.3	81.0	81.6	82.7	$22,876	$328	$22,548
Hampton Middle School	Public	6-8	4589 School Rd	Allison Park	15101	Allegheny County	Hampton Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 492-6356	606	51	11.8	18.2%	561 (92.6%)	3 (0.5%)	10 (1.7%)	14 (2.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.3%)	95.8	27^th of 873 public middle schools	96.9%		96.2	20^th of 891 public middle schools	97.8%	7			62.2	69.0	59.6	63.4			80.6	83.7	80.0	81.4	$33	$01	$32
Eden Hall Upper Elementary School	Public	4-6	3900 Bakerstown Road	Gibsonia	15044	Allegheny County	Pine-Richland School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 443-1450	1,076	79	13.6	9.3%	912 (84.8%)	14 (1.3%)	26 (2.4%)	85 (7.9%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (3.0%)								(n/a)	77.2	76.7	71.5			75.2	79.2	70.4	79.4			76.4	$18,100	$274	$17,827
Highlands Middle School	Public	5-8	1350 Broadview Boulevard	Natrona Heights	15065	Allegheny County	Highlands School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 226-0600	575	59	9.6	103.7%	417 (72.5%)	53 (9.2%)	20 (3.5%)	9 (1.6%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (12.5%)	49.1	443^rd of 873 public middle schools	49.3%		45.4	509^th of 891 public middle schools	42.9%	66		36.1	27.0	34.1	28.8	31.9		33.8	38.5	43.7	47.7	40.6	$19,415	$3,371	$16,044
Mars Area Centennial School	Public	5-6	100 Winfield Manor Dr	Mars	16046	Butler County	Mars Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 625-2601	627	39	16.1	12.0%	586 (93.5%)	4 (0.6%)	8 (1.3%)	24 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)								(n/a)		66.4	67.6			66.9		61.6	74.9			68.1	$11,589	$151	$11,438
Mars Area Middle School	Public	7-8	1775 Three Degree Rd	Mars	16046	Butler County	Mars Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 625-3145	563	40	13.9	10.8%	520 (92.4%)	3 (0.5%)	11 (2.0%)	23 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	83.2	118^th of 873 public middle schools	86.5%		85.6	94^th of 891 public middle schools	89.5%	24				43.8	43.6	43.7				64.3	65.9	65.1	$14,309	$41	$14,268
Pine-Richland Middle School	Public	7-8	100 Logan Rd	Gibsonia	15044	Allegheny County	Pine-Richland School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 625-3111	703	58	12.1	6.4%	595 (84.6%)	9 (1.3%)	29 (4.1%)	47 (6.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (2.8%)	94.8	38^th of 873 public middle schools	95.6%		94.1	36^th of 891 public middle schools	96.0%	2				62.5	53.8	58.1				81.6	72.3	77.0	$20,267	$462	$19,804
Shaler Area Middle School	Public	7-8	1810 Mt Royal Blvd	Glenshaw	15116	Allegheny County	Shaler Area School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 492-1200	589	53	11.1	41.1%	509 (86.4%)	21 (3.6%)	14 (2.4%)	11 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.8%)	67	248^th of 873 public middle schools	71.6%		65.6	307^th of 891 public middle schools	65.5%	59				40.2	28.6	34.3				60.0	50.3	55.1	$26,956	$537	$26,419
Knoch Middle School	Public	6-8	754 Dinnerbell Rd	Saxonburg	16056	Butler County	Knoch School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 352-1700	479	35	13.7	36.7%	467 (97.5%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	71.2	211^th of 873 public middle schools	75.8%		65.6	306^th of 891 public middle schools	65.7%	95			44.3	48.9	23.5	38.9			63.9	54.0	60.0	59.6	$16,726	$522	$16,204

Frequently Asked Questions about Deer Lakes Middle School

Is Deer Lakes Middle School a good school?

Deer Lakes Middle School ranks 213^th of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Deer Lakes Middle School?

Students at Deer Lakes Middle School are 93% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic, 1% African American.

How many students attend Deer Lakes Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 383 students attended Deer Lakes Middle School.

What district is Deer Lakes Middle School in?

Deer Lakes School District

What high school do graduates of Deer Lakes Middle School attend?

Students who attend Deer Lakes Middle School usually go on to attend Deer Lakes High School

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2024–25 graduation ratesMar 29, 2026

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2023–24 school spending dataJan 29, 2026

2024–25 Keystone Exams & PSSA scoresNov 13, 2025

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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