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McGuffey Middle School

Q: Is McGuffey Middle School a good school?

McGuffey Middle School ranks 247 th of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

247^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 873 Pennsylvania Middle Schools

Better than 72% of Pennsylvania middle schools

Summary

McGuffey Middle School is a public middle school located in Claysville, Pennsylvania, serving 345 students in grades 6-8 as part of the McGuffey School District. The school has shown mixed academic performance, with strengths in English Language Arts but lower proficiency in Math compared to state and district averages.

In the 2024-2025 school year, McGuffey Middle School ranked 247 out of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools and received a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. However, its Math proficiency rate of 42% was lower than the district's 47.9% and the state's 41.7%, while its English Language Arts proficiency of 50.9% was closer to the district's 54.1% and the state's 48.5%. The school's performance also varies across different student subgroups, with relatively lower rankings for male students, White students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

Compared to nearby schools like Boyce Middle School, South Fayette Middle School, and Canon-McMillan Middle School, which are part of higher-performing Upper St. Clair School District and Canon-McMillan School District, McGuffey Middle School's academic metrics and rankings lag behind. Addressing the school's academic challenges, particularly in Math, and supporting underperforming student subgroups could be areas of focus for the school and district.

342

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,328

Per pupil spending ?

51.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

86 McGuffey Drive
Claysville, PA 15323

(724) 948-3323

District: McGuffey School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

95.9%

Two or more races:

1.8%

Hispanic:

0.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 65th percentile in 2015 → 72nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Pennsylvania median (72nd percentile)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg51%

Pennsylvania avg45%

247^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Top 28%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From top 35% (2015) to top 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

251^st of 606McGuffey 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	67.1	247 of 873	71.7%	★★★★☆
2024	57.8	389 of 891	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.8	303 of 893	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.6	527 of 883	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.1	564 of 797	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.1	557 of 891	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.9	549 of 861	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	62.2	341 of 877	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	62.6	340 of 870	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	64.7	292 of 835	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	60.3	334 of 728	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	65.4	311 of 758	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.5	362 of 834	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	66.4	319 of 825	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	67.7	277 of 805	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	63.4	318 of 770	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	60.6	346 of 753	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	50.2	461 of 749	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	58.1	372 of 736	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	53.9	385 of 687	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	32.1	517 of 663	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	36.2	485 of 643	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	43.4	307 of 643	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.5	295 of 672	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.2	274 of 660	58.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	73.8	173 of 835	79.3%	★★★★☆
2024	60.9	326 of 860	62.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	57.4	328 of 843	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.2	548 of 877	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.0	414 of 874	52.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	57.3	332 of 839	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.2	417 of 870	52.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	49.9	294 of 649	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.9	445 of 673	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.7	348 of 681	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)79th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)61st percentile-11 vs school

Male (2025)60th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)55th percentile-17 vs school

Disabled (2025)52nd percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts51%~ state avg

Math42%~ 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 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
McGuffey Middle School	Public	6-8	86 McGuffey Drive	Claysville	15323	Washington County	McGuffey School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 948-3323	342	29	11.9	51.8%	328 (95.9%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	67.1	247^th of 873 public middle schools	71.7%		57.8	389^th of 891 public middle schools	56.3%	142		41.4	38.6	46.2	42.0		45.5	52.3	55.2	50.9	$20,328	$428	$19,900
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about McGuffey Middle School

Is McGuffey Middle School a good school?

McGuffey Middle School ranks 247^th of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is McGuffey Middle School in?

McGuffey School District

How many students attend McGuffey Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 342 students attended McGuffey Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of McGuffey Middle School?

Students at McGuffey Middle School are 96% White, 2% Two or more races.

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