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Founders Hall Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

785^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 873 Pennsylvania Middle Schools

Better than 10% of Pennsylvania middle schools

Summary

Founders Hall Middle School is a public middle school located in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 636 students. The school is part of the McKeesport Area School District, which is ranked 554 out of 606 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Founders Hall Middle School consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Pennsylvania middle schools, with a ranking between 696-785 out of 861-893 schools over the past 10 years. Its performance on PSSA (Pennsylvania System of School Assessment) tests is significantly below the state and district averages, with only 6% of students proficient or better in PSSA Math in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to 41.7% statewide and 14.9% in the district. The school also struggles to serve its diverse student population, with rankings for African American, White, and low socioeconomic status students all in the bottom 25% of Pennsylvania middle schools. Additionally, Founders Hall Middle School has experienced relatively high dropout rates, ranging from 0.0% to 3.5% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Pleasant Hills Middle School, Trafford Middle School, and Elizabeth Forward Middle School, significantly outperform Founders Hall Middle School on academic measures, despite serving more economically advantaged student populations. This suggests that simply increasing funding may not be enough to improve student outcomes at Founders Hall Middle School, and the school and district face significant, long-standing challenges in effectively serving their student population.

642

Students ?

10.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,428

Per pupil spending ?

99.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3600 O'Neil Boulevard
McKeesport, PA 15132

(412) 664-3690

District: McKeesport Area School District

Students who attend Founders Hall Middle School usually attend:

High:

McKeesport Area Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

49.8%

White:

32.2%

Two or more races:

10.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 23rd percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (12% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

District avg17%

Pennsylvania avg45%

785^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

554^th of 606McKeesport Area 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	10.2	785 of 873	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	756 of 891	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	731 of 893	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	742 of 883	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	706 of 797	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	711 of 891	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	696 of 861	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.2	725 of 877	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.8	721 of 870	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.6	640 of 835	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	11.4	634 of 728	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	16.6	636 of 758	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	15.9	721 of 834	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.1	660 of 825	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.3	658 of 805	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	18.1	661 of 770	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	22.0	632 of 753	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	15.6	654 of 749	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	22.5	612 of 736	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	6.0	637 of 687	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	2.7	633 of 663	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	2.7	610 of 643	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	372 of 393	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	334 of 408	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	310 of 421	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	561 of 643	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	557 of 672	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	512 of 660	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	10.2	749 of 835	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	730 of 860	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	9.1	813 of 843	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	791 of 877	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	757 of 874	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	766 of 839	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	754 of 870	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	153 of 174	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	187 of 199	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	171 of 187	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	5.9	636 of 649	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	628 of 673	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	636 of 681	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)13th percentile+3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)12th percentile~ school

Female (2025)10th percentile~ school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

African American (2025)5th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)2nd percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts18%-31 vs state

Math6%-36 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 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
Founders Hall Middle School	Public	6-8	3600 O'Neil Boulevard	McKeesport	15132	Allegheny County	McKeesport Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 664-3690	642	63	10.1	99.1%	207 (32.2%)	320 (49.8%)	39 (6.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	70 (10.9%)	10.2	785^th of 873 public middle schools	10.1%		13.2	756^th of 891 public middle schools	15.2%	29			5.9	6.4	5.6	6.0			18.2	22.3	13.2	17.6	$18,428	$3,052	$15,376
South Allegheny Middle School	Public	6-8	2743 Washington Blvd	McKeesport	15133	Allegheny County	South Allegheny School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 675-3070	321	25	12.7	104.0%	229 (71.3%)	47 (14.6%)	13 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.7%)	29.7	598^th of 873 public middle schools	31.5%		32.9	599^th of 891 public middle schools	32.8%	1			25.0	15.5	9.3	16.3			41.9	17.4	44.8	35.3	$8,435	$248	$8,186
West Mifflin Area Middle School	Public	4-8	81 Commonwealth Ave	West Mifflin	15122	Allegheny County	West Mifflin Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 466-9131	776	54	14.3	101.3%	450 (58.0%)	169 (21.8%)	45 (5.8%)	14 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	98 (12.6%)	45	491^st of 873 public middle schools	43.8%		45.9	502^nd of 891 public middle schools	43.7%	11	32.1	21.9	29.6	32.6	25.3	28.1	32.1	23.3	35.8	45.7	37.9	34.8	$13,888	$729	$13,159
Trafford Middle School	Public	6-8	100 E Brinton Ave	Trafford	15085	Westmoreland County	Penn-Trafford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 372-6600	354	19	18.6	24.0%	320 (90.4%)	5 (1.4%)	11 (3.1%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.2%)	90.9	67^th of 873 public middle schools	92.3%		86	91^st of 891 public middle schools	89.8%	24			62.0	50.0	45.3	52.7			77.7	70.9	78.6	76.2	$16,834	$35	$16,799
Steel Valley Middle School	Public	5-8	3114 Main St	Munhall	15120	Allegheny County	Steel Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 464-3600	429	37	11.5	98.8%	194 (45.2%)	172 (40.1%)	21 (4.9%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.2%)	26.3	627^th of 873 public middle schools	28.2%		36.1	585^th of 891 public middle schools	34.3%	42		18.4	8.5	24.2	16.5	16.9		36.8	23.4	40.4	27.8	32.1
Elizabeth Forward Middle School	Public	6-8	401 Rock Run Road	Elizabeth	15037	Allegheny County	Elizabeth Forward School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 896-2335	538	42	12.7	40.9%	479 (89.0%)	19 (3.5%)	6 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.9%)	70	227^th of 873 public middle schools	74.0%		75.3	193^rd of 891 public middle schools	78.3%	34			51.5	44.8	23.9	40.2			59.3	55.9	54.6	56.6	$19,219	$745	$18,474
Life Male STEAM Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	6-10	Penn Center East	Pittsburgh	15235	Allegheny County	Life Male STEAM Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(412) 867-6209	101	15	6.7	43.6%	1 (1.0%)	84 (83.2%)	3 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (9.9%)	6.1	859^th of 873 public middle schools	1.6%		7.9	830^th of 891 public middle schools	6.8%	29			0.0	4.0	0.0	1.3			0.0	12.5	10.8	9.3	$40,847	$8,439	$32,408
Hillcrest Intermediate School	Public	5-6	11091 Mockingbird Drive	North Huntingdon	15642	Westmoreland County	Norwin School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 861-3015	755	44	17.0	27.8%	687 (91.0%)	12 (1.6%)	17 (2.3%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.2%)								(n/a)		74.8	68.1			71.6		72.1	77.5			74.7	$14,825	$238	$14,587
Norwin Middle School	Public	7-8	10870 Mockingbird Dr	North Huntingdon	15642	Westmoreland County	Norwin School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 861-3010	819	51	16.1	27.7%	739 (90.2%)	10 (1.2%)	24 (2.9%)	12 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.2%)	94.7	40^th of 873 public middle schools	95.4%		96.2	22^nd of 891 public middle schools	97.5%	18				59.2	58.9	59.1				73.5	76.4	74.9	$15,318	$237	$15,081
Dickson Prep STEAM Academy	Public	6-8	7301 Schoyer Avenue	Swissvale	15218	Allegheny County	Woodland Hills School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 731-5816	579	49	11.8	80.3%	110 (19.0%)	365 (63.0%)	50 (8.6%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.8%)	18.1	692^nd of 873 public middle schools	20.7%		17.2	720^th of 891 public middle schools	19.2%	28			10.1	11.3	4.3	8.9			36.8	25.7	22.6	28.9	$38,934	$3,442	$35,493

Frequently Asked Questions about Founders Hall Middle School

What district is Founders Hall Middle School in?

McKeesport Area School District

What is the racial makeup of Founders Hall Middle School?

Students at Founders Hall Middle School are 50% African American, 32% White, 11% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic.

What high school do graduates of Founders Hall Middle School attend?

Students who attend Founders Hall Middle School usually go on to attend McKeesport Area Senior High School

Is Founders Hall Middle School a good school?

Founders Hall Middle School ranks in the bottom 10.1% of Pennsylvania middle schools.

How many students attend Founders Hall Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 642 students attended Founders Hall Middle School.

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