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Monessen Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

757^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 873 Pennsylvania Middle Schools

Better than 13% of Pennsylvania middle schools

Summary

Monessen Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in the Monessen City School District in Pennsylvania. With just 152 students, the school is ranked 757 out of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Monessen Middle School consistently underperforms compared to state and district averages on PSSA (Pennsylvania System of School Assessment) tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 5.8% of Monessen Middle School students were proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to 11.3% for the district and 41.7% for the state. Similarly, in PSSA English Language Arts, Monessen Middle School had 21.7% proficiency, compared to 19.2% for the district and 48.5% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as ranking 386 out of 393 Pennsylvania middle schools for African American students in PSSA Math, and 621 out of 649 for White students.

Monessen Middle School also faces challenges with higher-than-average dropout rates and lower spending per student compared to nearby schools like South Allegheny Middle School, Yough Intrmd/Middle School, and Belle Vernon Area Middle School. These schools generally have higher academic proficiency rates, lower dropout rates, and higher spending per student. Addressing the issues at Monessen Middle School will require a comprehensive, data-driven approach to improve the educational experiences and opportunities for its students.

128

Students ?

8.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$181

Per pupil spending ?

93%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1245 State Rd
Monessen, PA 15062-2524

(724) 684-7100

District: Monessen City School District

Students who attend Monessen Middle School usually attend:

High:

Monessen Senior High School

Feeder schools for Monessen Middle School:

Elementary:

Monessen Elementary Center

Racial breakdown:

African American:

39.1%

White:

37.5%

Two or more races:

16.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 21st percentile in 2015 → 13th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (14% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg15%

Pennsylvania avg45%

757^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

575^th of 606Monessen City 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	12.4	757 of 873	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	774 of 891	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	783 of 893	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	796 of 883	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.2	739 of 797	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	759 of 891	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	704 of 861	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.4	724 of 877	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	11.2	743 of 870	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.2	658 of 835	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	14.8	623 of 728	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.2	599 of 758	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	20.0	698 of 834	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	39.0	603 of 825	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	41.2	577 of 805	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	42.7	542 of 770	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	31.8	584 of 753	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	25.6	612 of 749	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	28.5	592 of 736	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	21.5	580 of 687	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	30.0	530 of 663	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	76.1	157 of 643	75.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	386 of 393	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.8	309 of 408	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	344 of 421	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	23.1	560 of 672	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	702 of 835	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	681 of 860	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	717 of 843	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	747 of 877	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	760 of 874	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	11.8	744 of 839	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	824 of 870	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	8.8	621 of 649	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.3	661 of 673	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.6	670 of 681	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2024)17th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)16th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile~ school

Male (2025)11th percentile~ school

White (2025)4th percentile-9 vs school

African American (2025)2nd percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts22%-27 vs state

Math6%-36 vs state

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Schools Near Monessen 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
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
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
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
Frazier Middle School	Public	6-8	142 Constitution St	Perryopolis	15473	Fayette County	Frazier School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 736-9507	221	18	12.2	56.1%	210 (95.0%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	41.5	517^th of 873 public middle schools	40.8%		45.6	507^th of 891 public middle schools	43.1%	10		20.9	17.9	12.5	17.0		48.4	49.4	47.3	48.3	$19,235	$1,048	$18,187
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
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
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
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
Yough Intrmd/Middle School School	Public	5-8	171 Route 31	Ruffs Dale	15679	Westmoreland County	Yough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 872-5164	541	44	12.4	51.4%	503 (93.0%)	4 (0.7%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.8%)	41.8	516^th of 873 public middle schools	40.9%		55	416^th of 891 public middle schools	53.3%	100	38.7	35.8	20.6	13.3	26.8	38.0	55.0	45.6	29.7	42.0	$15,617	$980	$14,638

Frequently Asked Questions about Monessen Middle School

What high school do graduates of Monessen Middle School attend?

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

Is Monessen Middle School a good school?

Monessen Middle School ranks in the bottom 13.3% of Pennsylvania middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Monessen Middle School?

Students at Monessen Middle School are 39% African American, 38% White, 16% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic.

What district is Monessen Middle School in?

Monessen City School District

How many students attend Monessen Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 128 students attended Monessen Middle School.

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