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Plum Middle School

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Plum Middle School ranks 206 th of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

206^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 873 Pennsylvania Middle Schools

Better than 76% of Pennsylvania middle schools

Summary

Plum Middle School is a public middle school in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, serving 547 students in grades 7-8. The school is part of the Plum Borough School District, which is ranked 153 out of 606 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Plum Middle School consistently ranks in the top 25% of Pennsylvania middle schools, with strong academic performance on PSSA tests that exceeds the state and district averages. The school particularly excels for its African American and disabled student subgroups, ranking in the top 25% and top 15% of Pennsylvania middle schools, respectively. However, the school's performance for multi-racial students and students of low socioeconomic status is relatively weaker, ranking in the bottom half of Pennsylvania middle schools. Plum Middle School has also maintained very low dropout rates in recent years.

Compared to nearby schools, Holiday Park Intermediate School (also part of the Plum Borough School District) underperforms Plum Middle School in both Math and English Language Arts. But the higher-ranked Penn-Trafford School District's Penn Middle School and Trafford Middle School significantly outperform Plum Middle School in academic metrics. Additionally, Plum Middle School has seen a growing population of students from lower-income households, in contrast to the nearby Penn and Trafford middle schools.

550

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,809

Per pupil spending ?

31.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

440 Presque Isle Dr
Pittsburgh, PA 15239-2699

(412) 798-6322

District: Plum Borough School District

Students who attend Plum Middle School usually attend:

High:

Plum Senior High School

Feeder schools for Plum Middle School:

Elementary:	O'Block Elementary School
	Pivik Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.2%

African American:

7.1%

Two or more races:

5.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 78th percentile in 2015 → 76th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranks in the top 24% of Pennsylvania middle schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg54%

Pennsylvania avg45%

206^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Top 24%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

153^rd of 606Plum Borough 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	71.6	206 of 873	76.4%	★★★★☆
2024	64.5	318 of 891	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.8	225 of 893	74.8%	★★★★☆
2022	75.7	181 of 883	79.5%	★★★★☆
2021	70.7	196 of 797	75.4%	★★★★☆
2019	81.7	128 of 891	85.6%	★★★★☆
2018	82.2	122 of 861	85.8%	★★★★☆
2017	87.2	81 of 877	90.8%	★★★★★
2016	87.4	75 of 870	91.4%	★★★★★
2015	75.3	187 of 835	77.6%	★★★★☆
2014	78.3	122 of 728	83.2%	★★★★☆
2013	78.2	134 of 758	82.3%	★★★★☆
2012	83.1	78 of 834	90.6%	★★★★★
2011	75.7	179 of 825	78.3%	★★★★☆
2010	81.0	104 of 805	87.1%	★★★★☆
2009	82.5	81 of 770	89.5%	★★★★☆
2008	81.7	85 of 753	88.7%	★★★★☆
2007	78.2	125 of 749	83.3%	★★★★☆
2006	79.6	108 of 736	85.3%	★★★★☆
2005	81.0	123 of 687	82.1%	★★★★☆
2004	83.0	90 of 663	86.4%	★★★★☆
2003	59.2	305 of 643	52.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	55.1	148 of 408	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.3	56 of 421	86.7%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	60.8	151 of 643	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	58.4	197 of 672	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	72.9	99 of 660	85.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	68.3	237 of 835	71.6%	★★★★☆
2024	63.8	297 of 860	65.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	56.3	338 of 843	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.3	347 of 877	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.0	394 of 874	54.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	72.5	183 of 839	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	63.2	305 of 870	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	39.5	110 of 199	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.5	150 of 187	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	57.4	233 of 649	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.1	310 of 673	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.9	233 of 681	65.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Male (2025)78th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)77th percentile~ school

Female (2025)72nd percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)64th percentile-12 vs school

African American (2024)64th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)60th percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)45th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts55%+6 vs state

Math40%~ state avg

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What people are saying

by a parent
Thursday, September 22, 2011

oblock is the perfect setting and environment to prepare middle school kids for high school. I have never seen more teachers who love doing what they do and they do it well. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, March 9, 2010

I feel that both of my children received an excellent education at Oblock Junior High School and had the opportunity to participate in a large number of activities. Close Quote

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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 (2025)	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
Plum Middle School	Public	7-8	440 Presque Isle Dr	Pittsburgh	15239	Allegheny County	Plum Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 798-6322	550	33	16.6	31.8%	463 (84.2%)	39 (7.1%)	9 (1.6%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.6%)	71.6	206^th of 873 public middle schools	76.4%		64.5	318^th of 891 public middle schools	64.3%	112			45.8	33.7	39.7			59.9	49.6	54.7	$15,809	$473	$15,336
Holiday Park Intermediate School	Public	5-6	313 Holiday Park Drive	Pittsburgh	15239	Allegheny County	Plum Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 795-4430	513	32	15.8	33.1%	416 (81.1%)	35 (6.8%)	12 (2.3%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (8.2%)								(n/a)	56.6	52.8			54.6	50.0	57.6			54.0	$17,511	$524	$16,987
Gateway Middle School	Public	5-8	4450 Old William Penn Hwy	Monroeville	15146	Allegheny County	Gateway School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(412) 373-5780	1,017	82	12.3	99.6%	418 (41.1%)	323 (31.8%)	70 (6.9%)	75 (7.4%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	126 (12.4%)	66.2	257^th of 873 public middle schools	70.6%					(n/a)	56.4	42.3	35.0	31.2	41.2	55.6	59.1	51.4	54.6	55.4	$13,270	$166	$13,104
Franklin Regional Middle School	Public	6-8	4660 Old William Penn Hwy	Murrysville	15668	Westmoreland County	Franklin Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 327-5456	771	65	11.9	18.8%	619 (80.3%)	17 (2.2%)	30 (3.9%)	66 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (4.9%)	88.3	87^th of 873 public middle schools	90.0%		91.8	50^th of 891 public middle schools	94.4%	37		52.8	56.6	42.8	50.6		71.8	76.5	70.6	72.9	$20,316	$313	$20,002
Linton Middle School	Public	6-8	250 Aster St	Pittsburgh	15235	Allegheny County	Penn Hills School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 795-3000	626	51	12.3	103.0%	120 (19.2%)	410 (65.5%)	35 (5.6%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	55 (8.8%)	15.9	712^th of 873 public middle schools	18.4%		17.6	711^th of 891 public middle schools	20.2%	1		8.9	7.4	9.2	8.4		30.4	27.3	20.8	26.2	$14,668	$00	$14,668
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
Charles A Huston Middle School	Public	5-8	1020 Puckety Church Rd	Lower Burrell	15068	Westmoreland County	Burrell School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 334-1443	399	30	13.3	42.6%	364 (91.2%)	12 (3.0%)	7 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.5%)	43.5	504^th of 873 public middle schools	42.3%		41.6	541^st of 891 public middle schools	39.3%	37		31.7	22.5	18.9	24.2		44.2	41.4	45.9	43.9	$16,730	$525	$16,205
Penn Middle School	Public	6-8	1007 Penn Middle Way	Jeannette	15644	Westmoreland County	Penn-Trafford School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 744-4431	518	36	14.3	24.7%	484 (93.4%)	8 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.3%)	94.3	43^rd of 873 public middle schools	95.1%		93.6	40^th of 891 public middle schools	95.5%	3		65.9	64.8	50.6	60.8		74.6	83.1	77.3	78.3	$14,534	$227	$14,308
Kiski Area Upper Elementary School	Public	5-6	4728 Route 66	Apollo	15613	Westmoreland County	Kiski Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 727-3421	502	36	14.0	84.9%	442 (88.0%)	32 (6.4%)	16 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)								(n/a)	39.6	25.9			32.4	58.2	56.3			57.1	$12,554	$528	$12,026
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 Plum Middle School

What high school do graduates of Plum Middle School attend?

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

What district is Plum Middle School in?

Plum Borough School District

How many students attend Plum Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 550 students attended Plum Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Plum Middle School?

Students at Plum Middle School are 84% White, 7% African American, 6% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

Is Plum Middle School a good school?

Plum Middle School ranks 206^th of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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