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Shaler Area Middle School

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Shaler Area Middle School ranks 248 th of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

248^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 873 Pennsylvania Middle Schools

Better than 72% of Pennsylvania middle schools

Summary

Shaler Area Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 7-8 in the Shaler Area School District, located in Glenshaw, PA. With a student population of 581, the school has received a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for the 2024-2025 school year, ranking 248 out of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools.

Shaler Area Middle School's test scores are generally lower than the district and state averages, with 34.3% of students proficient or better in PSSA/Math compared to 50.7% for the district and 41.7% for the state. However, the school performs better in English Language Arts, with 55.1% of students proficient or better, compared to 60% for the district and 48.5% for the state. The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with male students outperforming female students and White and low socioeconomic status students performing better than multi-racial and disabled students.

Compared to nearby high-performing schools, such as Dorseyville Middle School and Hampton Middle School, Shaler Area Middle School's performance is generally lower. However, the school outperforms the nearby Pittsburgh School District middle schools, which have significantly lower test scores and higher dropout rates. Shaler Area Middle School has seen an increase in spending per student, from $19,921 in 2020-2021 to $24,206 in 2022-2023, which is higher than the state average. The school also has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 10.2 to 10.9 over the past few years.

589

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,956

Per pupil spending ?

41.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1810 Mt Royal Blvd
Glenshaw, PA 15116

(412) 492-1200

District: Shaler Area School District

Students who attend Shaler Area Middle School usually attend:

High:

Shaler Area High School

Feeder schools for Shaler Area Middle School:

Elementary:	Burchfield Primary School
	Marzolf Primary School
	Reserve Primary School
	Scott Primary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.4%

Two or more races:

5.8%

African American:

3.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 52nd percentile in 2015 → 72nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Pennsylvania median (72nd percentile)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg55%

Pennsylvania avg45%

248^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Top 28%▲ up 20 pts since 2015

From top 48% (2015) to top 28% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Pennsylvania Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	67.0	248 of 873	71.6%	★★★★☆
2024	65.6	307 of 891	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.1	247 of 893	72.3%	★★★★☆
2022	67.1	266 of 883	69.9%	★★★★☆
2021	70.1	206 of 797	74.2%	★★★★☆
2019	69.4	269 of 891	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.7	293 of 861	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.5	375 of 877	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	51.3	467 of 870	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	55.7	401 of 835	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	62.1	314 of 728	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.1	326 of 758	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	64.5	353 of 834	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	63.4	360 of 825	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	59.7	394 of 805	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	48.6	252 of 643	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.1	305 of 672	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.0	433 of 660	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	59.1	329 of 835	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.5	344 of 860	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	66.7	222 of 843	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	63.8	276 of 877	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.1	294 of 874	66.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	71.1	191 of 839	77.2%	★★★★☆
2024	68.4	250 of 870	71.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	49.4	84 of 174	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	23.0	151 of 187	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	51.3	283 of 649	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.1	323 of 673	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.2	266 of 681	60.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Male (2025)77th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)61st percentile-11 vs school

Female (2025)61st percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)56th percentile-15 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)52nd percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts55%+7 vs state

Math34%-7 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 3rd Grade	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 3rd Grade	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
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
Shaler Area Elementary School	Public	4-6	705 Scott Avenue	Glenshaw	15116	Allegheny County	Shaler Area School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 491-1200	870	68	12.7	37.1%	767 (88.2%)	27 (3.1%)	26 (3.0%)	9 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (4.7%)								(n/a)		71.5	45.2	39.0			51.6		68.9	58.5	49.4			58.9	$18,593	$663	$17,930
North Hills Middle School	Public	6-8	55 Rochester Rd	Pittsburgh	15229	Allegheny County	North Hills School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 318-1452	1,127	78	14.4	26.4%	928 (82.3%)	32 (2.8%)	53 (4.7%)	46 (4.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (5.9%)	88.2	88^th of 873 public middle schools	89.9%		90.5	58^th of 891 public middle schools	93.5%	30				58.7	46.9	48.6	51.4				65.1	73.9	74.8	71.3	$15,293	$677	$14,616
Pittsburgh Arsenal 6-8	Public	6-8	220 40th Street	Pittsburgh	15201	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-5740	148	16	9.0	109.5%	18 (12.2%)	75 (50.7%)	33 (22.3%)	18 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	17.5	700^th of 873 public middle schools	19.8%		23.7	662^nd of 891 public middle schools	25.7%	38				5.6	8.3	11.1	8.7				12.5	20.0	36.5	25.2	$32,006	$5,482	$26,525
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
Carson Middle School	Public	6-8	200 Hillvue Lane	Pittsburgh	15237	Allegheny County	North Allegheny School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 369-5520	652	57	11.3	14.0%	500 (76.7%)	13 (2.0%)	30 (4.6%)	77 (11.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.4%)	91.3	62^nd of 873 public middle schools	92.9%		86.5	86^th of 891 public middle schools	90.3%	24				64.1	56.0	46.5	55.7				76.3	73.5	70.1	73.4	$22,938	$319	$22,619
Provident Charter School	Public, Charter	2-8	1400 Troy Hill Road	Pittsburgh	15212	Allegheny County	Provident Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(412) 709-5160	306	62	4.9	52.6%	197 (64.4%)	75 (24.5%)	8 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.5%)	12.5	756^th of 873 public middle schools	13.4%		23.2	666^th of 891 public middle schools	25.3%	90	16.3	13.8	8.8	7.3	14.7	8.3	11.6	16.3	5.2	7.0	17.0	20.5	12.5	12.1	$29,456	$2,495	$26,961
Pittsburgh Schiller 6-8	Public, Magnet	6-8	1018 Peralta St	Pittsburgh	15212	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(412) 529-4190	260	21	12.3	100.0%	94 (36.2%)	108 (41.5%)	32 (12.3%)	5 (1.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.7%)	48.3	455^th of 873 public middle schools	47.9%		42.7	534^th of 891 public middle schools	40.1%	79				29.4	35.6	18.2	28.1				46.7	44.4	42.9	44.6	$29,923	$5,125	$24,798
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
Pittsburgh Allegheny 6-8	Public, Magnet	6-8	810 Arch Street	Pittsburgh	15212	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(412) 529-4115	179	16	11.2	97.8%	16 (8.9%)	140 (78.2%)	5 (2.8%)	5 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.3%)	16.9	706^th of 873 public middle schools	19.1%		16.4	725^th of 891 public middle schools	18.6%	19				6.0	8.3	15.3	10.1				12.0	30.0	26.7	23.6	$25,509	$4,369	$21,140

Frequently Asked Questions about Shaler Area Middle School

What high school do graduates of Shaler Area Middle School attend?

Students who attend Shaler Area Middle School usually go on to attend Shaler Area High School

What district is Shaler Area Middle School in?

Shaler Area School District

Is Shaler Area Middle School a good school?

Shaler Area Middle School ranks 248^th of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Shaler Area Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 589 students attended Shaler Area Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Shaler Area Middle School?

Students at Shaler Area Middle School are 86% White, 6% Two or more races, 4% African American, 2% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

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