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Lafayette Middle School

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Lafayette Middle School ranks 630 th of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

630^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 873 Pennsylvania Middle Schools

Better than 28% of Pennsylvania middle schools

Summary

Lafayette Middle School is a public middle school located in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 144 students. The school is part of the Uniontown Area School District, which is ranked 366 out of 606 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Lafayette Middle School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Pennsylvania middle schools, with a ranking between 548-722 out of 891-893 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on PSSA (Pennsylvania System of School Assessment) tests is significantly below the state and district averages, particularly in 6th and 7th grade Math. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 13.9% of Lafayette students were proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to 41.7% statewide and 28.5% in the Uniontown Area School District.

Interestingly, the nearby A.J. McMullen School, which is also part of the Uniontown Area School District, consistently outperforms Lafayette Middle School on academic measures, ranking significantly higher in the state. Other nearby middle schools, such as California Area Middle School and Southmoreland Middle School, also demonstrate stronger academic performance compared to Lafayette Middle School.

150

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,642

Per pupil spending ?

96%

Free/discounted lunch ?

303 Connellsville St
Uniontown, PA 15401-3812

(724) 438-3581

District: Uniontown Area School District

Students who attend Lafayette Middle School usually attend:

High:

Uniontown Area Senior High School

Feeder schools for Lafayette Middle School:

Elementary:	Franklin School
	Lafayette Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.3%

African American:

30.7%

Two or more races:

12.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 28th percentile in 2015 → 28th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (22% vs 45% meeting standards)

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

!Math scores 28 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg35%

Pennsylvania avg45%

630^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 28%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Uniontown Area School District

366^th of 606Uniontown 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	26.1	630 of 873	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.8	548 of 891	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.0	673 of 893	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	666 of 883	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.5	659 of 797	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.8	685 of 891	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	676 of 861	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.8	722 of 877	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.5	682 of 870	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.5	603 of 835	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.7	591 of 728	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.0	621 of 758	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.4	653 of 834	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	18.9	711 of 825	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.1	685 of 805	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2023	19.3	389 of 421	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	689 of 835	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.4	587 of 860	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	34.0	572 of 843	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.3	481 of 877	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.0	635 of 874	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	39.2	502 of 839	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.9	402 of 870	53.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	35.5	430 of 649	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.5	206 of 673	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.9	490 of 681	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)40th percentile+12 vs school

White (2025)34th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile-10 vs school

African American (2023)8th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts29%-19 vs state

Math14%-28 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 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	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
Lafayette Middle School	Public	6-8	303 Connellsville St	Uniontown	15401	Fayette County	Uniontown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 438-3581	150	10	14.9	96.0%	74 (49.3%)	46 (30.7%)	12 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (12.0%)	26.1	630^th of 873 public middle schools	27.8%		40.8	548^th of 891 public middle schools	38.5%	82	0.0	5.2	26.2	13.9	19.4	21.6	38.7	29.2	$21,642	$3,801	$17,841
Laurel Highlands Middle School	Public	6-8	18-20 Hookton Avenue	Uniontown	15401	Fayette County	Laurel Highlands School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 437-2865	662	44	14.9	47.1%	546 (82.5%)	33 (5.0%)	13 (2.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.4%)	57 (8.6%)	53.9	396^th of 873 public middle schools	54.6%		44.5	518^th of 891 public middle schools	41.9%	122	29.4	32.8	28.6	30.1	48.3	40.3	56.0	48.4	$17,296	$978	$16,318
Albert Gallatin North Middle School	Public	6-8	113 College Avenue	Mc Clellandtown	15458	Fayette County	Albert Gallatin Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 737-5423	375	25	14.9	98.9%	332 (88.5%)	20 (5.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.6%)	46.5	479^th of 873 public middle schools	45.1%		45.8	504^th of 891 public middle schools	43.4%	25	48.2	27.4	29.8	35.7	36.3	34.9	36.3	35.9	$17,372	$1,891	$15,481
Connellsville Area Middle School	Public	6-8	Locust Street Extension	Connellsville	15425	Fayette County	Connellsville Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 628-8910	866	65	13.2	107.7%	796 (91.9%)	22 (2.5%)	12 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.2%)	29.4	602^nd of 873 public middle schools	31.0%		44.6	516^th of 891 public middle schools	42.1%	86	26.7	22.9	23.2	24.3	27.7	29.1	26.1	27.5	$17,526	$1,708	$15,818
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
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
Albert Gallatin South Middle School	Public	6-8	224 New Geneva Road	Point Marion	15474	Fayette County	Albert Gallatin Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 725-5241	318	27	11.5	102.8%	289 (90.9%)	9 (2.8%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.0%)	64.2	287^th of 873 public middle schools	67.1%		66.1	295^th of 891 public middle schools	66.9%	8	48.4	41.3	32.4	40.4	48.4	49.5	49.0	49.0	$17,187	$2,266	$14,922
Carmichaels Area Middle School	Public	6-8	215 North Vine Street	Carmichaels	15320	Greene County	Carmichaels Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 966-5045	208	17	12.1	98.6%	196 (94.2%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (2.9%)	37.2	546^th of 873 public middle schools	37.5%		40.7	549^th of 891 public middle schools	38.4%	3	17.6	16.4	16.1	16.7	40.4	47.8	43.6	44.1	$11,182	$00	$11,182
A J McMullen School	Public	6-8	4773 National Pike	Markleysburg	15459	Fayette County	Uniontown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 329-8811	164	12	13.4	98.8%	145 (88.4%)	4 (2.4%)	4 (2.4%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	9 (5.5%)	61.1	323^rd of 873 public middle schools	63.0%		77.2	173^rd of 891 public middle schools	80.6%	150	22.2	38.8	33.3	31.5	51.4	58.1	51.6	53.2	$21,108	$3,858	$17,250
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Lafayette Middle School

What district is Lafayette Middle School in?

Uniontown Area School District

How many students attend Lafayette Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 150 students attended Lafayette Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Lafayette Middle School attend?

Students who attend Lafayette Middle School usually go on to attend Uniontown Area Senior High School

What is the racial makeup of Lafayette Middle School?

Students at Lafayette Middle School are 49% White, 31% African American, 12% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic.

Is Lafayette Middle School a good school?

Lafayette Middle School ranks 630^th of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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