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Washington Junior High School

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Washington Junior High School ranks 614 th of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

614^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 873 Pennsylvania Middle Schools

Better than 30% of Pennsylvania middle schools

Summary

Washington Junior High School is a public middle school serving grades 7-8 in Washington, Pennsylvania, with 198 students. The school is part of the Washington School District, which is ranked 483 out of 606 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Washington Junior High School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Pennsylvania middle schools, with a ranking between 526-637 out of 797-893 schools over the past 5-10 years. The school's performance on PSSA tests is significantly below the state averages, with only 15.3% of students proficient or better in Math and 34.1% in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 41.7% and 48.5%, respectively. However, the school's performance for low socioeconomic status students is better than its overall performance, ranking in the top 50% of Pennsylvania middle schools in recent years.

Compared to nearby middle schools, such as Ringgold Middle School, South Fayette Middle School, and Canon-McMillan Middle School, Washington Junior High School significantly underperforms in academic measures like PSSA proficiency rates and statewide rankings. These nearby schools, which serve more affluent communities, consistently outperform Washington Junior High School across various metrics, suggesting that socioeconomic factors may play a significant role in the school's performance.

205

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,988

Per pupil spending ?

96.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

201 Allison Avenue
Washington, PA 15301-3746

(724) 223-5060

District: Washington School District

Students who attend Washington Junior High School usually attend:

High:

Washington High School

Feeder schools for Washington Junior High School:

Elementary:

Washington Park Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

35.1%

African American:

29.3%

Two or more races:

26.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 35th percentile in 2015 → 30th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (25% vs 45% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg25%

Pennsylvania avg45%

614^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 30%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

483^rd of 606Washington 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	28.0	614 of 873	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.2	526 of 891	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.5	547 of 893	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.8	583 of 883	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.7	637 of 797	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.5	575 of 891	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.6	552 of 861	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.8	555 of 877	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	32.6	603 of 870	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.5	544 of 835	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	37.5	528 of 728	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	34.2	571 of 758	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	53.3	487 of 834	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	28.2	667 of 825	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.6	636 of 805	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	17.4	665 of 770	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	23.3	627 of 753	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	26.7	607 of 749	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	36.5	536 of 736	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	14.6	606 of 687	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	40.7	476 of 663	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	27.8	521 of 643	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	54.8	132 of 393	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	80.0	48 of 408	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	48.9	173 of 421	58.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	38.0	359 of 643	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.7	359 of 672	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.7	392 of 660	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	600 of 835	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.6	554 of 860	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	45.3	459 of 843	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.8	299 of 877	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.2	324 of 874	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	592 of 839	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.8	474 of 870	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	123 of 174	29.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.0	109 of 199	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.0	115 of 187	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	12.9	600 of 649	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	518 of 673	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.3	363 of 681	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)66th percentile+37 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile+16 vs school

Disabled (2025)44th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)29th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)29th percentile~ school

Female (2025)28th percentile~ school

White (2025)8th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts34%-14 vs state

Math15%-26 vs state

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Schools Near Washington Junior High 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
Washington Junior High School	Public	7-8	201 Allison Avenue	Washington	15301	Washington County	Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 223-5060	205	19	10.9	96.6%	72 (35.1%)	60 (29.3%)	19 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (26.3%)	28	614^th of 873 public middle schools	29.7%		43.2	526^th of 891 public middle schools	41.0%	88			17.7	12.5	15.3			35.6	32.5	34.1	$25,988	$2,839	$23,149
Trinity Middle School	Public	6-8	50 Scenic Dr	Washington	15301	Washington County	Trinity Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 228-2112	759	58	13.1	46.1%	657 (86.6%)	16 (2.1%)	18 (2.4%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	59 (7.8%)	71.5	208^th of 873 public middle schools	76.2%		78.5	154^th of 891 public middle schools	82.7%	54		49.4	35.0	30.5	38.9		53.8	63.8	62.3	59.6	$17,992	$716	$17,277
Canon-McMillan Middle School	Public	7-8	100 Big Mac Boulevard	Canonsburg	15317	Washington County	Canon-McMillan School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 745-9030	836	58	14.4	25.8%	722 (86.4%)	25 (3.0%)	23 (2.8%)	28 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.5%)	92	59^th of 873 public middle schools	93.2%		90.1	62^nd of 891 public middle schools	93.0%	3			56.3	54.7	55.6			74.3	67.4	70.8	$16,285	$78	$16,207
McGuffey Middle School	Public	6-8	86 McGuffey Drive	Claysville	15323	Washington County	McGuffey School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 948-3323	342	29	11.9	51.8%	328 (95.9%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	67.1	247^th of 873 public middle schools	71.7%		57.8	389^th of 891 public middle schools	56.3%	142		41.4	38.6	46.2	42.0		45.5	52.3	55.2	50.9	$20,328	$428	$19,900
North Strabane Intrmd School	Public	5-6	20 Giffin Drive	Canonsburg	15317	Washington County	Canon-McMillan School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 873-5252	415	27	15.5	32.3%	347 (83.6%)	12 (2.9%)	11 (2.7%)	17 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.7%)								(n/a)	77.7	65.3			71.3	61.8	76.0			69.2	$14,208	$135	$14,073
Peters Township Middle School	Public	6-8	264 E McMurray Rd	McMurray	15317	Washington County	Peters Township School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 941-2688	952	63	15.0	10.6%	854 (89.7%)	13 (1.4%)	20 (2.1%)	33 (3.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	28 (2.9%)	98.1	12^th of 873 public middle schools	98.6%		98	7^th of 891 public middle schools	99.2%	5		75.9	76.1	68.6	73.8		85.2	83.2	85.4	84.6	$16,858	$13	$16,845
Cecil Intrmd School	Public	5-6	3676 Millers Run Rd	Mc Donald	15057	Washington County	Canon-McMillan School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 745-2623	412	27	15.0	29.4%	348 (84.5%)	11 (2.7%)	9 (2.2%)	12 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.8%)								(n/a)	75.4	52.1			62.8	62.6	72.8			68.1	$15,293	$132	$15,162
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
Boyce Middle School	Public	5-6	1500 Boyce Rd	Pittsburgh	15241	Allegheny County	Upper St. Clair School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 833-1600	624	49	12.7	12.3%	474 (76.0%)	4 (0.6%)	24 (3.8%)	98 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.8%)								(n/a)	86.7	79.1			82.9	88.9	88.6			88.8	$25,084	$242	$24,842
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington Junior High School

How many students attend Washington Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 205 students attended Washington Junior High School.

What district is Washington Junior High School in?

Washington School District

What is the racial makeup of Washington Junior High School?

Students at Washington Junior High School are 35% White, 29% African American, 26% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic.

What high school do graduates of Washington Junior High School attend?

Students who attend Washington Junior High School usually go on to attend Washington High School

Is Washington Junior High School a good school?

Washington Junior High School ranks 614^th of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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