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West Allegheny Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

34^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 873 Pennsylvania Middle Schools

Better than 96% of Pennsylvania middle schools

Summary

West Allegheny Middle School is a public middle school located in Imperial, PA, serving 790 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the West Allegheny School District, which is ranked 21 out of 606 districts in Pennsylvania and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

West Allegheny Middle School consistently performs exceptionally well on PSSA tests, with high percentages of students scoring proficient or better in Math, English Language Arts, and Science across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's Math proficiency rate for all grades was 66.5%, compared to the state average of 41.7%, and its ELA proficiency rate was 76.7%, compared to the state average of 48.5%. This academic excellence is reflected in the school's high statewide rankings, with the school ranking in the top 5% of Pennsylvania middle schools in recent years. The school also demonstrates strong performance across various student subgroups, ranking in the top 5% of Pennsylvania middle schools for both female and male students, as well as for white students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

When compared to nearby middle schools, West Allegheny Middle School stands out as a high-performing institution. For example, Pittsburgh Classical 6-8, a public magnet school in the Pittsburgh School District, has significantly lower academic proficiency rates than West Allegheny. Similarly, Hopewell Junior High School, a public school in the Hopewell Area School District, has lower proficiency rates than West Allegheny across all subject areas and grade levels.

796

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,262

Per pupil spending ?

27.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

207 W Allegheny Rd
Imperial, PA 15126-9776

(724) 695-8979

District: West Allegheny School District

Students who attend West Allegheny Middle School usually attend:

High:

West Allegheny Senior High School

Feeder schools for West Allegheny Middle School:

Elementary:	Donaldson Elementary School
	McKee Elementary School
	Wilson Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.8%

Two or more races:

5.5%

Asian:

3.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 74th percentile in 2015 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (72% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of Pennsylvania middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 22 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school72%

District avg78%

Pennsylvania avg45%

34^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 22 pts since 2015

From top 26% (2015) to top 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st of 606West Allegheny 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	95.3	34 of 873	96.1%	★★★★★
2024	95.6	26 of 891	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	92.5	42 of 893	95.3%	★★★★★
2022	91.4	50 of 883	94.3%	★★★★★
2021	86.4	74 of 797	90.7%	★★★★★
2019	89.7	57 of 891	93.6%	★★★★★
2018	84.7	100 of 861	88.4%	★★★★☆
2017	82.0	123 of 877	86.0%	★★★★☆
2016	70.1	258 of 870	70.3%	★★★★☆
2015	72.4	218 of 835	73.9%	★★★★☆
2014	74.4	169 of 728	76.8%	★★★★☆
2013	73.2	202 of 758	73.4%	★★★★☆
2012	78.9	137 of 834	83.6%	★★★★☆
2011	73.4	210 of 825	74.5%	★★★★☆
2010	77.5	144 of 805	82.1%	★★★★☆
2009	77.3	139 of 770	81.9%	★★★★☆
2008	68.1	261 of 753	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	71.5	213 of 749	71.6%	★★★★☆
2006	76.6	147 of 736	80.0%	★★★★☆
2005	65.2	273 of 687	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	74.1	182 of 663	72.5%	★★★★☆
2003	80.5	114 of 643	82.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	62.8	59 of 138	57.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	96.6	16 of 643	97.5%	★★★★★
2024	99.2	9 of 672	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	90.2	32 of 660	95.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	93.0	40 of 835	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	93.0	35 of 860	95.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	95.8	16 of 843	98.1%	★★★★★
2024	96.3	13 of 877	98.5%	★★★★★
2023	91.8	31 of 874	96.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	95.2	33 of 839	96.1%	★★★★★
2024	96.5	16 of 870	98.2%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	74.5	38 of 174	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	86.4	26 of 199	86.9%	★★★★☆
2023	81.7	32 of 187	82.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	93.2	28 of 649	95.7%	★★★★★
2024	93.7	25 of 673	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	88.9	52 of 681	92.4%	★★★★★

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)98th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)96th percentile~ school

White (2025)96th percentile~ school

Female (2025)95th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)78th percentile-18 vs school

Asian (2025)57th percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts77%+28 vs state

Math66%+25 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 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 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
West Allegheny Middle School	Public	6-8	207 W Allegheny Rd	Imperial	15126	Allegheny County	West Allegheny School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 695-8979	796	50	16.0	27.8%	675 (84.8%)	25 (3.1%)	22 (2.8%)	27 (3.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.5%)	95.3	34^th of 873 public middle schools	96.1%		95.6	26^th of 891 public middle schools	97.1%	8			67.3	72.1	59.6	66.5			75.3	79.3	75.3	76.7	$18,262	$266	$17,996
Moon Area Upper Middle School	Public	7-8	904 Beaver Grade Road	Moon Township	15108	Allegheny County	Moon Area School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 264-9440	621	54	11.5	27.4%	464 (74.7%)	26 (4.2%)	50 (8.1%)	40 (6.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.4%)	92.1	58^th of 873 public middle schools	93.4%		88.1	78^th of 891 public middle schools	91.2%	20				58.6	54.4	56.5				69.6	69.9	69.8	$17,770	$135	$17,634
Moon Area Lower Middle School	Public	5-6	904 Beaver Grade Road	Moon Township	15108	Allegheny County	Moon Area School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 264-9440	639	51	12.4	24.9%	476 (74.5%)	28 (4.4%)	48 (7.5%)	40 (6.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.2%)								(n/a)		72.5	62.9			68.2		64.9	65.8			65.4	$17,806	$135	$17,670
South Fayette Middle School	Public	6-8	3700 Old Oakdale Rd	Mc Donald	15057	Allegheny County	South Fayette Township School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 221-4542	859	57	15.0	14.1%	551 (64.1%)	23 (2.7%)	16 (1.9%)	222 (25.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	44 (5.1%)	97.4	15^th of 873 public middle schools	98.3%		95.9	24^th of 891 public middle schools	97.3%	9			78.8	69.7	58.2	69.4			81.7	83.3	85.8	83.4	$17,045	$237	$16,808
Quaker Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	618 Harbaugh Street	Sewickley	15143	Allegheny County	Quaker Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 749-5079	425	45	9.3	22.4%	349 (82.1%)	12 (2.8%)	22 (5.2%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (8.0%)	93.9	45^th of 873 public middle schools	94.8%		94.8	32^nd of 891 public middle schools	96.4%	13			59.4	63.4	68.2	63.7			74.2	75.4	75.0	74.8	$24,599	$289	$24,310
David E Williams Middle School	Public	5-8	60 Gawaldo Dr	Coraopolis	15108	Allegheny County	Montour School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 771-8802	952	58	16.4	32.4%	755 (79.3%)	65 (6.8%)	33 (3.5%)	39 (4.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (6.1%)	90.8	68^th of 873 public middle schools	92.2%		91.4	55^th of 891 public middle schools	93.8%	13		77.3	51.8	66.5	69.1	66.3		77.6	63.0	79.3	77.7	74.3	$18,954	$450	$18,505
Sto-Rox Upper Elementary School	Public	4-6	298 Ewing Rd	Mc Kees Rocks	15136	Allegheny County	Sto-Rox School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 771-3213	193	18	10.8	114.5%	26 (13.5%)	123 (63.7%)	12 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (16.6%)								(n/a)	0.0	2.8	1.6			1.8	14.7	1.4	25.0			13.0	$12,704	$3,152	$9,553
Chartiers Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	50 Thoms Run Rd	Bridgeville	15017	Allegheny County	Chartiers Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 429-2223	751	59	12.6	43.5%	581 (77.4%)	26 (3.5%)	33 (4.4%)	68 (9.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (5.5%)	70.2	224^th of 873 public middle schools	74.3%		64.3	319^th of 891 public middle schools	64.2%	95			41.9	35.5	37.5	38.3			59.9	53.1	59.6	57.5	$24,862	$365	$24,496
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
Pittsburgh Classical 6-8	Public, Magnet	6-8	1463 Chartiers Ave	Pittsburgh	15220	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(412) 529-3110	245	27	9.0	112.2%	62 (25.3%)	133 (54.3%)	16 (6.5%)	8 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	25 (10.2%)	29.1	604^th of 873 public middle schools	30.8%		29.6	620^th of 891 public middle schools	30.4%	16			7.4	16.3	7.8	10.9			27.9	40.1	50.0	39.2	$31,451	$5,386	$26,064

Frequently Asked Questions about West Allegheny Middle School

What is the racial makeup of West Allegheny Middle School?

Students at West Allegheny Middle School are 85% White, 6% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 3% African American, 3% Hispanic.

Is West Allegheny Middle School a good school?

Yes! West Allegheny Middle School is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 34^th of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools.

What district is West Allegheny Middle School in?

West Allegheny School District

What high school do graduates of West Allegheny Middle School attend?

Students who attend West Allegheny Middle School usually go on to attend West Allegheny Senior High School

How many students attend West Allegheny Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 796 students attended West Allegheny Middle School.

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2024–25 graduation ratesMar 29, 2026

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