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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 15601

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Top rankedWendover Middle School100^th of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools

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Wendover Middle School up 47 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The 15601 zip code area in Pennsylvania is home to two middle schools: Wendover Middle School and Greensburg-Salem Middle School. Based on the available data, Wendover Middle School stands out as the higher-performing school, with a consistently higher statewide ranking, better test scores, and a lower free/reduced lunch rate compared to Greensburg-Salem Middle School.

Wendover Middle School has maintained a statewide ranking of 100 out of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools in the 2024-2025 school year, while Greensburg-Salem Middle School ranked 468 out of 873. Wendover Middle School also outperforms the state and district averages in both Math and English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency across all grade levels, with 68% of students proficient or better in ELA compared to the state average of 48.5%. In contrast, Greensburg-Salem Middle School lags behind the state and district averages in both Math and ELA proficiency.

Additionally, Wendover Middle School serves a more economically diverse student population, with a 33.06% free/reduced lunch rate, while Greensburg-Salem Middle School has a 100% free/reduced lunch rate. The difference in spending per student and student-teacher ratios between the two schools may also contribute to their performance gap, with Wendover Middle School spending $19,188 per student and having a 11.1 student-teacher ratio, compared to Greensburg-Salem Middle School's $16,187 per student and 12.7 student-teacher ratio.

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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
Greensburg-Salem Middle School	Public	6-8	301 N Main St	Greensburg	15601	Westmoreland County	Greensburg Salem School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 832-2900	568	47	12.0	105.3%	423 (74.5%)	32 (5.6%)	42 (7.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (12.3%)	47.6	468^th of 873 public middle schools	46.4%		49.2	468^th of 891 public middle schools	47.5%		36.4	27.9	23.4	29.3	40.4	40.7	48.0	43.0	$16,623	$1,636	$14,987
Wendover Middle School	Public	6-8	425 Wendover Jr High Dr	Greensburg	15601	Westmoreland County	Hempfield Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 838-4070	626	44	14.0	31.6%	560 (89.5%)	7 (1.1%)	12 (1.9%)	8 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.1%)	85.4	100^th of 873 public middle schools	88.5%		79.1	147^th of 891 public middle schools	83.5%	47	49.8	48.7	47.9	48.7	65.5	66.4	71.9	68.0	$19,775	$624	$19,151

Cities Near Zip Code 15601

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Greensburg	0.55 mi	11	239^th
Jeannette	3.69 mi	5	335^th
New Stanton	5.66 mi	2	146^th
Mount Pleasant	6.61 mi	4	329^th
Irwin	6.95 mi	3	156^th

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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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