📍 17 East Union Road, Cheswick, Allegheny County, 15024
Deer Lakes MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Cheswick, Allegheny County. The school has 422 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Deer Lakes SD school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1. 58% of students are proficient in reading. 36% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Deer Lakes MS enrolls 422 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% White, 3.6% Two or more races and <1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 402 | 95% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 3.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
160 of the school's 422 students (38%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 148 qualify for free lunch and 12 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Deer Lakes MS is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 38, state house district 54.
Deer Lakes MS is one of 4 schools in Deer Lakes SD, based in Cheswick, Pennsylvania. The district serves 1,713 students district-wide and employs 131 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 422 students, Deer Lakes MS is close to the district average of about 428 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large