📍 86 McGuffey Drive, Claysville, Washington County, 15323
McGuffey MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Claysville, Washington County. The school has 343 pupils enrolled. It is part of the McGuffey SD school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 31.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1. 44% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
McGuffey MS enrolls 343 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 31.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 97% White, 2.3% Two or more races and 1.2% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 331 | 97% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 2.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 | 1.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
160 of the school's 343 students (47%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 156 qualify for free lunch and 4 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.
McGuffey MS is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 46, state house district 15.
McGuffey MS is one of 4 schools in McGuffey SD, based in Claysville, Pennsylvania. The district serves 1,530 students district-wide and employs 125 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 343 students, McGuffey MS is close to the district average of about 383 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe