📍 1245 State Rd, Monessen, Westmoreland County, 15062
Monessen MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Monessen, Westmoreland County. The school has 136 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Monessen City SD school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 16.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.5:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Monessen MS enrolls 136 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 16.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 42% White, 41% Black or African American and 12% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 57 | 42% |
| Black or African American | 56 | 41% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 12% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 | 4.4% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
109 of the school's 136 students (80%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 109 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Monessen 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 32, state house district 58.
Monessen MS is one of 3 schools in Monessen City SD, based in Monessen, Pennsylvania. The district serves 653 students district-wide and employs 61 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 136 students, Monessen MS is smaller than the district average of about 218 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe