📍 904 Beaver Grade Road, Moon Township, Allegheny County, 15108
Moon Area Upper MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Moon Township, Allegheny County. The school has 581 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Moon Area SD school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 54.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1. 65% of students are proficient in reading. 35% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Moon Area Upper MS enrolls 581 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 54.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% White, 9.5% Two or more races and 6.4% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 431 | 74% |
| Two or more races | 55 | 9.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 37 | 6.4% |
| Black or African American | 28 | 4.8% |
| Asian | 28 | 4.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
175 of the school's 581 students (30%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 163 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.
Moon Area Upper MS is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 37, state house district 44.
Moon Area Upper MS is one of 8 schools in Moon Area SD, based in Moon Township, Pennsylvania. The district serves 4,140 students district-wide and employs 296 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 581 students, Moon Area Upper MS is close to the district average of about 518 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large