📍 21 Moffett St, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, 15243
Jefferson MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County. The school has 622 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Mt Lebanon SD school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 55.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1. 89% of students are proficient in reading. 55% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Jefferson MS enrolls 622 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 55.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% White, 5.6% Asian and 5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 520 | 84% |
| Asian | 35 | 5.6% |
| Two or more races | 31 | 5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 22 | 3.5% |
| Black or African American | 14 | 2.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
103 of the school's 622 students (17%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 96 qualify for free lunch and 7 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.
Jefferson MS is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 37, state house district 42.
Jefferson MS is one of 10 schools in Mt Lebanon SD, based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The district serves 5,504 students district-wide and employs 408 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 622 students, Jefferson MS is close to the district average of about 550 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large