📍 2743 Washington Blvd, McKeesport, Allegheny County, 15133
South Allegheny MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in McKeesport, Allegheny County. The school has 313 pupils enrolled. It is part of the South Allegheny SD school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 23.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
South Allegheny MS enrolls 313 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 23.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% White, 10% Black or African American and 9.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 236 | 75% |
| Black or African American | 32 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 31 | 9.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 13 | 4.2% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
312 of the school's 313 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 312 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.
South Allegheny MS is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 45, state house district 38.
South Allegheny MS is one of 3 schools in South Allegheny SD, based in Mc Keesport, Pennsylvania. The district serves 1,447 students district-wide and employs 94 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 313 students, South Allegheny MS is smaller than the district average of about 482 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large