📍 200 Scottie Way, Scottdale, Westmoreland County, 15683
Southmoreland MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Scottdale, Westmoreland County. The school has 414 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Southmoreland SD school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 30.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1. 50% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Southmoreland MS enrolls 414 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 30.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% White, 3.6% Two or more races and <1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 390 | 94% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 3.6% |
| Black or African American | 4 | <1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
224 of the school's 414 students (54%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 208 qualify for free lunch and 16 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Southmoreland MS is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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 52.
Southmoreland MS is one of 4 schools in Southmoreland SD, based in Scottdale, Pennsylvania. The district serves 1,817 students district-wide and employs 129 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 414 students, Southmoreland MS is close to the district average of about 454 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe