📍 207 W Allegheny Rd, Imperial, Allegheny County, 15126
West Allegheny MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Imperial, Allegheny County. The school has 767 pupils enrolled. It is part of the West Allegheny SD school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 48.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1. 70% of students are proficient in reading. 46% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
West Allegheny MS enrolls 767 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 48.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% White, 5.3% Two or more races and 3% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 664 | 87% |
| Two or more races | 41 | 5.3% |
| Black or African American | 23 | 3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 21 | 2.7% |
| Asian | 16 | 2.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
232 of the school's 767 students (30%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 206 qualify for free lunch and 26 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.
West Allegheny 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.
West Allegheny MS is one of 5 schools in West Allegheny SD, based in Imperial, Pennsylvania. The district serves 3,469 students district-wide and employs 221 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 767 students, West Allegheny MS is close to the district average of about 694 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large