Ligonier Valley Middle School
536 Bell St
Ligonier PA, 15658, Westmoreland County
Phone: 724-238-6412
Ranking: (366 out of 2,311, top 16%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Ligonier Valley School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 27 | 26 | 27 | 31 | 21 | 19 | 20 | |||||||
Total Students: | 390 | 369 | 388 | 380 | 377 | 374 | 389 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 145 | 37.2% | 121 | 32.8% | 129 | 33.2% | 111 | 29.2% | 94 | 24.9% | 97 | 25.9% | 90 | 23.1% |
Grade 7: | 117 | 30.0% | 124 | 33.6% | 126 | 32.5% | 130 | 34.2% | 100 | 26.5% | 93 | 24.9% | 95 | 24.4% |
Grade 8: | 128 | 32.8% | 124 | 33.6% | 133 | 34.3% | 139 | 36.6% | 95 | 25.2% | 89 | 23.8% | 109 | 28.0% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 196 | 50.3% | 193 | 52.3% | 212 | 54.6% | 203 | 53.4% | 190 | 50.4% | 188 | 50.3% | 178 | 45.8% |
Female: | 194 | 49.7% | 176 | 47.7% | 176 | 45.4% | 177 | 46.6% | 176 | 46.7% | 177 | 47.3% | 207 | 53.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.8% | 4 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.8% |
Black: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% | 4 | 1.0% |
White: | 384 | 98.5% | 363 | 98.4% | 380 | 97.9% | 372 | 97.9% | 367 | 97.3% | 370 | 98.9% | 382 | 98.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 113 | 29.0% | 100 | 27.1% | 112 | 28.9% | 108 | 28.4% | 96 | 25.5% | 63 | 16.8% | 61 | 15.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 23 | 5.9% | 29 | 7.9% | 44 | 11.3% | 46 | 12.1% | 33 | 8.8% | 35 | 9.4% | 30 | 7.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.30 | 14.04 | 14.54 | 12.28 | 18.26 | 19.40 | 19.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63% | 58.7% | 56.3% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 66.3% | 61.8% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 66.7% | 69% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 71.1% | 66.9% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 74.5% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 81.6% | 73.2% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 70.4% | 73.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 80.9% | 74.4% |
2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 67.5% | 58% |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 75% | 62.7% |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 68% | 64.2% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 71.1% | 60.6% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 63.1% | 60% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 68.1% | 61.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 71.2% | 64.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 65.7% | 64.1% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 60.8% | 54.1% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 58% | 57.3% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 69.3% | 57.3% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.5% | 48.6% | 58.1% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 58.9% | 61.8% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.8% | 72.6% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 98.9% | 83.6% | 69.6% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 96.3% | 88.7% | 72.3% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 86.6% | 75.7% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 98.9% | 86.5% | 78% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 94.8% | 78.8% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 99.2% | 98.4% | 77.2% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 73.7% | 65.9% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 78.3% | 63.5% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 74.5% | 66.9% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 77.2% | 67.6% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 77% | 68.8% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 76.1% | 69.9% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 81.8% | 68.5% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 65.3% | 66.5% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 66% | 67.2% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 85% | 70.6% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 87.2% | 75.3% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 96.9% | 94% | 77.9% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 85.2% | 78.6% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 86.5% | 80.1% |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 78.9% | 68.1% |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 70.9% | 66.8% |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 79.3% | 70% |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 72.3% | 71.4% |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 81.4% | 73.5% |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 77.3% | 76% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 75.6% | 76% |
2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 62.1% | 51.3% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 67.6% | 57.9% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 64.9% | 62.9% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 82% | 71.6% | 62.2% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 82.7% | 67.9% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 88.9% | 70.4% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 98.9% | 90.1% | 71.3% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | 92.8% | 75.2% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 94.1% | 76.9% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 86.5% | 76.4% |
2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 62.1% | 63.4% |
2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 75.3% | 68.9% |
2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 77% | 68.4% | 64.1% |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82% | 80.7% | 70.6% |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.8% | 86% | 75% |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 87.6% | 78.3% |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 96.6% | 90.9% | 80.5% |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 90.7% | 81.9% |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 93.4% | 81.8% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.2% | 81.9% | 79.8% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 68.5% | 52.7% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 71% | 54.8% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 93% | 78.3% | 57.2% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 83.8% | 58.3% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 78% | 76.7% | 59.7% |
2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 66.3% | 66.1% |
2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 74.8% | 71.8% |
2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 98.1% | 77.9% | 69.1% |
2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 96.6% | 91.6% | 71.2% |
2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 89.1% | 75.2% |
2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 90.6% | 73.1% |
2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 92.4% | 72.7% |
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* Ligonier Valley Middle School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.