Ambridge Area Jhs Middle School
401 First St
Freedom PA, 15042, Beaver County
Phone: 724-266-2833
Ranking: (1,309 out of 2,311, bottom 43%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8
School District: Ambridge Area School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
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: | 29 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 33 | |||||||
Total Students: | 396 | 389 | 413 | 410 | 430 | 430 | 448 | |||||||
Grade 7: | 225 | 56.8% | 182 | 46.8% | 217 | 52.5% | 202 | 49.3% | 221 | 51.4% | 216 | 50.2% | 224 | 50.0% |
Grade 8: | 171 | 43.2% | 207 | 53.2% | 196 | 47.5% | 208 | 50.7% | 209 | 48.6% | 214 | 49.8% | 224 | 50.0% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 196 | 49.5% | 204 | 52.4% | 220 | 53.3% | 236 | 57.6% | 230 | 53.5% | 236 | 54.9% | 255 | 56.9% |
Female: | 200 | 50.5% | 185 | 47.6% | 193 | 46.7% | 174 | 42.4% | 188 | 43.7% | 185 | 43.0% | 189 | 42.2% |
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% | 1 | 0.2% | 5 | 1.2% | 4 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.7% |
Hispanic: | 7 | 1.8% | 5 | 1.3% | 5 | 1.2% | 4 | 1.0% | 5 | 1.2% | 7 | 1.6% | 6 | 1.3% |
Black: | 56 | 14.1% | 54 | 13.9% | 53 | 12.8% | 52 | 12.7% | 52 | 12.1% | 48 | 11.2% | 52 | 11.6% |
White: | 318 | 80.3% | 319 | 82.0% | 349 | 84.5% | 344 | 83.9% | 365 | 84.9% | 372 | 86.5% | 387 | 86.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 12 | 3.0% | 8 | 2.1% | 5 | 1.2% | 5 | 1.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 161 | 40.7% | 146 | 37.5% | 146 | 35.4% | 145 | 35.4% | 135 | 31.4% | 145 | 33.7% | 113 | 25.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 44 | 11.1% | 40 | 10.3% | 59 | 14.3% | 39 | 9.5% | 50 | 11.6% | 39 | 9.1% | 47 | 10.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.82 | 17.27 | 17.84 | 15.86 | 15.33 | 15.30 | 13.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 66.1% | 66.5% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 69.2% | 67.2% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 70.9% | 70.6% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.9% | 80% | 75.3% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | 77.9% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 76.8% | 78.6% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.1% | 80.2% | 80.1% |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 69.9% | 68.1% |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 63.2% | 66.8% |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 65.3% | 70% |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78.1% | 71.4% |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 73.5% |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 73.1% | 76% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 72.9% | 76% |
2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 55.6% | 51.3% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 61% | 57.9% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 65% | 64.5% | 62.9% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 58.6% | 62.2% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 58.1% | 67.9% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 65.3% | 70.4% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 71.9% | 71.3% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 75.2% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 85% | 83.7% | 76.9% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 83% | 82.1% | 76.4% |
2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 63.4% |
2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 71.4% | 68.9% |
2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 61.9% | 64.1% |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 79.1% | 70.6% |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 75.9% | 75% |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72.2% | 78.3% |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 80.5% |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 87.5% | 81.9% |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 87.8% | 81.8% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 79.9% | 79.8% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 53% | 52.7% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 53.1% | 54.8% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 56.6% | 57.2% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 63.6% | 58.3% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 55.1% | 59.7% |
2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 51% | 50.4% | 66.1% |
2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 43.8% | 43.4% | 71.8% |
2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 49.3% | 49.1% | 69.1% |
2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 52.9% | 52.9% | 71.2% |
2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 79.2% | 75.2% |
2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 82.2% | 73.1% |
2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 63% | 72.7% |
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* Ambridge Area Jhs Middle School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.