Middle Years Alternative

Public middle school, grades 5 to 8 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Middle Years Alternative in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania enrolled 128 students in 2024-25 with 12.2 full-time teachers, 10.5 students per teacher against the Pennsylvania middle-school median of 12.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 39-45% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Pennsylvania: 54% and 38.1%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 25% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 1%

171 students in 2022-23, 155 students in 2023-24, 128 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 12.3 to 12.2.

Students enrolled at Middle Years Alternative by school year2022-23: 171, 2023-24: 155, 2024-25: 1280501001502002022-231712023-241552024-25128
Students enrolled at Middle Years Alternative by school year2022-23: 171, 2023-24: 155, 2024-25: 1280501001502002022-231712023-241552024-25128
Students enrolled at Middle Years Alternative by school year2022-23: 171, 2023-24: 155, 2024-25: 1280501001502002022-231712023-241552024-25128
Students enrolled at Middle Years Alternative by school year2022-23: 171, 2023-24: 155, 2024-25: 1280501001502002022-231712023-241552024-25128
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2317112.313.9
2023-2415513.411.6
2024-2512812.210.5

10.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 92 of every 100 Pennsylvania middle schools

Among the 513 Pennsylvania middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.8; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Pennsylvania middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.9 to 30.5; This school 10.5; state median 12.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 10.5state median 12.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.9 to 30.5; This school 10.5; state median 12.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 10.5state median 12.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.9 to 30.5; This school 10.5; state median 12.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 10.5state median 12.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.9 to 30.5; This school 10.5; state median 12.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 10.5state median 12.8U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 207 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Middle Years Alternative enrolled 207 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 17 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 207 of the 207 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions17
  • Chronically absent23.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

78.9% of students were Black, 12.5% Hispanic, 4.7% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Black78.9%
  2. Hispanic12.5%
  3. Two or more races4.7%
  4. Asian2.3%
  5. White0.8%
  6. Pacific Islander0.8%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Middle Years Alternative scored proficient or above: 39-45% in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% in math in 2022-23, against 54% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.1% in math in 2022-23 across Pennsylvania. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Pennsylvania, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtPennsylvania
Reading and language arts, 2021-2239‑45%34%54%
Math, 2022-2310‑14%16% (2021-22)38.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Philadelphia

18 public middle schools in Philadelphia report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Baldi C C A Middle School1,51016.6100.0%
Castor Gardens Middle School1,31816.896.3%
Harding Warren G Middle School57012.5100.0%
John B Stetson Middle School56014.699.1%
Feltonville Sch of Arts & Sciences54315.1100.0%
Memphis Street Academy CS @ JP Jones49313.3100.0%
Washington Grover Jr School40014.2100.0%
Science Leadership Academy Middle School35330.599.7%

All public schools in Philadelphia →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Middle Years Alternative

  1. Science Leadership Academy Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 1.2 miles away: 353 students, 30.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
  2. Richard Allen Preparatory CSThe next nearest public middle school, 2.5 miles away: 315 students, 13.7 per teacher (2024-25).2.5 mi
  3. Compare Middle Years Alternative with Science Leadership Academy Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much The School District of Philadelphia spends per student$18,329 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,329
  5. The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaMiddle Years Alternative is the number 503 by size of 513 Pennsylvania middle schools open in 2024-25.#503 of 513
  6. Pennsylvania schools by students per teacher10.5 students per teacher here against the Pennsylvania median of 12.8 for middle schools.10.5:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Middle Years Alternative

  1. How many students attend Middle Years Alternative?
    128 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 171 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Philadelphia, PA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Middle Years Alternative?
    10.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Pennsylvania median for middle schools is 12.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Middle Years Alternative a Title I school?
    Middle Years Alternative ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Middle Years Alternative do on state tests?
    The students tested at Middle Years Alternative scored proficient or above: 39-45% in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% in math in 2022-23, against 54% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.1% in math in 2022-23 across Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Middle Years Alternative in?
    The School District of Philadelphia, NCES district ID 4218990. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 421899007223 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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