Quaker Valley Middle School
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Sewickley, Pennsylvania
Quaker Valley Middle School in Sewickley, Pennsylvania enrolled 425 students in 2024-25 with 45.3 full-time teachers, 9.4 students per teacher against the Pennsylvania middle-school median of 12.8. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 83-87% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 67% 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 rose 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 11%
418 students in 2022-23, 433 students in 2023-24, 425 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 40.6 to 45.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 418 | 40.6 | 10.3 |
| 2023-24 | 433 | 43.3 | 10.0 |
| 2024-25 | 425 | 45.3 | 9.4 |
9.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 98 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.
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 222 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Quaker Valley Middle School enrolled 444 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 11 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 222 of the 444 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions11
- Chronically absent9.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
82.1% of students were White, 8.0% of two or more races, 5.2% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White82.1%
- Two or more races8.0%
- Hispanic5.2%
- Black2.8%
- Asian1.4%
- American Indian0.2%
- Pacific Islander0.2%
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 Quaker Valley Middle School scored proficient or above: 83-87% in reading in 2021-22 and 67% 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.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 83‑87% | 82‑86% | 54% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 67% | 65‑69% (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.
What to look at next about Quaker Valley Middle School
- Moon Area Lower Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 2.5 miles away: 639 students, 12.5 per teacher (2024-25).2.5 mi
- Moon Area Upper Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 2.5 miles away: 621 students, 11.6 per teacher (2024-25).2.5 mi
- Compare Quaker Valley Middle School with Moon Area Lower Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Quaker Valley SD spends per student$24,662 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$24,662
- The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaQuaker Valley Middle School is the number 345 by size of 513 Pennsylvania middle schools open in 2024-25.#345 of 513
- Pennsylvania schools by students per teacher9.4 students per teacher here against the Pennsylvania median of 12.8 for middle schools.9.4:1
- 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 Quaker Valley Middle School
How many students attend Quaker Valley Middle School?
425 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 418 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Sewickley, PA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Quaker Valley Middle School?
9.4 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.Is Quaker Valley Middle School a Title I school?
Quaker Valley Middle School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).How do students at Quaker Valley Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at Quaker Valley Middle School scored proficient or above: 83-87% in reading in 2021-22 and 67% 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.What district is Quaker Valley Middle School in?
Quaker Valley SD, NCES district ID 4219860. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 421986000447 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.