Weatherly Area Middle School
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Weatherly, Pennsylvania
Weatherly Area Middle School in Weatherly, Pennsylvania enrolled 172 students in 2024-25 with 10.3 full-time teachers, 16.7 students per teacher against the Pennsylvania middle-school median of 12.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 50-62% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 20-24% 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 37% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 19%
126 students in 2022-23, 139 students in 2023-24, 172 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 8.7 to 10.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 126 | 8.7 | 14.5 |
| 2023-24 | 139 | 8.1 | 17.2 |
| 2024-25 | 172 | 10.3 | 16.7 |
16.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 94 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 288 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Weatherly Area Middle School enrolled 144 students and had 0.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.5, one per 288 of the 144 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent27.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
86.6% of students were White, 9.9% Hispanic, 1.7% Black in 2024-25.
- White86.6%
- Hispanic9.9%
- Black1.7%
- Two or more races1.7%
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 Weatherly Area Middle School scored proficient or above: 50-62% in reading in 2021-22 and 20-24% 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 | 50‑62% | 46‑55% | 54% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 20‑24% | 29‑38% (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 Weatherly Area Middle School
- Panther Valley Intermediate SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 6.8 miles away: 458 students, 17.0 per teacher (2024-25).6.8 mi
- Hazleton El/MSThe next nearest public middle school, 8.3 miles away: 895 students, 14.4 per teacher (2024-25).8.3 mi
- Compare Weatherly Area Middle School with Panther Valley Intermediate SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Weatherly Area SD spends per student$20,805 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$20,805
- The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaWeatherly Area Middle School is the number 489 by size of 513 Pennsylvania middle schools open in 2024-25.#489 of 513
- Pennsylvania schools by students per teacher16.7 students per teacher here against the Pennsylvania median of 12.8 for middle schools.16.7:1
- 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 Weatherly Area Middle School
How many students attend Weatherly Area Middle School?
172 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 126 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Weatherly, PA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Weatherly Area Middle School?
16.7 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 Weatherly Area Middle School a Title I school?
Weatherly Area Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Weatherly Area Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at Weatherly Area Middle School scored proficient or above: 50-62% in reading in 2021-22 and 20-24% 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 Weatherly Area Middle School in?
Weatherly Area SD, NCES district ID 4225140. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 422514006838 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.