Greater Johnstown Middle School

280 Decker Ave, Johnstown, PA 15906 | (814) 533-5570

Grades: 6-8
Student Enrollment: 597

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5 out of 5 | 1 Review

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 597 middle school students from grades 6-8
Ranks 750th out of 875 middle schools in PA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: Corrective Action 1

Additional Contact Information

Principal or Admin: Darren Buchko

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible
All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.

School District Details

Greater Johnstown School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $10,426
Graduation Rate: 83.5%
Dropout Rate: 3.7%
Students Per Teacher: 14.2
Enrolled Students: 3,177

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 597
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 47.0
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 12.7

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 300 (50.3%)
Females: 261 (43.7%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 49 (8.2%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 407 (68.2%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 456 (76.4%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Greater Johnstown Middle School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	-	-
Black	179	30.0%
Asian	-	-
Hispanic	8	1.3%
White	374	62.6%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
6th Grade	194	32.5%
7th Grade	202	33.8%
8th Grade	201	33.7%

Low-Income Enrollment (2011)

Percent of Students from Low-Income Families

School:

77.8%

District:

76.2%

Source: PA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 5

5 out of 5 | 1 Review

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1 review for Greater Johnstown Middle School

Reviewed by Former Student on June 10, 2007
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
Its a very sucky school

Test Scores and Performance Information

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The overall school rating shows that Greater Johnstown Middle School performed on average much worse than most other schools across the state on PSSA state exams in the following subjects:

Math
Reading
Science
Writing

AYP Details (2010)

Overall AYP Met: Corrective Action 1

PSSA - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	56.5%	55.4%	78.0%
2009	54.0%	52.9%	75.7%
2008	65.3%	65.0%	72.3%

Reading Test
2010	46.5%	45.8%	68.8%
2009	44.8%	44.5%	67.6%
2008	60.9%	60.6%	66.9%

Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	51.7%	50.9%	77.9%
2009	61.2%	60.9%	75.3%
2008	53.5%	53.0%	70.6%

Reading Test
2010	45.3%	44.5%	73.5%
2009	53.4%	53.0%	71.4%
2008	44.6%	44.3%	70.0%

Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	59.0%	57.7%	75.2%
2009	64.2%	62.6%	71.3%
2008	59.5%	59.5%	70.3%

Reading Test
2010	64.6%	63.7%	81.9%
2009	63.8%	63.9%	80.5%
2008	65.9%	65.9%	78.3%

Science Test
2010	35.8%	35.6%	57.2%
2009	30.5%	30.8%	54.8%
2008	25.3%	25.3%	52.7%

Writing Test
2010	25.3%	46.6%	75.2%
2009	-	-	-
2008	19.7%	19.7%	69.1%

Source: PA Department of Education 2009-2010

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