For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 554 students in Tuscarora School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Pennsylvania.
Public Middle School in Tuscarora School District have an average math proficiency score of 25% (versus the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 57% (versus the 52% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 8% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 46% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
6 Schools
923 Schools
# Students
2,191 Students
591,579 Students
# Teachers
161 Teachers
44,337 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Tuscarora School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 675 school districts in Pennsylvania (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 85-89% has decreased from 87% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#355 out of 684 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
33%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
55%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
64%
57%
Graduation Rate
85-89%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.18
0.65
# American Indian Students
2 Students
1,239 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
5 Students
25,214 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
4%
# Hispanic Students
88 Students
97,970 Students
% Hispanic Students
4%
17%
# Black Students
23 Students
118,593 Students
% Black Students
1%
20%
# White Students
1,982 Students
316,870 Students
% White Students
91%
54%
# Hawaiian Students
8 Students
586 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
83 Students
30,545 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
1,623
# Students in K Grade:
134
15,933
# Students in 1st Grade:
148
17,465
# Students in 2nd Grade:
168
18,204
# Students in 3rd Grade:
168
18,156
# Students in 4th Grade:
156
19,235
# Students in 5th Grade:
157
33,809
# Students in 6th Grade:
189
92,720
# Students in 7th Grade:
189
128,929
# Students in 8th Grade:
176
129,773
# Students in 9th Grade:
164
34,725
# Students in 10th Grade:
191
28,504
# Students in 11th Grade:
182
26,584
# Students in 12th Grade:
169
25,919
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $19,873 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,696. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $17,041 is less than the state median of $23,119. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$44 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$37 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$19,873
$23,696
Spending / Student
$17,041
$23,119
Best Tuscarora School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
James Buchanan Middle School
(Math: 25% | Reading: 57%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
5191 Fort Loudon Rd
Mercersburg, PA 17236
(717) 328-5221
Mercersburg, PA 17236
(717) 328-5221
Grades: 6-8
| 554 students
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