Summary:
Bentworth Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 5-8 in the Bentworth School District in Bentleyville, PA. With 327 students, the school has a 3-out-of-5-star rating from SchoolDigger and has seen its statewide ranking fluctuate between 259 and 486 out of over 800 Pennsylvania middle schools over the past 10 years.
Bentworth Middle School faces significant academic challenges, with test scores generally below state and district averages across all subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, only 23.2% of Bentworth students were proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to 32.9% for the district and 40.4% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, ranking in the bottom half of Pennsylvania middle schools for White students and Male students. Additionally, Bentworth Middle School has seen a concerning increase in dropout rates, rising from 0.0% in 2021-2022 to 1.6% in 2022-2023. The school also has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, reaching 100% in 2022-2023, suggesting a high concentration of economically disadvantaged students.
Bentworth Middle School's performance lags behind many of the nearby middle schools in the region, such as South Park Middle School, Canon-McMillan Middle School, and Peters Township Middle School, which all have significantly higher test scores, lower dropout rates, and serve a lower percentage of economically disadvantaged students. Additionally, Bentworth Middle School's spending per student, ranging from $11,833 to $13,144 over the past few years, is lower than the spending at some of the higher-performing nearby schools, such as South Park Middle School ($19,858) and Canon-McMillan Middle School ($13,187).
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Detail:
Public 5-8
District:
Bentworth School District
SchoolDigger Rank:
438th of 891 Pennsylvania Middle Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,028
Students who attend Bentworth Middle School usually attend:
Feeder schools for Bentworth Middle School:
Student/teacher ratio: 11.3
Number of students: 315
Racial breakdown:
White:
91.4%
Two or more races:
5.4%
African American:
2.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients: 100%
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