Carson Middle School
Carson Middle School (CMS) is a suburban, middle school in the North Allegheny School District. The school is located in McCandless Township, Pennsylvania. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, in 2010, the school reported an enrollment of 720 pupils in grades 6th through 8th, with 55 pupils receiving a federal free or reduced price lunch due to family poverty. The school employed 57 teachers yielding a student teacher ratio of 12:1. According to a report by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 100% of its teachers were rated "Highly Qualified" under No Child Left Behind. Carson Middle School has high standards in education and athletics, having one of the highest PSSA testing scores in Pennsylvania, along with many of the other schools in the North Allegheny School District. Carson Middle School was founded in 1974, but North Allegheny had used the building as an intermediate high school until 1969.
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