4 . ▁Pennsylvania ▁ranked ▁ 4 0 th ▁among ▁states ▁with ▁S AT ▁scores : ▁Ver bal ▁- ▁ 4 9 3 , ▁Math ▁- ▁ 5 0 1 , ▁Writing ▁- ▁ 4 7 9 . ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁ 1 . 6 5 ▁million ▁students ▁took ▁the ▁exam ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁They ▁aver aged ▁ 4 9 7 ▁( out ▁of ▁ 8 0 0 ) ▁ver bal , ▁ 5 1 4 ▁math ▁and ▁ 4 8 9 ▁in ▁writing . ▁ ▁Middle ▁school ▁W allen p au pack ▁Area ▁Middle ▁School ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁ 1 3 9 ▁Atlantic ▁A ve , ▁Haw ley . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁school ▁had ▁ 8 4 9 ▁pup ils ▁en rolled ▁in ▁gr ades ▁ 6 th ▁through ▁ 8 th , ▁with ▁ 4 1 2 ▁pup ils ▁receiving ▁a ▁federal ▁free ▁or ▁reduced - price ▁l unch ▁due ▁to ▁family ▁pover ty . ▁The ▁school ▁employed ▁ 5 5 ▁teachers , ▁yield ing ▁a ▁student – te acher ▁ratio ▁of ▁ 1 5 : 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁W allen p au pack ▁Area ▁Middle ▁School ▁achieved ▁A Y P ▁status . ▁ ▁P SS A ▁Results : ▁▁▁ 8 th ▁Gra de ▁Reading ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁- ▁ 8 8 % ▁on ▁grade ▁level ▁ 6 6 % ▁advanced , ▁( 4 % ▁below ▁basic ).