Enrollment
318
Middle
DISTRICT 347 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALBERT GALLATIN AREA SD·NCES 420210000408
Albert Gallatin South Middle School
224 New Geneva Road, Point Marion, PA 15474 · (724) 725-5241 · Fayette County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL318 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 72% of Pennsylvania public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public middle schools
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
103%
327 students
DISTRICT 103% · STATE 75%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 100 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 105 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 113 | 36% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Albert Gallatin South Middle School→Albert Gallatin Area SHS
Based on grade levels within Albert Gallatin Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
49.0%
PA avg 51.1% . -7.1pp since 2023
Math
40.4%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 40.4% |
| 2023-24 | 56.1% | 39.3% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
47.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Albert Gallatin South Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Fayette County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #256 of 479 | #2 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.4% | #206 of 513 ▲ 7 | #1 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #287 of 513 ▼ 27 | #2 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 318 | #420 of 522 | #6 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #101 of 486 | #1 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.1% | #406 of 486 | #5 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 103% | #47 of 510 | #3 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.3% | #115 of 332 | #2 of 6 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
318
-30 (-9%) vs 2020
-33% since 2000-01, when it was 476
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 12.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 318 | 27.5 | 11.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 327 | 27.5 | 11.9:1 | 100% (327) |
| 2022-23 | 360 | 27.9 | 12.9:1 | 100% (360) |
| 2020-21 | 348 | 28 | 12.4:1 | 99% (345) |
| 2017-18 | 371 | 28 | 13.3:1 | 100% (371) |
| 2015-16 | 381 | 27 | 14.1:1 | 100% (381) |
| 2010-11 | 396 | 32 | 12.4:1 | 63% (249) |
| 2000-01 | 476 | 32 | 14.9:1 | 39% (187) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Albert Gallatin South Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (371 to 318); teachers down 2% (28 to 27.5).
About Albert Gallatin South Middle School
Albert Gallatin South Middle School is a small middle school found in Point Marion, Pennsylvania. It serves 318 students in grades 6 through 8. The average among middle schools in Pennsylvania is roughly 594 students; this school is 46% smaller than that.
Albert Gallatin South Middle School is part of Albert Gallatin Area SD, where 8 schools serve 2,894 students.
At Albert Gallatin South Middle School, White students make up 91% of the student body. The school is also 5% multiracial and 3% Black. That is close to the 90% White share among all Fayette County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Albert Gallatin South Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 17%.
With 27.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Albert Gallatin South Middle School was 11.6:1. The 13.2:1 average for middle schools in Pennsylvania is higher than this school's figure.
Measured against Pennsylvania public middle schools, Albert Gallatin South Middle School receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On BeatsExpectations, Albert Gallatin South Middle School is 13.7 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Pennsylvania schools.
Within Fayette County, median household income is about $58,236, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 19% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 12%. Federal data list 39 public schools in Fayette County, with a combined enrollment of about 15,340.
Nearby, Friendship Hill Elementary School is about 0.1 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number 4. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Albert Gallatin South Middle School ranks 4th of 8 on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Albert Gallatin South Middle School is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment was 348 in 2020-21 and 318 in 2024-25, a decrease of 30 students.
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Fayette County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
125,997
Census ACS
Median income
$58,236
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
39
15,340 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Albert Gallatin Area SD
- Albert Gallatin Area SHSHigh · 920 students
- Albert Gallatin North Middle SchoolMiddle · 375 students
- A L Wilson Elementary SchoolElementary · 341 students
- George J Plava Elementary SchoolElementary · 314 students
- Masontown Elementary SchoolElementary · 251 students
- Smithfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 220 students
Other schools in Point Marion
- Friendship Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 155 students
Nearby schools
- Friendship Hill Elementary School0.1 mi · 155
- Mapletown JSHS2.1 mi · 239
- Bobtown Elementary School3.7 mi · 317
- Masontown Elementary School4.9 mi · 251
- Smithfield Elementary School6.3 mi · 220
- University High School6.3 mi · 1,371
Frequently asked questions
About Albert Gallatin South Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Albert Gallatin South Middle School?
Albert Gallatin South Middle School enrolls approximately 318 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Albert Gallatin South Middle School serve?
Albert Gallatin South Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Albert Gallatin South Middle School?
Approximately 11.6:1 students per teacher at Albert Gallatin South Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Albert Gallatin South Middle School?
Student demographics at Albert Gallatin South Middle School are roughly 91% White, 1% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Albert Gallatin South Middle School in?
Albert Gallatin South Middle School is part of Albert Gallatin Area SD.
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