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Enrollment
272
Middle
DISTRICT 475 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST SHORE SD·NCES 422583001741
Allen Middle School
4225 Gettysburg Rd, Camp Hill, PA 17011 · (717) 761-1500 · Cumberland County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL272 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
205 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 75%
Community
1
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 7 | 140 | 51% |
| Grade 8 | 132 | 49% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · 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
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
57.0%
PA avg 51.1% . -4.7pp since 2023
Math
36.8%
PA avg 43.0% . -8.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 9 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.0% | 36.8% |
| 2023-24 | 61.7% | 45.3% |
% 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
52.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.3%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Allen Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Cumberland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.3% | #185 of 479 | #4 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.8% | #258 of 513 | #5 of 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #184 of 513 | #6 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 272 | #446 of 522 | #11 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #251 of 486 | #5 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.7% | #148 of 486 | #7 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.4% | #170 of 510 | #1 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -49.5% | #10 of 332 | #1 of 7 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
272
-239 (-47%) vs 2020
-54% since 1990-91, when it was 590
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 272 | 21 | 13.0:1 | 75% (205) |
| 2023-24 | 525 | 39.8 | 13.2:1 | 39% (205) |
| 2022-23 | 477 | 39.5 | 12.1:1 | 42% (198) |
| 2020-21 | 511 | 40 | 12.8:1 | 32% (163) |
| 2017-18 | 539 | 39 | 13.8:1 | 27% (148) |
| 2015-16 | 517 | 36 | 14.4:1 | 28% (144) |
| 2010-11 | 489 | 38 | 12.9:1 | 25% (122) |
| 2000-01 | 487 | 30 | 16.2:1 | 13% (62) |
| 1990-91 | 590 | 43 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Allen Middle School.
About Allen Middle School
Allen Middle School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a middle-grades school in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania. Grades offered run from 7 through 8, with 272 students enrolled. The average among middle schools in Pennsylvania is roughly 594 students; this school is 54% smaller than that.
Across its 15 schools, West Shore SD enrolls 7,705 students. Allen Middle School is one of those schools.
By race and ethnicity, Allen Middle School is 67% White. The rest of enrollment is 13% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 8% Black, and 3% Asian. Census estimates put the White share of Cumberland County's population at about 82%. The chance that two students picked at random at Allen Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 52%.
The count of teachers at Allen Middle School is 21 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 13.0:1. Across middle schools in Pennsylvania, the average ratio is about 13.2:1. Around 75% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Cumberland County, the average is 41%.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 52.3%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 45.3%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Cumberland County show that median household income is about $87,494, about 40% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Allen Middle School is one of 57 public schools in Cumberland County, which together enroll about 33,044 students.
Nearest public school: Rossmoyne Elementary School, about 0.9 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Allen Middle School places 7th out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data put enrollment at 511 in 2020-21 and 272 in 2024-25; the school may have served different grades in those years.
The Allen Middle School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Cumberland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
268,323
Census ACS
Median income
$87,494
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
57
33,044 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in West Shore SD
- Cedar Cliff High SchoolHigh · 1,333 students
- Red Land SHSHigh · 1,061 students
- Fairview Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 654 students
- Crossroads Middle SchoolMiddle · 541 students
- Old Trail Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 519 students
- Red Mill Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
Other schools in Camp Hill
- Cedar Cliff High SchoolHigh · 1,333 students
- West Creek Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 587 students
- Camp Hill SHSHigh · 400 students
- Highland Elementary SchoolElementary · 375 students
- Camp Hill Middle SchoolMiddle · 299 students
- Eisenhower Elementary SchoolElementary · 260 students
Nearby schools
- Rossmoyne Elementary School0.9 mi · 417
- Sporting Hill Elementary School1.8 mi · 580
- Hoover Elementary School1.9 mi · 254
- Camp Hill SHS2.0 mi · 400
- Camp Hill Middle School2.1 mi · 299
- Kindergarten Academy2.4 mi · 321
Frequently asked questions
About Allen Middle SchoolHow many students attend Allen Middle School?
Allen Middle School enrolls approximately 272 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Allen Middle School serve?
Allen Middle School serves grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at Allen Middle School?
Approximately 13.0:1 students per teacher at Allen Middle School.
How diverse is Allen Middle School?
Allen Middle School reports a student body of 67% White, 13% Hispanic, 8% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Allen Middle School in?
Allen Middle School is part of West Shore SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.