Ambridge Area MS

Ambridge Area MS is a modestly sized middle-grades school in Freedom, Pennsylvania, part of Ambridge Area SD. The school serves 500 students in grades 6 through 8.

Across the 5 schools in Ambridge Area SD (2,186 students total), Ambridge Area MS accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Ambridge Area MS records that the largest single group is White, at 77% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 14% Black, 8% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 87% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Ambridge Area MS has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.2:1, putting Ambridge Area MS higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 95% of students at Ambridge Area MS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Beaver County's rate of about 55%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Ambridge Area MS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 36.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 29.5%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Beaver County indicate median household income runs about $71,089, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Beaver County runs 52 public schools (combined enrollment of about 31,222 students), of which Ambridge Area MS is one.

Economy El Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Ambridge Area MS. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Ambridge Area MS at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 42.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 35%: 371 students in 2018 compared to 500 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment contracted from 20% to 14% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 11.5:1 in 2018 to 16.1:1 today.

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