Enrollment
386
Middle
DISTRICT 604 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BELLE VERNON AREA SD·NCES 420321007513
Belle Vernon Area Middle School
500 Perry Ave, Belle Vernon, PA 15012 · (724) 808-2500 · Fayette County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL386 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% of Pennsylvania public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
15.5:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
347 students
DISTRICT 97% · 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 7 | 206 | 53% |
| Grade 8 | 180 | 47% |
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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
Belle Vernon Area Middle School→Belle Vernon Area High School
Based on grade levels within Belle Vernon Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
48.8%
PA avg 51.1% . -10.2pp since 2023
Math
31.8%
PA avg 43.0% . +2.7pp 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 32 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.8% | 31.8% |
| 2023-24 | 59.0% | 29.1% |
% 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
44.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 →
Schools most like Belle Vernon Area Middle School
Belle Vernon Area Middle School's state test result (44.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belle Vernon Area Middle School this school | 386 | 89.9% | 44.8% |
| Harlan Rowe Middle School Athens | 496 | 93.5% | 44.7% |
| River Valley Middle School Blairsville | 332 | 95.8% | 42.8% |
| Mifflinburg Area Middle School Mifflinburg | 445 | 94.8% | 50.1% |
| Loyalsock Twp Middle School Williamsport | 353 | 99.2% | 54.4% |
| Derry Area Middle School Derry | 440 | 95.7% | 49.0% |
Matched among Pennsylvania middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Belle Vernon Area Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Fayette County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #288 of 479 | #3 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.8% | #316 of 513 ▲ 30 | #3 of 9 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.8% | #294 of 513 ▼ 74 | #3 of 9 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 386 | #381 of 522 | #3 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #428 of 486 | #7 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.7% | #317 of 486 | #3 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.9% | #155 of 510 | #7 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.8% | #113 of 131 | N/A |
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
386
+28 (+8%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 386 | 25 | 15.5:1 | 90% (347) |
| 2023-24 | 347 | 26.2 | 13.2:1 | 99% (344) |
| 2022-23 | 334 | 23.2 | 14.4:1 | 46% (154) |
| 2020-21 | 358 | 23 | 15.6:1 | 41% (148) |
| 2017-18 | 379 | 25 | 15.2:1 | 39% (148) |
| 2015-16 | 383 | 27 | 14.2:1 | 31% (120) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Belle Vernon Area Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (379 to 386); teachers unchanged (25 to 25).
About Belle Vernon Area Middle School
Belle Vernon Area Middle School is a small middle school based in Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania. Enrollment stands at 386 students, covering grades 7 through 8. That puts enrollment 35% below the 594-student average for middle schools in Pennsylvania.
Belle Vernon Area SD has 4 schools and 2,416 students, and Belle Vernon Area Middle School is one of those schools.
The share of students at Belle Vernon Area Middle School who are White is 83%. The remaining students are 6% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 3% Asian, and 3% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 30, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Belle Vernon Area Middle School is 15.5:1, based on 25 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Pennsylvania, 13.2:1, is lower. Belle Vernon Area Middle School counts 90% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 92% average for public schools in Fayette County.
Among Pennsylvania public middle schools, Belle Vernon Area Middle School outscored 64%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Belle Vernon Area Middle School is +5.7 points: 44.8% actual, 39.1% predicted.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Fayette County show that the median household earns about $58,236 a year, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. Across Fayette County, 39 public schools serve about 15,340 students.
The closest school to Belle Vernon Area Middle School is Marion Elementary School, located less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, Belle Vernon Area Middle School is ahead of the 34.3% nearby average, ranking 5th of 8.
NCES assigns Belle Vernon Area Middle School the locale Town: Fringe, meaning in a town close to an urbanized area.
Federal enrollment counts increased from 358 (2020-21) to 386 (2024-25).
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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 Belle Vernon Area SD
- Belle Vernon Area High SchoolHigh · 735 students
- Rostraver Elementary SchoolElementary · 660 students
- Marion Elementary SchoolElementary · 635 students
Other schools in Belle Vernon
- Belle Vernon Area High SchoolHigh · 735 students
- Rostraver Elementary SchoolElementary · 660 students
- Marion Elementary SchoolElementary · 635 students
Nearby schools
- Marion Elementary School0.1 mi · 635
- Monessen SHS2.7 mi · 193
- Monessen Middle School2.8 mi · 128
- Mon Valley Career and Technology Center3.0 mi · 9
- Monessen El Center3.9 mi · 330
- Frazier High School4.4 mi · 309
Frequently asked questions
About Belle Vernon Area Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Belle Vernon Area Middle School?
Belle Vernon Area Middle School enrolls approximately 386 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Belle Vernon Area Middle School serve?
Belle Vernon Area Middle School serves grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Belle Vernon Area Middle School have?
Belle Vernon Area Middle School employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Belle Vernon Area Middle School?
Student demographics at Belle Vernon Area Middle School are roughly 83% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Belle Vernon Area Middle School in?
Belle Vernon Area Middle School is part of Belle Vernon Area SD.
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