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Enrollment
591
Middle
DISTRICT 430 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BELLEFONTE AREA SD·NCES 420324001342
Bellefonte Area Middle School
100 N School St, Bellefonte, PA 16823 · (814) 355-5466 · Centre County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL591 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% of Pennsylvania public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
12.3:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
213 students
DISTRICT 33% · 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 6 | 181 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 232 | 39% |
| Grade 8 | 178 | 30% |
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
Bellefonte Area Middle School→Bellefonte Area High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Bellefonte Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
56.5%
PA avg 51.1% . +0.0pp since 2023
Math
40.1%
PA avg 43.0% . -0.9pp 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 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.5% | 40.1% |
| 2023-24 | 56.5% | 41.0% |
% 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
51.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.2%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Bellefonte Area Middle School
Bellefonte Area Middle School's state test result (51.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bellefonte Area Middle School this school | 591 | 36.0% | 51.1% |
| C E McCall Middle School Montoursville | 530 | 36.6% | 50.2% |
| North Pocono Middle School Moscow | 685 | 35.9% | 55.0% |
| James W Parker Middle School Edinboro | 652 | 39.4% | 64.0% |
| Highland Middle School Beaver Falls | 698 | 36.1% | 43.8% |
| Dallas Middle School Dallas | 589 | 36.2% | 52.9% |
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 Bellefonte Area Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.1% | #198 of 479 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.1% | #210 of 513 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.5% | #190 of 513 ▲ 65 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 591 | #241 of 522 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #182 of 486 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.2% | #432 of 486 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.0% | #374 of 510 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.9% | #190 of 332 |
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
591
-28 (-5%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 618
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 591 | 48.1 | 12.3:1 | 36% (213) |
| 2023-24 | 617 | 48.1 | 12.8:1 | 35% (213) |
| 2022-23 | 576 | 47.3 | 12.2:1 | 28% (159) |
| 2020-21 | 619 | 48 | 12.9:1 | 28% (173) |
| 2017-18 | 649 | 45 | 14.4:1 | 32% (207) |
| 2015-16 | 641 | 46 | 13.9:1 | 30% (191) |
| 2010-11 | 623 | 53 | 11.8:1 | 28% (175) |
| 2000-01 | 712 | 48 | 14.8:1 | 25% (175) |
| 1990-91 | 618 | 42 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bellefonte Area Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (649 to 591); teachers up 7% (45 to 48.1).
About Bellefonte Area Middle School
Bellefonte Area Middle School is a public medium-sized middle-grades school in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania. A federal count lists 591 students at the school, in grades 6 through 8.
Bellefonte Area SD has 2,579 students spread across 6 schools.
Bellefonte Area Middle School's enrollment is 93% White. The remaining shares are 3% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Centre County as a whole is about 84% White, so the school's share is higher. Pick two students at random and there is a 14% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
With 48.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Bellefonte Area Middle School was 12.3:1. On average, middle schools in Pennsylvania have 13.2:1, compared with 12.3:1 here. Bellefonte Area Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 36%.
allk12 grades Bellefonte Area Middle School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
A school with Bellefonte Area Middle School's lunch-eligibility share in Pennsylvania is predicted to score 62.2%. Bellefonte Area Middle School scores 51.1%, 11.0 points below that line.
Centre County has about 158,576 residents, and the median household income is $74,291, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. In all, Centre County has 33 public schools and roughly 13,674 students.
Of nearby public schools, Bellefonte Area High School is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. In all, 7 other public schools sit within five miles of Bellefonte Area Middle School. On proficiency, Bellefonte Area Middle School is behind the 60.3% nearby average, ranking 6th of 8.
Its location is classified as Town: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Over 4 years, Bellefonte Area Middle School's enrollment dropped 5%, to 591.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Bellefonte Area Middle School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Centre County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
158,576
Census ACS
Median income
$74,291
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
13,674 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bellefonte Area SD
- Bellefonte Area High SchoolHigh · 850 students
- Marion-Walker Elementary SchoolElementary · 353 students
- Bellefonte Elementary SchoolElementary · 318 students
- Benner Elementary SchoolElementary · 252 students
- Pleasant Gap Elementary SchoolElementary · 215 students
Other schools in Bellefonte
- Bellefonte Area High SchoolHigh · 850 students
- Marion-Walker Elementary SchoolElementary · 353 students
- Bellefonte Elementary SchoolElementary · 318 students
- Benner Elementary SchoolElementary · 252 students
Nearby schools
- Bellefonte Area High School0.0 mi · 850
- Bellefonte Elementary School1.0 mi · 318
- Central PA Institute of Science and Technology2.4 mi · 5
- Benner Elementary School2.9 mi · 252
- Bald Eagle Area MS/SHS3.1 mi · 832
- Wingate Elementary School3.1 mi · 365
Frequently asked questions
About Bellefonte Area Middle SchoolHow many students attend Bellefonte Area Middle School?
Bellefonte Area Middle School enrolls approximately 591 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Bellefonte Area Middle School serve?
Bellefonte Area Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Bellefonte Area Middle School have?
Bellefonte Area Middle School employs 48 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bellefonte Area Middle School?
At Bellefonte Area Middle School, the student body is approximately 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Bellefonte Area Middle School public or private?
Bellefonte Area Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bellefonte Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.