Enrollment
117
Middle
DISTRICT 498 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KEYSTONE CENTRAL SD·NCES 421272500797
Bucktail Area MS
1300 Bucktail Avenue, Renovo, PA 17764 · (570) 893-4900 · Clinton County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL117 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
107 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
35.2%
PA avg 51.1% . +0.2pp since 2023
Math
24.1%
PA avg 43.0% . +4.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 are up about 4 points.
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
30.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.4%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
117
+7 (+6%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 11.6:1
% White
90%
was 95%
% Hispanic
3%
was 4%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Bucktail Area MS
Bucktail Area MS is one of the rural-scale junior highs in Renovo, Pennsylvania, operated by Keystone Central SD, with 117 students on its rolls from grades 5 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 594 students per school, that is 80% leaner than typical.
Across the 9 schools in Keystone Central SD (3,324 students total), Bucktail Area MS accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Looking at the student body, Bucktail Area MS shows that 90% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school lists 6% multiracial, 3% Hispanic.
On the resource side, The school currently runs with 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.9:1. The state averages around 13.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 91% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Bucktail Area MS performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 38.4%, the actual is 30.3%, a residual of -8.1 points.
In the broader community, Clinton County reports that the typical household earns roughly $60,816 per year, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Clinton County's 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,879 students), Bucktail Area MS is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: Bucktail HS, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Bucktail Area MS comes 6th of 6 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 54.7%.
The school occupies a small-town site.
Looking at the recent track record. Bucktail Area MS's enrollment has grew 6% since 2018, when it stood at 110 (now 117). White enrollment moved from 95% to 90% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 11.6:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 today.
On allk12, the feed for Bucktail Area MS typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Clinton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
37,798
Census ACS
Median income
$60,816
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
3,879 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Keystone Central SD
- Central Mountain HSHigh · 1,013 students
- Central Mountain MSMiddle · 879 students
- Robb El SchElementary · 375 students
- Mill Hall El SchElementary · 318 students
- Woodward El SchElementary · 215 students
- Renovo El SchElementary · 155 students
Other schools in Renovo
- Renovo El SchElementary · 155 students
- Bucktail HSHigh · 101 students
Nearby schools
- Bucktail HS0.0 mi · 101
- Renovo El Sch0.1 mi · 155
- Central Mountain HS18.5 mi · 1,013
- Central Mountain MS19.3 mi · 879
- Liberty-Curtin El Sch19.4 mi · 151
- Mill Hall El Sch19.4 mi · 318
Frequently asked questions
About Bucktail Area MSWhat is the total enrollment at Bucktail Area MS?
Bucktail Area MS enrolls approximately 117 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Bucktail Area MS serve?
Bucktail Area MS serves grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bucktail Area MS?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bucktail Area MS is approximately 13.9:1 (8 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Bucktail Area MS?
Bucktail Area MS reports a student body of 90% White, 3% Hispanic, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Bucktail Area MS?
Bucktail Area MS is overseen by Keystone Central SD in Clinton County.
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