1
What's one community event at Burgettstown MS/HS more people should show up to?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
492
High
DISTRICT 461 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BURGETTSTOWN AREA SD·NCES 420450004195
Burgettstown MS/HS
104 Bavington Rd, Burgettstown, PA 15021 · (724) 947-8100 · Washington County
GRADES 06–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL492 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 21% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
205 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 63 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 65 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 77 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 62 | 13% |
| Grade 11 | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 67 | 14% |
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Burgettstown Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
49.3%
PA avg 51.1% . -2.3pp since 2023
Math
31.0%
PA avg 43.0% . -3.4pp 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 31 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.3% | 31.0% |
| 2023-24 | 51.6% | 34.4% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
42.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.8%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 60% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Burgettstown MS/HS
Burgettstown MS/HS's state test result (42.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burgettstown MS/HS this school | 492 | 41.7% | 42.7% |
| Wellsboro Area High School Wellsboro | 496 | 42.5% | 56.2% |
| Pine Grove Area High School Pine Grove | 495 | 41.2% | 46.0% |
| McGuffey High School Claysville | 494 | 40.1% | 45.3% |
| Muncy JSHS Muncy | 472 | 42.8% | 59.9% |
| Penn Cambria High School Cresson | 538 | 43.5% | 69.3% |
Matched among Pennsylvania high 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 Burgettstown MS/HS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.7% | #399 of 576 | #11 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #389 of 626 ▼ 40 | #8 of 14 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #424 of 626 ▲ 16 | #11 of 14 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 492 | #413 of 713 | #7 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.3:1 | #31 of 601 | #4 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.9% | #495 of 604 | #12 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.7% | #441 of 619 | #10 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.5% | #48 of 373 | #1 of 6 |
Ranked against other public high 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
492
-66 (-12%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 773
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 492 | 48 | 10.3:1 | 42% (205) |
| 2023-24 | 518 | 47 | 11.0:1 | 40% (205) |
| 2022-23 | 526 | 48.5 | 10.8:1 | 35% (185) |
| 2020-21 | 558 | 50 | 11.2:1 | 38% (213) |
| 2017-18 | 619 | 53.5 | 11.6:1 | 38% (237) |
| 2015-16 | 652 | 54 | 12.1:1 | 39% (257) |
| 2010-11 | 791 | 58 | 13.6:1 | 36% (283) |
| 2000-01 | 718 | 46 | 15.6:1 | 38% (271) |
| 1990-91 | 773 | 55 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Burgettstown MS/HS.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (619 to 492); teachers down 10% (53.5 to 48).
About Burgettstown MS/HS
As a small high school, Burgettstown MS/HS serves students in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania. Students in grades 6 through 12 attend the school, which enrolls 492 students. The average among high schools in Pennsylvania is roughly 738 students; this school is 33% smaller than that.
Burgettstown MS/HS reports to Burgettstown Area SD, which has 2 schools and 922 students.
Burgettstown MS/HS enrolls a student body that is 94% White. The rest of enrollment is 4% multiracial. Burgettstown MS/HS has a diversity index of 11%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The ratio of students to teachers is 10.3:1, with 48 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, high schools in Pennsylvania average 12.8:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 42%.
allk12 grades Burgettstown MS/HS a C-. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Burgettstown MS/HS posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 42.7%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Pennsylvania are predicted to post 59.8%, so the school is 17.1 points behind and in the state's bottom 10%.
Federal survey data for Washington County show that median household income is about $78,958, roughly 33% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Burgettstown MS/HS is among the 56 public schools in Washington County.
The school nearest to Burgettstown MS/HS is Burgettstown El Center, at a distance of about 0.1 miles. Within ten miles of Burgettstown MS/HS, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 70.3%; Burgettstown MS/HS's is 42.7%, ranking 8th of 8.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Fringe: the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Burgettstown MS/HS saw enrollment fall 12% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
210,042
Census ACS
Median income
$78,958
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
56
26,079 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Burgettstown Area SD
- Burgettstown El CenterElementary · 430 students
Nearby schools
- Burgettstown El Center0.1 mi · 430
- Fort Cherry El Center6.6 mi · 455
- Fort Cherry JSHS6.6 mi · 457
- Wilson Elementary School7.1 mi · 586
- Weirton Elementary7.8 mi · 802
- Donaldson Elementary School8.3 mi · 535
Frequently asked questions
About Burgettstown MS/HSHow large is Burgettstown MS/HS?
Burgettstown MS/HS enrolls approximately 492 students in grades 06-12.
Is Burgettstown MS/HS an elementary, middle, or high school?
Burgettstown MS/HS is a high school covering grades 06-12.
How many teachers does Burgettstown MS/HS have?
Burgettstown MS/HS employs 48 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Burgettstown MS/HS?
Student demographics at Burgettstown MS/HS are roughly 94% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Burgettstown MS/HS public or private?
Burgettstown MS/HS is a public K-12 school, overseen by Burgettstown Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.