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Which teacher or staff member at Butler Area IHS deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
1,291
Middle
DISTRICT 640 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BUTLER AREA SD·NCES 420459006690
Butler Area IHS
551 Fairground Hill Road, Butler, PA 16001 · (724) 287-8721 · Butler County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,291 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 60% 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.
- B-Beats 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
11.9:1
109 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
584 students
DISTRICT 73% · 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 5 | 4 | 0% |
| Grade 6 | 451 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 429 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 407 | 32% |
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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
Butler Area IHS→Butler Area SHS
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Butler Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
61.0%
PA avg 51.1% . -3.4pp since 2023
Math
39.9%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 61 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 are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.0% | 39.9% |
| 2023-24 | 64.4% | 38.3% |
% 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
52.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.2%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Butler Area IHS
Butler Area IHS's state test result (52.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butler Area IHS this school | 1,291 | 45.2% | 52.1% |
| Shaler Area Elementary School Glenshaw | 870 | 37.1% | 58.6% |
| Trinity Middle School Washington | 759 | 46.1% | 53.9% |
| Emory H Markle Middle School Hanover | 1,046 | 37.5% | 41.6% |
| Hollidaysburg Area Junior High School Hollidaysburg | 756 | 44.7% | 62.7% |
| Northampton Area Middle School Northampton | 1,175 | 49.4% | 40.4% |
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 Butler Area IHS ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Butler County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.1% | #188 of 479 | #8 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.9% | #217 of 513 ▲ 9 | #8 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #141 of 513 ▲ 10 | #7 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,291 | #15 of 522 | #1 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #137 of 486 | #4 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.4% | #424 of 486 | #4 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.2% | #299 of 510 | #1 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.6% | #109 of 332 | #1 of 6 |
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
1,291
-250 (-16%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 1,399
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 1,291 | 108.7 | 11.9:1 | 45% (584) |
| 2023-24 | 1,267 | 109.7 | 11.6:1 | 46% (584) |
| 2022-23 | 1,342 | 115 | 11.7:1 | 47% (633) |
| 2020-21 | 1,541 | 106 | 14.5:1 | 45% (689) |
| 2017-18 | 1,511 | 122.1 | 12.4:1 | 37% (556) |
| 2015-16 | 1,586 | 123 | 12.9:1 | 36% (564) |
| 2010-11 | 1,309 | 83 | 15.8:1 | 26% (337) |
| 2000-01 | 1,561 | 89 | 17.5:1 | 16% (254) |
| 1990-91 | 1,399 | 93 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Butler Area IHS.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (1,511 to 1,291); teachers down 11% (122.1 to 108.7).
About Butler Area IHS
Butler Area IHS is a public middle school run by Butler Area SD in Butler, Pennsylvania. The grade span is 6 through 8, and enrollment is 1,291 students. An average school in this group (middle schools in Pennsylvania) has about 594 students.
Federal data list 9 schools in Butler Area SD, with 5,762 students enrolled.
At Butler Area IHS, White students make up 92% of the student body. Smaller groups are 3% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, and 2% Black. The county population is about 93% White, within a few points of the school. By the diversity index, Butler Area IHS comes in at 15%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 11.9:1, with 108.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among middle schools in Pennsylvania is 13.2:1, higher than at this school. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 45% of enrollment. On average, public schools in Butler County report 37%.
The allk12 Grade for Butler Area IHS is B. Compared with Pennsylvania public middle schools, the school scored higher than 60% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Butler Area IHS is 6.2 points below its prediction. Actual: 52.1%. Predicted: 58.2%.
Butler County census figures show that median household income is about $89,843, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Butler Area IHS is among the 39 public schools in Butler County.
Butler County Area Vocational Technical School is the public school closest to Butler Area IHS, about 0.3 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Butler Area IHS is 5th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
Its NCES locale code is Town: Fringe: the school is in a town close to an urbanized area.
Enrollment was 1,541 in 2020-21 and 1,291 in 2024-25, a decrease of 250 students. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 14.5:1 to 11.9:1.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Butler County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
197,254
Census ACS
Median income
$89,843
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
39
24,616 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Butler Area SD
- Butler Area SHSHigh · 1,956 students
- Center Township Elementary SchoolElementary · 584 students
- McQuistion Elementary SchoolElementary · 498 students
- Northwest Elementary SchoolElementary · 404 students
- Connoquenessing Elementary SchoolElementary · 287 students
- Summit Township Elementary SchoolElementary · 259 students
Other schools in Butler
- Butler Area SHSHigh · 1,956 students
- Center Township Elementary SchoolElementary · 584 students
- McQuistion Elementary SchoolElementary · 498 students
- Northwest Elementary SchoolElementary · 404 students
- Summit Township Elementary SchoolElementary · 259 students
- Emily Brittain Elementary SchoolElementary · 255 students
Nearby schools
- Butler County Area Vocational Technical School0.3 mi · 26
- Butler Area SHS0.3 mi · 1,956
- Broad Street Elementary School0.7 mi · 228
- Emily Brittain Elementary School1.0 mi · 255
- Northwest Elementary School1.3 mi · 404
- McQuistion Elementary School1.8 mi · 498
Frequently asked questions
About Butler Area IHSWhat is the total enrollment at Butler Area IHS?
Butler Area IHS enrolls approximately 1,291 students in grades 06-08.
Is Butler Area IHS an elementary, middle, or high school?
Butler Area IHS is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Butler Area IHS have?
Butler Area IHS employs 109 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Butler Area IHS?
Student demographics at Butler Area IHS are roughly 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Butler Area IHS?
Butler Area IHS is overseen by Butler Area SD in Butler County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.