Cambria Heights MS

Cambria Heights MS is one of the modestly sized middle-grades schools in Patton, Pennsylvania, run under Cambria Heights SD, with 271 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 54% below the state mean of about 594.

Across the 3 schools in Cambria Heights SD (1,223 students total), Cambria Heights MS accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Cambria Heights MS records that nearly all students (95%) are White. Other groups include 3% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Cambria Heights MS records 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.2:1 average. Roughly 56% of students at Cambria Heights MS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Cambria County runs at roughly 73%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Cambria Heights MS performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 53.6%, the actual is 53.8%, a residual of +0.3 points.

Across the wider county, census data for Cambria County shows median household earnings sit near $58,418, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Cambria Heights MS is one of 37 public schools in Cambria County (combined enrollment of about 15,789 students).

The closest other public school is Cambria Heights SHS, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Cambria Heights MS. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Cambria Heights MS at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 52.3%.

Cambria Heights MS operates from a small-town location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 9%: 298 students in 2018 compared to 271 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 12.1:1 in 2018 to 9.8:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.