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Enrollment
504
High
DISTRICT 392 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRING COVE SD·NCES 422253000941
Central High School
718 Central High Road, Martinsburg, PA 16662 · (814) 473-5111 · Blair County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL504 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 37% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- B-Test 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
250 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 9 | 124 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 123 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 129 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 128 | 25% |
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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 Spring Cove SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
61.3%
PA avg 51.1% . -3.0pp since 2023
Math
39.2%
PA avg 43.0% . +4.9pp 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 39 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 5 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.3% | 39.2% |
| 2023-24 | 64.3% | 34.3% |
% 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
48.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.3%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Central High School
Central High School's state test result (48.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central High School this school | 504 | 49.6% | 48.6% |
| Fort Cherry JSHS Mc Donald | 457 | 50.5% | 48.9% |
| Bedford SHS Bedford | 495 | 51.3% | 64.8% |
| Tyrone Area High School Tyrone | 503 | 51.1% | 64.9% |
| Cranberry Area JSHS Seneca | 563 | 50.3% | 42.4% |
| North Penn-Mansfield JSHS Mansfield | 544 | 52.4% | 37.3% |
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 Central High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Blair County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.6% | #326 of 576 | #6 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.2% | #312 of 626 ▲ 41 | #5 of 7 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.3% | #283 of 626 ▼ 13 | #3 of 7 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 504 | #402 of 713 | #3 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #237 of 601 | #4 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.3% | #450 of 604 | #3 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.6% | #358 of 619 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.5% | #194 of 373 | #2 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
504
-57 (-10%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 573
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 504 | 38.2 | 13.2:1 | 50% (250) |
| 2023-24 | 530 | 35.8 | 14.8:1 | 47% (250) |
| 2022-23 | 554 | 38 | 14.6:1 | 35% (193) |
| 2020-21 | 561 | 42 | 13.4:1 | 31% (174) |
| 2017-18 | 557 | 43.5 | 12.8:1 | 30% (168) |
| 2015-16 | 547 | 34 | 16.1:1 | 39% (213) |
| 2010-11 | 574 | 38 | 15.1:1 | 33% (187) |
| 2000-01 | 705 | 40 | 17.6:1 | 27% (188) |
| 1990-91 | 573 | 36 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (557 to 504); teachers down 12% (43.5 to 38.2).
About Central High School
Central High School is a small high school serving families in Martinsburg, Pennsylvania. The school has 504 students in 2024-25 across grades 9 through 12. High schools in Pennsylvania average about 738 students, which makes this school 32% below average.
Central High School is run by Spring Cove SD, whose 4 schools enroll 1,568 students.
The share of White students at Central High School is 92%. Other groups include 3% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. In Blair County overall, the White share is about 92%. The diversity index for Central High School is 14%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school had 38.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 13.2:1. The 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania is close to this figure. The school reported 50% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The rate at public schools in Blair County averages 74%, higher than here.
Central High School earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 37% of Pennsylvania public high schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Central High School would score about 56.3%. It scores 48.6%, 7.8 points below that figure.
In Blair County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $62,382, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. The county has 33 public schools and about 15,692 students.
Central High School's nearest public school is Martinsburg Elementary School (about 1.0 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is 3. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Central High School ranks 3rd of 6 on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Fringe.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 561 (2020-21) to 504 (2024-25).
The Central High School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Blair County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
121,277
Census ACS
Median income
$62,382
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
15,692 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Spring Cove SD
- Martinsburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 364 students
- Spring Cove Middle SchoolMiddle · 363 students
- Spring Cove Elementary SchoolElementary · 337 students
Other schools in Martinsburg
- Martinsburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 364 students
Other Central High schools
70 other US public schools in 32 states are named Central High. Central High School is the 49th largest of the 71.
- Central High SchoolPhiladelphia, PA · 2,329 students
- Central High SchoolSAN ANGELO, TX · 2,985 students
- CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLOMAHA, NE · 2,587 students
- Central High SchoolKELLER, TX · 2,410 students
- CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLLITTLE ROCK, AR · 2,371 students
Nearby schools
- Martinsburg Elementary School1.0 mi · 364
- Spring Cove Middle School2.9 mi · 363
- Spring Cove Elementary School3.0 mi · 337
- Claysburg-Kimmel Jr High School6.1 mi · 102
- Claysburg-Kimmel Sr High School6.1 mi · 266
- Claysburg-Kimmel Elementary School6.6 mi · 346
Frequently asked questions
About Central High SchoolHow large is Central High School?
Central High School enrolls approximately 504 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Central High School serve?
Central High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Central High School have?
Central High School employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Central High School?
At Central High School, the student body is approximately 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Central High School?
Central High School is overseen by Spring Cove SD in Blair County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.