Enrollment
67
Middle
STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRE LEARNING COMMUNITY CS·NCES 420002300350
Centre Learning Community CS
2643 W College Ave, State College, PA 16801 · (814) 861-7980 · Centre County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE41-RURALCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL67 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 75% of Pennsylvania public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
11.2:1
6 FTE teachers
STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
24 students
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 12 | 18% |
| Grade 6 | 14 | 21% |
| Grade 7 | 14 | 21% |
| Grade 8 | 27 | 40% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
72.1%
PA avg 51.1% . +3.8pp since 2023
Math
51.7%
PA avg 43.0% . +0.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.1% | 51.7% |
| 2023-24 | 68.3% | 50.8% |
% 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
60.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.3%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Centre Learning Community CS
Centre Learning Community CS's state test result (60.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centre Learning Community CS this school | 67 | 35.8% | 60.2% |
| Greenwood Middle School Millerstown | 155 | 38.1% | 58.2% |
| Leechburg Area Middle School Leechburg | 147 | 45.6% | 47.7% |
| Laurel Middle School New Castle | 160 | 36.9% | 59.4% |
| Weatherly Area Middle School Weatherly | 172 | 49.4% | 34.8% |
| Oakview Elementary School West Middlesex | 171 | 51.5% | 59.1% |
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 Centre Learning Community CS ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 67 | #521 of 522 |
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
67
0 (0%) vs 2020
-27% since 2000-01, when it was 92
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 8.4:1
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 | 67 | 6 | 11.2:1 | 36% (24) |
| 2023-24 | 67 | 6.9 | 9.8:1 | 36% (24) |
| 2022-23 | 75 | 7.4 | 10.2:1 | 28% (21) |
| 2020-21 | 67 | 8 | 8.4:1 | 27% (18) |
| 2017-18 | 92 | 9.8 | 9.4:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 99 | 9 | 11.0:1 | 16% (16) |
| 2010-11 | 94 | 9 | 10.4:1 | 32% (30) |
| 2000-01 | 92 | 4 | 23.0:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Centre Learning Community CS.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (92 to 67); teachers down 39% (9.8 to 6).
About Centre Learning Community CS
Centre Learning Community CS is a small middle school serving families in State College, Pennsylvania. Its 67 students are spread across grades 5 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Pennsylvania is about 594 students.
In federal data, the district for Centre Learning Community CS is the school itself.
At Centre Learning Community CS, White students make up 91% of the student body. Other students are 4% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Centre Learning Community CS belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 17%.
Teacher staffing is 6 full-time equivalents, or about 11.2 students per teacher. Among middle schools in Pennsylvania, the typical ratio is 13.2:1. About 36% of students, or 24, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
The allk12 Grade for Centre Learning Community CS is A-. Compared with Pennsylvania public middle schools, the school scored higher than 75% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Test results at Centre Learning Community CS are 2.0 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (60.2% actual, 62.3% predicted).
Federal survey data for Centre County show that median household income is about $74,291, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 46% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. A total of 33 public schools operate in Centre County, serving about 13,674 students.
Young Scholars of Central PA CS is the closest public school, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Centre Learning Community CS is 7th on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Centre Learning Community CS the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area. Centre Learning Community CS is a public charter school.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 67 in 2020-21 and 67 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 11.2:1, from 8.4:1.
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Centre County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
158,576
Census ACS
Median income
$74,291
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
13,674 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in State College
- State College Area High SchoolHigh · 2,402 students
- Park Forest Middle SchoolMiddle · 822 students
- Mount Nittany Middle SchoolMiddle · 752 students
- Radio Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 424 students
- Park Forest Elementary SchoolElementary · 419 students
- Mount Nittany Elementary SchoolElementary · 413 students
Nearby schools
- Young Scholars of Central PA CS0.9 mi · 321
- Corl Street Elementary School1.4 mi · 250
- State College Area High School1.8 mi · 2,402
- Ferguson Twp Elementary School2.2 mi · 287
- Radio Park Elementary School2.4 mi · 424
- Easterly Parkway Elementary School2.5 mi · 314
Frequently asked questions
About Centre Learning Community CSHow many students attend Centre Learning Community CS?
Centre Learning Community CS enrolls approximately 67 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Centre Learning Community CS serve?
Centre Learning Community CS serves grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Centre Learning Community CS?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Centre Learning Community CS is approximately 11.2:1 (6 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Centre Learning Community CS?
Centre Learning Community CS reports a student body of 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian.
Who oversees Centre Learning Community CS?
Centre Learning Community CS is overseen by Centre Learning Community CS in Centre County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.