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Enrollment
866
Middle
DISTRICT 555 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CONNELLSVILLE AREA SD·NCES 420666002105
Connellsville Area Middle School
Locust Street Extension, Connellsville, PA 15425 · (724) 628-8910 · Fayette County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL866 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 19% of Pennsylvania public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·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
13.3:1
65 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
108%
933 students
DISTRICT 113% · 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 6 | 286 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 277 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 303 | 35% |
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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
Connellsville Area Middle School→Connellsville Area SHS
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Connellsville Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
27.6%
PA avg 51.1% . -11.6pp since 2023
Math
24.3%
PA avg 43.0% . -6.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.6% | 24.3% |
| 2023-24 | 39.2% | 30.9% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Connellsville Area Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Fayette County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.3% | #380 of 513 ▼ 55 | #6 of 9 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.6% | #457 of 513 ▼ 31 | #8 of 9 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 866 | #86 of 522 | #1 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #275 of 486 | #3 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.3% | #425 of 486 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 108% | #18 of 510 | #1 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.0% | #102 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
866
-124 (-13%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 1,075
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 866 | 65.3 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 933 | 66.8 | 14.0:1 | 100% (933) |
| 2022-23 | 948 | 66.3 | 14.3:1 | 100% (948) |
| 2020-21 | 990 | 67 | 14.8:1 | 100% (987) |
| 2017-18 | 1,019 | 70 | 14.6:1 | 100% (1,016) |
| 2015-16 | 749 | 54 | 13.9:1 | 100% (749) |
| 2010-11 | 704 | 53 | 13.3:1 | 57% (398) |
| 2000-01 | 901 | 57 | 15.8:1 | 51% (464) |
| 1990-91 | 1,075 | 63 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Connellsville Area Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (1,019 to 866); teachers down 7% (70 to 65.3).
About Connellsville Area Middle School
Connellsville Area Middle School, located in Connellsville, Pennsylvania, is a medium-sized middle-grades school. Enrolled students number 866 students, in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 46% higher than the average for middle schools in Pennsylvania, which is about 594.
Connellsville Area SD is made up of 6 schools with 3,328 students in all.
About 92% of the student body at Connellsville Area Middle School is White. The remaining students are 4% multiracial and 3% Black. The county population is about 90% White, within a few points of the school. Pick two students at random and there is a 15% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Connellsville Area Middle School employs 65.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 13.3:1. That matches the 13.2:1 average for middle schools in Pennsylvania fairly closely.
Connellsville Area Middle School is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 19% of Pennsylvania public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Among Fayette County residents, the median household income is $58,236, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. Besides Connellsville Area Middle School, Fayette County has 38 other public schools.
The closest public school to Connellsville Area Middle School is Connellsville Area Career & Technical Center, about 0.2 miles away. Connellsville Area Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with 5 others within five miles.
Under the NCES locale system, Connellsville Area Middle School is Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment has fallen by 124 students since 2020-21, to 866. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 14.8:1 to 13.3:1.
Topics for discussion here include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Fayette County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
125,997
Census ACS
Median income
$58,236
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
39
15,340 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Connellsville Area SD
- Connellsville Area SHSHigh · 667 students
- Dunbar Twp Elementary SchoolElementary · 580 students
- West Crawford Elementary SchoolElementary · 487 students
- Bullskin Elementary SchoolElementary · 430 students
- Springfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 298 students
Other schools in Connellsville
- Connellsville Area SHSHigh · 667 students
- Connellsville Area Career & Technical CenterHigh · 592 students
- Dunbar Twp Elementary SchoolElementary · 580 students
- West Crawford Elementary SchoolElementary · 487 students
- Bullskin Elementary SchoolElementary · 430 students
Nearby schools
- Connellsville Area Career & Technical Center0.2 mi · 592
- Connellsville Area SHS0.3 mi · 667
- Bullskin Elementary School2.4 mi · 430
- Dunbar Twp Elementary School2.5 mi · 580
- West Crawford Elementary School2.5 mi · 487
- Southmoreland Elementary School6.0 mi · 548
Frequently asked questions
About Connellsville Area Middle SchoolHow large is Connellsville Area Middle School?
Connellsville Area Middle School enrolls approximately 866 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Connellsville Area Middle School serve?
Connellsville Area Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Connellsville Area Middle School?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at Connellsville Area Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Connellsville Area Middle School?
Student demographics at Connellsville Area Middle School are roughly 92% White, 1% Hispanic, 3% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is Connellsville Area Middle School in?
Connellsville Area Middle School is part of Connellsville Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.