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What's the biggest difference between Corry Area MS and what you expected?
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Enrollment
415
Middle
DISTRICT 452 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CORRY AREA SD·NCES 420686000795
Corry Area Middle School
534 E Pleasant Street, Corry, PA 16407 · (814) 665-8297 · Erie County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL415 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
104%
430 students
DISTRICT 102% · 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 | 127 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 149 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 139 | 33% |
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · 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
Corry Area Middle School→Corry Area High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Corry Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
43.4%
PA avg 51.1% . -4.7pp since 2023
Math
31.7%
PA avg 43.0% . -0.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.4% | 31.7% |
| 2023-24 | 48.1% | 31.8% |
% 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
40.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.2%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 →
Where Corry Area Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Erie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.6% | #335 of 479 | #13 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.7% | #319 of 513 | #12 of 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.4% | #360 of 513 | #13 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 415 | #358 of 522 | #10 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #125 of 486 | #5 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.7% | #388 of 486 | #10 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 104% | #41 of 510 | #3 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.0% | #216 of 332 | #9 of 13 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
415
-22 (-5%) vs 2020
+6% since 2010-11, when it was 390
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 11.5:1
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 | 415 | 35.1 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 430 | 35.4 | 12.2:1 | 100% (430) |
| 2022-23 | 403 | 39.5 | 10.2:1 | 100% (403) |
| 2020-21 | 437 | 38 | 11.5:1 | 99% (434) |
| 2017-18 | 451 | 32.5 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 450 | 32 | 14.1:1 | 60% (270) |
| 2010-11 | 390 | 26 | 15.0:1 | 57% (221) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Corry Area Middle School.
About Corry Area Middle School
Corry Area Middle School is a small middle-grades school in Corry, Pennsylvania. There are 415 students enrolled, covering grades 6 through 8. The school is 30% below the average for middle schools in Pennsylvania.
Corry Area Middle School is a school in Corry Area SD. The district has 4 schools and 1,807 students.
White students account for 89% of the school's enrollment. It is also 9% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 20, compared with 70 nationally.
Teacher count: 35.1 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 11.8:1. The average for middle schools in Pennsylvania, 13.2:1, is higher.
Test results at Corry Area Middle School are 7.5 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (40.6% actual, 33.2% predicted).
The school's county is Erie County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $63,354 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 30% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Corry Area Middle School shares Erie County with 67 other public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Corry Area High School is less than a tenth of a mile from Corry Area Middle School. Other public schools within five miles: 3. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Corry Area Middle School ranks 7th on proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Town: Distant.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 415, down from 437 in 2020-21.
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Erie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
269,052
Census ACS
Median income
$63,354
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
68
35,738 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Corry Area SD
- Corry Area High SchoolHigh · 562 students
- Corry Area Primary SchoolElementary · 426 students
- Corry Area Intrmd SchoolElementary · 404 students
Other schools in Corry
- Corry Area High SchoolHigh · 562 students
- Corry Area Primary SchoolElementary · 426 students
- Corry Area Intrmd SchoolElementary · 404 students
Nearby schools
- Corry Area High School0.0 mi · 562
- Corry Area Primary School0.9 mi · 426
- Corry Area Intrmd School2.4 mi · 404
- CLYMER CENTRAL SCHOOL7.1 mi · 330
- Union City Middle School11.1 mi · 224
- Union City High School11.1 mi · 304
Frequently asked questions
About Corry Area Middle SchoolHow many students attend Corry Area Middle School?
Corry Area Middle School enrolls approximately 415 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Corry Area Middle School serve?
Corry Area Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Corry Area Middle School?
Approximately 11.8:1 students per teacher at Corry Area Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Corry Area Middle School?
Student demographics at Corry Area Middle School are roughly 89% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Corry Area Middle School public or private?
Corry Area Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Corry Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.