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What's one thing DuBois Area MS gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
1,058
Middle
DISTRICT 530 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DUBOIS AREA SD·NCES 420783001541
DuBois Area Middle School
404 Liberty Blvd, DuBois, PA 15801 · (814) 375-8770 · Clearfield County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,058 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of Pennsylvania public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats 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
13.8:1
76 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
1,063 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 5 | 268 | 25% |
| Grade 6 | 254 | 24% |
| Grade 7 | 269 | 25% |
| Grade 8 | 266 | 25% |
| Grade 9 | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
14%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
DuBois Area Middle School→DuBois Area SHS
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within DuBois Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
46.4%
PA avg 51.1% . -6.8pp since 2023
Math
41.2%
PA avg 43.0% . -2.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.4% | 41.2% |
| 2023-24 | 53.2% | 43.4% |
% 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
47.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 DuBois Area Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #244 of 479 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.2% | #199 of 513 ▼ 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.4% | #326 of 513 ▼ 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,058 | #40 of 522 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #322 of 486 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.1% | #435 of 486 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #67 of 510 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +27.6% | #17 of 131 |
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
1,058
-48 (-4%) vs 2020
+63% since 1990-91, when it was 648
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
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 | 1,058 | 76.5 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 1,063 | 77.9 | 13.7:1 | 100% (1,063) |
| 2022-23 | 1,062 | 76.4 | 13.9:1 | 100% (1,062) |
| 2020-21 | 1,106 | 75 | 14.8:1 | 100% (1,103) |
| 2017-18 | 829 | 64.4 | 12.9:1 | 57% (474) |
| 2015-16 | 902 | 68 | 13.3:1 | 56% (501) |
| 2010-11 | 970 | 68 | 14.3:1 | 41% (394) |
| 2000-01 | 1,213 | 69 | 17.6:1 | 33% (395) |
| 1990-91 | 648 | 38 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DuBois Area Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 28% (829 to 1,058); teachers up 19% (64.4 to 76.5).
About DuBois Area Middle School
DuBois Area Middle School is classified as a middle-grades school. It is located in DuBois, Pennsylvania. It is open to students in grades 5 through 8 and enrolls 1,058 students. Middle schools in Pennsylvania have about 594 students on average; enrollment here is 78% higher.
Within DuBois Area SD, DuBois Area Middle School is one of 6 schools. The district enrolls 3,179 students.
A large majority of enrollment at DuBois Area Middle School is White, at 93%. After that, the student body is 4% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. Among Clearfield County residents, the White share is about 93%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 14%.
The school had 76.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 13.8:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Pennsylvania is similar, at 13.2:1.
DuBois Area Middle School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 76% of Pennsylvania public middle schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for DuBois Area Middle School is +13.4 points: 47.9% actual, 34.5% predicted.
Clearfield County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $62,152 a year, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Clearfield County number 19, with about 8,409 students.
A public school about 0.5 miles away, DuBois Area SHS, is the closest to DuBois Area Middle School. In all, 4 other public schools sit within five miles of DuBois Area Middle School. On proficiency, DuBois Area Middle School is behind the 56.9% nearby average, ranking 7th of 8.
The school's federal locale classification is Town: Remote.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 4%.
People can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs and other school topics. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Clearfield County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
78,635
Census ACS
Median income
$62,152
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
8,409 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DuBois Area SD
- DuBois Area SHSHigh · 893 students
- Wasson Avenue Elementary SchoolElementary · 395 students
- Oklahoma Elementary SchoolElementary · 296 students
- C G Johnson Elementary SchoolElementary · 276 students
- Juniata Elementary SchoolElementary · 261 students
Other schools in DuBois
- DuBois Area SHSHigh · 893 students
- Wasson Avenue Elementary SchoolElementary · 395 students
- Oklahoma Elementary SchoolElementary · 296 students
- Juniata Elementary SchoolElementary · 261 students
Nearby schools
- DuBois Area SHS0.5 mi · 893
- Juniata Elementary School0.6 mi · 261
- Oklahoma Elementary School1.0 mi · 296
- Wasson Avenue Elementary School1.6 mi · 395
- C G Johnson Elementary School7.1 mi · 276
- Jefferson County-DuBois Area Vocational-Technical School7.2 mi · 587
Frequently asked questions
About DuBois Area Middle SchoolHow many students attend DuBois Area Middle School?
DuBois Area Middle School enrolls approximately 1,058 students in grades 05-08.
Is DuBois Area Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
DuBois Area Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many students per teacher at DuBois Area Middle School?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at DuBois Area Middle School.
What is the student diversity at DuBois Area Middle School?
Student demographics at DuBois Area Middle School are roughly 93% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is DuBois Area Middle School in?
DuBois Area Middle School is part of DuBois Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.