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Enrollment
642
Middle
DISTRICT 774 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SENECA VALLEY SD·NCES 422244000262
Ehrman Crest Middle School
2070A Ehrman Rd, Cranberry Township, PA 16066 · (724) 538-8800 · Butler County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL642 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 59% 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.
- 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
129 students
DISTRICT 22% · 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 | 320 | 50% |
| Grade 6 | 322 | 50% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · 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
Based on grade levels within Seneca Valley SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
60.6%
PA avg 51.1% . -4.4pp since 2023
Math
58.1%
PA avg 43.0% . +8.5pp 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 58 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.6% | 58.1% |
| 2023-24 | 65.0% | 49.6% |
% 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
58.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.0%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 Ehrman Crest Middle School
Ehrman Crest Middle School's state test result (58.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ehrman Crest Middle School this school | 642 | 20.1% | 58.3% |
| Hampton Middle School Allison Park | 606 | 18.2% | 74.8% |
| Penn Middle School Jeannette | 518 | 24.7% | 70.7% |
| Hillcrest Intermediate School North Huntingdon | 755 | 27.8% | 74.3% |
| Canon-McMillan Middle School Canonsburg | 836 | 25.8% | 64.7% |
| Independence Middle School Bethel Park | 602 | 19.1% | 63.9% |
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 Ehrman Crest Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Butler County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.3% | #120 of 479 | #6 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.1% | #69 of 513 ▲ 43 | #3 of 9 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.6% | #146 of 513 ▲ 1 | #8 of 9 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 642 | #208 of 522 | #3 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #334 of 486 | #7 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.6% | #382 of 486 | #3 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.1% | #463 of 510 | #7 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +30.5% | #14 of 131 | N/A |
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
642
+153 (+31%) vs 2020
+19% since 2000-01, when it was 538
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 642 | 45.9 | 14.0:1 | 20% (129) |
| 2023-24 | 641 | 43.9 | 14.6:1 | 20% (129) |
| 2022-23 | 615 | 39.7 | 15.5:1 | 18% (113) |
| 2020-21 | 489 | 35 | 14.0:1 | 23% (111) |
| 2017-18 | 492 | 34.7 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 500 | 32 | 15.6:1 | 21% (103) |
| 2010-11 | 444 | 34 | 13.1:1 | 16% (73) |
| 2000-01 | 538 | 33 | 16.3:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ehrman Crest Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 30% (492 to 642); teachers up 32% (34.7 to 45.9).
About Ehrman Crest Middle School
Ehrman Crest Middle School is a middle school in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania, and it is part of Seneca Valley SD. Enrollment is 642 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 5 through 6.
Seneca Valley SD has 8 schools and 7,439 students, and Ehrman Crest Middle School is one of those schools.
The student body at Ehrman Crest Middle School is 89% White. Other reported shares: 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% Asian. That is close to the 93% White share among all Butler County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 21% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Ehrman Crest Middle School employs 45.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 14.0:1. This ratio sits 0.8 above the 13.2:1 average for middle schools in Pennsylvania. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 20% in 2024-25. The gap from the 37% average for public schools in Butler County is 17 points.
The allk12 Grade for Ehrman Crest Middle School is B. Compared with Pennsylvania public middle schools, the school scored higher than 59% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Ehrman Crest Middle School, the prediction is 69.0% and the result is 58.3%.
In Butler County (population about 197,254), the median household income is $89,843, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. There are 39 public schools in Butler County, enrolling about 24,616 students in all.
Nearby, Ehrman Crest Elementary School is less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 7 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: Ehrman Crest Middle School ranks 7th of 9 nearby schools, at 58.3% versus a 67.6% average.
The school is in rural territory close to an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Fringe).
Over 4 years, Ehrman Crest Middle School's enrollment climbed 31%, to 642.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Butler County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
197,254
Census ACS
Median income
$89,843
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
39
24,616 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Seneca Valley SD
- Seneca Valley High SchoolHigh · 2,282 students
- Ryan Gloyer Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,157 students
- Ehrman Crest Elementary SchoolElementary · 837 students
- Haine Elementary SchoolElementary · 791 students
- Connoquenessing Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 714 students
- Haine Middle SchoolMiddle · 522 students
Other schools in Cranberry Township
- Ehrman Crest Elementary SchoolElementary · 837 students
Nearby schools
- Ehrman Crest Elementary School0.0 mi · 837
- Rowan Elementary School2.5 mi · 494
- Haine Elementary School3.4 mi · 791
- Haine Middle School3.4 mi · 522
- Connoquenessing Valley Elementary School3.8 mi · 714
- Seneca Valley High School4.7 mi · 2,282
Frequently asked questions
About Ehrman Crest Middle SchoolHow many students attend Ehrman Crest Middle School?
Ehrman Crest Middle School enrolls approximately 642 students in grades 05-06.
What grades does Ehrman Crest Middle School serve?
Ehrman Crest Middle School serves grades 05-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ehrman Crest Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ehrman Crest Middle School is approximately 14.0:1 (46 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ehrman Crest Middle School?
At Ehrman Crest Middle School, the student body is approximately 89% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Ehrman Crest Middle School public or private?
Ehrman Crest Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Seneca Valley SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.