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How has Hamburg Area Middle School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
482
Middle
DISTRICT 511 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAMBURG AREA SD·NCES 421134000216
Hamburg Area Middle School
Windsor Street, Hamburg, PA 19526 · (610) 562-3990 · Berks County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL482 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 18% 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.
- DBeats 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
12.6:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
262 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 | 157 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 172 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 153 | 32% |
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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
Hamburg Area Middle School→Hamburg Area High School
Based on grade levels within Hamburg Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
44.5%
PA avg 51.1% . +5.3pp since 2023
Math
24.9%
PA avg 43.0% . -2.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.5% | 24.9% |
| 2023-24 | 39.2% | 27.6% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
35.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.3%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 54% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Hamburg Area Middle School
Hamburg Area Middle School's state test result (35.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamburg Area Middle School this school | 482 | 54.4% | 35.9% |
| Lehighton Area Middle School Lehighton | 478 | 52.5% | 39.4% |
| Wind Gap Middle School Pen Argyl | 510 | 52.7% | 46.3% |
| Milton Area Middle School Milton | 445 | 56.0% | 49.0% |
| DeFranco Elementary School Bangor | 413 | 55.9% | 54.3% |
| Tamaqua Area Middle School Tamaqua | 488 | 58.2% | 36.3% |
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 Hamburg Area Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Berks County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.9% | #378 of 479 | #18 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.9% | #377 of 513 ▼ 9 | #18 of 26 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.5% | #348 of 513 ▲ 79 | #16 of 26 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 482 | #315 of 522 | #20 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #207 of 486 | #12 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.3% | #338 of 486 | #18 of 26 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.4% | #228 of 510 | #11 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.2% | #241 of 332 | #10 of 15 |
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
482
-4 (-1%) vs 2020
-22% since 2000-01, when it was 616
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 482 | 38.3 | 12.6:1 | 54% (262) |
| 2023-24 | 499 | 38.2 | 13.1:1 | 53% (262) |
| 2022-23 | 477 | 36.4 | 13.1:1 | 54% (257) |
| 2020-21 | 486 | 36 | 13.5:1 | 53% (259) |
| 2017-18 | 514 | 36.6 | 14.0:1 | 39% (202) |
| 2015-16 | 507 | 37 | 13.7:1 | 44% (222) |
| 2010-11 | 558 | 43 | 13.0:1 | 36% (202) |
| 2000-01 | 616 | 38 | 16.2:1 | 12% (71) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hamburg Area Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (514 to 482); teachers up 5% (36.6 to 38.3).
About Hamburg Area Middle School
Hamburg Area Middle School is a small middle-grades school located in Hamburg, Pennsylvania. Enrollment is 482 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 6 through 8.
Hamburg Area Middle School belongs to Hamburg Area SD, a district of 4 schools and 2,045 students.
White students make up 84% of enrollment at Hamburg Area Middle School. The remaining shares are 11% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Berks County's population at about 70%. Pick two students at random and there is a 27% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its teaching staff equals 38.3 full-time positions, a ratio of 12.6:1. That matches the 13.2:1 average for middle schools in Pennsylvania fairly closely. Around 54% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. The gap from the 67% average for public schools in Berks County is 13 points.
Measured against Pennsylvania public middle schools, Hamburg Area Middle School receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Hamburg Area Middle School is in the bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 54.3%. The school's actual rate is 35.9%, 18.4 points lower.
Census Bureau estimates for Berks County show that the median household income is $79,777, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Hamburg Area Middle School is one of 95 public schools in the county.
The shortest distance from Hamburg Area Middle School to another public school is about 0.2 miles, to Hamburg Area High School. Within five miles are 3 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Hamburg Area Middle School places 9th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
Its location is classified as Rural: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
In 2020-21, Hamburg Area Middle School enrolled 486; in 2024-25, 482.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Hamburg Area Middle School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Berks County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
433,015
Census ACS
Median income
$79,777
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
95
62,375 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hamburg Area SD
- Hamburg Area High SchoolHigh · 674 students
- Tilden El CenterElementary · 562 students
- Perry Elementary SchoolElementary · 327 students
Other schools in Hamburg
- Hamburg Area High SchoolHigh · 674 students
- Tilden El CenterElementary · 562 students
Nearby schools
- Hamburg Area High School0.2 mi · 674
- Tilden El Center1.6 mi · 562
- Perry Elementary School3.6 mi · 327
- Schuylkill Valley Elementary School7.4 mi · 744
- Schuylkill Valley Middle School7.5 mi · 691
- Schuylkill Valley High School7.7 mi · 688
Frequently asked questions
About Hamburg Area Middle SchoolHow many students attend Hamburg Area Middle School?
Hamburg Area Middle School enrolls approximately 482 students in grades 06-08.
Is Hamburg Area Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hamburg Area Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hamburg Area Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hamburg Area Middle School is approximately 12.6:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hamburg Area Middle School?
At Hamburg Area Middle School, the student body is approximately 84% White, 11% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Hamburg Area Middle School?
Hamburg Area Middle School is overseen by Hamburg Area SD in Berks County.
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