Enrollment
225
Middle
DISTRICT 377 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELLWOOD CITY AREA SD·NCES 420924007373
Hartman Intrmd School
Crescent Avenue & 4th Street, Ellwood City, PA 16117 · (724) 758-3241 · Lawrence County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL225 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
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
14.0:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
146 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 75%
Community
0
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 | 109 | 48% |
| Grade 6 | 116 | 52% |
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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
Hartman Intrmd School→Lincoln JSHS
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Ellwood City Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
57.7%
PA avg 51.1% . -11.8pp since 2023
Math
42.3%
PA avg 43.0% . -1.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.7% | 42.3% |
| 2023-24 | 69.5% | 43.8% |
% 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
53.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.8%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Hartman Intrmd School
Hartman Intrmd School's state test result (53.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hartman Intrmd School this school | 225 | 64.9% | 53.4% |
| Rommelt Elementary School South Williamsport | 176 | 65.3% | 41.1% |
| Frazier Middle School Perryopolis | 221 | 56.1% | 36.4% |
| Newport Middle School Newport | 228 | 54.8% | 39.4% |
| Cambria Heights Middle School Patton | 271 | 56.1% | 53.8% |
| Ridgway Area Middle School Ridgway | 198 | 54.5% | 59.4% |
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 Hartman Intrmd School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lawrence County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.4% | #171 of 479 | #2 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.3% | #188 of 513 ▼ 17 | #3 of 6 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.7% | #170 of 513 ▼ 75 | #2 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 225 | #472 of 522 | #3 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #336 of 486 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.0% | #426 of 486 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.9% | #185 of 510 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.8% | #122 of 332 | 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
225
-20 (-8%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 225 | 16.1 | 14.0:1 | 65% (146) |
| 2023-24 | 250 | 18.1 | 13.8:1 | 58% (146) |
| 2022-23 | 263 | 17.2 | 15.3:1 | 58% (153) |
| 2020-21 | 245 | 16 | 15.3:1 | 54% (132) |
| 2017-18 | 261 | 15.1 | 17.3:1 | 50% (130) |
| 2015-16 | 258 | 16 | 16.1:1 | 48% (124) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hartman Intrmd School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (261 to 225); teachers up 6% (15.1 to 16.1).
About Hartman Intrmd School
Hartman Intrmd School serves students in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania, as a very small middle school. It reported 225 students in grades 5 through 6 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 594 students for middle schools in Pennsylvania.
Ellwood City Area SD is the local district for Hartman Intrmd School. It runs 4 schools with 1,508 students.
Roughly 92% of students at Hartman Intrmd School are White. Enrollment also includes 5% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. Lawrence County residents are about 90% White, a similar share. The diversity index for Hartman Intrmd School is 15%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school's 16.1 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.0:1. Middle schools in Pennsylvania average 13.2:1, 0.9 fewer students per teacher than here. Income data for the school show 65% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Lawrence County is close, at 67%.
Hartman Intrmd School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 76% of Pennsylvania public middle schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 53.4%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 49.8%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Lawrence County show that the median household earns about $61,931 a year, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Across Lawrence County, 25 public schools serve about 11,015 students.
Hartman Intrmd School's nearest public school is Lincoln JSHS (less than a tenth of a mile). There are 6 more public schools inside five miles. Ranked by average proficiency, Hartman Intrmd School places 4th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
In the federal locale system, Hartman Intrmd School is coded Town: Fringe, for schools in a town close to an urbanized area.
An 8% decline took enrollment from 245 in 2020-21 to 225 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 15.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 14.0:1.
The allk12 page for Hartman Intrmd School lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
Lawrence County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
85,024
Census ACS
Median income
$61,931
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
11,015 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ellwood City Area SD
- Lincoln JSHSHigh · 682 students
- North Side Primary SchoolElementary · 376 students
- Perry Lower Intrmd SchoolElementary · 225 students
Other schools in Ellwood City
- Lincoln JSHSHigh · 682 students
- Riverside Elementary SchoolElementary · 667 students
- Riverside High SchoolHigh · 461 students
- North Side Primary SchoolElementary · 376 students
- Riverside Middle SchoolMiddle · 307 students
- Perry Lower Intrmd SchoolElementary · 225 students
Nearby schools
- Lincoln JSHS0.1 mi · 682
- North Side Primary School0.8 mi · 376
- Perry Lower Intrmd School2.0 mi · 225
- Riverside Middle School2.2 mi · 307
- Riverside High School2.2 mi · 461
- Riverside Elementary School2.3 mi · 667
Frequently asked questions
About Hartman Intrmd SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Hartman Intrmd School?
Hartman Intrmd School enrolls approximately 225 students in grades 05-06.
What grades does Hartman Intrmd School serve?
Hartman Intrmd School serves grades 05-06.
How many students per teacher at Hartman Intrmd School?
Approximately 14.0:1 students per teacher at Hartman Intrmd School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hartman Intrmd School?
At Hartman Intrmd School, the student body is approximately 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Hartman Intrmd School?
Hartman Intrmd School is overseen by Ellwood City Area SD in Lawrence County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.