Enrollment
419
Middle
DISTRICT 424 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HUNTINGDON AREA SD·NCES 421209005333
Huntingdon Area Middle School
2500 Cassady Ave, Huntingdon, PA 16652 · (814) 643-2900 · Huntingdon County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL419 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 34% 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.
- 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
11.6:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
209 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 6 | 158 | 38% |
| Grade 7 | 132 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 129 | 31% |
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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
Huntingdon Area Middle School→Huntingdon Area SHS
Based on grade levels within Huntingdon Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
40.9%
PA avg 51.1% . -14.4pp since 2023
Math
28.6%
PA avg 43.0% . -7.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.9% | 28.6% |
| 2023-24 | 55.3% | 36.4% |
% 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
44.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.2%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Huntingdon Area Middle School
Huntingdon Area Middle School's state test result (44.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huntingdon Area Middle School this school | 419 | 49.9% | 44.3% |
| Ramsay Elementary School Mount Pleasant | 396 | 50.0% | 51.5% |
| Pine Grove Area Middle School Pine Grove | 411 | 47.0% | 38.0% |
| Fort LeBoeuf Middle School Waterford | 471 | 51.2% | 60.8% |
| Bedford Middle School Bedford | 414 | 45.2% | 50.5% |
| Philipsburg-Osceola Area Middle School Philipsburg | 372 | 53.2% | 46.5% |
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 Huntingdon Area Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #292 of 479 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.6% | #346 of 513 ▼ 93 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.9% | #382 of 513 ▼ 111 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 419 | #356 of 522 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #107 of 486 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.1% | #417 of 486 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.9% | #258 of 510 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.5% | #324 of 332 |
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
419
-2 (0%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 559
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 419 | 36 | 11.6:1 | 50% (209) |
| 2023-24 | 376 | 35.5 | 10.6:1 | 56% (209) |
| 2022-23 | 385 | 34.1 | 11.3:1 | 50% (194) |
| 2020-21 | 421 | 34 | 12.4:1 | 48% (200) |
| 2017-18 | 421 | 35.1 | 12.0:1 | 48% (200) |
| 2015-16 | 444 | 35 | 12.7:1 | 50% (220) |
| 2010-11 | 471 | 45 | 10.5:1 | 46% (217) |
| 2000-01 | 600 | 41 | 14.6:1 | 34% (203) |
| 1990-91 | 559 | 41 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Huntingdon Area Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (421 to 419); teachers up 2% (35.1 to 36).
About Huntingdon Area Middle School
Huntingdon Area Middle School is a small middle school in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. Students in grades 6 through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 419 students. By comparison, middle schools in Pennsylvania enroll about 594 students on average.
Huntingdon Area SD operates 4 schools. Combined enrollment is 1,694 students.
Huntingdon Area Middle School is 91% White by enrollment. The next largest groups are 5% multiracial. That is in line with Huntingdon County, where about 90% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 16%.
Based on 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, Huntingdon Area Middle School has a ratio of 11.6:1. The gap from the 13.2:1 average for middle schools in Pennsylvania is 1.5 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 50%. Compared with the 63% average for public schools in Huntingdon County, the school's rate is lower.
On the allk12 Grade, Huntingdon Area Middle School lands at C, ahead of 34% of Pennsylvania public middle schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 56.2% at Huntingdon Area Middle School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 44.3%.
In Huntingdon County, home to about 43,653 people, median household income comes to about $65,557, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. There are 17 public schools in the county, enrolling about 4,454, Huntingdon Area Middle School among them.
Standing Stone Elementary School is about 0.1 miles from Huntingdon Area Middle School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 4 other public schools. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, Huntingdon Area Middle School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
The school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Distant).
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 421 in 2020-21 and 419 in 2024-25.
Huntingdon Area Middle School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Huntingdon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,653
Census ACS
Median income
$65,557
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
4,454 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Huntingdon Area SD
- Huntingdon Area SHSHigh · 546 students
- Standing Stone Elementary SchoolElementary · 382 students
- Southside Elementary SchoolElementary · 347 students
Other schools in Huntingdon
- Huntingdon Area SHSHigh · 546 students
- Standing Stone Elementary SchoolElementary · 382 students
- Southside Elementary SchoolElementary · 347 students
- New Day CSHigh · 139 students
- Stone Valley Community CSElementary · 87 students
Nearby schools
- Standing Stone Elementary School0.1 mi · 382
- Huntingdon Area SHS0.1 mi · 546
- New Day CS1.6 mi · 139
- Southside Elementary School3.9 mi · 347
- Juniata Valley JSHS5.3 mi · 374
- Juniata Valley Elementary School5.3 mi · 285
Frequently asked questions
About Huntingdon Area Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Huntingdon Area Middle School?
Huntingdon Area Middle School enrolls approximately 419 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Huntingdon Area Middle School serve?
Huntingdon Area Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Huntingdon Area Middle School?
Approximately 11.6:1 students per teacher at Huntingdon Area Middle School.
How diverse is Huntingdon Area Middle School?
Huntingdon Area Middle School reports a student body of 91% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Huntingdon Area Middle School?
Huntingdon Area Middle School is overseen by Huntingdon Area SD in Huntingdon County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.