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Enrollment
628
Middle
DISTRICT 467 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·INDIANA AREA SD·NCES 421215002324
Indiana Area Junior High School
245 N 5th St, Indiana, PA 15701 · (724) 463-8568 · Indiana County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL628 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% 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.
- B+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
14.3:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
319 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 | 214 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 222 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 192 | 31% |
Student demographics
28%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
Indiana Area Junior High School→Indiana Area SHS
Based on grade levels within Indiana Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
59.3%
PA avg 51.1% . +0.2pp since 2023
Math
51.6%
PA avg 43.0% . +2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.3% | 51.6% |
| 2023-24 | 59.1% | 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
56.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.8%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% 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 Indiana Area Junior High School
Indiana Area Junior High School's state test result (56.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana Area Junior High School this school | 628 | 50.8% | 56.0% |
| Laurel Highlands Middle School Uniontown | 662 | 47.1% | 38.2% |
| Selinsgrove Area Middle School Selinsgrove | 532 | 50.2% | 51.1% |
| Ringgold Middle School Monongahela | 738 | 49.7% | 32.4% |
| West Hempfield Middle School Irwin | 546 | 47.1% | 52.8% |
| Eastern York Middle School Wrightsville | 527 | 50.7% | 45.4% |
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 Indiana Area Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #140 of 479 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.6% | #105 of 513 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.3% | #155 of 513 ▲ 63 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 628 | #214 of 522 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #365 of 486 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.7% | #332 of 486 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.8% | #250 of 510 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.0% | #189 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
628
-25 (-4%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 911
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 628 | 43.8 | 14.3:1 | 51% (319) |
| 2023-24 | 657 | 43 | 15.3:1 | 49% (319) |
| 2022-23 | 667 | 42.8 | 15.6:1 | 48% (321) |
| 2020-21 | 653 | 41 | 15.9:1 | 43% (280) |
| 2017-18 | 690 | 42.5 | 16.2:1 | 38% (260) |
| 2015-16 | 668 | 49 | 13.6:1 | 44% (291) |
| 2010-11 | 663 | 53 | 12.5:1 | 30% (202) |
| 2000-01 | 842 | 71 | 11.9:1 | 21% (177) |
| 1990-91 | 911 | 72 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Indiana Area Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (690 to 628); teachers up 3% (42.5 to 43.8).
About Indiana Area Junior High School
Indiana Area Junior High School, a mid-sized middle school, is located in Indiana, Pennsylvania. It teaches 628 students in grades 6 through 8.
Indiana Area Junior High School reports to Indiana Area SD, which has 6 schools and 2,803 students.
At Indiana Area Junior High School, 85% of students are White. It is also 7% multiracial, 5% Black, and 2% Hispanic. The diversity index for Indiana Area Junior High School is 28%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school lists 43.8 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. Compared with the 13.2:1 average for middle schools in Pennsylvania, this school's ratio is higher. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 51% of the student body. The rate at public schools in Indiana County averages 66%, higher than here.
Indiana Area Junior High School earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 78% of Pennsylvania public middle schools.
Indiana Area Junior High School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 56.0% is within a point of the 55.8% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
For the population of Indiana County, median household income comes to about $60,208, roughly 27% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Indiana County's 22 public schools enroll about 8,470 students and include Indiana Area Junior High School.
Of the public schools around it, Indiana Area Junior High School is closest to Indiana Area SHS, about 0.4 miles away. Indiana Area Junior High School has 6 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Indiana Area Junior High School ranks 7th of 8 nearby schools, at 56.0% versus a 61.1% average.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Distant, meaning it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment fell 4% over 4 years, reaching 628 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 15.9:1 to 14.3:1 over the same years.
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Indiana County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
83,042
Census ACS
Median income
$60,208
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
8,470 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Indiana Area SD
- Indiana Area SHSHigh · 913 students
- East Pike Elementary SchoolElementary · 445 students
- Ben Franklin Elementary SchoolElementary · 414 students
- Eisenhower Elementary SchoolElementary · 213 students
- Horace Mann Elementary SchoolElementary · 190 students
Other schools in Indiana
- Indiana Area SHSHigh · 913 students
- East Pike Elementary SchoolElementary · 445 students
- Ben Franklin Elementary SchoolElementary · 414 students
- Eisenhower Elementary SchoolElementary · 213 students
- Horace Mann Elementary SchoolElementary · 190 students
- Indiana County Technology CenterHigh · 14 students
Nearby schools
- Indiana Area SHS0.4 mi · 913
- Horace Mann Elementary School0.4 mi · 190
- Eisenhower Elementary School1.3 mi · 213
- East Pike Elementary School1.3 mi · 445
- Indiana County Technology Center1.9 mi · 14
- Ben Franklin Elementary School2.4 mi · 414
Frequently asked questions
About Indiana Area Junior High SchoolHow many students attend Indiana Area Junior High School?
Indiana Area Junior High School enrolls approximately 628 students in grades 06-08.
Is Indiana Area Junior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Indiana Area Junior High School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Indiana Area Junior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Indiana Area Junior High School is approximately 14.3:1 (44 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Indiana Area Junior High School?
Indiana Area Junior High School reports a student body of 85% White, 2% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Indiana Area Junior High School?
Indiana Area Junior High School is overseen by Indiana Area SD in Indiana County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.