Enrollment
218
Middle
DISTRICT 302 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KANE AREA SD·NCES 421266003100
Kane Area Middle School
400 W Hemlock Ave, Kane, PA 16735 · (814) 837-6030 · McKean County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL218 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% 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.
- 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
12.0:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
203 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 | 78 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 62 | 28% |
| Grade 8 | 78 | 36% |
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · 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
Kane Area Middle School→Kane Area High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Kane Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
39.1%
PA avg 51.1% . -11.7pp since 2023
Math
33.2%
PA avg 43.0% . -2.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 | 39.1% | 33.2% |
| 2023-24 | 50.8% | 35.4% |
% 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
42.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.7%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Kane Area Middle School
Kane Area Middle School's state test result (42.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kane Area Middle School this school | 218 | 93.1% | 42.5% |
| Union City Middle School Union City | 224 | 96.4% | 45.3% |
| Tussey Mountain Middle School Saxton | 272 | 94.9% | 32.8% |
| Carmichaels Area Middle School Carmichaels | 208 | 98.6% | 33.6% |
| West Branch Middle School Morrisdale | 191 | 98.4% | 35.4% |
| Apollo-Ridge Middle School Spring Church | 264 | 99.2% | 40.3% |
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 Kane Area Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #317 of 479 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.2% | #298 of 513 ▼ 32 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #392 of 513 ▼ 61 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 218 | #476 of 522 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #148 of 486 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.1% | #478 of 486 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.1% | #149 of 510 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.1% | #49 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
218
-7 (-3%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 384
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 10.2:1
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 | 218 | 18.2 | 12.0:1 | 93% (203) |
| 2023-24 | 203 | 21.5 | 9.4:1 | 100% (203) |
| 2022-23 | 222 | 19.4 | 11.5:1 | 100% (222) |
| 2020-21 | 225 | 22 | 10.2:1 | 57% (129) |
| 2017-18 | 280 | 23.2 | 12.1:1 | 48% (134) |
| 2015-16 | 283 | 23 | 12.3:1 | 50% (142) |
| 2010-11 | 292 | 24 | 12.2:1 | 44% (129) |
| 2000-01 | 306 | 22 | 13.9:1 | 27% (84) |
| 1990-91 | 384 | 26 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kane Area Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (280 to 218); teachers down 22% (23.2 to 18.2).
About Kane Area Middle School
Kane Area Middle School operates as a small middle school in Kane, Pennsylvania. It covers grades 6 through 8, with a total enrollment of 218 students. Enrollment is 63% lower than the average for middle schools in Pennsylvania, which is about 594.
Kane Area SD has 3 schools and 905 students, and Kane Area Middle School is one of those schools.
At Kane Area Middle School, White students make up 96% of the student body. Smaller groups are 2% Hispanic. That is close to the 93% White share among all McKean County residents. By the diversity index, Kane Area Middle School comes in at 7%.
A ratio of 12.0:1 comes from the school's 18.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 13.2:1 average for middle schools in Pennsylvania is higher than this school's figure. The lunch program counts 93% of students at Kane Area Middle School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in McKean County, the average is about the same, 90%.
Measured against Pennsylvania public middle schools, Kane Area Middle School receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The model predicts 37.7% for a school in Pennsylvania with Kane Area Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Kane Area Middle School posts 42.5%.
Kane Area Middle School is located in McKean County, where median household income is about $62,905, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Kane Area Middle School is one of 14 public schools in McKean County, which together enroll about 5,275 students.
The school nearest to Kane Area Middle School is Kane Area Elementary School, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 6 closest schools with test data, this one included, Kane Area Middle School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Locale: Rural: Remote. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment was 225 in 2020-21 and 218 in 2024-25, a decrease of 7 students. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (12.0:1) than in 2020-21 (10.2:1).
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Kane Area Middle School covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
McKean County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
39,904
Census ACS
Median income
$62,905
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
5,275 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kane Area SD
- Kane Area Elementary SchoolElementary · 405 students
- Kane Area High SchoolHigh · 282 students
Other schools in Kane
- Kane Area Elementary SchoolElementary · 405 students
- Kane Area High SchoolHigh · 282 students
Nearby schools
- Kane Area Elementary School0.0 mi · 405
- Kane Area High School0.7 mi · 282
- Johnsonburg Area Elementary School11.8 mi · 272
- Johnsonburg Area High School12.2 mi · 241
- Sheffield Area MS/HS12.7 mi · 211
- Sheffield Area Elementary School12.7 mi · 198
Frequently asked questions
About Kane Area Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Kane Area Middle School?
Kane Area Middle School enrolls approximately 218 students in grades 06-08.
Is Kane Area Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Kane Area Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Kane Area Middle School?
Approximately 12.0:1 students per teacher at Kane Area Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Kane Area Middle School?
Student demographics at Kane Area Middle School are roughly 96% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Kane Area Middle School public or private?
Kane Area Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Kane Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.