Enrollment
213
Middle
DISTRICT 304 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRAL FULTON SD·NCES 421485000673
McConnellsburg Middle School
151 East Cherry Street, McConnellsburg, PA 17233 · (717) 485-3195 · Fulton County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL213 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% 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.
- C+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
19.4:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
106 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 | 83 | 39% |
| Grade 7 | 66 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 64 | 30% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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
McConnellsburg Middle School→McConnellsburg High School
Feeds from
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
50.5%
PA avg 51.1% . -9.7pp since 2023
Math
39.6%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.5% | 39.6% |
| 2023-24 | 60.2% | 38.2% |
% 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
48.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.3%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% 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 McConnellsburg Middle School
McConnellsburg Middle School's state test result (48.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McConnellsburg Middle School this school | 213 | 49.8% | 48.1% |
| Northern Bedford County Middle School Loysburg | 205 | 46.8% | 49.9% |
| Newport Middle School Newport | 228 | 54.8% | 39.4% |
| Ridgway Area Middle School Ridgway | 198 | 54.5% | 59.4% |
| Oakview Elementary School West Middlesex | 171 | 51.5% | 59.1% |
| Sharpsville Area Middle School Sharpsville | 217 | 54.4% | 48.8% |
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 McConnellsburg Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.1% | #241 of 479 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.6% | #224 of 513 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #271 of 513 ▼ 65 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 213 | #479 of 522 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.4:1 | #477 of 486 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.6% | #411 of 486 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.8% | #260 of 510 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.8% | #305 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
213
-18 (-8%) vs 2020
-3% since 2010-11, when it was 220
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
was 16.5:1
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 | 213 | 11 | 19.4:1 | 50% (106) |
| 2023-24 | 203 | 13.4 | 15.1:1 | 52% (106) |
| 2022-23 | 211 | 15.4 | 13.7:1 | 51% (107) |
| 2020-21 | 231 | 14 | 16.5:1 | 48% (112) |
| 2017-18 | 217 | 13 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 202 | 14 | 14.4:1 | 52% (105) |
| 2010-11 | 220 | 17 | 12.9:1 | 38% (83) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McConnellsburg Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (217 to 213); teachers down 16% (13 to 11).
About McConnellsburg Middle School
McConnellsburg Middle School is a very small middle-grades school in McConnellsburg, Pennsylvania. The school offers grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 213 students. On average, middle schools in Pennsylvania enroll around 594, and this school is 64% below that mark.
The 3 schools of Central Fulton SD, including McConnellsburg Middle School, enroll 911 students.
A large majority of enrollment at McConnellsburg Middle School is White, at 91%. The rest of enrollment is 5% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. Among Fulton County residents, the White share is about 94%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 17%.
Its ratio of 19.4:1 is based on 11 full-time-equivalent teachers. Middle schools in Pennsylvania have an average ratio of 13.2:1. In all, 50% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 53% average for public schools in Fulton County.
McConnellsburg Middle School earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 48% of Pennsylvania public middle schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 48.1%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 56.3%.
Census data for Fulton County show the median household earns about $65,836 a year, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Fulton County number 8, with about 1,958 students.
Measured in a straight line, McConnellsburg Elementary School is less than a tenth of a mile from McConnellsburg Middle School. Within five miles are 3 other public schools. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, McConnellsburg Middle School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
The school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Distant).
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 8%. The ratio was 16.5:1 in 2020-21 and 19.4:1 in 2024-25.
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Fulton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,531
Census ACS
Median income
$65,836
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
1,958 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Central Fulton SD
- McConnellsburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 413 students
- McConnellsburg High SchoolHigh · 285 students
Other schools in McConnellsburg
- McConnellsburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 413 students
- McConnellsburg High SchoolHigh · 285 students
- Fulton County Center for Career and TechnologyHigh · 1 students
Nearby schools
- McConnellsburg Elementary School0.0 mi · 413
- McConnellsburg High School0.0 mi · 285
- Fulton County Center for Career and Technology0.1 mi · 1
- Mountain View Elementary School6.1 mi · 185
- James Buchanan High School7.3 mi · 721
- James Buchanan Middle School7.7 mi · 535
Frequently asked questions
About McConnellsburg Middle SchoolHow large is McConnellsburg Middle School?
McConnellsburg Middle School enrolls approximately 213 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does McConnellsburg Middle School serve?
McConnellsburg Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at McConnellsburg Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at McConnellsburg Middle School is approximately 19.4:1 (11 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at McConnellsburg Middle School?
At McConnellsburg Middle School, the student body is approximately 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 5% Two or more.
Is McConnellsburg Middle School public or private?
McConnellsburg Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Central Fulton SD.
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