Enrollment
246
High
DISTRICT 249 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEYERSDALE AREA SD·NCES 421515003994
Meyersdale Area High School
1349 Shaw Mines Rd, Meyersdale, PA 15552 · (814) 634-8311 · Somerset County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL246 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 34% of Pennsylvania public high 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
120 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 75%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 57 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 69 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 55 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 65 | 26% |
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Meyersdale Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
55.6%
PA avg 51.1% . -1.1pp since 2023
Math
50.0%
PA avg 43.0% . +10.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.6% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 56.7% | 40.0% |
% 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
47.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.7%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Meyersdale Area High School
Meyersdale Area High School's state test result (47.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meyersdale Area High School this school | 246 | 48.8% | 47.4% |
| Northern Bedford County High School Loysburg | 235 | 47.2% | 69.2% |
| North Penn-Liberty JSHS Liberty | 247 | 51.0% | 49.4% |
| Avella Area JSHS Avella | 228 | 50.9% | 43.6% |
| North Clarion Co JSHS Tionesta | 293 | 49.5% | 56.7% |
| Newport High School Newport | 267 | 49.8% | 49.0% |
Matched among Pennsylvania high 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 Meyersdale Area High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Somerset County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.4% | #343 of 576 | #7 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #200 of 626 ▲ 85 | #3 of 10 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.6% | #351 of 626 ▲ 17 | #6 of 10 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 246 | #583 of 713 | #7 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #54 of 601 | #2 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.8% | #594 of 604 | #7 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.8% | #369 of 619 | #6 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.3% | #112 of 373 | #3 of 7 |
Ranked against other public high 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
246
-40 (-14%) vs 2020
-60% since 1990-91, when it was 620
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 246 | 22.7 | 10.8:1 | 49% (120) |
| 2023-24 | 264 | 22.2 | 11.9:1 | 45% (120) |
| 2022-23 | 271 | 22.5 | 12.1:1 | 36% (98) |
| 2020-21 | 286 | 22 | 13.0:1 | 42% (119) |
| 2017-18 | 287 | 22.7 | 12.7:1 | 35% (100) |
| 2015-16 | 281 | 22 | 12.8:1 | 44% (123) |
| 2010-11 | 294 | 22 | 13.4:1 | 35% (103) |
| 2000-01 | 429 | 34 | 12.6:1 | 28% (118) |
| 1990-91 | 620 | 42 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Meyersdale Area High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (287 to 246); teachers unchanged (22.7 to 22.7).
About Meyersdale Area High School
Meyersdale Area High School is a small high school that serves part of Meyersdale, Pennsylvania. It serves 246 students in grades 9 through 12. For comparison, high schools in Pennsylvania average about 738 students.
Meyersdale Area SD oversees Meyersdale Area High School and 2 other schools, with 747 students in total.
About 98% of the student body at Meyersdale Area High School is White. The White share in Somerset County as a whole is similar, at about 94%. Meyersdale Area High School's diversity index is 5%, against a US figure of 70%.
The teaching staff at Meyersdale Area High School is 22.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 10.8:1. This ratio sits 1.9 below the 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 49%. That is 17 points below the 66% average for public schools in Somerset County.
The allk12 Grade for Meyersdale Area High School is C. Compared with Pennsylvania public high schools, the school scored higher than 34% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Meyersdale Area High School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 47.4%, compared with a predicted 56.7%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools on BeatsExpectations.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Somerset County show that the median household income is $61,446, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Meyersdale Area High School is one of 29 public schools in the county.
The nearest other public school, Meyersdale Area Elementary School, is less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 4 other public schools. On average proficiency, Meyersdale Area High School is 8th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
In the federal locale system, Meyersdale Area High School is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment at Meyersdale Area High School declined 14% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 286 to 246 students. The ratio of students to teachers went from 13.0:1 to 10.8:1 over the same years.
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Somerset County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
72,799
Census ACS
Median income
$61,446
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
8,271 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Meyersdale Area SD
- Meyersdale Area Elementary SchoolElementary · 338 students
- Meyersdale Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 163 students
Other schools in Meyersdale
- Meyersdale Area Elementary SchoolElementary · 338 students
- Meyersdale Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 163 students
Nearby schools
- Meyersdale Area Elementary School0.1 mi · 338
- Meyersdale Area Middle School0.1 mi · 163
- Salisbury-Elk Lick JSHS3.9 mi · 125
- Salisbury-Elk Lick Elementary School3.9 mi · 130
- Route 40 Elementary7.9 mi · 123
- Grantsville Elementary9.3 mi · 204
Frequently asked questions
About Meyersdale Area High SchoolHow large is Meyersdale Area High School?
Meyersdale Area High School enrolls approximately 246 students in grades 09-12.
Is Meyersdale Area High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Meyersdale Area High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Meyersdale Area High School have?
Meyersdale Area High School employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
How diverse is Meyersdale Area High School?
Meyersdale Area High School reports a student body of 98% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Meyersdale Area High School?
Meyersdale Area High School is overseen by Meyersdale Area SD in Somerset County.
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