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Enrollment
551
Elementary
DISTRICT 443 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIDD-WEST SD·NCES 421521003961
Middleburg Elementary School
600 Wagenseller St, Middleburg, PA 17842 · (570) 837-0046 · Snyder County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL551 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 69% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
102%
562 students
DISTRICT 102% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 93 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 106 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 102 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 92 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (93) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (92).
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 6% · 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
Based on grade levels within Midd-West SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
47.9%
PA avg 51.1% . -7.1pp since 2023
Math
56.4%
PA avg 43.0% . +8.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.9% | 56.4% |
| 2023-24 | 55.0% | 48.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
55.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+21.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 34% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 21 points, placing it in Pennsylvania's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Middleburg Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.3% | #727 of 1,396 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.4% | #640 of 1,511 ▲ 169 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #797 of 1,511 ▼ 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 551 | #386 of 1,638 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #710 of 1,528 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.8% | #1,474 of 1,531 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 102% | #216 of 1,600 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.1% | #771 of 1,045 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
551
+49 (+10%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 547
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 551 | 42.9 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 562 | 42.2 | 13.3:1 | 100% (562) |
| 2022-23 | 555 | 38.6 | 14.4:1 | 100% (555) |
| 2020-21 | 502 | 40 | 12.6:1 | 99% (499) |
| 2017-18 | 593 | 42.6 | 13.9:1 | 32% (191) |
| 2015-16 | 608 | 45 | 13.5:1 | 40% (243) |
| 2010-11 | 558 | 39 | 14.3:1 | 42% (232) |
| 2000-01 | 560 | 38 | 14.7:1 | 34% (191) |
| 1990-91 | 547 | 30 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Middleburg Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (593 to 551); teachers up 1% (42.6 to 42.9).
About Middleburg Elementary School
Middleburg Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school based in Middleburg, Pennsylvania. It enrolled 551 students in kindergarten through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, elementary schools in Pennsylvania average about 443 students each.
Middleburg Elementary School reports to Midd-West SD, which has 4 schools and 1,907 students.
Middleburg Elementary School enrolls a student body that is 96% White. It is also 2% multiracial. For comparison, Snyder County is about 95% White. Middleburg Elementary School has a diversity index of 8%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teacher staffing is 42.9 full-time equivalents, or about 12.8 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Pennsylvania average about 13.1:1, a similar figure.
allk12 grades Middleburg Elementary School a B+. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Given its lunch-eligibility share, the predicted average proficiency rate on state tests for Middleburg Elementary School is 33.9%. It actually posts 55.3%, which is 21.4 points higher and in the top 10% of Pennsylvania schools.
County data help place the school in context: in Snyder County, median household income is about $66,876, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Middleburg Elementary School is among the 8 public schools in Snyder County.
The next-closest public school is Midd-West Middle School, about 0.1 miles away. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Middleburg Elementary School at 3rd of 6.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Distant, meaning it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The number of students climbed from 502 to 551 over 4 years.
Discussion on this page can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Snyder County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
39,668
Census ACS
Median income
$66,876
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
4,190 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Midd-West SD
- Midd-West High SchoolHigh · 726 students
- West Snyder Elementary SchoolElementary · 335 students
- Midd-West Middle SchoolMiddle · 295 students
Other schools in Middleburg
- Midd-West High SchoolHigh · 726 students
- Midd-West Middle SchoolMiddle · 295 students
Other Middleburg Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Middleburg Elementary. Middleburg Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- MIDDLEBURG ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMIDDLEBURG, FL · 581 students
Nearby schools
- Midd-West Middle School0.1 mi · 295
- Midd-West High School0.1 mi · 726
- SUN Area Technical Institute7.1 mi · 14
- East Juniata Elementary School8.3 mi · 378
- Selinsgrove Intrmd School8.5 mi · 535
- Selinsgrove Area Middle School8.5 mi · 532
Frequently asked questions
About Middleburg Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Middleburg Elementary School?
Middleburg Elementary School enrolls approximately 551 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Middleburg Elementary School serve?
Middleburg Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Middleburg Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Middleburg Elementary School is approximately 12.8:1 (43 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Middleburg Elementary School?
At Middleburg Elementary School, the student body is approximately 96% White, 0% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Middleburg Elementary School public or private?
Middleburg Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Midd-West SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.