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Enrollment
733
Middle
DISTRICT 499 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIFFLIN COUNTY SD·NCES 421529007399
Mifflin Co Middle School
2 Manor Drive, Lewistown, PA 17044 · (717) 242-1401 · Mifflin County
GRADES 06–07MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL733 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 12% 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.
- DBeats 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
13.7:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
540 students
DISTRICT 78% · 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 | 378 | 52% |
| Grade 7 | 355 | 48% |
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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 Mifflin County SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
37.8%
PA avg 51.1% . -2.7pp since 2023
Math
18.5%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.8% | 18.5% |
| 2023-24 | 40.5% | 16.6% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
28.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.0%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 46% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Mifflin Co Middle School
Mifflin Co Middle School's state test result (28.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mifflin Co Middle School this school | 733 | 73.7% | 28.4% |
| Kiski Area IHS Vandergrift | 518 | 78.8% | 39.4% |
| Titusville Middle School Titusville | 411 | 71.3% | 37.8% |
| Kiski Area Upper Elementary School Apollo | 502 | 84.9% | 47.3% |
| Conneaut Area Middle School Conneaut Lake | 408 | 69.9% | 49.3% |
| Waynesboro Area Middle School Waynesboro | 887 | 58.7% | 39.1% |
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 Mifflin Co Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.4% | #421 of 479 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.5% | #417 of 513 ▲ 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.8% | #397 of 513 ▲ 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 733 | #156 of 522 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #307 of 486 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.9% | #403 of 486 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.7% | #172 of 510 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.2% | #255 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
733
-17 (-2%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 733 | 53.6 | 13.7:1 | 74% (540) |
| 2023-24 | 717 | 51.3 | 14.0:1 | 75% (540) |
| 2022-23 | 689 | 51.7 | 13.3:1 | 59% (408) |
| 2020-21 | 750 | 53 | 14.2:1 | 52% (390) |
| 2017-18 | 773 | 54.5 | 14.2:1 | 59% (457) |
| 2015-16 | 800 | 54 | 14.8:1 | 55% (442) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mifflin Co Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (773 to 733); teachers down 2% (54.5 to 53.6).
About Mifflin Co Middle School
Mifflin Co Middle School is a medium-sized middle school in Pennsylvania, located in Lewistown. Students in grades 6 through 7 attend the school, which enrolls 733 students. The average among middle schools in Pennsylvania is roughly 594 students; this school is 23% bigger than that.
Mifflin County SD enrolls 4,491 students, and its 9 schools include Mifflin Co Middle School.
The student body at Mifflin Co Middle School is 90% White. The rest of enrollment is 4% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 2% multiracial. That is close to the 94% White share among all Mifflin County residents. Mifflin Co Middle School's diversity index is 18%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its teaching staff equals 53.6 full-time positions, a ratio of 13.7:1. That matches the 13.2:1 average for middle schools in Pennsylvania fairly closely. Around 74% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. That tracks the 76% average for public schools in Mifflin County.
Mifflin Co Middle School is graded D by allk12, scoring above 12% of Pennsylvania public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
In Pennsylvania, Mifflin Co Middle School is one of the bottom 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate on state tests of 28.4% compared with a predicted 46.0%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Mifflin County show that the median household income is $63,953, about 15% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Besides Mifflin Co Middle School, Mifflin County has 10 other public schools.
Nearby, Lewistown Elementary School is less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 6 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 43.8% on proficiency, and Mifflin Co Middle School is below that at 28.4%.
By NCES locale, the school is Town: Distant, or in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The school's size has been steady, with 750 students in 2020-21 and 733 in 2024-25.
Community posts for Mifflin Co Middle School can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Mifflin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
46,041
Census ACS
Median income
$63,953
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
4,774 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mifflin County SD
- Mifflin Co High SchoolHigh · 1,032 students
- Mifflin Co Junior High SchoolHigh · 678 students
- Lewistown Intrmd SchoolElementary · 516 students
- Lewistown Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
- Indian Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 348 students
- East Derry Elementary SchoolElementary · 261 students
Other schools in Lewistown
- Mifflin Co High SchoolHigh · 1,032 students
- Mifflin Co Junior High SchoolHigh · 678 students
- Lewistown Intrmd SchoolElementary · 516 students
- Lewistown Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
- East Derry Elementary SchoolElementary · 261 students
- Mifflin County Academy of Science and TechnologyHigh · 5 students
Nearby schools
- Lewistown Elementary School0.1 mi · 457
- Lewistown Intrmd School0.3 mi · 516
- Mifflin County Academy of Science and Technology0.8 mi · 5
- Mifflin Co Junior High School2.0 mi · 678
- Mifflin Co High School2.2 mi · 1,032
- East Derry Elementary School4.1 mi · 261
Frequently asked questions
About Mifflin Co Middle SchoolHow large is Mifflin Co Middle School?
Mifflin Co Middle School enrolls approximately 733 students in grades 06-07.
What age range does Mifflin Co Middle School serve?
Mifflin Co Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 07.
How many students per teacher at Mifflin Co Middle School?
Approximately 13.7:1 students per teacher at Mifflin Co Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mifflin Co Middle School?
At Mifflin Co Middle School, the student body is approximately 90% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Mifflin Co Middle School in?
Mifflin Co Middle School is part of Mifflin County SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.