Enrollment
205
Middle
DISTRICT 285 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHERN BEDFORD COUNTY SD·NCES 421758007642
Northern Bedford County Middle School
152 NBC Dr, Loysburg, PA 16659 · (814) 766-2221 · Bedford County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL205 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% of Pennsylvania public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
12.7:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
96 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 66 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 72 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 67 | 33% |
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 5% · 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
Northern Bedford County Middle School→Northern Bedford County High School
Based on grade levels within Northern Bedford County SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
56.2%
PA avg 51.1% . -10.3pp since 2023
Math
34.5%
PA avg 43.0% . -0.1pp 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 35 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 have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.2% | 34.5% |
| 2023-24 | 66.5% | 34.6% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
49.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Northern Bedford County Middle School
Northern Bedford County Middle School's state test result (49.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Bedford County Middle School this school | 205 | 46.8% | 49.9% |
| McConnellsburg Middle School McConnellsburg | 213 | 49.8% | 48.1% |
| Ligonier Valley Middle School Ligonier | 268 | 46.6% | 47.4% |
| Oakview Elementary School West Middlesex | 171 | 51.5% | 59.1% |
| Ridgway Area Middle School Ridgway | 198 | 54.5% | 59.4% |
| Leechburg Area Middle School Leechburg | 147 | 45.6% | 47.7% |
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 Northern Bedford County Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.9% | #215 of 479 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #276 of 513 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.2% | #197 of 513 ▼ 68 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 205 | #483 of 522 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #215 of 486 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.7% | #479 of 486 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.8% | #288 of 510 |
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
205
+15 (+8%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 205 | 16.2 | 12.7:1 | 47% (96) |
| 2023-24 | 198 | 17.5 | 11.3:1 | 48% (96) |
| 2022-23 | 182 | 16.5 | 11.0:1 | 45% (82) |
| 2020-21 | 190 | 17 | 11.2:1 | 41% (77) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northern Bedford County Middle School.
About Northern Bedford County Middle School
Northern Bedford County Middle School is a very small middle school that serves part of Loysburg, Pennsylvania. The school runs grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 205 students. Middle schools in Pennsylvania have about 594 students on average; enrollment here is 65% lower.
Northern Bedford County Middle School is part of Northern Bedford County SD, where 3 schools serve 854 students.
The share of White students at Northern Bedford County Middle School is 97%. The remaining shares are 2% multiracial. In Bedford County overall, the White share is about 96%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 7%.
Teacher count: 16.2 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 12.7:1. The average for middle schools in Pennsylvania is about 13.2:1. Roughly 47% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The 65% average for public schools in Bedford County is 18 points higher.
Among Pennsylvania public middle schools, Northern Bedford County Middle School outscored 52%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Northern Bedford County Middle School is 57.5%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 49.9%.
In Bedford County, home to about 47,513 people, the median household earns about $59,992 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 16% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Public schools in Bedford County number 18, with about 5,951 students.
Northern Bedford County High School is the nearest public school to Northern Bedford County Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Northern Bedford County Middle School is behind the 49.9% nearby average, ranking 4th of 7.
Northern Bedford County Middle School has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.
In 2020-21, Northern Bedford County Middle School enrolled 190 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 205. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 11.2:1 to 12.7:1.
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Bedford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
47,513
Census ACS
Median income
$59,992
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
5,951 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Northern Bedford County SD
- Northern Bedford Co Elementary SchoolElementary · 414 students
- Northern Bedford County High SchoolHigh · 235 students
Other schools in Loysburg
- Northern Bedford Co Elementary SchoolElementary · 414 students
- Northern Bedford County High SchoolHigh · 235 students
Nearby schools
- Northern Bedford County High School0.0 mi · 235
- Northern Bedford Co Elementary School0.2 mi · 414
- Tussey Mountain Elementary School7.3 mi · 350
- Tussey Mountain Middle School8.1 mi · 272
- Tussey Mountain High School8.1 mi · 293
- Claysburg-Kimmel Sr High School8.3 mi · 266
Frequently asked questions
About Northern Bedford County Middle SchoolHow large is Northern Bedford County Middle School?
Northern Bedford County Middle School enrolls approximately 205 students in grades 06-08.
Is Northern Bedford County Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Northern Bedford County Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Northern Bedford County Middle School have?
Northern Bedford County Middle School employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Northern Bedford County Middle School?
At Northern Bedford County Middle School, the student body is approximately 97% White, 0% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Northern Bedford County Middle School?
Northern Bedford County Middle School is overseen by Northern Bedford County SD in Bedford County.
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