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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Penn Cambria MS this year?
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Enrollment
343
Middle
DISTRICT 290 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PENN CAMBRIA SD·NCES 421377006990
Penn Cambria Middle School
401 Division St, Gallitzin, PA 16641 · (814) 886-4181 · Cambria County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL343 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 44% 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.
- 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
15.5:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
238 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 | 110 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 120 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 113 | 33% |
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · 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
Penn Cambria Middle School→Penn Cambria High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Penn Cambria SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
51.4%
PA avg 51.1% . -5.1pp since 2023
Math
20.4%
PA avg 43.0% . -12.8pp 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 20 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 13 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.4% | 20.4% |
| 2023-24 | 56.5% | 33.2% |
% 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
42.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Penn Cambria Middle School
Penn Cambria Middle School's state test result (42.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penn Cambria Middle School this school | 343 | 69.4% | 42.9% |
| Conneaut Area Middle School Conneaut Lake | 408 | 69.9% | 49.3% |
| Titusville Middle School Titusville | 411 | 71.3% | 37.8% |
| Wattsburg Area Middle School Erie | 383 | 64.0% | 53.8% |
| Southmoreland Middle School Scottdale | 410 | 61.0% | 52.4% |
| Hartman Intrmd School Ellwood City | 225 | 64.9% | 53.4% |
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 Penn Cambria Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #313 of 479 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.4% | #408 of 513 ▼ 116 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.4% | #257 of 513 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 343 | #403 of 522 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #429 of 486 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.5% | #472 of 486 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.4% | #178 of 510 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -34.2% | #21 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
343
-148 (-30%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 314
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 343 | 22.2 | 15.5:1 | 69% (238) |
| 2023-24 | 474 | 34 | 14.0:1 | 50% (238) |
| 2022-23 | 468 | 31.3 | 14.9:1 | 50% (235) |
| 2020-21 | 491 | 32 | 15.3:1 | 42% (206) |
| 2017-18 | 521 | 36.9 | 14.1:1 | 41% (213) |
| 2015-16 | 518 | 35 | 14.8:1 | 36% (189) |
| 2010-11 | 496 | 36 | 13.8:1 | 34% (171) |
| 2000-01 | 436 | 28 | 15.6:1 | 58% (251) |
| 1990-91 | 314 | 16 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Penn Cambria Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 34% (521 to 343); teachers down 40% (36.9 to 22.2).
About Penn Cambria Middle School
Penn Cambria Middle School is a small middle-grades school located in Gallitzin, Pennsylvania. It educates 343 students in grades 6 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Pennsylvania is about 594 students.
Penn Cambria SD runs Penn Cambria Middle School along with 4 other schools, enrolling 1,449 students in total.
About 96% of the student body at Penn Cambria Middle School is White. The remaining students are 3% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is an 8% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at the school number 22.2 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.5:1. This ratio sits 2.3 above the 13.2:1 average for middle schools in Pennsylvania. Roughly 69% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
Penn Cambria Middle School is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 44% of Pennsylvania public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Penn Cambria Middle School is 47.9%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 42.9%.
Cambria County has these Census figures: the median household income is $58,418, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cambria County is home to 37 public schools and about 15,789 public school students.
The next-closest public school is Penn Cambria Pre-Primary, about 1.7 miles away. Penn Cambria Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within five miles. Penn Cambria Middle School ranks 5th of 6 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 42.9% against a local average of 59.0%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Town: Fringe: in a town close to an urbanized area.
Enrollment has fallen by 148 students since 2020-21, to 343.
Topics for discussion here include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Cambria County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
131,538
Census ACS
Median income
$58,418
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
15,789 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Penn Cambria SD
- Penn Cambria High SchoolHigh · 538 students
- Penn Cambria Intrmd SchoolElementary · 290 students
- Penn Cambria Primary SchoolElementary · 175 students
- Penn Cambria Pre-PrimaryElementary · 103 students
Nearby schools
- Penn Cambria Pre-Primary1.7 mi · 103
- Penn Cambria High School1.8 mi · 538
- Penn Cambria Primary School5.1 mi · 175
- Penn Cambria Intrmd School5.6 mi · 290
- Mowrie A Ebner Elementary School6.2 mi · 349
- Foot of Ten Elementary School7.1 mi · 476
Frequently asked questions
About Penn Cambria Middle SchoolHow many students attend Penn Cambria Middle School?
Penn Cambria Middle School enrolls approximately 343 students in grades 06-08.
Is Penn Cambria Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Penn Cambria Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Penn Cambria Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Penn Cambria Middle School is approximately 15.5:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Penn Cambria Middle School?
Student demographics at Penn Cambria Middle School are roughly 96% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Penn Cambria Middle School public or private?
Penn Cambria Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Penn Cambria SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.