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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 MS
401 Division St, Gallitzin, PA 16641 · (814) 886-4181 · Cambria County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL343 STUDENTS
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 MS→Penn Cambria HS
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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
343
-178 (-34%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 14.1:1
% White
96%
was 97%
% Hispanic
1%
was 1%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Penn Cambria MS
Penn Cambria MS is a middle-grades school of close-knit scale in Gallitzin, Pennsylvania, one of the schools within Penn Cambria SD, works with 343 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 594 students per school, that is 42% smaller than typical.
Penn Cambria SD runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 1,449 students. Penn Cambria MS is one of those campuses.
In terms of who attends, Penn Cambria MS shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (96%). The remainder looks like 3% multiracial.
Looking at school resources, On paper, Penn Cambria MS has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.5:1. The state averages around 13.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 69% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
After controlling for student poverty, Penn Cambria MS performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 47.9%, the actual is 42.9%, a residual of -5.0 points.
Across the wider county, Cambria County reports that median household income runs about $58,418, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Cambria County runs 37 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,789 students), of which Penn Cambria MS is one.
Nearest neighbor: Penn Cambria Pre-Primary, around 1.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Penn Cambria MS ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 59.0%.
The campus sits in a town-based setting.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Penn Cambria MS has shrank 34%, going from 521 students in 2018 to 343 in 2025. Class-load math has rose: from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 in 2025.
On allk12, the feed for Penn Cambria MS typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 HSHigh · 538 students
- Penn Cambria Intrmd SchElementary · 290 students
- Penn Cambria Primary SchElementary · 175 students
- Penn Cambria Pre-PrimaryElementary · 103 students
Nearby schools
- Penn Cambria Pre-Primary1.7 mi · 103
- Penn Cambria HS1.8 mi · 538
- Penn Cambria Primary Sch5.1 mi · 175
- Penn Cambria Intrmd Sch5.6 mi · 290
- Mowrie A Ebner El Sch6.2 mi · 349
- Foot of Ten El Sch7.1 mi · 476
Frequently asked questions
About Penn Cambria MSHow many students attend Penn Cambria MS?
Penn Cambria MS enrolls approximately 343 students in grades 06-08.
Is Penn Cambria MS an elementary, middle, or high school?
Penn Cambria MS is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Penn Cambria MS?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Penn Cambria MS is approximately 15.5:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Penn Cambria MS?
Student demographics at Penn Cambria MS are roughly 96% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Penn Cambria MS public or private?
Penn Cambria MS 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.