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Enrollment
1,157
Middle
DISTRICT 774 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SENECA VALLEY SD·NCES 422244005311
Ryan Gloyer Middle School
122 Seneca School Rd, Harmony, PA 16037 · (724) 452-6043 · Butler County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL1,157 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 52% of Pennsylvania public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
11.7:1
99 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
261 students
DISTRICT 22% · 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 7 | 594 | 51% |
| Grade 8 | 563 | 49% |
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · 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
Ryan Gloyer Middle School→Seneca Valley High School
Based on grade levels within Seneca Valley SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
65.9%
PA avg 51.1% . -1.1pp since 2023
Math
42.8%
PA avg 43.0% . +3.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.9% | 42.8% |
| 2023-24 | 67.0% | 39.5% |
% 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
55.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 Ryan Gloyer Middle School
Ryan Gloyer Middle School's state test result (55.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Gloyer Middle School this school | 1,157 | 22.6% | 55.6% |
| North Hills Middle School Pittsburgh | 1,127 | 26.4% | 64.7% |
| Canon-McMillan Middle School Canonsburg | 836 | 25.8% | 64.7% |
| Boyertown Area MS-East Gilbertsville | 841 | 27.2% | 59.2% |
| Norwin Middle School North Huntingdon | 819 | 27.7% | 72.2% |
| West Allegheny Middle School Imperial | 796 | 27.8% | 74.0% |
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 Ryan Gloyer Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Butler County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.6% | #148 of 479 | #7 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #183 of 513 ▲ 26 | #7 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.9% | #102 of 513 ▲ 22 | #5 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,157 | #24 of 522 | #2 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #115 of 486 | #3 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.1% | #352 of 486 | #2 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.6% | #447 of 510 | #6 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.1% | #314 of 332 | #6 of 6 |
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
1,157
+9 (+1%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 1,199
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 1,157 | 98.9 | 11.7:1 | 23% (261) |
| 2023-24 | 1,100 | 94.5 | 11.6:1 | 24% (261) |
| 2022-23 | 1,123 | 95.1 | 11.8:1 | 21% (240) |
| 2020-21 | 1,148 | 78 | 14.7:1 | 19% (218) |
| 2017-18 | 1,170 | 93.3 | 12.5:1 | 18% (212) |
| 2015-16 | 1,158 | 93 | 12.4:1 | 16% (184) |
| 2010-11 | 1,142 | 97 | 11.8:1 | 11% (131) |
| 2000-01 | 1,159 | 80 | 14.5:1 | 8% (89) |
| 1990-91 | 1,199 | 79 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ryan Gloyer Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (1,170 to 1,157); teachers up 6% (93.3 to 98.9).
About Ryan Gloyer Middle School
Ryan Gloyer Middle School is a large middle school located in Harmony, Pennsylvania. Students in grades 7 through 8 attend, and enrollment is 1,157 students. The typical figure for middle schools in Pennsylvania is about 594 students.
Seneca Valley SD is the local district for Ryan Gloyer Middle School. It runs 8 schools with 7,439 students.
At Ryan Gloyer Middle School, White students make up 86% of the student body. The remaining students are 5% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 3% Asian. Ryan Gloyer Middle School has a diversity index of 25%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
With 98.9 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Ryan Gloyer Middle School was 11.7:1. Among middle schools in Pennsylvania, the typical ratio is 13.2:1. Ryan Gloyer Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 23%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Butler County is 37%.
The allk12 Grade for Ryan Gloyer Middle School is B-. Compared with Pennsylvania public middle schools, the school scored higher than 52% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On BeatsExpectations, Ryan Gloyer Middle School is 12.4 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Pennsylvania schools.
Butler County census figures show that median household income is about $89,843, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. A total of 39 public schools operate in Butler County, serving about 24,616 students.
The next-closest public school is Seneca Valley High School, about 0.2 miles away. In all, 4 other public schools sit within five miles of Ryan Gloyer Middle School. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Ryan Gloyer Middle School ranks 9th on average proficiency.
Ryan Gloyer Middle School is in rural territory close to an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 1,157, close to the 1,148 recorded in 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 14.7:1 to 11.7:1.
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Butler County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
197,254
Census ACS
Median income
$89,843
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
39
24,616 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Seneca Valley SD
- Seneca Valley High SchoolHigh · 2,282 students
- Ehrman Crest Elementary SchoolElementary · 837 students
- Haine Elementary SchoolElementary · 791 students
- Connoquenessing Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 714 students
- Ehrman Crest Middle SchoolMiddle · 642 students
- Haine Middle SchoolMiddle · 522 students
Nearby schools
- Seneca Valley High School0.2 mi · 2,282
- Connoquenessing Valley Elementary School1.3 mi · 714
- Ehrman Crest Middle School4.7 mi · 642
- Ehrman Crest Elementary School4.7 mi · 837
- Connoquenessing Elementary School5.3 mi · 287
- Rowan Elementary School7.2 mi · 494
Frequently asked questions
About Ryan Gloyer Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ryan Gloyer Middle School?
Ryan Gloyer Middle School enrolls approximately 1,157 students in grades 07-08.
Is Ryan Gloyer Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ryan Gloyer Middle School is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Ryan Gloyer Middle School have?
Ryan Gloyer Middle School employs 99 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
How diverse is Ryan Gloyer Middle School?
Ryan Gloyer Middle School reports a student body of 86% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Ryan Gloyer Middle School in?
Ryan Gloyer Middle School is part of Seneca Valley SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.