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What's one thing Selinsgrove Area MS gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
532
Middle
DISTRICT 571 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SELINSGROVE AREA SD·NCES 422112006817
Selinsgrove Area Middle School
359 Seals Avenue, Selinsgrove, PA 17870 · (570) 372-2250 · Snyder County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL532 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 60% 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.
- BBeats 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
14.2:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
267 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 184 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 184 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 164 | 31% |
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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
Selinsgrove Area Middle School→Selinsgrove Area High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Selinsgrove Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
49.7%
PA avg 51.1% . -8.8pp since 2023
Math
45.6%
PA avg 43.0% . -1.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.7% | 45.6% |
| 2023-24 | 58.5% | 46.8% |
% 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
51.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Selinsgrove Area Middle School
Selinsgrove Area Middle School's state test result (51.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selinsgrove Area Middle School this school | 532 | 50.2% | 51.1% |
| Eastern York Middle School Wrightsville | 527 | 50.7% | 45.4% |
| West Hempfield Middle School Irwin | 546 | 47.1% | 52.8% |
| Fort LeBoeuf Middle School Waterford | 471 | 51.2% | 60.8% |
| Wind Gap Middle School Pen Argyl | 510 | 52.7% | 46.3% |
| Yough Intrmd/MS School Ruffsdale | 541 | 51.4% | 41.2% |
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 Selinsgrove Area Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.1% | #199 of 479 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.6% | #155 of 513 ▼ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.7% | #281 of 513 ▼ 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 532 | #281 of 522 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #352 of 486 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.8% | #373 of 486 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.2% | #254 of 510 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.6% | #60 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
532
-39 (-7%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 752
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 532 | 37.5 | 14.2:1 | 50% (267) |
| 2023-24 | 541 | 39.5 | 13.7:1 | 49% (267) |
| 2022-23 | 523 | 39.5 | 13.2:1 | 44% (229) |
| 2020-21 | 571 | 37 | 15.4:1 | 42% (238) |
| 2017-18 | 670 | 37.5 | 17.9:1 | 37% (249) |
| 2015-16 | 670 | 39 | 17.2:1 | 40% (268) |
| 2010-11 | 589 | 48 | 12.3:1 | 39% (228) |
| 2000-01 | 754 | 49 | 15.4:1 | 25% (187) |
| 1990-91 | 752 | 49 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Selinsgrove Area Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (670 to 532); teachers unchanged (37.5 to 37.5).
About Selinsgrove Area Middle School
Selinsgrove Area Middle School runs as a medium-sized middle school in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania. The school enrolls 532 students, from grades 6 through 8.
Selinsgrove Area Middle School is in Selinsgrove Area SD, a district with 2,283 students across 4 schools.
Federal enrollment data show Selinsgrove Area Middle School is 88% White. The school is also 5% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Selinsgrove Area Middle School's diversity index is 22%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teacher staffing is 37.5 full-time equivalents, or about 14.2 students per teacher. On average, middle schools in Pennsylvania have 13.2:1, compared with 14.2:1 here. About 50% of students, or 267, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Snyder County average 73%.
The allk12 Grade for Selinsgrove Area Middle School is B. Compared with Pennsylvania public middle schools, the school scored higher than 60% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Selinsgrove Area Middle School is 5.0 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (51.1% versus 56.1%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Pennsylvania.
Snyder County has these Census figures: the median household income is $66,876, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. In all, Snyder County has 8 public schools and roughly 4,190 students.
Selinsgrove Intrmd School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of Selinsgrove Area Middle School, there are 3 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 51.1% is below the 56.9% average for nearby schools.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Town: Distant.
Enrollment at Selinsgrove Area Middle School dropped 7% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 571 to 532 students. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 15.4:1; by 2024-25 it was 14.2:1.
Discussions about Selinsgrove Area Middle School may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Snyder County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
39,668
Census ACS
Median income
$66,876
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
4,190 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Selinsgrove Area SD
- Selinsgrove Area High SchoolHigh · 744 students
- Selinsgrove Intrmd SchoolElementary · 535 students
- Selinsgrove Area Elementary SchoolElementary · 472 students
Other schools in Selinsgrove
- Selinsgrove Area High SchoolHigh · 744 students
- Selinsgrove Intrmd SchoolElementary · 535 students
- Selinsgrove Area Elementary SchoolElementary · 472 students
Nearby schools
- Selinsgrove Intrmd School0.2 mi · 535
- Selinsgrove Area High School0.2 mi · 744
- Selinsgrove Area Elementary School0.3 mi · 472
- Shikellamy High School5.6 mi · 855
- Chief Shikellamy School6.9 mi · 614
- Oaklyn School6.9 mi · 375
Frequently asked questions
About Selinsgrove Area Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Selinsgrove Area Middle School?
Selinsgrove Area Middle School enrolls approximately 532 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Selinsgrove Area Middle School serve?
Selinsgrove Area Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Selinsgrove Area Middle School have?
Selinsgrove Area Middle School employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
How diverse is Selinsgrove Area Middle School?
Selinsgrove Area Middle School reports a student body of 88% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Selinsgrove Area Middle School in?
Selinsgrove Area Middle School is part of Selinsgrove Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.