Enrollment
272
Middle
DISTRICT 305 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TUSSEY MOUNTAIN SD·NCES 422397007611
Tussey Mountain Middle School
199 Front St, Saxton, PA 16678 · (814) 635-2975 · Bedford County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL272 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 33% 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.
- 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
11.4:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
258 students
DISTRICT 101% · 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 5 | 76 | 28% |
| Grade 6 | 79 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 71 | 26% |
| Grade 8 | 46 | 17% |
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 7% · 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
Tussey Mountain Middle School→Tussey Mountain High School
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
35.8%
PA avg 51.1% . -10.7pp since 2023
Math
21.0%
PA avg 43.0% . -2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.8% | 21.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.5% | 23.0% |
% 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
32.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Tussey Mountain Middle School
Tussey Mountain Middle School's state test result (32.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tussey Mountain Middle School this school | 272 | 94.9% | 32.8% |
| Apollo-Ridge Middle School Spring Church | 264 | 99.2% | 40.3% |
| Union City Middle School Union City | 224 | 96.4% | 45.3% |
| Kane Area Middle School Kane | 218 | 93.1% | 42.5% |
| Windber Area Middle School Windber | 300 | 96.3% | 50.4% |
| River Valley Middle School Blairsville | 332 | 95.8% | 42.8% |
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 Tussey Mountain Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.8% | #402 of 479 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #403 of 513 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.8% | #411 of 513 ▼ 39 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 272 | #445 of 522 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #89 of 486 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.2% | #477 of 486 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.9% | #138 of 510 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.8% | #220 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
272
-29 (-10%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 272 | 23.8 | 11.4:1 | 95% (258) |
| 2023-24 | 257 | 21.2 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 270 | 24.7 | 10.9:1 | 100% (270) |
| 2020-21 | 301 | 25 | 12.0:1 | 61% (185) |
| 2017-18 | 295 | 22.6 | 13.1:1 | 69% (203) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tussey Mountain Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (295 to 272); teachers up 5% (22.6 to 23.8).
About Tussey Mountain Middle School
Tussey Mountain Middle School is a small middle-grades school in Saxton, Pennsylvania, under Tussey Mountain SD. Enrollment is 272 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 5 through 8. Against the 594-student average for middle schools in Pennsylvania, enrollment here is 54% lower.
Tussey Mountain SD oversees Tussey Mountain Middle School and 2 other schools, with 915 students in total.
The student body at Tussey Mountain Middle School is 96% White. Enrollment also includes 2% multiracial. The county population is about 96% White, within a few points of the school. Tussey Mountain Middle School's diversity index is 7%, against a US figure of 70%.
With 23.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Tussey Mountain Middle School was 11.4:1. This ratio sits 1.7 below the 13.2:1 average for middle schools in Pennsylvania. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 95%. Compared with the 65% average for public schools in Bedford County, the school's rate is higher.
allk12 grades Tussey Mountain Middle School a C. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
In Pennsylvania, Tussey Mountain Middle School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 32.8% actual against a predicted 36.9%.
Among Bedford County residents, the median household income is $59,992, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 16%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Besides Tussey Mountain Middle School, Bedford County has 17 other public schools.
The closest other public school is Tussey Mountain High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 32.8% is below the 52.5% average for nearby schools.
NCES describes the area around Tussey Mountain Middle School as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 29 fewer students in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Tussey Mountain Middle School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Tussey Mountain SD
- Tussey Mountain Elementary SchoolElementary · 350 students
- Tussey Mountain High SchoolHigh · 293 students
Other schools in Saxton
- Tussey Mountain Elementary SchoolElementary · 350 students
- Tussey Mountain High SchoolHigh · 293 students
Nearby schools
- Tussey Mountain High School0.0 mi · 293
- Tussey Mountain Elementary School0.8 mi · 350
- Martinsburg Elementary School7.2 mi · 364
- Central High School7.9 mi · 504
- Northern Bedford County High School8.1 mi · 235
- Northern Bedford County Middle School8.1 mi · 205
Frequently asked questions
About Tussey Mountain Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Tussey Mountain Middle School?
Tussey Mountain Middle School enrolls approximately 272 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Tussey Mountain Middle School serve?
Tussey Mountain Middle School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Tussey Mountain Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Tussey Mountain Middle School is approximately 11.4:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Tussey Mountain Middle School?
At Tussey Mountain Middle School, the student body is approximately 96% White, 0% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Tussey Mountain Middle School in?
Tussey Mountain Middle School is part of Tussey Mountain SD.
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