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What's the vibe like in the hallways at Tyrone Area MS right now?
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Enrollment
489
Middle
DISTRICT 558 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TYRONE AREA SD·NCES 422403000277
Tyrone Area Middle School
1001 Clay Ave, Tyrone, PA 16686 · (814) 684-4240 · Blair County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL489 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
276 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 5 | 118 | 24% |
| Grade 6 | 112 | 23% |
| Grade 7 | 129 | 26% |
| Grade 8 | 130 | 27% |
Student demographics
6%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
Tyrone Area Middle School→Tyrone Area High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Tyrone Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
44.3%
PA avg 51.1% . -6.6pp since 2023
Math
35.8%
PA avg 43.0% . -1.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.3% | 35.8% |
| 2023-24 | 50.9% | 37.0% |
% 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
43.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.4%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 →
Where Tyrone Area Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Blair County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.9% | #299 of 479 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.8% | #264 of 513 | #3 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #350 of 513 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 489 | #313 of 522 | #3 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #399 of 486 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.6% | #482 of 486 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.4% | #210 of 510 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.1% | #187 of 332 | N/A |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
489
-47 (-9%) vs 2020
-4% since 2000-01, when it was 508
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 17.9:1
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 | 489 | 32.8 | 14.9:1 | 56% (276) |
| 2023-24 | 508 | 33.8 | 15.0:1 | 54% (276) |
| 2022-23 | 530 | 34.2 | 15.5:1 | 51% (271) |
| 2020-21 | 536 | 30 | 17.9:1 | 48% (258) |
| 2017-18 | 538 | 30.9 | 17.4:1 | 52% (281) |
| 2015-16 | 563 | 30 | 18.8:1 | 48% (271) |
| 2010-11 | 528 | 35 | 15.1:1 | 43% (228) |
| 2000-01 | 508 | 28 | 18.1:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tyrone Area Middle School.
About Tyrone Area Middle School
Tyrone Area Middle School is a middle-grades school in Tyrone, Pennsylvania, reachable at (814) 684-4240. The student body numbers 489 students, from grades 5 through 8.
Tyrone Area SD is responsible for 3 schools, Tyrone Area Middle School included, with 1,674 students in all.
At Tyrone Area Middle School, White students make up 97% of the student body. The chance that two students picked at random at Tyrone Area Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 6%.
The school has about 14.9 students per teacher and 32.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. That ratio is over the 13.2:1 average for middle schools in Pennsylvania. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 56%. Public schools in Blair County average 74%.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 43.9%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 53.4%.
In the county around the school, Blair County, median household income is about $62,382, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. A total of 33 public schools operate in Blair County, serving about 15,692 students.
The shortest distance from Tyrone Area Middle School to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to Tyrone Area High School. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. By average proficiency, Tyrone Area Middle School is 7th among 9 schools close by.
NCES describes the area around Tyrone Area Middle School as Town: Fringe, meaning in a town close to an urbanized area.
The number of students dropped from 536 to 489 over 4 years. The school's ratio fell from 17.9:1 to 14.9:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Blair County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
121,277
Census ACS
Median income
$62,382
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
15,692 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tyrone Area SD
- Tyrone Area Elementary SchoolElementary · 682 students
- Tyrone Area High SchoolHigh · 503 students
Other schools in Tyrone
- Tyrone Area Elementary SchoolElementary · 682 students
- Tyrone Area High SchoolHigh · 503 students
Nearby schools
- Tyrone Area High School0.0 mi · 503
- Tyrone Area Elementary School0.2 mi · 682
- Lewis M Myers Elementary School6.9 mi · 399
- Bellwood-Antis High School6.9 mi · 378
- Bellwood Antis Middle School7.0 mi · 332
- Logan Elementary School11.8 mi · 428
Frequently asked questions
About Tyrone Area Middle SchoolHow large is Tyrone Area Middle School?
Tyrone Area Middle School enrolls approximately 489 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Tyrone Area Middle School serve?
Tyrone Area Middle School serves grades 05-08.
How many teachers does Tyrone Area Middle School have?
Tyrone Area Middle School employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
How diverse is Tyrone Area Middle School?
Tyrone Area Middle School reports a student body of 97% White, 0% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Tyrone Area Middle School public or private?
Tyrone Area Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Tyrone Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.