1
Enrollment
510
Middle
DISTRICT 473 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PEN ARGYL AREA SD·NCES 421857005351
Wind Gap Middle School
1620 Teels Rd, Pen Argyl, PA 18072 · (610) 863-9093 · Northampton County
GRADES 04–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL510 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 43% 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.
- C+Beats 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
11.6:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
269 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 4 | 90 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 109 | 21% |
| Grade 6 | 102 | 20% |
| Grade 7 | 87 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 122 | 24% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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
Wind Gap Middle School→Pen Argyl Area High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Pen Argyl Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
45.9%
PA avg 51.1% . -7.3pp since 2023
Math
32.0%
PA avg 43.0% . -5.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 6 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.9% | 32.0% |
| 2023-24 | 53.2% | 37.8% |
% 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
46.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.0%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Wind Gap Middle School
Wind Gap Middle School's state test result (46.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind Gap Middle School this school | 510 | 52.7% | 46.3% |
| Eastern York Middle School Wrightsville | 527 | 50.7% | 45.4% |
| Lehighton Area Middle School Lehighton | 478 | 52.5% | 39.4% |
| Hamburg Area Middle School Hamburg | 482 | 54.4% | 35.9% |
| Selinsgrove Area Middle School Selinsgrove | 532 | 50.2% | 51.1% |
| Milton Area Middle School Milton | 445 | 56.0% | 49.0% |
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 Wind Gap Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Northampton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.3% | #264 of 479 | #6 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #314 of 513 ▼ 81 | #7 of 12 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #330 of 513 ▼ 31 | #8 of 12 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 510 | #297 of 522 | #10 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #102 of 486 | #3 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.7% | #333 of 486 | #12 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.7% | #236 of 510 | #6 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.3% | #40 of 332 | #2 of 9 |
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
510
-80 (-14%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 696
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 510 | 44.1 | 11.6:1 | 53% (269) |
| 2023-24 | 543 | 45.9 | 11.8:1 | 50% (269) |
| 2022-23 | 518 | 45.9 | 11.3:1 | 46% (238) |
| 2020-21 | 590 | 47 | 12.6:1 | 46% (274) |
| 2017-18 | 665 | 45.2 | 14.7:1 | 41% (275) |
| 2015-16 | 643 | 44 | 14.6:1 | 36% (234) |
| 2010-11 | 682 | 46 | 14.8:1 | 27% (182) |
| 2000-01 | 776 | 43 | 18.1:1 | 17% (135) |
| 1990-91 | 696 | 32 | 21.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wind Gap Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (665 to 510); teachers down 3% (45.2 to 44.1).
About Wind Gap Middle School
Wind Gap Middle School is a mid-sized middle-grades school in Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania. Students in grades 4 through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 510 students.
Wind Gap Middle School is run by Pen Argyl Area SD, whose 3 schools enroll 1,419 students.
White students account for 85% of the school's enrollment. After that, the student body is 9% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% Black. Among all residents of Northampton County, the White share is about 74%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 28%.
The school had 44.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 11.6:1. Across middle schools in Pennsylvania, the average ratio is 13.2:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 53%. Compared with the 61% average for public schools in Northampton County, the school's rate is lower.
Wind Gap Middle School earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 43% of Pennsylvania public middle schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Wind Gap Middle School would be expected to post about 55.0%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 46.3%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Northampton County show that the median household earns about $89,184 a year, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Northampton County has 60 public schools with about 38,316 students, including Wind Gap Middle School.
Measured in a straight line, Pen Argyl Area High School is about 2.5 miles from Wind Gap Middle School. Within five miles are 4 other public schools. On proficiency, Wind Gap Middle School is behind the 62.8% nearby average, ranking 8th of 8.
The school's locale code, Rural: Fringe, means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 14%, from 590 to 510.
People who know Wind Gap Middle School can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Northampton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
318,580
Census ACS
Median income
$89,184
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
60
38,316 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pen Argyl Area SD
- Pen Argyl Area High SchoolHigh · 475 students
- Plainfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 434 students
Nearby schools
- Pen Argyl Area High School2.5 mi · 475
- Plainfield Elementary School3.5 mi · 434
- Washington Elementary School3.8 mi · 375
- Kenneth N Butz Jr Elementary School3.8 mi · 576
- Hamilton Twp Elementary School5.7 mi · 305
- Career Institute of Technology5.9 mi · 13
Frequently asked questions
About Wind Gap Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Wind Gap Middle School?
Wind Gap Middle School enrolls approximately 510 students in grades 04-08.
What grades does Wind Gap Middle School serve?
Wind Gap Middle School serves grades 04-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wind Gap Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wind Gap Middle School is approximately 11.6:1 (44 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Wind Gap Middle School?
Student demographics at Wind Gap Middle School are roughly 85% White, 9% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Wind Gap Middle School?
Wind Gap Middle School is overseen by Pen Argyl Area SD in Northampton County.
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