Enrollment
300
Middle
DISTRICT 418 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WINDBER AREA SD·NCES 422661007178
Windber Area Middle School
2301 Graham Ave, Windber, PA 15963 · (814) 467-4567 · Somerset County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL300 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% 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.
- A+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
17.2:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
289 students
DISTRICT 97% · 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 6 | 99 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 105 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 96 | 32% |
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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
Windber Area Middle School→Windber Area High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Windber Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
50.7%
PA avg 51.1% . -10.3pp since 2023
Math
39.9%
PA avg 43.0% . +0.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.7% | 39.9% |
| 2023-24 | 61.0% | 39.7% |
% 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
50.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.3%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Windber Area Middle School
Windber Area Middle School's state test result (50.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windber Area Middle School this school | 300 | 96.3% | 50.4% |
| River Valley Middle School Blairsville | 332 | 95.8% | 42.8% |
| Apollo-Ridge Middle School Spring Church | 264 | 99.2% | 40.3% |
| Tussey Mountain Middle School Saxton | 272 | 94.9% | 32.8% |
| Meadville Middle School Meadville | 340 | 99.1% | 43.5% |
| Albert Gallatin North Middle School McClellandtown | 375 | 98.9% | 37.4% |
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 Windber Area Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.4% | #208 of 479 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.9% | #219 of 513 ▼ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.7% | #269 of 513 ▼ 75 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 300 | #431 of 522 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #468 of 486 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.0% | #370 of 486 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.3% | #127 of 510 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.6% | #41 of 131 |
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
300
+58 (+24%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 421
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 300 | 17.4 | 17.2:1 | 96% (289) |
| 2023-24 | 289 | 19.5 | 14.8:1 | 99% (286) |
| 2022-23 | 255 | 17.9 | 14.3:1 | 60% (153) |
| 2020-21 | 242 | 17 | 14.2:1 | 53% (129) |
| 2017-18 | 264 | 18.4 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 267 | 17 | 15.7:1 | 46% (124) |
| 2010-11 | 240 | 18 | 13.3:1 | 39% (93) |
| 2000-01 | 348 | 20 | 17.4:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 421 | 20 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Windber Area Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (264 to 300); teachers down 5% (18.4 to 17.4).
About Windber Area Middle School
Windber Area Middle School is a public low-enrollment middle school in Windber, Pennsylvania. A federal count lists 300 students at the school, in grades 6 through 8. Average enrollment for middle schools in Pennsylvania is about 594, so this school runs 49% smaller than that.
Windber Area Middle School falls under Windber Area SD, which has 3 schools enrolling 1,254 students.
Federal enrollment data show Windber Area Middle School is 88% White. It is also 5% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. Windber Area Middle School's diversity index is 22%, against a US figure of 70%.
The count of teachers at Windber Area Middle School is 17.4 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 17.2:1. That is higher than the 13.2:1 average for middle schools in Pennsylvania. The school counts 289 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 96%. Public schools in Somerset County average 66%.
Measured against Pennsylvania public middle schools, Windber Area Middle School receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Windber Area Middle School falls in the middle 80% of Pennsylvania schools: 50.4% actual against 36.3% predicted.
According to the American Community Survey, in Somerset County, the median household income is $61,446, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. There are 29 public schools in Somerset County, enrolling about 8,271 students in all.
The next-closest public school is Windber Area High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Windber Area Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with 5 others within five miles. Windber Area Middle School ranks 7th of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 50.4% against a local average of 66.0%.
The federal government classifies Windber Area Middle School's location as Suburb: Small.
Enrollment has grown by 58 students since 2020-21, to 300. The number of students per teacher rose from 14.2 to 17.2 over 4 years.
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Somerset County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
72,799
Census ACS
Median income
$61,446
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
8,271 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Windber Area SD
- Windber Elementary SchoolElementary · 617 students
- Windber Area High SchoolHigh · 337 students
Other schools in Windber
- Windber Elementary SchoolElementary · 617 students
- Windber Area High SchoolHigh · 337 students
Nearby schools
- Windber Area High School0.0 mi · 337
- Windber Elementary School1.1 mi · 617
- Richland High School2.7 mi · 693
- Greater Johnstown Career and Technology Center3.0 mi · 14
- Richland Elementary School3.0 mi · 831
- Conemaugh Twp Area Elementary School5.2 mi · 381
Frequently asked questions
About Windber Area Middle SchoolHow large is Windber Area Middle School?
Windber Area Middle School enrolls approximately 300 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Windber Area Middle School serve?
Windber Area Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Windber Area Middle School?
Approximately 17.2:1 students per teacher at Windber Area Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Windber Area Middle School?
Student demographics at Windber Area Middle School are roughly 88% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Windber Area Middle School public or private?
Windber Area Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Windber Area SD.
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