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Blue Mountain School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Pennsylvania for:
Category
Attribute
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 20%)
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 575 students in Blue Mountain School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Pennsylvania.
Public Middle School in Blue Mountain School District have an average math proficiency score of 28% (versus the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 58% (versus the 52% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 9% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 46% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
4 Schools
924 Schools
# Students
2,445 Students
593,019 Students
# Teachers
200 Teachers
43,563 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Blue Mountain School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 679 school districts in Pennsylvania (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 95% has increased from 90-94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#208 out of 684 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
40%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
62%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
71%
57%
Graduation Rate
95%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.16
0.64
# American Indian Students
1 Student
1,194 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
19 Students
24,410 Students
% Asian Students
1%
4%
# Hispanic Students
119 Students
94,651 Students
% Hispanic Students
5%
16%
# Black Students
18 Students
120,472 Students
% Black Students
1%
21%
# White Students
2,234 Students
321,352 Students
% White Students
91%
54%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
577 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
53 Students
29,801 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
1,575
# Students in K Grade:
184
15,841
# Students in 1st Grade:
166
17,953
# Students in 2nd Grade:
169
17,626
# Students in 3rd Grade:
180
18,644
# Students in 4th Grade:
184
19,624
# Students in 5th Grade:
184
34,161
# Students in 6th Grade:
183
93,842
# Students in 7th Grade:
198
129,428
# Students in 8th Grade:
194
132,557
# Students in 9th Grade:
209
34,160
# Students in 10th Grade:
162
27,308
# Students in 11th Grade:
226
25,337
# Students in 12th Grade:
206
24,963
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $20,082 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,649. The school district revenue/student has grown by 12% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $19,979 is less than the state median of $23,073. The school district spending/student has grown by 13% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$49 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$49 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$20,082
$23,649
Spending / Student
$19,979
$23,073
Best Blue Mountain School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Blue Mountain Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 28% | Reading: 58%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
685 Red Dale Rd
Orwigsburg, PA 17961
(570) 366-0546
Orwigsburg, PA 17961
(570) 366-0546
Grades: 6-8
| 575 students
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