Top Rankings
Halifax Area School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Pennsylvania for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 273 students in Halifax Area School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Pennsylvania.
Public Middle School in Halifax Area School District have an average math proficiency score of 24% (versus the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 59% (versus the 52% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 11% 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
3 Schools
924 Schools
# Students
875 Students
593,019 Students
# Teachers
80 Teachers
43,563 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
District Rank
Halifax Area 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 90% has increased from 80-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#322 out of 684 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
32%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
59%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
60-64%
57%
Graduation Rate
≥90%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.19
0.64
# American Indian Students
n/a
1,194 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
10 Students
24,410 Students
% Asian Students
1%
4%
# Hispanic Students
35 Students
94,651 Students
% Hispanic Students
4%
16%
# Black Students
13 Students
120,472 Students
% Black Students
1%
21%
# White Students
786 Students
321,352 Students
% White Students
90%
54%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
577 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
31 Students
29,801 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
20
1,575
# Students in K Grade:
65
15,841
# Students in 1st Grade:
68
17,953
# Students in 2nd Grade:
75
17,626
# Students in 3rd Grade:
64
18,644
# Students in 4th Grade:
66
19,624
# Students in 5th Grade:
70
34,161
# Students in 6th Grade:
67
93,842
# Students in 7th Grade:
72
129,428
# Students in 8th Grade:
64
132,557
# Students in 9th Grade:
71
34,160
# Students in 10th Grade:
65
27,308
# Students in 11th Grade:
65
25,337
# Students in 12th Grade:
43
24,963
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $24,811 is higher than the state median of $23,649. The school district revenue/student has grown by 8% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $25,085 is higher than the state median of $23,073. The school district spending/student has grown by 18% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$22 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$22 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$24,811
$23,649
Spending / Student
$25,085
$23,073
Best Halifax Area School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Halifax Area Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 24% | Reading: 59%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
3940 Peters Mountain Rd
Halifax, PA 17032
(717) 896-3416
Halifax, PA 17032
(717) 896-3416
Grades: 5-8
| 273 students
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