Top Rankings
Kutztown Area School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Pennsylvania for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 20%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 20%)
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 10%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 294 students in Kutztown Area School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Pennsylvania.
Public Middle School in Kutztown Area School District have an average math proficiency score of 27% (versus the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 64% (versus the 52% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 20% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 46% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
4 Schools
923 Schools
# Students
1,332 Students
591,579 Students
# Teachers
106 Teachers
44,337 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Kutztown Area School District, which is ranked within the top 20% of all 675 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 85-89% has decreased from 90-94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#114 out of 684 school districts
(Top 20%)
(Top 20%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
46%
36%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
68%
55%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
75%
57%

Graduation Rate
85-89%
87%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.35
0.65
# American Indian Students
2 Students
1,239 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
14 Students
25,214 Students
% Asian Students
1%
4%
# Hispanic Students
165 Students
97,970 Students
% Hispanic Students
12%
17%
# Black Students
39 Students
118,593 Students
% Black Students
3%
20%
# White Students
1,066 Students
316,870 Students
% White Students
80%
54%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
586 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
46 Students
30,545 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
1,623
# Students in K Grade:
93
15,933
# Students in 1st Grade:
95
17,465
# Students in 2nd Grade:
95
18,204
# Students in 3rd Grade:
97
18,156
# Students in 4th Grade:
110
19,235
# Students in 5th Grade:
114
33,809
# Students in 6th Grade:
90
92,720
# Students in 7th Grade:
115
128,929
# Students in 8th Grade:
89
129,773
# Students in 9th Grade:
102
34,725
# Students in 10th Grade:
109
28,504
# Students in 11th Grade:
107
26,584
# Students in 12th Grade:
116
25,919
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $26,137 is higher than the state median of $23,696. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $26,319 is higher than the state median of $23,119. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$35 MM
$39,541 MM

Spending
$35 MM
$38,578 MM

Revenue / Student
$26,137
$23,696

Spending / Student
$26,319
$23,119

Best Kutztown Area School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Kutztown Area Middle School
(Math: 27% | Reading: 64%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
10 Deisher Ln
Kutztown, PA 19530
(610) 683-3575
Kutztown, PA 19530
(610) 683-3575
Grades: 6-8
| 294 students
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