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Middletown Area School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Pennsylvania for:
Category
Attribute
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 554 students in Middletown Area School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Pennsylvania.
Public Middle School in Middletown Area School District have an average math proficiency score of 14% (versus the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 47% (versus the 52% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 47% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 46% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
5 Schools
924 Schools
# Students
2,361 Students
593,019 Students
# Teachers
189 Teachers
43,563 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Middletown Area School District, which is ranked within the bottom 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 85-89% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#471 out of 684 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
27%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
47%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
52%
57%
Graduation Rate
85-89%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.65
0.64
# American Indian Students
1 Student
1,194 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
85 Students
24,410 Students
% Asian Students
4%
4%
# Hispanic Students
470 Students
94,651 Students
% Hispanic Students
20%
16%
# Black Students
241 Students
120,472 Students
% Black Students
10%
21%
# White Students
1,282 Students
321,352 Students
% White Students
54%
54%
# Hawaiian Students
3 Students
577 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
279 Students
29,801 Students
% of Two or more races Students
12%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
1,575
# Students in K Grade:
164
15,841
# Students in 1st Grade:
170
17,953
# Students in 2nd Grade:
176
17,626
# Students in 3rd Grade:
184
18,644
# Students in 4th Grade:
181
19,624
# Students in 5th Grade:
184
34,161
# Students in 6th Grade:
188
93,842
# Students in 7th Grade:
184
129,428
# Students in 8th Grade:
183
132,557
# Students in 9th Grade:
207
34,160
# Students in 10th Grade:
184
27,308
# Students in 11th Grade:
199
25,337
# Students in 12th Grade:
157
24,963
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $21,916 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,649. The school district revenue/student has grown by 6% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $21,720 is less than the state median of $23,073. The school district spending/student has grown by 15% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$52 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$51 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$21,916
$23,649
Spending / Student
$21,720
$23,073
Best Middletown Area School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Middletown Area Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 14% | Reading: 47%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
215 Oberlin Rd
Middletown, PA 17057
(717) 930-0739
Middletown, PA 17057
(717) 930-0739
Grades: 6-8
| 554 students
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