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Allen Middle School

Q: Is Allen Middle School a good school?

Allen Middle School ranks 207 th of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

207^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 873 Pennsylvania Middle Schools

Better than 76% of Pennsylvania middle schools

Summary

Allen Middle School is a public middle school located in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 525 students. It is part of the West Shore School District, which is ranked 199 out of 606 school districts in Pennsylvania and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Allen Middle School consistently ranks in the top 25% of Pennsylvania middle schools, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's PSSA (Pennsylvania System of School Assessment) test scores are generally higher than the state and district averages, particularly in English Language Arts (ELA). In the 2024-2025 school year, Allen Middle School's ELA proficiency rates for all grades (57%) were significantly higher than the state (48.5%) and district (53%) averages. However, the school's math proficiency rates, while still above the state average, tend to be lower than the district average, suggesting a potential area for improvement.

Compared to other middle schools in the West Shore School District, such as Crossroads Middle School and New Cumberland Middle School, Allen Middle School generally outperforms them in academic metrics. However, when compared to high-performing schools outside the district, such as Eagle View Middle School and Mountain View Middle School in the Cumberland Valley School District, Allen Middle School's performance is not as strong, particularly in math.

272

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,428

Per pupil spending ?

75.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4225 Gettysburg Rd
Camp Hill, PA 17011-6630

(717) 761-1500

District: West Shore School District

Students who attend Allen Middle School usually attend:

High:

Red Land Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.3%

Hispanic:

13.2%

Two or more races:

8.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 44th percentile in 2015 → 76th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranks in the top 24% of Pennsylvania middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 32 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg51%

Pennsylvania avg45%

207^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Top 24%▲ up 32 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to top 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Middle Schools in the West Shore School District

199^th of 606West Shore School District among Pennsylvania districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	71.5	207 of 873	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	76.2	186 of 891	79.1%	★★★★☆
2023	76.1	184 of 893	79.4%	★★★★☆
2022	73.5	204 of 883	76.9%	★★★★☆
2021	67.4	238 of 797	70.1%	★★★★☆
2019	75.2	199 of 891	77.7%	★★★★☆
2018	66.8	292 of 861	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	71.8	232 of 877	73.5%	★★★★☆
2016	61.4	357 of 870	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	48.4	467 of 835	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	48.4	453 of 728	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	61.6	360 of 758	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	62.5	380 of 834	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	55.5	454 of 825	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	55.2	441 of 805	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	57.4	401 of 770	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	52.5	436 of 753	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	48.9	470 of 749	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	60.2	346 of 736	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	68.7	241 of 687	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	84.4	77 of 663	88.4%	★★★★☆
2003	70.8	203 of 643	68.4%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	62.2	144 of 643	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	77.2	92 of 672	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	63.3	171 of 660	74.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	46.6	71 of 150	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	69.6	223 of 835	73.3%	★★★★☆
2024	70.0	229 of 860	73.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	64.1	87 of 348	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	51.0	159 of 362	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.9	168 of 362	53.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	71.2	174 of 843	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	64.5	264 of 877	69.9%	★★★★☆
2023	61.4	306 of 874	65.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	69.9	211 of 839	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	78.6	143 of 870	83.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	40.2	108 of 199	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	67.9	165 of 649	74.6%	★★★★☆
2024	76.2	120 of 673	82.2%	★★★★☆
2023	72.9	143 of 681	79.0%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)79th percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2025)78th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)75th percentile~ school

Male (2025)75th percentile~ school

White (2025)75th percentile~ school

Female (2025)73rd percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)53rd percentile-26 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)46th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts57%+8 vs state

Math37%-5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSSA Math (2025)				PSSA English Language Arts (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Allen Middle School	Public	7-8	4225 Gettysburg Rd	Camp Hill	17011	Cumberland County	West Shore School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 761-1500	272	21	12.9	75.4%	183 (67.3%)	21 (7.7%)	36 (13.2%)	7 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	22 (8.1%)	71.5	207^th of 873 public middle schools	76.3%		76.2	186^th of 891 public middle schools	79.1%	21		40.1	33.4	36.8		59.1	54.7	57.0	$21,428	$1,198	$20,230
Camp Hill Middle School	Public	6-8	2401 Chestnut St	Camp Hill	17011	Cumberland County	Camp Hill School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 901-2450	299	26	11.3	23.1%	234 (78.3%)	8 (2.7%)	29 (9.7%)	10 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.0%)	89.6	76^th of 873 public middle schools	91.3%		81.7	126^th of 891 public middle schools	85.9%	50	61.5	48.5	42.7	50.2	75.9	69.7	82.6	76.2	$19,357	$369	$18,988
Mechanicsburg Middle School	Public	6-8	1750 South Market Street	Mechanicsburg	17055	Cumberland County	Mechanicsburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 691-4560	1,112	77	14.4	39.7%	778 (70.0%)	106 (9.5%)	85 (7.6%)	74 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	67 (6.0%)	70.4	221^st of 873 public middle schools	74.7%		69.5	257^th of 891 public middle schools	71.2%	36	43.9	31.9	31.8	35.7	64.6	58.4	59.3	60.7	$18,419	$799	$17,620
Fairview Intermediate School	Public	5-6	480 Lewisberry Rd	New Cumberland	17070	York County	West Shore School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(717) 938-9577	654	39	16.8		407 (62.2%)	70 (10.7%)	101 (15.4%)	29 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	45 (6.9%)								(n/a)
New Cumberland Middle School	Public	7-8	331 8th St	New Cumberland	17070	Cumberland County	West Shore School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 774-0162	389	35	11.0	65.6%	229 (58.9%)	38 (9.8%)	76 (19.5%)	21 (5.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.9%)	61	324^th of 873 public middle schools	62.9%		58.5	380^th of 891 public middle schools	57.4%	56		44.2	24.5	34.4		48.1	49.5	48.7	$21,076	$1,179	$19,897
Mountain View Middle School	Public	6-8	30 Bali Hai Rd	Mechanicsburg	17050	Cumberland County	Cumberland Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 761-1865	1,403	96	14.5	28.3%	808 (57.6%)	86 (6.1%)	79 (5.6%)	356 (25.4%)	9 (0.6%)	3 (0.2%)	62 (4.4%)	92.2	57^th of 873 public middle schools	93.5%		93	42^nd of 891 public middle schools	95.3%	15	62.6	60.9	59.3	60.9	66.4	73.6	73.5	71.3	$15,742	$03	$15,739
Rowland Academy	Public	7-8	1842 Derry Street	Harrisburg	17104	Dauphin County	Harrisburg City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 703-4500	353	15	23.4	163.5%	5 (1.4%)	132 (37.4%)	203 (57.5%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	4.7	873^rd of 873 public middle schools	0.0%		4.5	884^th of 891 public middle schools	0.8%	11		0.0	0.0	0.0		3.0	4.4	3.7	$23,402	$78	$23,324
East Pennsboro Area Middle School	Public	6-8	529 Panther Parkway	Enola	17025	Cumberland County	East Pennsboro Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 732-0771	618	47	13.2	50.0%	371 (60.0%)	51 (8.3%)	91 (14.7%)	50 (8.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	52 (8.4%)	59.1	346^th of 873 public middle schools	60.4%		55.5	410^th of 891 public middle schools	54.0%	64	36.1	33.9	20.4	30.3	62.9	56.2	43.4	54.4	$16,549	$939	$15,610
Camp Curtin Academy	Public	6-8	2900 N 6th Street	Harrisburg	17110	Dauphin County	Harrisburg City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 703-4200	724	50	14.5	64.9%	24 (3.3%)	346 (47.8%)	311 (43.0%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.0%)	5.6	863^rd of 873 public middle schools	1.1%		5.1	878^th of 891 public middle schools	1.5%	15	1.0	1.7	0.9	1.1	8.3	9.9	13.9	9.8	$22,717	$76	$22,641
Crossroads Middle School	Public	7-8	535 Fishing Creek Rd	Lewisberry	17339	York County	West Shore School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 932-1295	541	39	13.7	40.3%	465 (86.0%)	9 (1.7%)	41 (7.6%)	10 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.8%)	72.9	198^th of 873 public middle schools	77.3%		70	252^nd of 891 public middle schools	71.7%	54		46.0	34.9	40.7		57.7	51.9	54.9	$21,241	$1,188	$20,053

Frequently Asked Questions about Allen Middle School

Is Allen Middle School a good school?

Allen Middle School ranks 207^th of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Allen Middle School in?

West Shore School District

How many students attend Allen Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 272 students attended Allen Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Allen Middle School?

Students at Allen Middle School are 67% White, 13% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 8% African American, 3% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Allen Middle School attend?

Students who attend Allen Middle School usually go on to attend Red Land Senior High School

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