Summary:
Penn Cambria School District has one middle school, Penn Cambria Middle School, which serves students in grades 6-8. The school's performance has declined in recent years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 266th out of 893 Pennsylvania middle schools in 2022-2023 to 473rd out of 873 in 2024-2025. Its SchoolDigger rating has also decreased from 4 stars to 2 stars during this time period.
Academically, Penn Cambria Middle School struggles with math proficiency, with rates ranging from 18.8% to 21.3% for different grade levels in 2024-2025, significantly lower than the state average of 30.5% to 37.8%. However, the school's English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency rates are closer to the state average, ranging from 44.7% to 58.5%. The school's science proficiency rate of 61.7% in 2023-2024 is higher than the state average of 54.5%. The school has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at 50.21% in 2023-2024, which may impact academic performance and resource allocation.
Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending of $15,049 in 2022-2023 and a low student-teacher ratio of 13.9 in 2023-2024, these resources do not seem to be translating into higher academic achievement, particularly in math. The data suggests that Penn Cambria School District may need to explore ways to improve instructional practices and support for students at Penn Cambria Middle School to better align with state-level benchmarks.
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