Middle Schools in Northern Cambria School District

Summary:

The Northern Cambria School District in Pennsylvania has only one middle school, Northern Cambria Middle School, which serves students in grades 5-8. The school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, with its ranking ranging from 340 out of 891 Pennsylvania middle schools in 2023-2024 to 440 out of 893 in 2022-2023, and a current 3-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger.

While Northern Cambria Middle School's 8th-grade Math and English Language Arts (ELA) scores were higher than the state averages, its overall proficiency rates in these subjects were lower than the state averages. The school's dropout rate was 1.4% for the 2023-2024 school year. Additionally, the school district spent $15,530 per student for the 2022-2023 school year, and the school had a very high free and reduced lunch rate of 100.82% for the 2023-2024 school year, indicating a high percentage of students from low-income families.

Despite the school's small class sizes, with a student-teacher ratio of 10:1, the data suggests that Northern Cambria Middle School is facing challenges in terms of academic performance and student demographics. Further analysis and support may be needed to address these issues and improve the school's overall performance.

District Detail

601 Joseph St
Northern Cambria, PA 15714-1232

(814) 948-5481

SchoolDigger Rank:
255^th of 606 Pennsylvania districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 758

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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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 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	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
Northern Cambria Middle School	Public	5-8	601 Joseph St	Northern Cambria	15714	Cambria County	Northern Cambria School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 948-5880	234	25	9.3	104.7%	225 (96.2%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	59.2	342^nd of 873 public middle schools	60.8%		62	340^th of 891 public middle schools	61.8%	2	26.4	22.8	32.7	40.7	30.7	28.1	40.3	54.2	61.0	45.7	$9,916	$505	$9,411

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Cambria Heights School District	5.14 mi	3	162^nd
Penns Manor Area School District	8.73 mi	2	404^th
Purchase Line School District	8.85 mi	2	280^th
Harmony Area School District	8.91 mi	2	372^nd
Central Cambria School District	11.54 mi	4	139^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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