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Brownsville Area Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

676^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 873 Pennsylvania Middle Schools

Better than 23% of Pennsylvania middle schools

Summary

Brownsville Area Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Brownsville, Pennsylvania, with 349 students. The school is part of the Brownsville Area School District, which is ranked 527 out of 606 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Brownsville Area Middle School consistently performs below the state average in PSSA Math and English Language Arts proficiency across all grades. For example, in 2024-2025, only 17.2% of students were proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to the state average of 41.7%. Similarly, in PSSA English Language Arts, the school's proficiency rate was 23.4% compared to the state's 48.5%. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as White students and students with low socioeconomic status. Additionally, the school has experienced relatively high dropout rates in recent years, ranging from 0.4% to 4.2%.

When compared to nearby middle schools, Brownsville Area Middle School generally performs worse academically. For instance, in 2024-2025, the school's PSSA Math proficiency rate of 17.2% was significantly lower than the rates of nearby schools like Laurel Highlands Middle School (30.1%) and Belle Vernon Area Middle School (31.8%). The school's high percentage of economically disadvantaged students (100% receiving free or reduced-price lunch) and relatively high student-teacher ratio may be contributing factors to its struggles.

329

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,890

Per pupil spending ?

106.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

Three Falcon Drive
Brownsville, PA 15417

(724) 785-2155

District: Brownsville Area School District

Students who attend Brownsville Area Middle School usually attend:

High:

Brownsville Area High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.3%

Two or more races:

7.0%

African American:

6.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 23rd percentile in 2015 → 23rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (20% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg19%

Pennsylvania avg45%

676^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

527^th of 606Brownsville Area 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	20.7	676 of 873	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	646 of 891	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	679 of 893	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	700 of 883	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.1	632 of 797	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	712 of 891	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	705 of 861	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.0	662 of 877	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.8	648 of 870	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.4	642 of 835	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	16.8	615 of 728	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.3	588 of 758	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	14.4	730 of 834	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	18.7	712 of 825	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.1	660 of 805	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.5	654 of 770	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.1	608 of 753	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	22.0	627 of 749	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	13.5	655 of 736	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	18.8	590 of 687	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	10.2	594 of 663	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	20.0	547 of 643	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	549 of 643	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	518 of 672	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.8	390 of 660	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	14.4	704 of 835	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	663 of 860	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	732 of 843	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	687 of 877	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	745 of 874	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	597 of 839	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.2	610 of 870	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	8.7	193 of 199	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.3	183 of 187	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	8.9	619 of 649	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	627 of 673	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.0	657 of 681	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)29th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)16th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2025)15th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)5th percentile-18 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)3rd percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts23%-25 vs state

Math17%-24 vs state

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Schools Near Brownsville Area Middle School

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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
Brownsville Area Middle School	Public	6-8	Three Falcon Drive	Brownsville	15417	Fayette County	Brownsville Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 785-2155	329	23	14.1	106.1%	274 (83.3%)	21 (6.4%)	8 (2.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (7.0%)	20.7	676^th of 873 public middle schools	22.6%		25.7	646^th of 891 public middle schools	27.5%	30		18.2	18.0	15.2	17.2		17.7	26.8	25.3	23.4	$19,890	$3,882	$16,007
California Area Middle School	Public	7-8	11 Trojan Way	Coal Center	15423	Washington County	California Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 785-5800	158	10	16.5	93.0%	131 (82.9%)	4 (2.5%)	6 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (10.1%)	56.4	371^st of 873 public middle schools	57.5%		44.5	519^th of 891 public middle schools	41.8%	148			25.4	19.7	22.6			54.7	57.8	56.2	$14,853	$928	$13,924
Belle Vernon Area Middle School	Public	7-8	500 Perry Ave	Belle Vernon	15012	Fayette County	Belle Vernon Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 808-2500	386	25	15.4	89.9%	322 (83.4%)	11 (2.8%)	15 (3.9%)	13 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.5%)	59.2	343^rd of 873 public middle schools	60.7%		64.2	321^st of 891 public middle schools	64.0%	22			31.7	31.9	31.8			51.4	46.0	48.8	$14,225	$638	$13,587
Albert Gallatin North Middle School	Public	6-8	113 College Avenue	Mc Clellandtown	15458	Fayette County	Albert Gallatin Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 737-5423	375	25	14.9	98.9%	332 (88.5%)	20 (5.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.6%)	46.5	479^th of 873 public middle schools	45.1%		45.8	504^th of 891 public middle schools	43.4%	25		48.2	27.4	29.8	35.7		36.3	34.9	36.3	35.9	$17,372	$1,891	$15,481
Carmichaels Area Middle School	Public	6-8	215 North Vine Street	Carmichaels	15320	Greene County	Carmichaels Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 966-5045	208	17	12.1	98.6%	196 (94.2%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (2.9%)	37.2	546^th of 873 public middle schools	37.5%		40.7	549^th of 891 public middle schools	38.4%	3		17.6	16.4	16.1	16.7		40.4	47.8	43.6	44.1	$11,182	$00	$11,182
Monessen Middle School	Public	6-8	1245 State Rd	Monessen	15062	Westmoreland County	Monessen City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 684-7100	128	15	8.6	93.0%	48 (37.5%)	50 (39.1%)	8 (6.3%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (16.4%)	12.4	757^th of 873 public middle schools	13.3%		11.5	774^th of 891 public middle schools	13.1%	17		7.5	0.0	11.5	5.8		17.0	21.1	29.6	21.7	$181	$29	$152
Frazier Middle School	Public	6-8	142 Constitution St	Perryopolis	15473	Fayette County	Frazier School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 736-9507	221	18	12.2	56.1%	210 (95.0%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	41.5	517^th of 873 public middle schools	40.8%		45.6	507^th of 891 public middle schools	43.1%	10		20.9	17.9	12.5	17.0		48.4	49.4	47.3	48.3	$19,235	$1,048	$18,187
Charleroi Area Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Fecsen Dr	Charleroi	15022	Washington County	Charleroi School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 483-3600	299	22	13.8	60.9%	198 (66.2%)	56 (18.7%)	11 (3.7%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (10.0%)	39.6	527^th of 873 public middle schools	39.6%		49.2	469^th of 891 public middle schools	47.4%	58		21.3	13.9	24.7	19.9		58.2	37.2	36.5	43.6	$45,439	$2,326	$43,113
Laurel Highlands Middle School	Public	6-8	18-20 Hookton Avenue	Uniontown	15401	Fayette County	Laurel Highlands School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 437-2865	662	44	14.9	47.1%	546 (82.5%)	33 (5.0%)	13 (2.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.4%)	57 (8.6%)	53.9	396^th of 873 public middle schools	54.6%		44.5	518^th of 891 public middle schools	41.9%	122		29.4	32.8	28.6	30.1		48.3	40.3	56.0	48.4	$17,296	$978	$16,318
Bentworth Middle School	Public	5-8	563 Lincoln Avenue	Bentleyville	15314	Washington County	Bentworth School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 239-4431	288	26	11.1	109.4%	266 (92.4%)	5 (1.7%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.2%)	48.5	452^nd of 873 public middle schools	48.2%		52.1	438^th of 891 public middle schools	50.8%	14	44.1	14.1	26.5	21.7	25.9	56.0	42.2	60.3	50.6	52.2	$13,160	$88	$13,073

Frequently Asked Questions about Brownsville Area Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Brownsville Area Middle School?

Students at Brownsville Area Middle School are 83% White, 7% Two or more races, 6% African American, 2% Hispanic.

Is Brownsville Area Middle School a good school?

Brownsville Area Middle School ranks in the bottom 22.6% of Pennsylvania middle schools.

What district is Brownsville Area Middle School in?

Brownsville Area School District

How many students attend Brownsville Area Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 329 students attended Brownsville Area Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Brownsville Area Middle School attend?

Students who attend Brownsville Area Middle School usually go on to attend Brownsville Area High School

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