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Danville Area Middle School

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Danville Area Middle School ranks 147 th of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

147^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 873 Pennsylvania Middle Schools

Better than 83% of Pennsylvania middle schools

Summary

Danville Area Middle School is a public middle school serving 512 students in grades 6-8 in the Danville Area School District in Danville, Pennsylvania. The school consistently outperforms state averages on standardized tests and ranks in the top 20% of Pennsylvania middle schools.

Danville Area Middle School's academic performance is particularly impressive, with 45.2% of students proficient or better in PSSA Math and 60.9% proficient or better in PSSA English Language Arts, compared to state averages of 41.7% and 48.5%, respectively. The school also maintains very low dropout rates, ranging from 0.0% to 1.6% in recent years, significantly lower than the state average. Danville Area Middle School's strong performance extends across different student subgroups, with the school ranking 112 out of 835 Pennsylvania middle schools for female students and 187 out of 649 for white students, both earning 4-star ratings from SchoolDigger.

Compared to nearby middle schools, such as Selinsgrove Area Middle School, Mount Carmel Area Junior High School, and Shikellamy Middle School, Danville Area Middle School outperforms them in academic metrics. This consistent high performance over the years, along with the school's ability to serve a diverse student population, makes Danville Area Middle School a standout institution in the region.

518

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,205

Per pupil spending ?

35.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

252 Northumberland St
Danville, PA 17821

(570) 271-3268

District: Danville Area School District

Students who attend Danville Area Middle School usually attend:

High:

Danville Area Senior High School

Feeder schools for Danville Area Middle School:

Elementary:	Danville Primary School
	Liberty-Valley Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.3%

Hispanic:

5.4%

Two or more races:

3.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 87th percentile in 2015 → 83rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (53% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of Pennsylvania middle schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg58%

Pennsylvania avg45%

147^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Top 17%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From top 13% (2015) to top 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

66^th of 606Danville 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	78.7	147 of 873	83.2%	★★★★☆
2024	76.6	180 of 891	79.8%	★★★★☆
2023	77.2	174 of 893	80.5%	★★★★☆
2022	85.5	95 of 883	89.2%	★★★★☆
2021	82.1	106 of 797	86.7%	★★★★☆
2019	81.9	125 of 891	86.0%	★★★★☆
2018	79.9	143 of 861	83.4%	★★★★☆
2017	72.4	227 of 877	74.1%	★★★★☆
2016	73.7	211 of 870	75.7%	★★★★☆
2015	81.9	112 of 835	86.6%	★★★★☆
2014	72.9	189 of 728	74.0%	★★★★☆
2013	76.7	157 of 758	79.3%	★★★★☆
2012	77.2	171 of 834	79.5%	★★★★☆
2011	78.1	148 of 825	82.1%	★★★★☆
2010	70.3	240 of 805	70.2%	★★★★☆
2009	68.4	245 of 770	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	70.4	221 of 753	70.7%	★★★★☆
2007	72.8	186 of 749	75.2%	★★★★☆
2006	68.4	236 of 736	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	64.6	278 of 687	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	75.7	169 of 663	74.5%	★★★★☆
2003	70.0	212 of 643	67.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	272 of 643	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.5	275 of 672	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.7	231 of 660	65.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	83.1	112 of 835	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	78.3	147 of 860	82.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	66.6	223 of 843	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	72.0	181 of 877	79.4%	★★★★☆
2023	60.3	313 of 874	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	68.6	220 of 839	73.8%	★★★★☆
2024	71.9	204 of 870	76.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	64.7	187 of 649	71.2%	★★★★☆
2024	60.3	237 of 673	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.8	236 of 681	65.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

Female (2025)87th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)74th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)71st percentile-12 vs school

Disabled (2025)58th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts61%+12 vs state

Math45%+4 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 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
Danville Area Middle School	Public	6-8	252 Northumberland St	Danville	17821	Montour County	Danville Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 271-3268	518	39	13.3	35.5%	447 (86.3%)	8 (1.5%)	28 (5.4%)	17 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.5%)	78.7	147^th of 873 public middle schools	83.2%		76.6	180^th of 891 public middle schools	79.8%	33		46.3	49.7	40.0	45.2		62.3	59.7	60.8	60.9	$16,205	$810	$15,394
Southern Columbia Middle School	Public	5-8	810 Southern Drive	Catawissa	17820	Columbia County	Southern Columbia Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 356-3400	367	27	13.5	38.1%	348 (94.8%)	2 (0.5%)	9 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	85.2	102^nd of 873 public middle schools	88.3%		86.9	85^th of 891 public middle schools	90.5%	17	44.0	50.0	60.8	53.5	52.3	43.4	71.4	66.7	55.6	59.9	$18,571	$1,228	$17,343
Bloomsburg Area Middle School	Public	6-8	1100 Railroad St	Bloomsburg	17815	Columbia County	Bloomsburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 784-9100	380	27	13.8	50.0%	307 (80.8%)	22 (5.8%)	25 (6.6%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.2%)	66.6	251^st of 873 public middle schools	71.2%		72.4	225^th of 891 public middle schools	74.7%	26		46.8	39.8	32.0	39.1		55.8	42.3	58.6	52.7	$7,832	$1,426	$6,407
Shikellamy Middle School	Public	6-8	545 Permastone Dr	Northumberland	17857	Northumberland County	Shikellamy School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 286-3736	588	33	18.0	111.6%	408 (69.4%)	26 (4.4%)	102 (17.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (8.7%)	43.6	502^nd of 873 public middle schools	42.5%		45.7	506^th of 891 public middle schools	43.2%	4		35.0	31.2	26.2	30.7		38.6	34.4	38.6	37.1	$16,281	$1,977	$14,304
Milton Area Middle School	Public	6-8	700 Mahoning St	Milton	17847	Northumberland County	Milton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 742-7614	445	36	12.2	56.0%	351 (78.9%)	11 (2.5%)	44 (9.9%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.6%)	69.3	231^st of 873 public middle schools	73.5%		67.2	284^th of 891 public middle schools	68.1%	53		39.0	36.6	39.5	38.4		56.0	57.2	55.4	56.2	$19,525	$551	$18,974
Shamokin Area Intermediate School	Public	5-6	3000 W State St	Coal Township	17866	Northumberland County	Shamokin Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 648-5721	308	15	20.2	103.2%	216 (70.1%)	15 (4.9%)	67 (21.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)								(n/a)	18.9	15.1			17.2	27.0	29.5			28.2	$10,256	$1,532	$8,724
Shamokin Area Middle School	Public	7-8	2000 W State St	Shamokin	17866	Northumberland County	Shamokin Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 648-5731	351	25	14.1	100.3%	269 (76.6%)	14 (4.0%)	54 (15.4%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)	24.9	638^th of 873 public middle schools	26.9%		35.2	590^th of 891 public middle schools	33.8%	48			15.3	9.9	12.4			26.7	38.1	32.6	$10,331	$1,598	$8,733
Central Columbia Middle School	Public	5-8	4777 Old Berwick Rd	Bloomsburg	17815	Columbia County	Central Columbia School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 784-6103	587	40	14.6	37.8%	513 (87.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.9%)	16 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	32 (5.5%)	84.8	105^th of 873 public middle schools	88.0%		89.6	67^th of 891 public middle schools	92.5%	38	54.4	63.9	59.4	63.6	60.5	56.7	61.4	51.9	63.6	58.5	$19,266	$636	$18,630
Donald H Eichhorn Middle School	Public	6-8	2057 Washington Ave	Lewisburg	17837	Union County	Lewisburg Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 523-3220	438	34	12.8	26.9%	338 (77.2%)	15 (3.4%)	38 (8.7%)	17 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.8%)	95.2	35^th of 873 public middle schools	96.0%		92.5	44^th of 891 public middle schools	95.1%	9		65.2	62.7	61.9	63.2		79.3	78.4	75.5	77.7	$22,701	$254	$22,447
Mount Carmel Area Junior High School	Public	7-8	600 W 5th St	Mount Carmel	17851	Northumberland County	Mount Carmel Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 339-1500	253	15	17.0	102.8%	202 (79.8%)	5 (2.0%)	33 (13.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.7%)	43.6	501^st of 873 public middle schools	42.6%		44.4	521^st of 891 public middle schools	41.5%	20			29.7	29.6	29.7			34.2	36.2	35.3	$14,300	$607	$13,693

Frequently Asked Questions about Danville Area Middle School

What district is Danville Area Middle School in?

Danville Area School District

Is Danville Area Middle School a good school?

Danville Area Middle School ranks 147^th of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Danville Area Middle School?

Students at Danville Area Middle School are 86% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% African American.

How many students attend Danville Area Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 518 students attended Danville Area Middle School.

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

Students who attend Danville Area Middle School usually go on to attend Danville Area Senior High School

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2024–25 graduation ratesMar 29, 2026

2024–25 dropout ratesMar 27, 2026

2023–24 school spending dataJan 29, 2026

2024–25 Keystone Exams & PSSA scoresNov 13, 2025

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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