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Kutztown Area Middle School

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Kutztown Area Middle School ranks 187 th of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

187^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 873 Pennsylvania Middle Schools

Better than 79% of Pennsylvania middle schools

Summary

Kutztown Area Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in the Kutztown Area School District. With 294 students, the school consistently outperforms the state average in both Math and English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, 63.7% of Kutztown Area Middle School students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 48.5%.

Kutztown Area Middle School also has very low dropout rates, ranging from 0.0% to 1.6% over the past few years, which is significantly better than the state average. Additionally, the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 10.9 to 11.5 over the past few years, better than many nearby schools like C.E. Cole Intermediate School and Muhlenberg Junior High School, which both have 100% free/reduced lunch recipients.

Kutztown Area Middle School outperforms many of the nearby middle schools in both test scores and overall school rankings. In 2024-2025, the school ranked 187th out of 873 PA middle schools, while nearby schools like C.E. Cole Intermediate (606th) and Muhlenberg Junior High (606th) ranked much lower. This strong academic performance may be attributed to the school's higher per-student spending of $23,456 in 2022-2023, compared to some nearby schools like Schuylkill Valley Middle School ($14,027) and C.E. Cole Intermediate ($13,489).

314

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,849

Per pupil spending ?

38.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10 Deisher Ln
Kutztown, PA 19530-8602

(610) 683-3575

District: Kutztown Area School District

Students who attend Kutztown Area Middle School usually attend:

High:

Kutztown Area Senior High School

Feeder schools for Kutztown Area Middle School:

Elementary:	Greenwich-Lenhartsville Elementary School
	Kutztown Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.4%

Hispanic:

15.3%

African American:

3.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 59th percentile in 2015 → 79th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (51% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of Pennsylvania middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 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 school51%

District avg55%

Pennsylvania avg45%

187^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Top 21%▲ up 19 pts since 2015

From top 41% (2015) to top 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

111^th of 606Kutztown 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	74.0	187 of 873	78.6%	★★★★☆
2024	70.3	248 of 891	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	66.0	291 of 893	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.4	248 of 883	71.9%	★★★★☆
2021	69.6	212 of 797	73.4%	★★★★☆
2019	69.8	261 of 891	70.7%	★★★★☆
2018	70.0	257 of 861	70.2%	★★★★☆
2017	63.1	330 of 877	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	63.7	327 of 870	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	60.4	340 of 835	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	67.8	258 of 728	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	73.4	198 of 758	73.9%	★★★★☆
2012	66.5	331 of 834	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	69.1	276 of 825	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.3	310 of 805	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	67.3	260 of 770	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	70.9	217 of 753	71.2%	★★★★☆
2007	73.0	180 of 749	76.0%	★★★★☆
2006	74.0	181 of 736	75.4%	★★★★☆
2005	67.1	256 of 687	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	62.3	307 of 663	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2003	84.5	77 of 643	88.0%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	55.2	198 of 643	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.0	209 of 672	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.3	139 of 660	78.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	77.9	146 of 835	82.5%	★★★★☆
2024	68.3	250 of 860	70.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	51.8	141 of 348	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.1	193 of 362	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	60.3	291 of 843	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.1	268 of 877	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.2	393 of 874	55.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	66.3	239 of 839	71.5%	★★★★☆
2024	68.9	243 of 870	72.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	67.5	167 of 649	74.3%	★★★★☆
2024	60.4	236 of 673	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.7	237 of 681	65.2%	★★★☆☆

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)83rd percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)74th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)72nd percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2025)69th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)65th percentile-13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)59th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts64%+15 vs state

Math38%-4 vs state

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Schools Near Kutztown 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 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	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
Kutztown Area Middle School	Public	6-8	10 Deisher Ln	Kutztown	19530	Berks County	Kutztown Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 683-3575	314	26	11.9	38.5%	240 (76.4%)	11 (3.5%)	48 (15.3%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)	74	187^th of 873 public middle schools	78.6%		70.3	248^th of 891 public middle schools	72.2%	61			46.7	39.7	27.9	37.9			68.6	64.1	58.7	63.7	$24,849	$786	$24,062
Brandywine Heights Intrmd/Middle School	Public	4-8	200 W Weis St	Topton	19562	Berks County	Brandywine Heights Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 682-5131	460	41	11.2	35.0%	409 (88.9%)	2 (0.4%)	29 (6.3%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.5%)	66	265^th of 873 public middle schools	69.6%		64.5	317^th of 891 public middle schools	64.4%	52	64.1	68.4	46.4	33.7	30.6	47.4	54.4	61.1	55.1	53.9	53.7	55.5	$22,541	$272	$22,269
Fleetwood Middle School	Public	5-8	407 N Richmond St	Fleetwood	19522	Berks County	Fleetwood Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 944-7634	659	51	12.9	38.4%	483 (73.3%)	18 (2.7%)	141 (21.4%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.7%)	53.5	399^th of 873 public middle schools	54.3%		61.4	349^th of 891 public middle schools	60.8%	50		54.0	41.3	24.1	28.8	36.6		45.2	47.5	43.2	50.7	46.6	$20,320	$683	$19,637
Oley Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	3247 Friedensburg RD	Oley	19547	Berks County	Oley Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 987-4100	325	30	10.8	32.3%	283 (87.1%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	63.9	293^rd of 873 public middle schools	66.4%		79.9	137^th of 891 public middle schools	84.6%	156			30.5	36.9	39.0	35.5			47.6	52.4	58.5	53.1	$20,010	$192	$19,818
Schuylkill Valley Middle School	Public	5-8	114 Ontelaunee Dr	Leesport	19533	Berks County	Schuylkill Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 926-7111	691	44	15.8	38.6%	535 (77.4%)	24 (3.5%)	98 (14.2%)	19 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.3%)	6 (0.9%)	59.4	340^th of 873 public middle schools	61.1%		65.2	312^th of 891 public middle schools	65.0%	28		20.8	39.0	29.4	19.9	27.3		27.6	55.1	59.4	51.5	48.5	$13,716	$00	$13,716
Lower Macungie Middle School	Public	6-8	6299 Lower Macungie Road	Macungie	18062	Lehigh County	East Penn School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 395-8593	1,041	87	11.9	40.7%	646 (62.1%)	49 (4.7%)	246 (23.6%)	41 (3.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (5.5%)	80	138^th of 873 public middle schools	84.2%		78.5	156^th of 891 public middle schools	82.5%	18			47.2	49.5	31.2	42.8			70.2	69.8	60.4	66.8	$19,242	$213	$19,029
Hamburg Area Middle School	Public	6-8	Windsor Street	Hamburg	19526	Berks County	Hamburg Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 562-3990	482	38	12.5	54.4%	407 (84.4%)	1 (0.2%)	55 (11.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.3%)	44.6	493^rd of 873 public middle schools	43.5%		41.2	546^th of 891 public middle schools	38.7%	53			30.4	22.4	21.2	24.9			41.2	46.3	46.4	44.5	$17,940	$838	$17,102
C E Cole Intermediate School	Public	4-6	801 Bellevue Avenue	Reading	19605	Berks County	Muhlenberg School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 921-8000	986	60	16.4	96.3%	214 (21.7%)	78 (7.9%)	578 (58.6%)	13 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	101 (10.2%)								(n/a)	26.5	18.2	18.9			20.9	23.7	28.8	32.4			28.5	$14,501	$1,528	$12,973
Muhlenberg Junior High School	Public	7-9	801 E Bellevue Ave	Reading	19605	Berks County	Muhlenberg School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 921-8034	1,016	65	15.7	99.0%	204 (20.1%)	84 (8.3%)	648 (63.8%)	11 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	66 (6.5%)	29	606^th of 873 public middle schools	30.6%		29.2	624^th of 891 public middle schools	30.0%	18				20.3	18.6	19.4				26.5	34.1	30.3	$15,650	$703	$14,947
Eyer Middle School	Public	6-8	5616 Buckeye Rd	Macungie	18062	Lehigh County	East Penn School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 965-1600	804	71	11.2	26.5%	589 (73.3%)	22 (2.7%)	109 (13.6%)	45 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.9%)	90.1	74^th of 873 public middle schools	91.5%		84.6	106^th of 891 public middle schools	88.1%	32			57.7	55.9	43.3	52.2			77.0	76.6	69.4	74.3	$20,653	$149	$20,504

Frequently Asked Questions about Kutztown Area Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Kutztown Area Middle School?

Students at Kutztown Area Middle School are 76% White, 15% Hispanic, 4% African American, 3% Two or more races.

Is Kutztown Area Middle School a good school?

Kutztown Area Middle School ranks 187^th of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Kutztown Area Middle School in?

Kutztown Area School District

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

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

How many students attend Kutztown Area Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 314 students attended Kutztown Area Middle School.

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