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Selinsgrove Area Middle School

Q: Is Selinsgrove Area Middle School a good school?

Selinsgrove Area Middle School ranks 241 st of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

241^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 873 Pennsylvania Middle Schools

Better than 72% of Pennsylvania middle schools

Summary

Selinsgrove Area Middle School is a public middle school serving 541 students in grades 6-8 in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, which is part of the Selinsgrove Area School District. This middle school consistently outperforms the state average in PSSA (Pennsylvania System of School Assessment) test scores for Math and English Language Arts, with 45.6% of students proficient or better in Math and 49.7% proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to state averages of 41.7% and 48.5% respectively.

Selinsgrove Area Middle School has a strong statewide ranking, placing in the top 25% of Pennsylvania middle schools in recent years, and has maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing well above average. The school's performance is relatively consistent across different student subgroups, including female, male, and low socioeconomic status students. Additionally, the school has very low dropout rates, ranging from 0.0% to 1.6% in recent years, which is significantly better than the state average.

Compared to nearby middle schools, such as Upper Dauphin Area Middle School and Shamokin Area Middle School, Selinsgrove Area Middle School outperforms them in both Math and English Language Arts proficiency rates. This consistent academic performance, combined with the school's higher spending per student, which has ranged from $13,687 to $16,615 in recent years, suggests the school has established effective teaching and learning practices that support student success.

532

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,085

Per pupil spending ?

50.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

359 Seals Avenue
Selinsgrove, PA 17870

(570) 372-2250

District: Selinsgrove Area School District

Students who attend Selinsgrove Area Middle School usually attend:

High:

Selinsgrove Area High School

Feeder schools for Selinsgrove Area Middle School:

Elementary:	Selinsgrove Area Elementary School
	Selinsgrove Intrmd School

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.2%

Hispanic:

5.3%

Two or more races:

3.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 88th percentile in 2021 → 72nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Pennsylvania median (72nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 88th-percentile peak (2021) to 72nd (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg52%

Pennsylvania avg45%

241^st of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Top 28%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From top 41% (2015) to top 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

137^th of 606Selinsgrove 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	67.7	241 of 873	72.4%	★★★★☆
2024	73.9	206 of 891	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	78.8	159 of 893	82.2%	★★★★☆
2022	79.8	143 of 883	83.8%	★★★★☆
2021	82.8	99 of 797	87.6%	★★★★☆
2019	77.9	174 of 891	80.5%	★★★★☆
2018	77.5	173 of 861	79.9%	★★★★☆
2017	70.9	237 of 877	73.0%	★★★★☆
2016	70.6	252 of 870	71.0%	★★★★☆
2015	60.1	345 of 835	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	61.9	319 of 728	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	67.4	281 of 758	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	79.2	130 of 834	84.4%	★★★★☆
2011	75.0	186 of 825	77.5%	★★★★☆
2010	78.1	136 of 805	83.1%	★★★★☆
2009	75.2	165 of 770	78.6%	★★★★☆
2008	73.6	182 of 753	75.8%	★★★★☆
2007	76.0	149 of 749	80.1%	★★★★☆
2006	72.4	200 of 736	72.8%	★★★★☆
2005	61.6	303 of 687	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	56.5	355 of 663	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2003	57.5	322 of 643	49.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	53.9	211 of 643	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.9	463 of 672	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.5	178 of 660	73.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	64.1	281 of 835	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.4	198 of 860	77.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	63.9	254 of 843	69.9%	★★★★☆
2024	70.2	206 of 877	76.5%	★★★★☆
2023	71.1	178 of 874	79.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	68.5	222 of 839	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	71.6	209 of 870	76.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	54.8	258 of 649	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.7	231 of 673	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.5	169 of 681	75.2%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2025)74th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)70th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2025)67th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)66th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)60th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts50%~ state avg

Math46%+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 (2025)	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
Selinsgrove Area Middle School	Public	6-8	359 Seals Avenue	Selinsgrove	17870	Snyder County	Selinsgrove Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 372-2250	532	38	14.1	50.2%	469 (88.2%)	8 (1.5%)	28 (5.3%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.6%)	67.7	241^st of 873 public middle schools	72.4%		73.9	206^th of 891 public middle schools	76.9%	35		55.7	50.8	28.9	45.6		50.3	51.2	47.5	49.7	$16,085	$446	$15,639
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
Midd-West Middle School	Public	6-7	10 Dock Hill Road	Middleburg	17842	Snyder County	Midd-West School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 837-0046	295	23	12.7	102.4%	286 (96.9%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	55.8	378^th of 873 public middle schools	56.7%		62	339^th of 891 public middle schools	62.0%	39		52.9	36.2		44.7		40.5	38.5		39.5	$11,684	$1,291	$10,393
Line Mountain Middle School	Public	5-8	187 Line Mountain Rd	Herndon	17830	Northumberland County	Line Mountain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 758-2011	319	21	15.3	49.8%	302 (94.7%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	45.3	489^th of 873 public middle schools	44.0%		48.7	478^th of 891 public middle schools	46.4%	11	18.5	12.5	32.3	10.6	17.6	35.3	48.8	52.3	51.8	47.5	$15,181	$971	$14,210
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
Mifflinburg Area Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Mabel St	Mifflinburg	17844	Union County	Mifflinburg Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 966-8290	445	32	13.7	94.8%	412 (92.6%)	8 (1.8%)	18 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	64	291^st of 873 public middle schools	66.7%		73.8	210^th of 891 public middle schools	76.4%	81		31.1	43.6	46.1	40.1		44.2	52.7	52.5	49.6	$17,502	$452	$17,050
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Selinsgrove Area Middle School

How many students attend Selinsgrove Area Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 532 students attended Selinsgrove Area Middle School.

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

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

What is the racial makeup of Selinsgrove Area Middle School?

Students at Selinsgrove Area Middle School are 88% White, 5% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

Is Selinsgrove Area Middle School a good school?

Selinsgrove Area Middle School ranks 241^st of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Selinsgrove Area Middle School in?

Selinsgrove Area School District

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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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