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Spring Cove Middle School

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Spring Cove Middle School ranks 469 th of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

469^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 873 Pennsylvania Middle Schools

Better than 46% of Pennsylvania middle schools

Summary

Spring Cove Middle School is a public middle school located in Roaring Spring, Pennsylvania, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 373 students. The school is part of the Spring Cove School District, which is ranked 377 out of 606 school districts in Pennsylvania and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Academically, Spring Cove Middle School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Pennsylvania middle schools, with performance on PSSA tests significantly below the state average in both Math and English Language Arts (ELA) across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 27.1% of students were proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to the state average of 41.7%, and the school's PSSA ELA proficiency rate was 45%, compared to the state average of 48.5%. The school also struggles with students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking in the bottom 40% of Pennsylvania middle schools for this subgroup.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Bellwood Antis Middle School, Chestnut Ridge Middle School, and Hollidaysburg Area Junior High School, Spring Cove Middle School consistently underperforms, with lower proficiency rates in Math, ELA, and Science. These nearby schools also have higher overall rankings within the state, with Hollidaysburg Area Junior High School ranking in the top 10% of Pennsylvania middle schools.

363

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,803

Per pupil spending ?

55.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

185 Spring Cove Drive
Roaring Spring, PA 16673-1633

(814) 224-2106

District: Spring Cove School District

Students who attend Spring Cove Middle School usually attend:

High:

Central High School

Feeder schools for Spring Cove Middle School:

Elementary:	Martinsburg Elementary School
	Spring Cove Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.4%

Hispanic:

2.8%

Two or more races:

2.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 36th percentile in 2024 → 46th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 46th (2025) from a 36th-percentile low (2024)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (36% vs 45% meeting standards)

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

!Math scores 15 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg40%

Pennsylvania avg45%

469^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 46%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From top 49% (2015) to bottom 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

377^th of 606Spring Cove 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	47.5	469 of 873	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.4	569 of 891	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.8	544 of 893	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.6	526 of 883	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.4	450 of 797	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.9	467 of 891	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.7	443 of 861	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	61.6	345 of 877	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	62.5	342 of 870	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	55.2	406 of 835	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	52.5	415 of 728	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	70.9	230 of 758	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	72.1	248 of 834	70.3%	★★★★☆
2011	63.3	362 of 825	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	73.5	191 of 805	76.3%	★★★★☆
2009	59.3	370 of 770	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	72.4	197 of 753	73.8%	★★★★☆
2007	56.0	402 of 749	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	55.7	394 of 736	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	61.2	305 of 687	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	64.3	279 of 663	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2003	62.5	284 of 643	55.8%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	401 of 643	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.1	418 of 672	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.1	327 of 660	50.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	47.3	453 of 835	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.7	538 of 860	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	39.5	519 of 843	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.1	607 of 877	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.6	602 of 874	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	45.6	452 of 839	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.9	574 of 870	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	27.5	496 of 649	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	599 of 673	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	583 of 681	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)46th percentile~ school

Female (2025)46th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2025)38th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)24th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts45%-3 vs state

Math27%-15 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Saturday, November 20, 2021

This school is a living hell for me they do nothing about bullying and they couldn't care less about their students Close Quote

by a citizen
Monday, February 25, 2013

Test scores alone do not define a high quality school. Spring Cove Middle School is a grades 6-8 school that truly understands the needs of the middle school learner. High expectations are coupled with a unique team oriented learning environment. Achievement outcomes for the school, as demonstrated by annually meeting the rigorous AYP standards of the state department of education, are considered stellar. This is a school that strives to raise the level of all learners Close Quote

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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 3rd Grade	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 3rd Grade	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
Spring Cove Middle School	Public	6-8	185 Spring Cove Drive	Roaring Spring	16673	Blair County	Spring Cove School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 224-2106	363	25	14.3	55.1%	339 (93.4%)	2 (0.6%)	10 (2.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.8%)	47.5	469^th of 873 public middle schools	46.3%		38.4	569^th of 891 public middle schools	36.1%	100				31.3	26.8	23.6	27.1				43.4	56.3	36.1	45.0	$14,803	$905	$13,898
Claysburg-Kimmel Junior High School	Public	7-8	531 Bedford St	Claysburg	16625	Blair County	Claysburg-Kimmel School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(814) 239-5141	102	9	11.1	117.6%	100 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	63.8	294^th of 873 public middle schools	66.3%		70.1	251^st of 891 public middle schools	71.8%	43					30.4	36.3	33.4					47.8	56.8	52.2	$19,157	$1,610	$17,546
Hollidaysburg Area Junior High School	Public	7-9	1000 Hewit St	Hollidaysburg	16648	Blair County	Hollidaysburg Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 695-4426	756	57	13.3	44.7%	700 (92.6%)	3 (0.4%)	15 (2.0%)	16 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.8%)	90.7	69^th of 873 public middle schools	92.1%		85.9	93^rd of 891 public middle schools	89.6%	24					52.5	67.6	60.7					65.4	67.6	66.6	$14,732	$841	$13,891
Northern Bedford County Middle School	Public	6-8	152 NBC Dr	Loysburg	16659	Bedford County	Northern Bedford County School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 766-2221	205	16	12.6	46.8%	198 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	65.8	267^th of 873 public middle schools	69.4%		71	237^th of 891 public middle schools	73.4%	30				36.1	38.1	29.1	34.6				52.4	57.8	58.0	56.2	$18,710	$1,650	$17,060
Tussey Mountain Middle School	Public	5-8	199 Front St	Saxton	16678	Bedford County	Tussey Mountain School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 635-2975	272	24	11.4	94.9%	262 (96.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	30.7	589^th of 873 public middle schools	32.5%		41	547^th of 891 public middle schools	38.6%	42			29.7	17.3	15.4	21.0	21.0			32.4	36.0	38.5	37.2	35.8	$22,027	$880	$21,147
Altoona Area Junior High School	Public	6-8	1400 7th Ave	Altoona	16602	Blair County	Altoona Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 381-7512	1,578	127	12.3	99.8%	1,314 (83.3%)	138 (8.7%)	37 (2.3%)	6 (0.4%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	76 (4.8%)	51.8	413^th of 873 public middle schools	52.7%		52.5	433^rd of 891 public middle schools	51.4%	20				38.3	30.0	29.0	32.6				52.0	35.0	44.3	43.9	$13,341	$2,212	$11,130
Penn Cambria Middle School	Public	6-8	401 Division St	Gallitzin	16641	Cambria County	Penn Cambria School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 886-4181	343	22	15.4	69.4%	328 (95.6%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	47.3	473^rd of 873 public middle schools	45.8%		63.1	329^th of 891 public middle schools	63.1%	144				21.0	21.3	18.8	20.3				44.7	50.9	58.5	51.4	$15,943	$993	$14,950
Chestnut Ridge Middle School	Public	3-7	3281 Valley Road	Fishertown	15539	Bedford County	Chestnut Ridge School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 839-4195	424	33	12.7	54.7%	404 (95.3%)	2 (0.5%)	11 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	83.1	120^th of 873 public middle schools	86.3%		66.5	291^st of 891 public middle schools	67.3%	171	47.8	38.6	65.0	66.7	38.1		50.3	52.1	39.8	55.0	78.8	60.7		56.1	$17,277	$2,795	$14,482
Bellwood Antis Middle School	Public	5-8	400 Martin Street	Bellwood	16617	Blair County	Bellwood-Antis School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 742-2273	332	27	12.2	47.6%	323 (97.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	67.6	242^nd of 873 public middle schools	72.3%		70.9	240^th of 891 public middle schools	73.1%	2			38.1	35.6	52.0	20.7	36.3			38.5	57.6	61.3	58.0	53.5	$14,354	$533	$13,822

Frequently Asked Questions about Spring Cove Middle School

What high school do graduates of Spring Cove Middle School attend?

Students who attend Spring Cove Middle School usually go on to attend Central High School

What is the racial makeup of Spring Cove Middle School?

Students at Spring Cove Middle School are 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Spring Cove Middle School in?

Spring Cove School District

How many students attend Spring Cove Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 363 students attended Spring Cove Middle School.

Is Spring Cove Middle School a good school?

Spring Cove Middle School ranks 469^th of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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