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Park Forest Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

37^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 873 Pennsylvania Middle Schools

Better than 96% of Pennsylvania middle schools

Summary

Park Forest Middle School is a high-performing public middle school in State College, Pennsylvania, serving 808 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the State College Area School District, which is ranked 41 out of 606 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Park Forest Middle School consistently ranks among the top middle schools in Pennsylvania, with exceptional academic performance. The school's PSSA test scores are significantly higher than the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, particularly in English Language Arts, where proficiency rates are consistently above 75%. The school also maintains very low dropout rates and a relatively low percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting it serves a more affluent population. Additionally, the school's high spending per student and low student-teacher ratio indicate a strong investment in educational resources.

Compared to nearby schools, Mount Nittany Middle School, also part of the State College Area School District, has slightly lower academic performance than Park Forest Middle School. Other nearby schools, such as West Branch Middle School, Tyrone Area Middle School, Philipsburg-Osceola Area Middle School, and Bellefonte Area Middle School, generally have lower academic performance and serve more economically disadvantaged populations.

822

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,661

Per pupil spending ?

15.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2180 School Dr
State College, PA 16803-1130

(814) 272-8217

District: State College Area School District

Students who attend Park Forest Middle School usually attend:

High:

State College Area High School

Feeder schools for Park Forest Middle School:

Elementary:	Corl Street Elementary School
	Gray's Woods Elementary School
	Park Forest Elementary School
	Radio Park Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.2%

Asian:

10.3%

Two or more races:

6.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 91st percentile in 2015 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (70% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of Pennsylvania middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 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 school70%

District avg69%

Pennsylvania avg45%

37^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From top 9% (2015) to top 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the State College Area School District

41^st of 606State College 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	94.8	37 of 873	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	93.7	39 of 891	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	91.2	51 of 893	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	91.1	52 of 883	94.1%	★★★★★
2021	86.8	72 of 797	91.0%	★★★★★
2019	90.7	48 of 891	94.6%	★★★★★
2018	87.6	71 of 861	91.8%	★★★★★
2017	88.4	72 of 877	91.8%	★★★★★
2016	85.7	94 of 870	89.2%	★★★★☆
2015	87.2	73 of 835	91.3%	★★★★★
2014	83.1	74 of 728	89.8%	★★★★☆
2013	83.9	65 of 758	91.4%	★★★★★
2012	85.9	39 of 834	95.3%	★★★★★
2011	83.1	76 of 825	90.8%	★★★★★
2010	83.0	80 of 805	90.1%	★★★★★
2009	82.2	85 of 770	89.0%	★★★★☆
2008	85.1	63 of 753	91.6%	★★★★★
2007	82.2	70 of 749	90.7%	★★★★★
2006	83.0	77 of 736	89.5%	★★★★☆
2005	82.9	104 of 687	84.9%	★★★★☆
2004	89.3	41 of 663	93.8%	★★★★★
2003	82.9	91 of 643	85.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	78.5	29 of 138	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	79.9	23 of 145	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	79.4	23 of 144	84.0%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	85.5	47 of 643	92.7%	★★★★★
2024	94.6	22 of 672	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	87.9	40 of 660	93.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	92.6	43 of 835	94.9%	★★★★★
2024	92.3	40 of 860	95.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	75.0	137 of 843	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	81.0	98 of 877	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	68.8	214 of 874	75.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	95.0	36 of 839	95.7%	★★★★★
2024	93.3	35 of 870	96.0%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	80.5	29 of 174	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	89.8	19 of 199	90.5%	★★★★★
2023	87.8	21 of 187	88.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	90.9	37 of 649	94.3%	★★★★★
2024	88.3	50 of 673	92.6%	★★★★★
2023	82.8	74 of 681	89.1%	★★★★☆

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)96th percentile~ school

Female (2025)95th percentile~ school

White (2025)94th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)93rd percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)84th percentile-12 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)83rd percentile-12 vs school

Asian (2025)79th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts79%+31 vs state

Math61%+19 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
Park Forest Middle School	Public	6-8	2180 School Dr	State College	16803	Centre County	State College Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 272-8217	822	63	13.1	15.1%	643 (78.2%)	13 (1.6%)	21 (2.6%)	85 (10.3%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (6.8%)	94.8	37^th of 873 public middle schools	95.8%		93.7	39^th of 891 public middle schools	95.6%	2		62.8	57.8	61.8	60.9		81.6	79.4	76.4	79.2	$23,661	$89	$23,571
Centre Learning Community Charter School	Public, Charter	5-8	2643 W College Ave	State College	16801	Centre County	Centre Learning Community Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(814) 861-7980	67	6	11.1	35.8%	61 (91.0%)	1 (1.5%)	3 (4.5%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	87.4	92^nd of 873 public middle schools	89.5%		78	160^th of 891 public middle schools	82.0%	68	58.3	75.0	35.7	45.5	51.7	58.3	91.7	64.3	73.9	72.2	$22,183	$333	$21,850
Mount Nittany Middle School	Public	6-8	656 Brandywine Dr	State College	16801	Centre County	State College Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 466-5133	752	64	11.6	21.8%	572 (76.1%)	24 (3.2%)	36 (4.8%)	60 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (7.8%)	92.6	52^nd of 873 public middle schools	94.0%		89.7	65^th of 891 public middle schools	92.7%	13		65.8	57.4	48.5	57.7		76.7	77.8	70.6	75.2	$25,885	$90	$25,796
Bellefonte Area Middle School	Public	6-8	100 N School St	Bellefonte	16823	Centre County	Bellefonte Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 355-5466	591	48	12.2	36.0%	547 (92.6%)	6 (1.0%)	16 (2.7%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.5%)	71	214^th of 873 public middle schools	75.5%		71.2	235^th of 891 public middle schools	73.6%	21		42.4	40.6	37.1	40.1		63.8	49.7	57.5	56.5	$12,845	$00	$12,845
Philipsburg-Osceola Area Middle School	Public	6-8	200 Short St Suite A	Philipsburg	16866	Clearfield County	Philipsburg-Osceola Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 342-4906	372	31	11.9	53.2%	353 (94.9%)	3 (0.8%)	7 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	57.9	361^st of 873 public middle schools	58.6%		65.9	302^nd of 891 public middle schools	66.1%	59		46.8	27.8	19.1	31.1		56.7	55.7	45.3	52.5	$28,617	$1,597	$27,020
West Branch Middle School	Public	6-8	444 Allport Cutoff	Morrisdale	16858	Clearfield County	West Branch Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 345-5615	191	16	11.7	98.4%	183 (95.8%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	39.4	530^th of 873 public middle schools	39.3%		47.2	495^th of 891 public middle schools	44.4%	35		16.9	24.6	27.0	22.7		36.9	43.4	41.3	40.3	$21,305	$2,014	$19,291
Tyrone Area Middle School	Public	5-8	1001 Clay Ave	Tyrone	16686	Blair County	Tyrone Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 684-4240	489	33	14.8	56.4%	475 (97.1%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	60.2	331^st of 873 public middle schools	62.1%		67.1	285^th of 891 public middle schools	68.0%	46	25.2	29.1	33.3	54.5	35.8	34.5	36.6	50.9	54.0	44.3	$10,735	$479	$10,255

Frequently Asked Questions about Park Forest Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Park Forest Middle School?

Students at Park Forest Middle School are 78% White, 10% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 2% African American.

How many students attend Park Forest Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 822 students attended Park Forest Middle School.

What district is Park Forest Middle School in?

State College Area School District

Is Park Forest Middle School a good school?

Yes! Park Forest Middle School is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 37^th of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Park Forest Middle School attend?

Students who attend Park Forest Middle School usually go on to attend State College Area High School

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