Punxsutawney Area Middle School
465 Beyer Ave
Punxsutawney PA, 15767, Jefferson County
Phone: 814-938-5151
Ranking: 
(1,486 out of 2,311, bottom 36%)*
(1,486 out of 2,311, bottom 36%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 4 to Grade 7
School District: Punxsutawney Area School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 57 | 57 | 57 | 55 | 53 | 46 | 49 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 723 | 709 | 739 | 727 | 761 | 629 | 637 | |||||||
| Grade 4: | 188 | 26.0% | 168 | 23.7% | 172 | 23.3% | 168 | 23.1% | 179 | 23.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 5: | 166 | 23.0% | 178 | 25.1% | 178 | 24.1% | 180 | 24.8% | 194 | 25.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 6: | 182 | 25.2% | 180 | 25.4% | 183 | 24.8% | 204 | 28.1% | 176 | 23.1% | 202 | 32.1% | 202 | 31.7% |
| Grade 7: | 183 | 25.3% | 182 | 25.7% | 201 | 27.2% | 175 | 24.1% | 206 | 27.1% | 210 | 33.4% | 214 | 33.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | 3 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 381 | 52.7% | 379 | 53.5% | 387 | 52.4% | 389 | 53.5% | 391 | 51.4% | 300 | 47.7% | 310 | 48.7% |
| Female: | 342 | 47.3% | 330 | 46.5% | 352 | 47.6% | 338 | 46.5% | 362 | 47.6% | 321 | 51.0% | 323 | 50.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% |
| Hispanic: | 4 | 0.6% | 7 | 1.0% | 6 | 0.8% | 7 | 1.0% | 8 | 1.1% | 4 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.6% |
| Black: | 3 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| White: | 709 | 98.1% | 690 | 97.3% | 724 | 98.0% | 709 | 97.5% | 747 | 98.2% | 622 | 98.9% | 629 | 98.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 3 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 285 | 39.4% | 304 | 42.9% | 308 | 41.7% | 272 | 37.4% | 247 | 32.5% | 241 | 38.3% | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 29 | 4.0% | 51 | 7.2% | 56 | 7.6% | 75 | 10.3% | 84 | 11.0% | 68 | 10.8% | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.59 | 12.52 | 13.03 | 13.12 | 14.24 | 13.80 | 13.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 87.2% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 93.6% | 82.6% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 77.4% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 81.5% | 72.1% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 86.7% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 89.3% | 82.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 81.9% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 92.3% | 73.3% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 68.6% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 77.3% | 65% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.9% | 47.6% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 63.5% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 75.3% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67.1% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.8% | 67% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 77.9% | 75.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 85.6% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 85.2% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 70.6% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 60.3% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 64% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 74.4% | 67.6% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.8% | 73.6% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 68.2% | 68.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | 66.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.6% | 62.6% | 67.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 64.9% | 70.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 73.5% | 75.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 78.6% | 78.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 76.7% | 80.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.1% | 60.1% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 62.4% | 70% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 70% | 71.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79.3% | 76% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 75.9% | 76% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 50.6% | 50.6% | 51.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 50.8% | 50.8% | 57.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.1% | 59.9% | 62.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 49.6% | 49.6% | 62.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 56.2% | 67.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 74.6% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 80.4% | 71.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 63.9% | 63.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 68.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 63.3% | 64.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.9% | 59.9% | 70.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 69% | 75% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 78.4% | 78.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 82.3% | 80.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 58.5% | 52.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 58.5% | 54.8% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 30.6% | 30.6% | 66.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 45.7% | 46% | 71.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 52.3% | 52.1% | 69.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 57.4% | 71.2% |
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* Punxsutawney Area Middle School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.