Best Public Schools in Gallitzin, PA


Summary:

The city of Gallitzin, Pennsylvania has a single public middle school, Penn Cambria Middle School, which serves grades 5-8 and has a total enrollment of 468 students. The school's student population is predominantly white, with a relatively high proportion of economically disadvantaged students, as indicated by the 50.21% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, Penn Cambria Middle School has mixed performance compared to state and district averages. While the school excels in science proficiency, with 71.5% of 8th-graders scoring proficient or advanced, its math proficiency rates range from 23.3% to 34.2% across grades, generally below state and district averages. In contrast, the school's English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency rates are stronger, ranging from 50.5% to 66.7%, mostly above the state and district averages. The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated in recent years, from 266th out of 893 Pennsylvania middle schools in 2022-2023 to 357th out of 883 in 2021-2022.

The Penn Cambria School District, which oversees Penn Cambria Middle School, spends $14,499 per student, above the state average. This suggests a potential opportunity to further invest in improving the school's academic performance, particularly in mathematics, and supporting the needs of its economically disadvantaged student population.








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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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