Claysburg-Kimmel Junior High School is a public middle school serving grades 7-8 in the Claysburg-Kimmel School District, with 130 students. Despite being a relatively small school, it has consistently ranked in the top 30% of Pennsylvania middle schools and earned a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Claysburg-Kimmel Junior High School outperforms the state average in English Language Arts and Science proficiency, with 61.7% and 64.1% of students scoring proficient or better, respectively, compared to the state averages of 53% and 65.8%. However, the school lags behind the state in Math proficiency, with only 34.9% of students scoring proficient or better, compared to the state's 40.4%. Interestingly, 7th-grade students at Claysburg-Kimmel perform exceptionally well in Math, with 55.8% proficiency, far exceeding the state's 33.9%.
Despite having a very high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 100% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, Claysburg-Kimmel Junior High School's low-income students perform well, ranking 209 out of 877 Pennsylvania middle schools for this subgroup. The school also has had very low dropout rates in recent years. However, the school may want to investigate and address a significant gender achievement gap, as female students perform much better than their male counterparts. Comparing Claysburg-Kimmel to nearby high-performing middle schools, such as Windber Area Middle School and Hollidaysburg Area Junior High School, could provide valuable insights for areas of improvement.
Claysburg-Kimmel School District
Claysburg-Kimmel Junior High School ranks 251st of 891 Pennsylvania middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.
Students at Claysburg-Kimmel Junior High School are 98% White, 2% Two or more races.
In the 2023-24 school year, 120 students attended Claysburg-Kimmel Junior High School.