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Blue Mountain School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Pennsylvania for:
Category
Attribute
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 20%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 571 students in Blue Mountain School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Pennsylvania.
Public Middle School in Blue Mountain School District have an average math proficiency score of 28% (versus the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 58% (versus the 52% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 10% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 46% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
6 Schools
923 Schools
# Students
2,906 Students
591,579 Students
# Teachers
231 Teachers
44,337 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Blue Mountain School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 675 school districts in Pennsylvania (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 93% has increased from 88% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#208 out of 684 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(22-23)41%
38%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
62%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
71%
57%
Graduation Rate
(22-23)93%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.18
0.65
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
1%
4%
% Hispanic
6%
17%
% Black
1%
20%
% White
90%
54%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
2%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $16,896 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,696. The school district revenue/student has declined by 15% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $16,810 is less than the state median of $23,119. The school district spending/student has declined by 15% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$49 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$49 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$16,896
$23,696
Spending / Student
$16,810
$23,119
Best Blue Mountain School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Blue Mountain Middle School
(Math: 28% | Reading: 58%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
685 Red Dale Rd
Orwigsburg, PA 17961
(570) 366-0546
Orwigsburg, PA 17961
(570) 366-0546
Grades: 6-8
| 571 students
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