📍 2500 Cassady Ave, Huntingdon, Huntingdon County, 16652
Huntingdon Area MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Huntingdon, Huntingdon County. The school has 385 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Huntingdon Area SD school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 34.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1. 43% of students are proficient in reading. 23% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Huntingdon Area MS enrolls 385 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 34.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% White, 4.7% Two or more races and 1.8% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 355 | 92% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 4.7% |
| Black or African American | 7 | 1.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 | 1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
194 of the school's 385 students (50%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 180 qualify for free lunch and 14 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Huntingdon Area MS is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 34, state house district 81.
Huntingdon Area MS is one of 4 schools in Huntingdon Area SD, based in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. The district serves 1,702 students district-wide and employs 147 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 385 students, Huntingdon Area MS is close to the district average of about 426 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant