📍 215 1st St., Leechburg, Armstrong County, 15656
Leechburg Area MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Leechburg, Armstrong County. The school has 152 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Leechburg Area SD school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 12.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Leechburg Area MS enrolls 152 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 12.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% White, 5.9% Two or more races and <1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 142 | 93% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 5.9% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
70 of the school's 152 students (46%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 67 qualify for free lunch and 3 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.
Leechburg Area MS is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 41, state house district 55.
Leechburg Area MS is one of 3 schools in Leechburg Area SD, based in Leechburg, Pennsylvania. The district serves 617 students district-wide and employs 53 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 152 students, Leechburg Area MS is smaller than the district average of about 206 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large