📍 401 Division St, Gallitzin, Cambria County, 16641
Penn Cambria MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Gallitzin, Cambria County. The school has 468 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Penn Cambria SD school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 31.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1. 59% of students are proficient in reading. 18% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Penn Cambria MS enrolls 468 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 31.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 97% White, 2.1% Two or more races and <1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 453 | 97% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 2.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
235 of the school's 468 students (50%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 221 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.
Penn Cambria MS is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). 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 35, state house district 72.
Penn Cambria MS is one of 5 schools in Penn Cambria SD, based in Cresson, Pennsylvania. The district serves 1,449 students district-wide and employs 111 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 468 students, Penn Cambria MS is larger than the district average of about 290 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe