📍 1620 Teels Rd, Pen Argyl, Northampton County, 18072
Wind Gap MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Pen Argyl, Northampton County. The school has 518 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pen Argyl Area SD school district. It serves grades 4–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 45.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1. 56% of students are proficient in reading. 28% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Wind Gap MS enrolls 518 students across grades 4–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 45.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% White, 8.5% Hispanic or Latino and 3.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 441 | 85% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 44 | 8.5% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 3.5% |
| Black or African American | 11 | 2.1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
238 of the school's 518 students (46%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 217 qualify for free lunch and 21 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.
Wind Gap MS is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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-70, state senate district 40, state house district 138.
Wind Gap MS is one of 3 schools in Pen Argyl Area SD, based in Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania. The district serves 1,419 students district-wide and employs 121 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 518 students, Wind Gap MS is close to the district average of about 473 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe