📍 199 Front St, Saxton, Bedford County, 16678
Tussey Mountain MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Saxton, Bedford County. The school has 270 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Tussey Mountain SD school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 24.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.9:1. 50% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Tussey Mountain MS enrolls 270 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 24.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 97% White, 1.5% Two or more races and <1% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 263 | 97% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 1.5% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
270 of the school's 270 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 270 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Tussey Mountain MS is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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 35, state house district 78.
Tussey Mountain MS is one of 3 schools in Tussey Mountain SD, based in Saxton, Pennsylvania. The district serves 925 students district-wide and employs 79 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 270 students, Tussey Mountain MS is close to the district average of about 308 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant