Ambridge Area Middle School
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Freedom, Pennsylvania
Ambridge Area Middle School in Freedom, Pennsylvania enrolled 500 students in 2024-25 with 31.0 full-time teachers, 16.1 students per teacher against the Pennsylvania middle-school median of 12.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 45-49% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 16% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Pennsylvania: 54% and 38.1%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 11%
467 students in 2022-23, 475 students in 2023-24, 500 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 34.8 to 31.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 467 | 34.8 | 13.4 |
| 2023-24 | 475 | 32.1 | 14.8 |
| 2024-25 | 500 | 31.0 | 16.1 |
16.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 91 of every 100 Pennsylvania middle schools
Among the 513 Pennsylvania middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.8; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 509 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Ambridge Area Middle School enrolled 509 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 129 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 509 of the 509 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions129
- Chronically absent35.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
76.6% of students were White, 13.8% Black, 7.8% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White76.6%
- Black13.8%
- Two or more races7.8%
- Hispanic1.8%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Ambridge Area Middle School scored proficient or above: 45-49% in reading in 2021-22 and 16% in math in 2022-23, against 54% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.1% in math in 2022-23 across Pennsylvania. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Pennsylvania, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 45‑49% | 48‑52% | 54% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 16% | 23‑27% (2021-22) | 38.1% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Freedom
2 public middle schools in Freedom report 2024-25 enrollment; Ambridge Area Middle School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ambridge Area Middle School | 500 | 16.1 | 95.0% |
| Freedom Area Middle School | 356 | 11.7 | 49.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Ambridge Area Middle School
- Freedom Area Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 1.9 miles away: 356 students, 11.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.9 mi
- Central Valley Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 3.5 miles away: 504 students, 11.5 per teacher (2024-25).3.5 mi
- Compare Ambridge Area Middle School with Freedom Area Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Ambridge Area SD spends per student$14,965 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,965
- The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaAmbridge Area Middle School is the number 302 by size of 513 Pennsylvania middle schools open in 2024-25.#302 of 513
- Pennsylvania schools by students per teacher16.1 students per teacher here against the Pennsylvania median of 12.8 for middle schools.16.1:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Ambridge Area Middle School
How many students attend Ambridge Area Middle School?
500 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 467 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Freedom, PA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Ambridge Area Middle School?
16.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Pennsylvania median for middle schools is 12.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Ambridge Area Middle School a Title I school?
Ambridge Area Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Ambridge Area Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at Ambridge Area Middle School scored proficient or above: 45-49% in reading in 2021-22 and 16% in math in 2022-23, against 54% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.1% in math in 2022-23 across Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Ambridge Area Middle School in?
Ambridge Area SD, NCES district ID 4202440. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 420244000633 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.