Enrollment
271
Pennsylvania · 2024-25 NCES data
Middle school (grades 6-8) · Patton, PA
Cambria Heights Ms
Federal NCES profile for Cambria Heights Ms, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 52/100.
2024-25 NCES dataMiddle school (grades 6-8)NCES 420474001199
👥 S:T ratio 58
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 46
📋 Attendance 33
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Cambria Heights Ms earns 52/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 89% of Pennsylvania schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Pennsylvania schools.
- 52
- Resource Index · Higher
- 10.4:1
- small classes for Pennsylvania
- 43.8%
- free-lunch eligible
- 271
- students enrolled
Cambria Heights Ms has class sizes smaller than 89% of Pennsylvania schools. Computed live against every Pennsylvania school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Cambria Heights Sd · Pennsylvania
NCES ID 420474001199 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
26.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
10.4:1
vs 13.6:1 Pennsylvania avg
-24% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
43.8%
vs 58.1% Pennsylvania avg
-25% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Cambria Heights Ms compares with Pennsylvania and U.S. medians
What stands out at Cambria Heights Ms
Cambria Heights Ms is a mid-sized middle school in Patton, Pennsylvania, enrolling 271 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 10.4:1, Cambria Heights Ms is leaner than roughly 89% of Pennsylvania schools and 24% under the state's 13.6:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 43.8% lands close to the Pennsylvania typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
Enrollment of 271 puts it in the smaller third of Pennsylvania schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 2,889 scored Pennsylvania schools.
Against 356 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #166.
Its student body is predominantly White (95% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 9/100).
Counselor coverage runs a bit thin, about 271 students per counselor, somewhat past the ASCA-recommended 250:1 benchmark.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 26.9% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
Cambria Heights Sd also operates Cambria Heights El Sch (533 students) and Cambria Heights Shs (419 students) alongside Cambria Heights Ms.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Cambria Heights Ms compares
Cambria Heights Ms on the metrics families compare, against Pennsylvania and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 10.4:1 | ▼ 24% | 13.6:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 43.8% | ▼ 25% | 58.1% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 271 | top 82% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
10.4:1
Leaner classes than 87% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
271
Bigger than 28% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
43.8%
free-lunch eligible
- 25% below the Pennsylvania average of 58.1%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
10.4:1
students per teacher
- 24% below state mean
Top 11% in Pennsylvania - lower ratio than 89% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
26.9%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$16,724
per pupil, district-wide
- below Pennsylvania avg of $17,970
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 271 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
31
in-school suspensions + 14 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 11.4 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 16.6 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
- Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
- Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
- F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
Student demographics
White 95.2%
Two or More 3.0%
African American 1.1%
Hispanic or Latino 0.7%
Largest group: White at 95.2% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 9.3/100
Simpson diversity index - at 9.3, Cambria Heights Ms is less mixed than the Pennsylvania school average of 37.3.
Programs
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Cambria Heights Sd, which includes Cambria Heights Ms.
$16,724
Per student
-7%
vs Pennsylvania
Avg $17,970
+1%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 28.3%
State 64.0%
Federal 7.7%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
How Cambria Heights Ms Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambria Heights El Sch | Larger | Similar economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
| Cambria Heights Shs | Larger | Lower economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Cambria Heights Ms's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 533
- Students per teacher
- 12.1:1
- Resource Index
- 45/100
- Enrollment
- 419
- Students per teacher
- 12.7:1
- Resource Index
- 54/100
Similar middle schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Pennsylvania, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~271 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~10.4:1)
Next steps
Verify locally before acting on Cambria Heights Ms's federal record.
- Compare Cambria Heights Ms against another school. Compare schools
- Cambria Heights Sd's spending and staffing shape this school. District profile
- Confirm current enrollment and boundaries with the school. Choosing guide
Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.
Frequently asked questions about Cambria Heights Ms
How many students attend Cambria Heights Ms?
Cambria Heights Ms has 271 students enrolled. It is a middle school in Patton, PA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cambria Heights Ms?
The student-teacher ratio at Cambria Heights Ms is 10.4:1, which is 24% lower than the Pennsylvania average of 13.6:1 and 34% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Cambria Heights Ms?
43.8% of students at Cambria Heights Ms are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Pennsylvania average of 58.1%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Cambria Heights Ms?
The largest demographic group at Cambria Heights Ms is White at 95.2% of enrollment, in Patton, PA.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Cambria Heights Ms?
Cambria Heights Ms has a Resource Investment Index of 52/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Cambria Heights Ms a good school?
Cambria Heights Ms earns 52/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 89% of Pennsylvania schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Pennsylvania schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
What other schools are in Cambria Heights Sd?
Besides Cambria Heights Ms, Cambria Heights Sd also operates Cambria Heights El Sch (533 students) and Cambria Heights Shs (419 students). See the Cambria Heights Sd district page for the complete list.
Related tools
Every figure on PlainSchools is rendered directly from the source NCES, CRDC and F-33 federal records, no number is typed in by an editor. Each school's figures reflect its most recent NCES/CRDC submission on file. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.