Mars Area Centennial School
Public middle school, grades 5 to 6 · Mars, Pennsylvania
Mars Area Centennial School in Mars, Pennsylvania enrolled 627 students in 2024-25 with 38.8 full-time teachers, 16.1 students per teacher against the Pennsylvania middle-school median of 12.8. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 75-79% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 63% 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 16% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 19%
540 students in 2022-23, 605 students in 2023-24, 627 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 32.5 to 38.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 540 | 32.5 | 16.6 |
| 2023-24 | 605 | 34.7 | 17.4 |
| 2024-25 | 627 | 38.8 | 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 493 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Mars Area Centennial School enrolled 493 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 493 of the 493 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent8.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
93.5% of students were White, 3.8% Asian, 1.3% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White93.5%
- Asian3.8%
- Hispanic1.3%
- Two or more races0.8%
- Black0.6%
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 Mars Area Centennial School scored proficient or above: 75-79% in reading in 2021-22 and 63% 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 | 75‑79% | 75‑79% | 54% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 63% | 54‑58% (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 Mars
2 public middle schools in Mars report 2024-25 enrollment; Mars Area Centennial School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mars Area Centennial School | 627 | 16.1 | 11.8% |
| Mars Area Middle School | 563 | 14.0 | 10.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Mars Area Centennial School
- Mars Area Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 0.4 miles away: 563 students, 14.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
- Ehrman Crest Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 7.7 miles away: 642 students, 14.0 per teacher (2024-25).7.7 mi
- Compare Mars Area Centennial School with Mars Area Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Mars Area SD spends per student$12,726 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,726
- The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaMars Area Centennial School is the number 211 by size of 513 Pennsylvania middle schools open in 2024-25.#211 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 Mars Area Centennial School
How many students attend Mars Area Centennial School?
627 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 540 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Mars, PA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Mars Area Centennial 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 Mars Area Centennial School a Title I school?
Mars Area Centennial School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).How do students at Mars Area Centennial School do on state tests?
The students tested at Mars Area Centennial School scored proficient or above: 75-79% in reading in 2021-22 and 63% 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 Mars Area Centennial School in?
Mars Area SD, NCES district ID 4214790. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 421479006074 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.