Halifax Area MS

Middle school·Grades 5-8 Halifax, Pennsylvania·17032
Score
29.9/100
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#323
Among 460 Pennsylvania middle schools
Top 71%
In Pennsylvania

Score 29.9/100: better than 29% of Pennsylvania middle schools on 2024-25 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2024-25)

% proficient or advanced on state tests in Pennsylvania, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar Pennsylvania schools.

English language arts
45%
Similar Pennsylvania schools ≈ 53%, better than 33% of them
254 students tested
Math
27%
Similar Pennsylvania schools ≈ 38%, better than 31% of them
253 students tested
All Pennsylvania schools (ELA / math)
51% / 43%
State average across every school type, 2024-25
All 10 published results by grade and test

As published by Pennsylvania Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 5PSSA31.657
English language artsGrade 6PSSA35.964
English language artsGrade 7PSSA40.669
English language artsGrade 8PSSA68.864
English language artsAll gradesPSSA44.5254
MathGrade 5PSSA35.756
MathGrade 6PSSA18.565
MathGrade 7PSSA20.668
MathGrade 8PSSA34.464
MathAll gradesPSSA26.9253

School profile

Grades
5-8
Students
295
Type
Middle school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
295
Typical middle school: 572
Free or reduced-price lunch
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Not reported to the federal data

District and location

School district
City
Dauphin County

Contact

Address
3940 Peters Mountain Rd
Halifax, PA 17032

"Typical" is the middle (median) middle school in Pennsylvania. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24).

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Halifax Area MS at a glance

Halifax Area MS is a public middle school in Halifax, Pennsylvania, serving grades 5-8. It is part of the Halifax Area SD school district. It has about 295 students (a typical Pennsylvania middle school has 572).

In 2024-25 state tests, 45% in English language arts (similar schools: 53%) and 27% in math (similar schools: 38%) reached the state standard (% proficient or advanced). On our score, which compares it only with other Pennsylvania middle schools, it scores 29.9 out of 100: better than 29% of them, ranking #323 of 460. Its English language arts result fell by 14 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.