Tamaqua Area MS

Middle school·Grades 6-8 Tamaqua, Pennsylvania·18252
Score
22.3/100
Compare Tamaqua Area MS with another school
#358
Among 460 Pennsylvania middle schools
Top 78%
In Pennsylvania

Score 22.3/100: better than 22% 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
37%
Similar Pennsylvania schools ≈ 53%, better than 22% of them
441 students tested
Math
22%
Similar Pennsylvania schools ≈ 38%, better than 24% of them
441 students tested
All Pennsylvania schools (ELA / math)
51% / 43%
State average across every school type, 2024-25
All 8 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 6PSSA39.9148
English language artsGrade 7PSSA37.6149
English language artsGrade 8PSSA32.6144
English language artsAll gradesPSSA36.7441
MathGrade 6PSSA23.6148
MathGrade 7PSSA30.2149
MathGrade 8PSSA13.2144
MathAll gradesPSSA22.4441

School profile

Grades
6-8
Students
467
Type
Middle school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
467
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
Schuylkill County

Contact

Address
502 Penn Street
Tamaqua, PA 18252

"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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Tamaqua Area MS at a glance

Tamaqua Area MS is a public middle school in Tamaqua, Pennsylvania, serving grades 6-8. It is part of the Tamaqua Area SD school district. It has about 467 students (a typical Pennsylvania middle school has 572).

In 2024-25 state tests, 37% in English language arts (similar schools: 53%) and 22% 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 22.3 out of 100: better than 22% of them, ranking #358 of 460. Its English language arts result fell by 7 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.