Tamaqua Area MS

Regular School · Tamaqua, PA

Tamaqua Area MS is a regular school school in Tamaqua, Pennsylvania, serving grades 06–08 with 488 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14.1:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

488

Teachers (FTE)

34.7

Student–Teacher Ratio

14.1:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	404	83%
Hispanic/Latino	62	13%
Black or African American	21	4%
Asian	1	0%
Total enrollment	488	258M / 230F

English Language Learners: 12 (2% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.02 grade levels

Math

0.00 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

20 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

13.1% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

15.8% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	488	100%

Contact & Location

502 Penn Street

Tamaqua, PA 18252

Phone: (570)668-1210

http://www.tamaqua.k12.pa.us/Domain/152

District

Tamaqua Area SD

Per-pupil expenditure: $18,376

District enrollment: 2,099

Other Schools in District

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 18252) → CensusDepth.com
Pennsylvania population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Pennsylvania teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

422322000548

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD