Brownsville Area MS
Public · Grades 6–8 · 329 students
California Area MS
11 Trojan Way, Coal Center, PA 15423
Grades
7–8
Middle
Students
158
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
16.5 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
California Area SD
Washington County
Schola Grade D · Below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 508 Pennsylvania middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Pennsylvania middle schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About California Area MS
California Area MS is a public middle school in Coal Center, Pennsylvania, serving grades 7–8. It is part of California Area SD. The school is located in a rural area near a town in Washington County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 158 students were enrolled, with about 16.5 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Pennsylvania middle school (12.8 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is D (below average), compared with 508 Pennsylvania middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 7–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 7–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 158 students
- Students per teacher
- 16.5 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- Rural — Fringe
- School district
- California Area SD
- County
- Washington County
- NCES school ID
- 420471006939
Schools near California Area MS
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.