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Schools in Birmingham

Birmingham’s public schools

Tyrone Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Birmingham. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% of students in Pennsylvania’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
62%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.0K
▼ 26% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.6
PA 13.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,674 students on the public path
In brief

Birmingham’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Birmingham’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Tyrone Area HS places highest (better than 99%); Tyrone Area MS lowest (32%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Birmingham, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–4Tyrone Area El Schin TyroneB+
5–8Tyrone Area MSin TyroneC
9–12Tyrone Area HSin TyroneA+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Tyrone Area School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Tyrone Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,674 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 12.6 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$16,030PA $21,758 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading62%
State average 55.1% · 925 students tested
Math37%
State average 36.1% · 868 students tested

Birmingham vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Pennsylvania towns that share Birmingham’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Birmingham—Tyrone Area
TyroneCTyrone Area PK–12 · Altoona Area K–12
Warriors MarkA−Tyrone Area

All 2 neighbors share Tyrone Area with Birmingham, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Birmingham

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Pennsylvania’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Birminghamin other towns
Tyrone Area El Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Tyrone
B+
682 students11:1Rate it →
Tyrone Area MS
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Tyrone
C
489 students15:1Rate it →
Tyrone Area HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Tyrone
A+
503 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Birmingham’s schools

Are Birmingham’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Birmingham. Tyrone Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Birmingham. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Birmingham in?

Tyrone Area School District.

Where do Birmingham kids go to high school?

Tyrone Area HS.

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What Birmingham families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.