For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 470 students in Jersey Shore Area School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Pennsylvania.
Public Middle School in Jersey Shore Area School District have an average math proficiency score of 30% (versus the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 61% (versus the 52% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 5% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 46% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
5 Schools
924 Schools
# Students
2,147 Students
593,019 Students
# Teachers
162 Teachers
43,563 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Jersey Shore Area School District, which is ranked within the top 30% of all 679 school districts in Pennsylvania (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 85-89% has decreased from 90-94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#200 out of 684 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
41%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
62%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
64%
57%
Graduation Rate
85-89%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.10
0.64
# American Indian Students
1 Student
1,194 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
1 Student
24,410 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
4%
# Hispanic Students
25 Students
94,651 Students
% Hispanic Students
1%
16%
# Black Students
16 Students
120,472 Students
% Black Students
1%
21%
# White Students
2,034 Students
321,352 Students
% White Students
95%
54%
# Hawaiian Students
2 Students
577 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
68 Students
29,801 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
1,575
# Students in K Grade:
149
15,841
# Students in 1st Grade:
163
17,953
# Students in 2nd Grade:
161
17,626
# Students in 3rd Grade:
181
18,644
# Students in 4th Grade:
148
19,624
# Students in 5th Grade:
165
34,161
# Students in 6th Grade:
147
93,842
# Students in 7th Grade:
177
129,428
# Students in 8th Grade:
146
132,557
# Students in 9th Grade:
199
34,160
# Students in 10th Grade:
215
27,308
# Students in 11th Grade:
148
25,337
# Students in 12th Grade:
148
24,963
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $22,150 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,649. The school district revenue/student has grown by 15% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $19,851 is less than the state median of $23,073. The school district spending/student has grown by 14% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$48 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$43 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$22,150
$23,649
Spending / Student
$19,851
$23,073
Best Jersey Shore Area School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Jersey Shore Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 30% | Reading: 61%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
601 Thompson St
Jersey Shore, PA 17740
(570) 398-7400
Jersey Shore, PA 17740
(570) 398-7400
Grades: 6-8
| 470 students
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