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Juniata County School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Pennsylvania for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 718 students in Juniata County School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Pennsylvania.
Public Middle Schools in Juniata County School District have an average math proficiency score of 21% (versus the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 50% (versus the 52% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 11% 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
2,323 Students
593,019 Students
# Teachers
188 Teachers
43,563 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Juniata County School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% 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 93% has decreased from 95% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#464 out of 684 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
27%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
49%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
63%
57%
Graduation Rate
93%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.25
0.64
# American Indian Students
n/a
1,194 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
10 Students
24,410 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
4%
# Hispanic Students
229 Students
94,651 Students
% Hispanic Students
10%
16%
# Black Students
11 Students
120,472 Students
% Black Students
1%
21%
# White Students
2,002 Students
321,352 Students
% White Students
86%
54%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
577 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
70 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:
176
15,841
# Students in 1st Grade:
165
17,953
# Students in 2nd Grade:
167
17,626
# Students in 3rd Grade:
160
18,644
# Students in 4th Grade:
168
19,624
# Students in 5th Grade:
175
34,161
# Students in 6th Grade:
160
93,842
# Students in 7th Grade:
175
129,428
# Students in 8th Grade:
169
132,557
# Students in 9th Grade:
213
34,160
# Students in 10th Grade:
185
27,308
# Students in 11th Grade:
195
25,337
# Students in 12th Grade:
215
24,963
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $20,282 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,649. The school district revenue/student has grown by 33% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $17,276 is less than the state median of $23,073. The school district spending/student has grown by 13% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$47 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$40 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$20,282
$23,649
Spending / Student
$17,276
$23,073
Best Juniata County School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Tuscarora Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 21% | Reading: 51%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Old Route 22 East
Mifflintown, PA 17059
(717) 436-2165
Mifflintown, PA 17059
(717) 436-2165
Grades: 6-8
| 312 students
Rank: #22.
East Juniata Jr. Sr. High School
Magnet School
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
32944 Route 35
Mc Alisterville, PA 17049
(717) 463-2111
Mc Alisterville, PA 17049
(717) 463-2111
Grades: 7-12
| 406 students
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