For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 640 students in Lakeland School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 9/10, which is in the top 20% of public middle schools in Pennsylvania.
Public Middle School in Lakeland School District have an average math proficiency score of 38% (versus the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 65% (versus the 52% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 9% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 46% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
3 Schools
923 Schools
# Students
1,353 Students
591,579 Students
# Teachers
102 Teachers
44,337 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Lakeland School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 675 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 90-94% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#228 out of 684 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
43%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
58%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
60%
57%
Graduation Rate
90-94%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.18
0.65
# American Indian Students
n/a
1,239 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
5 Students
25,214 Students
% Asian Students
1%
4%
# Hispanic Students
69 Students
97,970 Students
% Hispanic Students
5%
17%
# Black Students
26 Students
118,593 Students
% Black Students
2%
20%
# White Students
1,222 Students
316,870 Students
% White Students
90%
54%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
586 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
31 Students
30,545 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
1,623
# Students in K Grade:
98
15,933
# Students in 1st Grade:
98
17,465
# Students in 2nd Grade:
108
18,204
# Students in 3rd Grade:
105
18,156
# Students in 4th Grade:
111
19,235
# Students in 5th Grade:
90
33,809
# Students in 6th Grade:
103
92,720
# Students in 7th Grade:
99
128,929
# Students in 8th Grade:
106
129,773
# Students in 9th Grade:
106
34,725
# Students in 10th Grade:
111
28,504
# Students in 11th Grade:
105
26,584
# Students in 12th Grade:
113
25,919
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $18,745 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,696. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $17,530 is less than the state median of $23,119. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$25 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$24 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$18,745
$23,696
Spending / Student
$17,530
$23,119
Best Lakeland School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Lakeland Jr. Sr. High School
(Math: 38% | Reading: 65%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
1355 Lakeland Dr
Jermyn, PA 18433
(570) 254-9485
Jermyn, PA 18433
(570) 254-9485
Grades: 7-12
| 640 students
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