For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 260 students in Mount Carmel Area 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 School in Mount Carmel Area School District have an average math proficiency score of 25% (versus the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 41% (versus the 52% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 18% 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
1,570 Students
591,579 Students
# Teachers
105 Teachers
44,337 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
District Rank
Mount Carmel Area School District, which is ranked within the bottom 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 70-74% has decreased from 85-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#477 out of 684 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
29%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
43%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
55%
57%
Graduation Rate
70-74%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.36
0.65
# American Indian Students
n/a
1,239 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
12 Students
25,214 Students
% Asian Students
1%
4%
# Hispanic Students
224 Students
97,970 Students
% Hispanic Students
14%
17%
# Black Students
42 Students
118,593 Students
% Black Students
3%
20%
# White Students
1,234 Students
316,870 Students
% White Students
78%
54%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
586 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
57 Students
30,545 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
20
1,623
# Students in K Grade:
117
15,933
# Students in 1st Grade:
112
17,465
# Students in 2nd Grade:
118
18,204
# Students in 3rd Grade:
93
18,156
# Students in 4th Grade:
127
19,235
# Students in 5th Grade:
103
33,809
# Students in 6th Grade:
127
92,720
# Students in 7th Grade:
134
128,929
# Students in 8th Grade:
126
129,773
# Students in 9th Grade:
136
34,725
# Students in 10th Grade:
117
28,504
# Students in 11th Grade:
124
26,584
# Students in 12th Grade:
116
25,919
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,268 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,696. The school district revenue/student has declined by 6% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,151 is less than the state median of $23,119. The school district spending/student has declined by 6% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$22 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$22 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$14,268
$23,696
Spending / Student
$14,151
$23,119
Best Mount Carmel Area School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Mount Carmel Area Junior High School
(Math: 25% | Reading: 41%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
600 W 5th St
Mount Carmel, PA 17851
(570) 339-1500
Mount Carmel, PA 17851
(570) 339-1500
Grades: 7-8
| 260 students
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