For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 503 students in South Williamsport 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 South Williamsport Area School District have an average math proficiency score of 22% (versus the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 51% (versus the 52% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 10% of the student body (majority Black and Hispanic), which is less than the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 46% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
3 Schools
924 Schools
# Students
1,120 Students
593,019 Students
# Teachers
82 Teachers
43,563 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
South Williamsport Area 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 90-94% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#388 out of 684 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
30%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
55%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
60-64%
57%
Graduation Rate
90-94%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.19
0.64
# American Indian Students
n/a
1,194 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
11 Students
24,410 Students
% Asian Students
1%
4%
# Hispanic Students
25 Students
94,651 Students
% Hispanic Students
2%
16%
# Black Students
30 Students
120,472 Students
% Black Students
3%
21%
# White Students
1,008 Students
321,352 Students
% White Students
90%
54%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
577 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
45 Students
29,801 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
1,575
# Students in K Grade:
86
15,841
# Students in 1st Grade:
91
17,953
# Students in 2nd Grade:
74
17,626
# Students in 3rd Grade:
94
18,644
# Students in 4th Grade:
92
19,624
# Students in 5th Grade:
107
34,161
# Students in 6th Grade:
74
93,842
# Students in 7th Grade:
105
129,428
# Students in 8th Grade:
98
132,557
# Students in 9th Grade:
88
34,160
# Students in 10th Grade:
77
27,308
# Students in 11th Grade:
67
25,337
# Students in 12th Grade:
67
24,963
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $18,963 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,649. The school district revenue/student has grown by 20% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $17,029 is less than the state median of $23,073. The school district spending/student has grown by 21% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$21 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$19 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$18,963
$23,649
Spending / Student
$17,029
$23,073
Best South Williamsport Area School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
South Williamsport Area Jr. Sr. High School
Magnet School
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 51%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
700 Percy St
Williamsport, PA 17702
(570) 326-2684
Williamsport, PA 17702
(570) 326-2684
Grades: 7-12
| 503 students
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