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Wallenpaupack Area 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 is 1 public middle school serving 644 students in Wallenpaupack 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 Wallenpaupack Area School District have an average math proficiency score of 28% (versus the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 64% (versus the 52% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 16% 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
2,788 Students
593,019 Students
# Teachers
259 Teachers
43,563 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
District Rank
Wallenpaupack Area School District, which is ranked within the top 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 89% has decreased from 94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#223 out of 684 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
42%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
59%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
67%
57%
Graduation Rate
89%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.30
0.64
# American Indian Students
6 Students
1,194 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
28 Students
24,410 Students
% Asian Students
1%
4%
# Hispanic Students
299 Students
94,651 Students
% Hispanic Students
11%
16%
# Black Students
51 Students
120,472 Students
% Black Students
2%
21%
# White Students
2,323 Students
321,352 Students
% White Students
83%
54%
# Hawaiian Students
3 Students
577 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
78 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:
186
17,953
# Students in 2nd Grade:
182
17,626
# Students in 3rd Grade:
206
18,644
# Students in 4th Grade:
208
19,624
# Students in 5th Grade:
196
34,161
# Students in 6th Grade:
191
93,842
# Students in 7th Grade:
222
129,428
# Students in 8th Grade:
231
132,557
# Students in 9th Grade:
240
34,160
# Students in 10th Grade:
245
27,308
# Students in 11th Grade:
257
25,337
# Students in 12th Grade:
248
24,963
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $30,058 is higher than the state median of $23,649. The school district revenue/student has grown by 12% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $26,958 is higher than the state median of $23,073. The school district spending/student has grown by 9% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$84 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$75 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$30,058
$23,649
Spending / Student
$26,958
$23,073
Best Wallenpaupack Area School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Wallenpaupack Area Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 28% | Reading: 64%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
139 Atlantic Ave
Hawley, PA 18428
(570) 226-4557
Hawley, PA 18428
(570) 226-4557
Grades: 6-8
| 644 students
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