For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 484 students in Jersey Shore 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 Jersey Shore Area School District have an average math proficiency score of 30% (versus the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 61% (versus the 52% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 5% 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
5 Schools
923 Schools
# Students
2,144 Students
591,579 Students
# Teachers
167 Teachers
44,337 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Jersey Shore Area 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 85-89% has decreased from 90-94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#200 out of 684 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
41%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
62%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
64%
57%
Graduation Rate
85-89%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.11
0.65
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
n/a
4%
% Hispanic
1%
17%
% Black
1%
20%
% White
95%
54%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
3%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $22,181 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,696. The school district revenue/student has declined by 9% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $19,879 is less than the state median of $23,119. The school district spending/student has declined by 9% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$48 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$43 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$22,181
$23,696
Spending / Student
$19,879
$23,119
Best Jersey Shore Area School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Jersey Shore Area Middle School
(Math: 30% | Reading: 61%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
601 Thompson St
Jersey Shore, PA 17740
(570) 398-7400
Jersey Shore, PA 17740
(570) 398-7400
Grades: 6-8
| 484 students
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