For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 990 students in Pittston Area SD School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Pennsylvania.
Public Middle School in Pittston Area SD School District have an average math proficiency score of 6% (versus the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 36% (versus the 51% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 19% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 45% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
4 Schools
925 Schools
# Students
3,134 Students
591,655 Students
# Teachers
182 Teachers
42,663 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
17:1
17:1
District Rank
Pittston Area SD School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 660 school districts in Pennsylvania (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 92% has increased from 89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#443 out of 677 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
30%
38%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
40%
55%
Graduation Rate
92%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.34
0.63
# American Indian Students
1 Student
1,106 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
34 Students
23,643 Students
% Asian Students
1%
4%
# Hispanic Students
322 Students
88,415 Students
% Hispanic Students
10%
15%
# Black Students
168 Students
120,547 Students
% Black Students
5%
20%
# White Students
2,521 Students
328,252 Students
% White Students
81%
56%
# Hawaiian Students
2 Students
549 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
86 Students
28,555 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
1,089
# Students in K Grade:
244
16,200
# Students in 1st Grade:
211
17,503
# Students in 2nd Grade:
204
18,157
# Students in 3rd Grade:
222
19,003
# Students in 4th Grade:
237
19,602
# Students in 5th Grade:
236
34,302
# Students in 6th Grade:
213
92,064
# Students in 7th Grade:
271
131,413
# Students in 8th Grade:
272
134,888
# Students in 9th Grade:
269
33,832
# Students in 10th Grade:
261
25,652
# Students in 11th Grade:
239
24,039
# Students in 12th Grade:
255
23,911
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $18,133 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,665. The school district revenue/student has grown by 6% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $16,077 is less than the state median of $23,089. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$57 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$50 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$18,133
$23,665
Spending / Student
$16,077
$23,089
Best Pittston Area SD School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Pittston Area MiddleSchool
(Math: 6% | Reading: 36%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
120 New Street
Pittston, PA 18640
(570) 654-2415
Pittston, PA 18640
(570) 654-2415
Grades: 5-8
| 990 students
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