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What's something Brockway Area JSHS does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
400
High
DISTRICT 417 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BROCKWAY AREA SD·NCES 420426002362
Brockway Area JSHS
100 Alexander St, Brockway, PA 15824 · (814) 265-8414 · Jefferson County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL400 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 72% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public high schools
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
178 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 74 | 19% |
| Grade 8 | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 70 | 18% |
| Grade 10 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 70 | 18% |
| Grade 12 | 59 | 15% |
Student demographics
4%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Brockway Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
63.4%
PA avg 51.1% . -10.3pp since 2023
Math
39.6%
PA avg 43.0% . -6.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.4% | 39.6% |
| 2023-24 | 73.7% | 46.4% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
60.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Brockway Area JSHS
Brockway Area JSHS's state test result (60.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brockway Area JSHS this school | 400 | 44.5% | 60.6% |
| United JSHS Armagh | 401 | 45.1% | 57.7% |
| Keystone JSHS Knox | 393 | 43.5% | 43.8% |
| Clarion-Limestone Area JSHS Strattanville | 359 | 44.0% | 58.2% |
| Ligonier Valley High School Ligonier | 434 | 47.0% | 47.7% |
| Harrold School Greensburg | 369 | 45.5% | N/A |
Matched among Pennsylvania high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Brockway Area JSHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.6% | #162 of 576 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.6% | #304 of 626 ▼ 90 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.4% | #263 of 626 ▼ 123 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 400 | #487 of 713 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #58 of 601 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.4% | #598 of 604 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.5% | #410 of 619 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.4% | #232 of 373 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
400
-58 (-13%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 611
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 12.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 400 | 36.6 | 10.9:1 | 45% (178) |
| 2023-24 | 408 | 37.7 | 10.8:1 | 44% (178) |
| 2022-23 | 418 | 37.1 | 11.3:1 | 46% (194) |
| 2020-21 | 458 | 36 | 12.7:1 | 48% (221) |
| 2017-18 | 432 | 37.4 | 11.6:1 | 44% (190) |
| 2015-16 | 459 | 36 | 12.8:1 | 44% (201) |
| 2010-11 | 484 | 39 | 12.4:1 | 39% (191) |
| 2000-01 | 591 | 37 | 16.0:1 | 27% (157) |
| 1990-91 | 611 | 38 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brockway Area JSHS.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (432 to 400); teachers down 2% (37.4 to 36.6).
About Brockway Area JSHS
Brockway Area JSHS sits in Brockway, Pennsylvania, and is classified as a high school. The school teaches grades 7 through 12 and enrolls 400 students. That puts enrollment 46% below the 738-student average for high schools in Pennsylvania.
Brockway Area SD is responsible for 2 schools, Brockway Area JSHS included, with 833 students in all.
The share of students at Brockway Area JSHS who are White is 98%. Jefferson County residents are about 96% White, a similar share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 4, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 36.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 10.9:1. Across high schools in Pennsylvania, the average ratio is 12.8:1. Of all students at Brockway Area JSHS, 45% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 76% average for public schools in Jefferson County is 31 points higher.
Brockway Area JSHS holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 72% of Pennsylvania public high schools.
Brockway Area JSHS posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 60.6%, compared with a predicted 58.5%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools on BeatsExpectations.
For Jefferson County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $58,686 a year, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Brockway Area JSHS, Jefferson County has 10 public schools.
Brockway Area Elementary School, about 0.1 miles away, is the closest public school. In all, 4 other public schools sit within ten miles of Brockway Area JSHS. By average proficiency, Brockway Area JSHS is 5th among 8 schools close by.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 13% decline, from 458 to 400. Its ratio of students to teachers was 12.7:1 in 2020-21, and 10.9:1 in 2024-25.
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Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,864
Census ACS
Median income
$58,686
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
4,873 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Brockway Area SD
- Brockway Area Elementary SchoolElementary · 433 students
Nearby schools
- Brockway Area Elementary School0.1 mi · 433
- Juniata Elementary School8.6 mi · 261
- DuBois Area SHS9.0 mi · 893
- DuBois Area Middle School9.2 mi · 1,058
- Oklahoma Elementary School10.1 mi · 296
- Wasson Avenue Elementary School10.1 mi · 395
Frequently asked questions
About Brockway Area JSHSHow many students attend Brockway Area JSHS?
Brockway Area JSHS enrolls approximately 400 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does Brockway Area JSHS serve?
Brockway Area JSHS serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Brockway Area JSHS?
Approximately 10.9:1 students per teacher at Brockway Area JSHS.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Brockway Area JSHS?
At Brockway Area JSHS, the student body is approximately 98% White, 0% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Brockway Area JSHS?
Brockway Area JSHS is overseen by Brockway Area SD in Jefferson County.
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