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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTOURSVILLE AREA SD·NCES 421575005343

C E McCall MS

600 Willow St, Montoursville, PA 17754 · (570) 368-2441 · Lycoming County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL530 STUDENTS
Enrollment
530
Middle
DISTRICT 420 · STATE 594
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
194 students
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 5
135
Grade 6
156
Grade 7
122
Grade 8
117
Student demographics
White
48892%
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 60%
Hispanic
163%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 16%
Black
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 14%
Asian
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5%
Two+
204%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
24145%
Female
28955%

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Test scores

PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or Advanced
English Language Arts
52.5%
PA avg 51.1% . -4.1pp since 2023
Math
44.5%
PA avg 43.0% . +3.8pp since 2023
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
50.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.8pp
below demographic expectation
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
530
-137 (-21%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 18.2:1
% White
92%
was 92%
% Hispanic
3%
was 3%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About C E McCall MS

Located at 600 Willow St, in Montoursville, Pennsylvania, C E McCall MS is a moderately sized intermediate school that caters to 530 students (grades 5 through 8), part of Montoursville Area SD.

Montoursville Area SD runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,679 students. C E McCall MS is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, C E McCall MS reports that 92% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Lycoming County as a whole.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.3:1. The state averages around 13.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 37% of students at C E McCall MS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Lycoming County runs at roughly 60%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, C E McCall MS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 61.9%; this one delivers 50.2%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Lycoming County put median household earnings sit near $63,917, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Lycoming County runs 30 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,288 students), of which C E McCall MS is one.

Lyter El Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around C E McCall MS. On composite proficiency, C E McCall MS comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 54.1%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Five-year trend. C E McCall MS's enrollment has contracted 21% since 2018, when it stood at 667 (now 530). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.2:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.

Lycoming County at a glance

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Population
113,489
Census ACS
Median income
$63,917
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
30
14,288 students

Quick facts

School name
C E McCall MS
District
Montoursville Area SD
Address
600 Willow St, Montoursville, PA 17754
Phone
(570) 368-2441
County
Lycoming County
Level
Middle
Grade range
05–08
Total enrollment
530
Teachers (FTE)
37
Student–teacher ratio
14.3:1
Free/Reduced lunch
194 (37%)
Locale
23-Suburb: Small
NCES ID
421575005343
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About C E McCall MS
How many students attend C E McCall MS?
C E McCall MS enrolls approximately 530 students in grades 05-08.
Is C E McCall MS an elementary, middle, or high school?
C E McCall MS is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many teachers does C E McCall MS have?
C E McCall MS employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at C E McCall MS?
At C E McCall MS, the student body is approximately 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees C E McCall MS?
C E McCall MS is overseen by Montoursville Area SD in Lycoming County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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