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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Dunmore JSHS this year?
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Enrollment
674
High
DISTRICT 749 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DUNMORE SD·NCES 420798007540
Dunmore JSHS
300 W Warren St, Dunmore, PA 18512 · (570) 346-2043 · Lackawanna County
GRADES 07–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL674 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 49% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
14.0:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
668 students
DISTRICT 97% · 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 | 122 | 18% |
| Grade 8 | 118 | 18% |
| Grade 9 | 87 | 13% |
| Grade 10 | 108 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 119 | 18% |
| Grade 12 | 120 | 18% |
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · 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 Dunmore SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
42.0%
PA avg 51.1% . -13.8pp since 2023
Math
22.4%
PA avg 43.0% . -9.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 10 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.0% | 22.4% |
| 2023-24 | 55.8% | 32.2% |
% 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
42.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Dunmore JSHS
Dunmore JSHS's state test result (42.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dunmore JSHS this school | 674 | 99.1% | 42.6% |
| Mid Valley Secondary Center Throop | 898 | 98.2% | 48.5% |
| Belle Vernon Area High School Belle Vernon | 735 | 99.6% | 52.3% |
| Mount Carmel Area High School Mount Carmel | 503 | 98.6% | 38.2% |
| Dover Area High School Dover | 979 | 98.7% | 57.0% |
| Northwest PA Collegiate Academy Erie | 750 | 99.6% | 72.7% |
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 Dunmore JSHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lackawanna County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.6% | #400 of 576 | #8 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.4% | #483 of 626 ▼ 108 | #10 of 11 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #495 of 626 ▼ 114 | #10 of 11 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 674 | #293 of 713 | #9 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #306 of 601 | #5 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.0% | #201 of 604 | #7 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.1% | #140 of 619 | #4 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.4% | #233 of 373 | N/A |
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
674
-44 (-6%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 674 | 48.3 | 14.0:1 | 99% (668) |
| 2023-24 | 668 | 48.3 | 13.8:1 | 100% (668) |
| 2022-23 | 668 | 48.3 | 13.8:1 | 91% (605) |
| 2020-21 | 718 | 49 | 14.7:1 | 30% (217) |
| 2017-18 | 728 | 47.3 | 15.4:1 | 35% (257) |
| 2015-16 | 736 | 47 | 15.7:1 | 37% (271) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dunmore JSHS.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (728 to 674); teachers up 2% (47.3 to 48.3).
About Dunmore JSHS
The public high school Dunmore JSHS is located in Dunmore, Pennsylvania. The school runs grades 7 through 12 and enrolls 674 students.
Dunmore SD is responsible for 2 schools, Dunmore JSHS included, with 1,498 students in all.
About 74% of the student body at Dunmore JSHS is White. Enrollment also includes 11% Hispanic, 6% Black, 6% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 43%.
With 48.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 14.0:1. Statewide, high schools in Pennsylvania average 12.8:1. Roughly 99% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Lackawanna County average 72%.
On the allk12 Grade, Dunmore JSHS lands at B-, ahead of 49% of Pennsylvania public high schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Dunmore JSHS is 7.5 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Pennsylvania schools.
Looking at the county, Lackawanna County, median household income comes to about $66,223, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. The county's public schools total 47, with about 27,006 students.
Among nearby public schools, Dunmore El Center is closest at about 0.1 miles. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, Dunmore JSHS ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Dunmore JSHS is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, Dunmore JSHS enrolled 718 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 674.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Dunmore JSHS. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Lackawanna County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
216,146
Census ACS
Median income
$66,223
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
47
27,006 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Dunmore El Center0.1 mi · 824
- Robert Morris #270.7 mi · 206
- John Adams #41.4 mi · 214
- William Prescott #381.4 mi · 204
- Northeast Intrmd School1.5 mi · 894
- Neil Armstrong #401.6 mi · 441
Frequently asked questions
About Dunmore JSHSWhat is the total enrollment at Dunmore JSHS?
Dunmore JSHS enrolls approximately 674 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does Dunmore JSHS serve?
Dunmore JSHS serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dunmore JSHS?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dunmore JSHS is approximately 14.0:1 (48 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dunmore JSHS?
At Dunmore JSHS, the student body is approximately 74% White, 11% Hispanic, 6% Black, 6% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Dunmore JSHS public or private?
Dunmore JSHS is a public K-12 school, overseen by Dunmore SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.