Greater Johnstown MS

As a mid-sized junior high in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Greater Johnstown MS serves 615 students from grades 5 through 7, overseen by Greater Johnstown SD.

Greater Johnstown SD comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 2,805 students; Greater Johnstown MS is among them.

Demographically, Greater Johnstown MS records that 42% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 32% White, 18% multiracial, 8% Hispanic. By comparison, Cambria County as a whole is about 3% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.8:1. The state averages around 13.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 103% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Cambria County (around 73%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Greater Johnstown MS falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 33.6%; this one comes in at 9.9%, -23.7 points off the demographic line.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Cambria County) records that median household income runs about $58,418, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Greater Johnstown MS is one of 37 public schools in Cambria County (combined enrollment of about 15,789 students).

Nearest neighbor: Greater Johnstown SHS, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Greater Johnstown MS. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Greater Johnstown MS at 5th of 5; the average score across the group is 36.5%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 607 students in 2018 compared to 615 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 46% to 32% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 today.

On the community side, members of the Greater Johnstown MS community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.