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Enrollment
485
High
DISTRICT 424 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JUNIATA COUNTY SD·NCES 421260006255
Juniata SHS
3931 William Penn Highway, Mifflintown, PA 17059 · (717) 436-2193 · Juniata County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL485 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% 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.
- B-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
13.5:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
281 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 9 | 106 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 120 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 136 | 28% |
| Grade 12 | 123 | 25% |
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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 Juniata County SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
60.0%
PA avg 51.1% . -5.8pp since 2023
Math
38.7%
PA avg 43.0% . -5.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.0% | 38.7% |
| 2023-24 | 65.8% | 44.4% |
% 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
51.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.8%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Juniata SHS
Juniata SHS's state test result (51.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Juniata SHS this school | 485 | 57.9% | 51.7% |
| Pequea Valley High School Kinzers | 451 | 55.0% | 53.1% |
| Tamaqua Area SHS Tamaqua | 613 | 57.4% | 54.5% |
| Jim Thorpe Area High School Jim Thorpe | 490 | 61.4% | 55.9% |
| Milton High School Milton | 608 | 52.5% | 57.5% |
| Lehighton Area High School Lehighton | 630 | 51.7% | 60.5% |
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 Juniata SHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.7% | #277 of 576 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.7% | #317 of 626 ▼ 80 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #299 of 626 ▼ 55 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 485 | #420 of 713 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #270 of 601 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.0% | #302 of 604 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.9% | #290 of 619 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.4% | #69 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
485
-73 (-13%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 594
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 485 | 35.8 | 13.5:1 | 58% (281) |
| 2023-24 | 517 | 36 | 14.3:1 | 54% (281) |
| 2022-23 | 541 | 38.7 | 14.0:1 | 50% (273) |
| 2020-21 | 558 | 36 | 15.5:1 | 43% (241) |
| 2017-18 | 587 | 35.7 | 16.5:1 | 34% (202) |
| 2015-16 | 546 | 33 | 16.6:1 | 36% (199) |
| 2010-11 | 603 | 40 | 15.1:1 | 32% (190) |
| 2000-01 | 689 | 39 | 17.7:1 | 24% (163) |
| 1990-91 | 594 | 32 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Juniata SHS.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (587 to 485); teachers unchanged (35.7 to 35.8).
About Juniata SHS
Juniata SHS is a small high school in Pennsylvania, with an address in Mifflintown. It had 485 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 9 through 12. By comparison, high schools in Pennsylvania enroll about 738 students on average.
The Juniata County SD system has 5 schools and 2,234 students.
White students account for 82% of the school's enrollment. After that, the student body is 14% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Among all residents of Juniata County, the White share is about 93%. A diversity index of 30% means there is a 30% chance two randomly chosen students at Juniata SHS are from different groups.
Its ratio of 13.5:1 is based on 35.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, high schools in Pennsylvania average 12.8:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 58%. Public schools in Juniata County average a similar 56%.
On the allk12 Grade, Juniata SHS lands at B-, ahead of 53% of Pennsylvania public high schools.
Juniata SHS sits between the top and bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 51.7% and a predicted 52.8%.
Juniata County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $66,318 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 15% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Juniata SHS shares Juniata County with 4 other public schools.
Tuscarora Middle School is about 0.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number 2. On average proficiency, Juniata SHS is 1st of 7 nearby schools with test data.
The federal government classifies Juniata SHS's location as Rural: Distant.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Juniata SHS had a net loss of 73 students, or 13%. By 2024-25, the school had 13.5 students per teacher, compared with 15.5 in 2020-21.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Juniata SHS. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Juniata County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
23,379
Census ACS
Median income
$66,318
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
2,234 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Juniata County SD
- Juniata Elementary SchoolElementary · 686 students
- East Juniata Elementary SchoolElementary · 378 students
- East Juniata JSHSHigh · 362 students
- Tuscarora Middle SchoolMiddle · 323 students
Other schools in Mifflintown
- Juniata Elementary SchoolElementary · 686 students
- Tuscarora Middle SchoolMiddle · 323 students
Nearby schools
- Tuscarora Middle School0.2 mi · 323
- Juniata Elementary School0.4 mi · 686
- East Derry Elementary School7.2 mi · 261
- Mifflin County Academy of Science and Technology9.0 mi · 5
- Lewistown Elementary School9.1 mi · 457
- Mifflin Co Middle School9.1 mi · 733
Frequently asked questions
About Juniata SHSHow large is Juniata SHS?
Juniata SHS enrolls approximately 485 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Juniata SHS serve?
Juniata SHS serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Juniata SHS?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Juniata SHS is approximately 13.5:1 (36 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Juniata SHS?
Juniata SHS reports a student body of 82% White, 14% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Juniata SHS public or private?
Juniata SHS is a public K-12 school, overseen by Juniata County SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.