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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Lake-Lehman JSHS administration to hear?
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Enrollment
745
High
DISTRICT 390 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKE-LEHMAN SD·NCES 421302002924
Lake-Lehman JSHS
1128 Old Route 115, Lehman, PA 18627 · (570) 675-7458 · Luzerne County
GRADES 07–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL745 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 36% 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.
- C-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
14.4:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
279 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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 | 136 | 18% |
| Grade 8 | 128 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 116 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 118 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 127 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 120 | 16% |
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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 Lake-Lehman SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
43.9%
PA avg 51.1% . -16.0pp since 2023
Math
26.8%
PA avg 43.0% . -5.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 16 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.9% | 26.8% |
| 2023-24 | 59.9% | 32.1% |
% 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
50.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Lake-Lehman JSHS
Lake-Lehman JSHS's state test result (50.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake-Lehman JSHS this school | 745 | 37.4% | 50.0% |
| Big Spring High School Newville | 764 | 39.0% | 44.8% |
| Elizabeth Forward SHS Elizabeth | 763 | 38.0% | 59.4% |
| Blue Mountain High School Schuylkill Haven | 791 | 37.7% | 59.3% |
| Blackhawk High School Beaver Falls | 763 | 33.6% | 60.1% |
| Penns Valley Area JSHS Spring Mills | 632 | 39.9% | 58.1% |
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 Lake-Lehman JSHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Luzerne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #300 of 576 | #3 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.8% | #443 of 626 ▼ 66 | #5 of 12 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.9% | #480 of 626 ▼ 156 | #8 of 12 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 745 | #254 of 713 | #9 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #359 of 601 | #4 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.3% | #510 of 604 | #12 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.4% | #483 of 619 | #10 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.4% | #81 of 373 | #4 of 6 |
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
745
-76 (-9%) vs 2020
+14% since 1990-91, when it was 653
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 745 | 51.8 | 14.4:1 | 37% (279) |
| 2023-24 | 743 | 51.8 | 14.3:1 | 38% (279) |
| 2022-23 | 739 | 50.3 | 14.7:1 | 28% (208) |
| 2020-21 | 821 | 50 | 16.4:1 | 35% (290) |
| 2017-18 | 891 | 57.3 | 15.6:1 | 26% (231) |
| 2015-16 | 923 | 56 | 16.5:1 | 26% (237) |
| 2010-11 | 961 | 71 | 13.5:1 | 23% (218) |
| 2000-01 | 685 | 38 | 18.0:1 | 11% (76) |
| 1990-91 | 653 | 42 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lake-Lehman JSHS.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (891 to 745); teachers down 10% (57.3 to 51.8).
About Lake-Lehman JSHS
Located in Lehman, Pennsylvania, Lake-Lehman JSHS is a medium-sized high school. The school serves 745 students in grades 7 through 12 in 2024-25.
Lake-Lehman JSHS is in Lake-Lehman SD, a district with 1,558 students across 4 schools.
Lake-Lehman JSHS's enrollment is 95% White. The remaining shares are 3% Hispanic. Luzerne County as a whole is about 76% White, so the school's share is higher. Lake-Lehman JSHS's diversity index is 10%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1 at Lake-Lehman JSHS, with 51.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. On average, high schools in Pennsylvania have 12.8:1, compared with 14.4:1 here. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 37% of enrollment. It compares with 85% for public schools in Luzerne County.
Lake-Lehman JSHS is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 36% of Pennsylvania public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
In Pennsylvania, Lake-Lehman JSHS is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 50.0% actual against a predicted 61.5%.
Across Luzerne County, the median household income is $63,691, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. In all, Luzerne County has 65 public schools and roughly 45,209 students.
Nearest public school: Lehman-Jackson Elementary School, about 0.3 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 6 other public schools. Local comparison: Lake-Lehman JSHS ranks 6th of 8 nearby schools, at 50.0% versus a 53.2% average.
The school is in rural territory close to an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Fringe).
Lake-Lehman JSHS's enrollment declined from 821 in 2020-21 to 745 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 16.4:1 to 14.4:1.
Community posts for Lake-Lehman JSHS can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Luzerne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
327,675
Census ACS
Median income
$63,691
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
65
45,209 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lake-Lehman SD
- Lehman-Jackson Elementary SchoolElementary · 411 students
- Lake-Noxen Elementary SchoolElementary · 236 students
- Ross Elementary SchoolElementary · 166 students
Nearby schools
- Lehman-Jackson Elementary School0.3 mi · 411
- Lake-Noxen Elementary School4.1 mi · 236
- Dallas Middle School4.4 mi · 589
- Dallas SHS4.4 mi · 745
- Dallas Intermediate School4.4 mi · 561
- Wycallis Primary Center4.4 mi · 512
Frequently asked questions
About Lake-Lehman JSHSHow large is Lake-Lehman JSHS?
Lake-Lehman JSHS enrolls approximately 745 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does Lake-Lehman JSHS serve?
Lake-Lehman JSHS serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Lake-Lehman JSHS?
Approximately 14.4:1 students per teacher at Lake-Lehman JSHS.
How diverse is Lake-Lehman JSHS?
Lake-Lehman JSHS reports a student body of 95% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Lake-Lehman JSHS?
Lake-Lehman JSHS is overseen by Lake-Lehman SD in Luzerne County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.