Lengel MS

Lengel MS, a mid-sized middle-grades school in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, operated by Pottsville Area SD, caters to 720 students, covering grades 5 through 8. That puts it 21% above the typical public school in Pennsylvania, which averages around 594 students.

Pottsville Area SD runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 2,588 students. Lengel MS is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Lengel MS shows that 67% of the student body identifies as White; the rest comes out to 18% Hispanic, 8% Black, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 88% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Lengel MS shows 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 63% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Lengel MS performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.5%, the actual is 38.3%, a residual of -12.3 points.

In the broader community, Schuylkill County reports that median household earnings sit near $68,313, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lengel MS is one of 35 public schools in Schuylkill County (combined enrollment of about 18,259 students).

The closest other public school is Pottsville Area HS, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lengel MS at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 41.6%.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 7%: 777 students in 2018 compared to 720 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 83% to 67% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 today.

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