Loyalsock Twp MS

Loyalsock Twp MS is a middle-grades school of tight-knit scale in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, part of Loyalsock Township SD, caters to 353 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 41% below the typical public school in Pennsylvania, which averages around 594 students.

Across the 3 schools in Loyalsock Township SD (1,510 students total), Loyalsock Twp MS accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Loyalsock Twp MS shows that the largest single group is White, at 76% of enrollment. Other groups include 9% multiracial, 6% Black, 5% Hispanic, 4% Asian. By comparison, Lycoming County as a whole is about 89% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.6:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 99% of students at Loyalsock Twp MS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Lycoming County's rate of about 60%.

After controlling for student poverty, Loyalsock Twp MS sits in the top 10% of Pennsylvania schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 35.1%; actual is 54.4%, +19.3 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Lycoming County indicate median household earnings sit near $63,917, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Lycoming County's 30 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,288 students), Loyalsock Twp MS is one campus in the mix.

Loyalsock Twp SHS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Loyalsock Twp MS ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 48.8%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Five-year trend. Loyalsock Twp MS's enrollment has shrank 4% since 2018, when it stood at 369 (now 353).

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.