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Enrollment
1,032
High
DISTRICT 855 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIFFLIN COUNTY SD·NCES 421529007398
Mifflin Co High School
501 Sixth Street, Lewistown, PA 17044 · (717) 242-0240 · Mifflin County
GRADES 10–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,032 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% 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
13.9:1
74 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
566 students
DISTRICT 78% · 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 10 | 364 | 35% |
| Grade 11 | 350 | 34% |
| Grade 12 | 318 | 31% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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 Mifflin County SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
57.9%
PA avg 51.1% . -2.6pp since 2023
Math
36.5%
PA avg 43.0% . -1.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.9% | 36.5% |
| 2023-24 | 60.5% | 38.0% |
% 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
48.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Mifflin Co High School
Mifflin Co High School's state test result (48.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mifflin Co High School this school | 1,032 | 54.8% | 48.9% |
| Somerset Area Jr-Sr High School Somerset | 1,054 | 51.9% | 59.8% |
| Punxsutawney Area High School Punxsutawney | 810 | 54.7% | 52.9% |
| Kiski Area High School Vandergrift | 1,075 | 49.7% | 54.9% |
| Bangor Area High School Bangor | 883 | 50.6% | 61.2% |
| Waynesboro Area Senior High School Waynesboro | 1,392 | 50.8% | 52.8% |
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 Mifflin Co High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.9% | #322 of 576 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.5% | #335 of 626 ▼ 26 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.9% | #328 of 626 ▼ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,032 | #167 of 713 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #300 of 601 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.1% | #415 of 604 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.8% | #305 of 619 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.1% | #98 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
1,032
-126 (-11%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 1,032 | 74.1 | 13.9:1 | 55% (566) |
| 2023-24 | 1,066 | 75.4 | 14.1:1 | 53% (566) |
| 2022-23 | 1,086 | 78.4 | 13.8:1 | 34% (373) |
| 2020-21 | 1,158 | 75 | 15.4:1 | 30% (349) |
| 2017-18 | 1,216 | 76.3 | 15.9:1 | 35% (426) |
| 2015-16 | 1,201 | 75 | 16.0:1 | 46% (547) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mifflin Co High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (1,216 to 1,032); teachers down 3% (76.3 to 74.1).
About Mifflin Co High School
Mifflin Co High School serves students in Lewistown, Pennsylvania, as a mid-sized high school. The school runs grades 10 through 12 and enrolls 1,032 students. High schools in Pennsylvania average about 738 students, which makes this school 40% above average.
Mifflin County SD runs Mifflin Co High School along with 8 other schools, enrolling 4,491 students in total.
Roughly 91% of students at Mifflin Co High School are White. Smaller groups are 5% Hispanic. Mifflin County residents are about 94% White, a similar share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 17%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 13.9:1. The school has 74.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across high schools in Pennsylvania, the average ratio is 12.8:1. Federal data show 55% of students (566) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Mifflin County, the average eligibility rate is 76%.
Mifflin Co High School earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 41% of Pennsylvania public high schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Mifflin Co High School falls in the middle 80% of Pennsylvania schools: 48.9% actual against 54.1% predicted.
American Community Survey estimates for Mifflin County show that the median household earns about $63,953 a year, about 15% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Mifflin County has 11 public schools with about 4,774 students, including Mifflin Co High School.
Mifflin Co High School's nearest public school is Mifflin Co Junior High School (about 0.2 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Mifflin Co High School. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, Mifflin Co High School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Mifflin Co High School's location as Town: Distant.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 126 students, from 1,158 to 1,032. Students per teacher dropped from 15.4 in 2020-21 to 13.9 in 2024-25.
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Mifflin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
46,041
Census ACS
Median income
$63,953
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
4,774 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mifflin County SD
- Mifflin Co Middle SchoolMiddle · 733 students
- Mifflin Co Junior High SchoolHigh · 678 students
- Lewistown Intrmd SchoolElementary · 516 students
- Lewistown Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
- Indian Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 348 students
- East Derry Elementary SchoolElementary · 261 students
Other schools in Lewistown
- Mifflin Co Middle SchoolMiddle · 733 students
- Mifflin Co Junior High SchoolHigh · 678 students
- Lewistown Intrmd SchoolElementary · 516 students
- Lewistown Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
- East Derry Elementary SchoolElementary · 261 students
- Mifflin County Academy of Science and TechnologyHigh · 5 students
Nearby schools
- Mifflin Co Junior High School0.2 mi · 678
- Mifflin County Academy of Science and Technology1.6 mi · 5
- Lewistown Elementary School2.2 mi · 457
- Lewistown Intrmd School2.2 mi · 516
- Mifflin Co Middle School2.2 mi · 733
- East Derry Elementary School3.7 mi · 261
Frequently asked questions
About Mifflin Co High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Mifflin Co High School?
Mifflin Co High School enrolls approximately 1,032 students in grades 10-12.
What grades does Mifflin Co High School serve?
Mifflin Co High School serves grades 10-12.
How many teachers does Mifflin Co High School have?
Mifflin Co High School employs 74 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mifflin Co High School?
At Mifflin Co High School, the student body is approximately 91% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Mifflin Co High School public or private?
Mifflin Co High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Mifflin County SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.