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Enrollment
678
High
DISTRICT 855 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIFFLIN COUNTY SD·NCES 421529007397
Mifflin Co Junior High School
700 Cedar Street, Lewistown, PA 17044 · (717) 248-5441 · Mifflin County
GRADES 08–09HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL678 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 17% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- C-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
12.5:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
431 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 8 | 332 | 49% |
| Grade 9 | 346 | 51% |
Student demographics
23%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
Students here typically continue to
Mifflin Co Junior High School→Mifflin Co High School
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
36.8%
PA avg 51.1% . -17.7pp since 2023
Math
12.8%
PA avg 43.0% . -7.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 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 18 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.8% | 12.8% |
| 2023-24 | 54.5% | 20.1% |
% 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
35.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.4%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Junior High School
Mifflin Co Junior High School's state test result (35.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mifflin Co Junior High School this school | 678 | 63.6% | 35.8% |
| Titusville High School Titusville | 565 | 65.5% | 51.1% |
| Tunkhannock High School Tunkhannock | 814 | 63.3% | 42.5% |
| South Williamsport Area JSHS South Williamsport | 478 | 59.6% | 35.0% |
| Fort LeBoeuf SHS Waterford | 652 | 56.4% | 71.7% |
| North East High School North East | 521 | 55.1% | 60.6% |
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 Junior High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.8% | #457 of 576 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.8% | #542 of 626 ▼ 47 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.8% | #525 of 626 ▼ 118 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 678 | #289 of 713 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #172 of 601 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.3% | #351 of 604 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.6% | #273 of 619 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.5% | #107 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
678
-64 (-9%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 678 | 54.2 | 12.5:1 | 64% (431) |
| 2023-24 | 716 | 58.4 | 12.3:1 | 60% (431) |
| 2022-23 | 768 | 57.6 | 13.3:1 | 57% (434) |
| 2020-21 | 742 | 56 | 13.3:1 | 45% (335) |
| 2017-18 | 793 | 55.9 | 14.2:1 | 54% (426) |
| 2015-16 | 848 | 56 | 15.1:1 | 54% (457) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mifflin Co Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (793 to 678); teachers down 3% (55.9 to 54.2).
About Mifflin Co Junior High School
Mifflin Co Junior High School sits in Lewistown, Pennsylvania, and is classified as a high school. It covers grades 8 through 9, with a total enrollment of 678 students.
Mifflin County SD serves 4,491 students across 9 schools.
White students are the large majority at Mifflin Co Junior High School, with 87% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 5% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 3% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Mifflin Co Junior High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 23%.
Teachers at Mifflin Co Junior High School total 54.2 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 12.5:1. High schools in Pennsylvania have a similar average ratio of 12.8:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 64%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Mifflin County is 76%.
Measured against Pennsylvania public high schools, Mifflin Co Junior High School receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
In Pennsylvania, Mifflin Co Junior High School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 35.8% actual against a predicted 50.4%.
Mifflin County has these Census figures: median household income is about $63,953, roughly 15% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. The public schools of Mifflin County number 11 and enroll about 4,774.
The closest other public school is Mifflin Co HS, about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Mifflin Co Junior High School's average proficiency of 35.8% compares with 41.1% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Under the NCES locale system, Mifflin Co Junior High School is Town: Distant.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Mifflin Co Junior High School went from 742 students to 678.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Mifflin Co Junior High School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 High SchoolHigh · 1,032 students
- Mifflin Co Middle SchoolMiddle · 733 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 High SchoolHigh · 1,032 students
- Mifflin Co Middle SchoolMiddle · 733 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 HS0.2 mi · 1,032
- Mifflin County Academy of Science and Technology1.4 mi · 5
- Lewistown El Sch2.0 mi · 457
- Lewistown Intrmd Sch2.0 mi · 516
- Mifflin Co MS2.0 mi · 733
- East Derry El Sch3.6 mi · 261
Frequently asked questions
About Mifflin Co Junior High SchoolHow many students attend Mifflin Co Junior High School?
Mifflin Co Junior High School enrolls approximately 678 students in grades 08-09.
What age range does Mifflin Co Junior High School serve?
Mifflin Co Junior High School serves students from grade 08 through grade 09.
How many teachers does Mifflin Co Junior High School have?
Mifflin Co Junior High School employs 54 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
How diverse is Mifflin Co Junior High School?
Mifflin Co Junior High School reports a student body of 87% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Mifflin Co Junior High School?
Mifflin Co Junior High School is overseen by Mifflin County SD in Mifflin County.
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