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Enrollment
608
High
DISTRICT 475 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILTON AREA SD·NCES 421548003541
Milton High School
700 Mahoning St, Milton, PA 17847 · (570) 742-7614 · Northumberland County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL608 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 69% 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.
- BBeats 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
12.0:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
319 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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 9 | 137 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 158 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 162 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 151 | 25% |
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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 Milton Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
66.9%
PA avg 51.1% . +3.0pp since 2023
Math
68.7%
PA avg 43.0% . +13.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.9% | 68.7% |
| 2023-24 | 63.9% | 55.7% |
% 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
57.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Milton High School
Milton High School's state test result (57.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milton High School this school | 608 | 52.5% | 57.5% |
| Lehighton Area High School Lehighton | 630 | 51.7% | 60.5% |
| Hamburg Area High School Hamburg | 674 | 50.3% | 43.8% |
| Western Wayne High School Lake Ariel | 562 | 49.1% | 56.8% |
| Elk Lake JSHS Springville | 490 | 50.0% | 40.1% |
| Columbia-Montour Area Vocational-Technical School Bloomsburg | 609 | 53.0% | 27.6% |
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 Milton High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Northumberland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.5% | #197 of 576 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.7% | #61 of 626 ▲ 62 | #1 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.9% | #206 of 626 ▲ 67 | #1 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 608 | #331 of 713 | #4 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #125 of 601 | #3 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.9% | #311 of 604 | #4 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.5% | #325 of 619 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.3% | #236 of 373 | N/A |
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
608
-24 (-4%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 556
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 608 | 50.8 | 12.0:1 | 52% (319) |
| 2023-24 | 613 | 48 | 12.8:1 | 52% (319) |
| 2022-23 | 636 | 48.4 | 13.2:1 | 99% (628) |
| 2020-21 | 632 | 48 | 13.2:1 | 55% (349) |
| 2017-18 | 656 | 48.4 | 13.6:1 | 50% (326) |
| 2015-16 | 632 | 47 | 13.4:1 | 48% (302) |
| 2010-11 | 714 | 57 | 12.5:1 | 42% (303) |
| 2000-01 | 655 | 48 | 13.7:1 | 18% (115) |
| 1990-91 | 556 | 51 | 10.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Milton High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (656 to 608); teachers up 5% (48.4 to 50.8).
About Milton High School
Milton High School, a small high school, is located in Milton, Pennsylvania. Its enrollment is 608 students, spread over grades 9 through 12.
Milton High School is one of the 4 schools that make up Milton Area SD (1,900 students in total).
White students are 84% of those enrolled at Milton High School. Next come 9% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% Black. A diversity index of 29% means there is a 29% chance two randomly chosen students at Milton High School are from different groups.
Staffing at Milton High School comes to 50.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.0:1. By comparison, the average for high schools in Pennsylvania is 12.8:1. Milton High School counts 52% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 86% average for public schools in Northumberland County is 34 points higher.
Milton High School holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 69% of Pennsylvania public high schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 57.5%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 55.1%.
In Northumberland County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $60,583, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. There are 23 public schools in the county, enrolling about 10,386, Milton High School among them.
Milton Area Middle School is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. There are 6 more public schools inside five miles. Milton High School's average proficiency of 57.5% compares with 62.7% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Under the NCES locale system, Milton High School is Town: Distant.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 608, down from 632 in 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 12.0:1, from 13.2:1.
Milton High School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Northumberland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
90,560
Census ACS
Median income
$60,583
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
10,386 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Milton Area SD
- James F Baugher Elementary SchoolElementary · 560 students
- Milton Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 445 students
- White Deer Elementary SchoolElementary · 287 students
Other schools in Milton
- James F Baugher Elementary SchoolElementary · 560 students
- Milton Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 445 students
Other Milton High schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Milton High. Milton High School is the 5th largest of the 5.
- Milton High SchoolAlpharetta, GA · 1,999 students
- MILTON HIGH SCHOOLMILTON, FL · 1,985 students
- Milton HighMilton, MA · 1,083 students
- Milton HighMilton, WI · 1,057 students
Nearby schools
- Milton Area Middle School0.0 mi · 445
- James F Baugher Elementary School0.6 mi · 560
- White Deer Elementary School2.6 mi · 287
- Kelly Elementary School3.3 mi · 550
- Lewisburg High School3.5 mi · 551
- Linntown Elementary School4.9 mi · 270
Frequently asked questions
About Milton High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Milton High School?
Milton High School enrolls approximately 608 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Milton High School serve?
Milton High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Milton High School?
Approximately 12.0:1 students per teacher at Milton High School.
What is the student diversity at Milton High School?
Student demographics at Milton High School are roughly 84% White, 9% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Milton High School public or private?
Milton High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Milton Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.