Enrollment
329
Middle
DISTRICT 481 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOHAWK AREA SD·NCES 421554007605
Mohawk Junior High School
385 Mohawk School Rd, New Castle, PA 16102 · (724) 667-7782 · Lawrence County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL329 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
166 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 75%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 110 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 105 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 114 | 35% |
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · 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
Mohawk Junior High School→Mohawk SHS
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Mohawk Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
56.9%
PA avg 51.1% . -1.9pp since 2023
Math
46.8%
PA avg 43.0% . +3.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.9% | 46.8% |
| 2023-24 | 58.8% | 43.6% |
% 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
51.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.0%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Mohawk Junior High School
Mohawk Junior High School's state test result (51.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mohawk Junior High School this school | 329 | 50.5% | 51.2% |
| Line Mountain Middle School Herndon | 319 | 49.8% | 36.7% |
| McGuffey Middle School Claysville | 342 | 51.8% | 45.5% |
| Bellwood Antis Middle School Bellwood | 332 | 47.6% | 49.0% |
| Everett Area Middle School Everett | 358 | 48.6% | 33.5% |
| Philipsburg-Osceola Area Middle School Philipsburg | 372 | 53.2% | 46.5% |
Matched among Pennsylvania middle 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 Mohawk Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lawrence County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.2% | #197 of 479 | #3 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.8% | #145 of 513 ▲ 28 | #2 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.9% | #185 of 513 ▲ 39 | #3 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 329 | #412 of 522 | #2 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #415 of 486 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.4% | #468 of 486 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.5% | #253 of 510 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +47.5% | #6 of 131 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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
329
+103 (+46%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 329 | 21.8 | 15.1:1 | 50% (166) |
| 2023-24 | 341 | 22.3 | 15.3:1 | 49% (166) |
| 2022-23 | 346 | 21.5 | 16.1:1 | 46% (160) |
| 2020-21 | 226 | 15 | 15.1:1 | 37% (84) |
| 2017-18 | 223 | 14.7 | 15.2:1 | 37% (82) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mohawk Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 48% (223 to 329); teachers up 49% (14.7 to 21.8).
About Mohawk Junior High School
Mohawk Junior High School is a public small middle school in New Castle, Pennsylvania. The student body numbers 329 students, from grades 6 through 8. Average enrollment for middle schools in Pennsylvania is about 594, so this school runs 45% smaller than that.
Mohawk Junior High School reports to Mohawk Area SD, which has 3 schools and 1,444 students.
Mohawk Junior High School enrolls a student body that is 95% White. The school is also 2% multiracial. By the diversity index, Mohawk Junior High School comes in at 9%.
Mohawk Junior High School employs 21.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 15.1:1. That ratio is over the 13.2:1 average for middle schools in Pennsylvania. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 50% in 2024-25. That is lower than the 67% average for public schools in Lawrence County.
After adjusting for student poverty, Mohawk Junior High School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 51.2%; the prediction is 56.0%.
Lawrence County has these Census figures: median household income is about $61,931, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Mohawk Junior High School is among the 25 public schools in Lawrence County.
Mohawk SHS is the public school closest to Mohawk Junior High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 5 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Mohawk Junior High School ranks 7th of 8 on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Mohawk Junior High School is coded Rural: Fringe, for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
The 2020-21 count was 226 students and the 2024-25 count was 329. A difference that large may reflect a change in which grades the school serves.
Community posts for Mohawk Junior High School can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Lawrence County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
85,024
Census ACS
Median income
$61,931
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
11,015 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mohawk Area SD
- Mohawk Elementary SchoolElementary · 709 students
- Mohawk SHSHigh · 406 students
Other schools in New Castle
- New Castle SHSHigh · 740 students
- Harry W Lockley Early Learning CenterElementary · 736 students
- Mohawk Elementary SchoolElementary · 709 students
- Washington Intrmd SchoolElementary · 707 students
- New Castle Junior High SchoolMiddle · 689 students
- Neshannock Memorial Elementary SchoolElementary · 688 students
Nearby schools
- Mohawk SHS0.0 mi · 406
- Mohawk Elementary School0.1 mi · 709
- Union Area High School3.8 mi · 193
- Union Area Middle School3.8 mi · 174
- Union Memorial Elementary School4.2 mi · 320
- Springfield High School5.3 mi · 243
Frequently asked questions
About Mohawk Junior High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Mohawk Junior High School?
Mohawk Junior High School enrolls approximately 329 students in grades 06-08.
Is Mohawk Junior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mohawk Junior High School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Mohawk Junior High School have?
Mohawk Junior High School employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mohawk Junior High School?
At Mohawk Junior High School, the student body is approximately 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Mohawk Junior High School public or private?
Mohawk Junior High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Mohawk Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.