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Alumni: what's one memory from Montrose Area JSHS that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
565
High
DISTRICT 406 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTROSE AREA SD·NCES 421581004044
Montrose Area JSHS
75 Meteor Way, Montrose, PA 18801 · (570) 278-3731 · Susquehanna County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL565 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
9.2:1
61 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.6:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
101%
571 students
DISTRICT 97% · 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 7 | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 112 | 20% |
| Grade 9 | 93 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 110 | 19% |
| Grade 11 | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 82 | 15% |
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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
Based on grade levels within Montrose Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
57.1%
PA avg 51.1% . -6.2pp since 2023
Math
32.8%
PA avg 43.0% . +0.2pp 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 33 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.1% | 32.8% |
| 2023-24 | 63.3% | 32.6% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
55.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.3%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+21.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 34% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 21 points, placing it in Pennsylvania's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Montrose Area JSHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Susquehanna County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.3% | #225 of 576 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.8% | #375 of 626 ▼ 2 | #3 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.1% | #339 of 626 ▼ 56 | #2 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 565 | #363 of 713 | #1 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.2:1 | #17 of 601 | #2 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.8% | #499 of 604 | #4 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 101% | #92 of 619 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.7% | #117 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
565
-17 (-3%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 964
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
was 6.9:1
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 | 565 | 61.3 | 9.2:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 571 | 60 | 9.5:1 | 100% (571) |
| 2022-23 | 562 | 76.3 | 7.4:1 | 42% (234) |
| 2020-21 | 582 | 84 | 6.9:1 | 34% (196) |
| 2017-18 | 655 | 53.8 | 12.2:1 | 34% (223) |
| 2015-16 | 699 | 55 | 12.7:1 | 34% (239) |
| 2010-11 | 690 | 60 | 11.5:1 | 0% (3) |
| 2000-01 | 935 | 62 | 15.1:1 | 30% (280) |
| 1990-91 | 964 | 66 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Montrose Area JSHS.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (655 to 565); teachers up 14% (53.8 to 61.3).
About Montrose Area JSHS
Montrose Area JSHS is classified as a high school. It is located in Montrose, Pennsylvania. A federal count lists 565 students at the school, in grades 7 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in Pennsylvania is about 738, so this school runs 23% smaller than that.
Montrose Area JSHS is among 3 schools run by Montrose Area SD, which serves 1,217 students.
The large majority of students at Montrose Area JSHS, 94%, are White. Next come 4% Hispanic. County-wide, about 95% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at Montrose Area JSHS belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 11%.
A ratio of 9.2:1 comes from the school's 61.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania is higher than this school's figure.
Measured against Pennsylvania public high schools, Montrose Area JSHS receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, Montrose Area JSHS is among the top 10% of schools in Pennsylvania. Predicted: 34.3%. Actual: 55.3%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Susquehanna County, median household income is about $68,487, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Montrose Area JSHS is one of 15 public schools in Susquehanna County, which together enroll about 5,728 students.
The school nearest to Montrose Area JSHS is Lathrop Street Elementary School, at a distance of about 1.1 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within ten miles. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, Montrose Area JSHS ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Montrose Area JSHS is coded as Rural: Distant in federal locale data.
Federal counts put enrollment at 582 in 2020-21 and 565 in 2024-25, a 3% decrease. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 6.9:1 to 9.2:1.
If you have questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Montrose Area JSHS, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Susquehanna County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
38,219
Census ACS
Median income
$68,487
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
5,728 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Montrose Area SD
- Lathrop Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 401 students
- Choconut Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 251 students
Nearby schools
- Lathrop Street Elementary School1.1 mi · 401
- Blue Ridge Middle School6.8 mi · 225
- Blue Ridge Elementary School6.8 mi · 496
- Blue Ridge High School6.8 mi · 297
- Susquehanna County Career and Technology Center9.2 mi · 6
- Elk Lake Elementary School9.2 mi · 563
Frequently asked questions
About Montrose Area JSHSWhat is the total enrollment at Montrose Area JSHS?
Montrose Area JSHS enrolls approximately 565 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does Montrose Area JSHS serve?
Montrose Area JSHS serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Montrose Area JSHS?
Approximately 9.2:1 students per teacher at Montrose Area JSHS.
What is the student diversity at Montrose Area JSHS?
Student demographics at Montrose Area JSHS are roughly 94% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian.
Who oversees Montrose Area JSHS?
Montrose Area JSHS is overseen by Montrose Area SD in Susquehanna County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.