Enrollment
253
Middle
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOUNT CARMEL AREA SD·NCES 421599007369
Mount Carmel Area Junior High School
600 W 5th St, Mount Carmel, PA 17851 · (570) 339-1500 · Northumberland County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL253 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 44% of Pennsylvania public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
103%
260 students
DISTRICT 101% · 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 7 | 125 | 49% |
| Grade 8 | 128 | 51% |
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · 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
Mount Carmel Area Junior High School→Mount Carmel Area High School
Feeds from
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
35.2%
PA avg 51.1% . -1.9pp since 2023
Math
29.6%
PA avg 43.0% . -1.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 down about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.2% | 29.6% |
| 2023-24 | 37.1% | 31.3% |
% 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
35.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 →
Where Mount Carmel Area Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Northumberland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.1% | #384 of 479 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.6% | #340 of 513 ▼ 21 | #3 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.2% | #421 of 513 ▲ 18 | #4 of 6 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 253 | #461 of 522 | #6 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #466 of 486 | #4 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.3% | #293 of 486 | #5 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 103% | #49 of 510 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.0% | #51 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
253
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
+33% since 2010-11, when it was 190
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 253 | 14.8 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 260 | 17.1 | 15.2:1 | 100% (260) |
| 2022-23 | 263 | 18 | 14.7:1 | 100% (263) |
| 2020-21 | 250 | 18 | 13.9:1 | 99% (247) |
| 2017-18 | 230 | 14.4 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 221 | 13 | 17.0:1 | 64% (142) |
| 2010-11 | 190 | 9 | 21.1:1 | 47% (90) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mount Carmel Area Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (230 to 253); teachers up 3% (14.4 to 14.8).
About Mount Carmel Area Junior High School
Mount Carmel Area Junior High School is a small middle school serving families in Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania. Students in grades 7 through 8 attend, and enrollment is 253 students. The school's enrollment is 57% smaller than the 594 average for middle schools in Pennsylvania.
Mount Carmel Area SD enrolls 1,552 students, and its 3 schools include Mount Carmel Area Junior High School.
At 80%, White students outnumber all other groups at Mount Carmel Area Junior High School combined. The remaining students are 13% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Among people living in Northumberland County, the White share is about 90%. Mount Carmel Area Junior High School has a diversity index of 34%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 17.1:1, with 14.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among middle schools in Pennsylvania is 13.2:1, lower than at this school.
The allk12 Grade for Mount Carmel Area Junior High School is C+. Compared with Pennsylvania public middle schools, the school scored higher than 44% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Schools in Pennsylvania with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 33.5%. Mount Carmel Area Junior High School scores 35.1%.
Across Northumberland County, median household income is about $60,583, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Mount Carmel Area Junior High School is among the 23 public schools in Northumberland County.
Of nearby public schools, Mount Carmel Area High School is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Mount Carmel Area Junior High School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Mount Carmel Area Junior High School's location as Town: Distant.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 253, close to the 250 recorded in 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 13.9:1 to 17.1:1.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Mount Carmel Area SD
- Mount Carmel Area Elementary SchoolElementary · 796 students
- Mount Carmel Area High SchoolHigh · 503 students
Other schools in Mount Carmel
- Mount Carmel Area Elementary SchoolElementary · 796 students
- Mount Carmel Area High SchoolHigh · 503 students
Nearby schools
- Mount Carmel Area High School0.0 mi · 503
- Mount Carmel Area Elementary School0.2 mi · 796
- North Schuylkill JSHS6.8 mi · 1,003
- North Schuylkill Elementary School7.0 mi · 1,064
- Northumberland County Career and Technology Center8.3 mi · 15
- Shamokin Area High School8.5 mi · 675
Frequently asked questions
About Mount Carmel Area Junior High SchoolHow large is Mount Carmel Area Junior High School?
Mount Carmel Area Junior High School enrolls approximately 253 students in grades 07-08.
Is Mount Carmel Area Junior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mount Carmel Area Junior High School is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Mount Carmel Area Junior High School have?
Mount Carmel Area Junior High School employs 15 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mount Carmel Area Junior High School?
At Mount Carmel Area Junior High School, the student body is approximately 80% White, 13% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Mount Carmel Area Junior High School?
Mount Carmel Area Junior High School is overseen by Mount Carmel Area SD in Northumberland County.
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