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Enrollment
410
High
DISTRICT 452 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOUNTAIN VIEW SD·NCES 421605004049
Mountain View JSHS
11749 State Route 106, Kingsley, PA 18826 · (570) 434-8512 · Susquehanna County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL410 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 52% 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.
- B-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
9.0:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
241 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 90 | 22% |
| Grade 9 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 71 | 17% |
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 7% · 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 Mountain View SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
51.4%
PA avg 51.1% . -2.3pp since 2023
Math
34.0%
PA avg 43.0% . +9.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 10 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.4% | 34.0% |
| 2023-24 | 53.7% | 24.3% |
% 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
51.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.4%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Mountain View JSHS
Mountain View JSHS's state test result (51.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain View JSHS this school | 410 | 58.8% | 51.2% |
| Everett Area High School Everett | 393 | 60.3% | 55.2% |
| Chestnut Ridge SHS New Paris | 470 | 58.3% | 61.8% |
| Penns Manor Area JSHS Clymer | 371 | 57.1% | 44.7% |
| South Williamsport Area JSHS South Williamsport | 478 | 59.6% | 35.0% |
| Juniata Valley JSHS Alexandria | 374 | 54.0% | 42.4% |
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 Mountain View JSHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Susquehanna County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.2% | #283 of 576 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #366 of 626 ▲ 82 | #2 of 6 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.4% | #396 of 626 ▲ 20 | #3 of 6 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 410 | #480 of 713 | #3 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.0:1 | #14 of 601 | #1 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.7% | #574 of 604 | #6 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.8% | #287 of 619 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.3% | #200 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
410
-8 (-2%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 593
Student : Teacher
9.0:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 410 | 45.7 | 9.0:1 | 59% (241) |
| 2023-24 | 438 | 40.7 | 10.8:1 | 55% (241) |
| 2022-23 | 429 | 47.2 | 9.1:1 | 40% (170) |
| 2020-21 | 418 | 35 | 11.9:1 | 33% (140) |
| 2017-18 | 452 | 38.5 | 11.7:1 | 34% (155) |
| 2015-16 | 488 | 44 | 11.1:1 | 39% (188) |
| 2010-11 | 611 | 46 | 13.3:1 | 40% (245) |
| 2000-01 | 730 | 43 | 17.0:1 | 27% (196) |
| 1990-91 | 593 | 41 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mountain View JSHS.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (452 to 410); teachers up 19% (38.5 to 45.7).
About Mountain View JSHS
In Kingsley, Pennsylvania, Mountain View JSHS is a small high school. Enrollment is 410 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 7 through 12. Against the 738-student average for high schools in Pennsylvania, enrollment here is 44% lower.
In Mountain View SD, 2 schools enroll a combined 904 students.
Most students at Mountain View JSHS are White: 97% of enrollment. County-wide, about 95% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at Mountain View JSHS belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 7%.
Mountain View JSHS counts 45.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 9.0 students for each one. Among high schools in Pennsylvania, the typical ratio is 12.8:1. About 59% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 78% for public schools in Susquehanna County.
The allk12 Grade for Mountain View JSHS is B-. Compared with Pennsylvania public high schools, the school scored higher than 52% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Mountain View JSHS is 1.2 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 51.2% actual, 52.4% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Pennsylvania.
In Susquehanna County (population about 38,219), median household income is about $68,487, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Mountain View JSHS is one of 15 public schools in Susquehanna County, which together enroll about 5,728 students.
Mountain View Elementary School is located about 0.2 miles from Mountain View JSHS. Within ten miles are 3 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Mountain View JSHS is 5th of 7 on proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Distant.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 418 to 410, a small change. Its ratio of students to teachers was 11.9:1 in 2020-21, and 9.0:1 in 2024-25.
If you have questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Mountain View 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 Mountain View SD
- Mountain View Elementary SchoolElementary · 494 students
Nearby schools
- Mountain View Elementary School0.2 mi · 494
- Montrose Area JSHS9.4 mi · 565
- Lathrop Street Elementary School9.9 mi · 401
- Blue Ridge High School11.1 mi · 297
- Blue Ridge Middle School11.1 mi · 225
- Blue Ridge Elementary School11.1 mi · 496
Frequently asked questions
About Mountain View JSHSHow many students attend Mountain View JSHS?
Mountain View JSHS enrolls approximately 410 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Mountain View JSHS serve?
Mountain View JSHS serves grades 07-12.
How many students per teacher at Mountain View JSHS?
Approximately 9.0:1 students per teacher at Mountain View JSHS.
How diverse is Mountain View JSHS?
Mountain View JSHS reports a student body of 97% White, 0% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Mountain View JSHS public or private?
Mountain View JSHS is a public K-12 school, overseen by Mountain View SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.