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Enrollment
685
Middle
DISTRICT 573 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH POCONO SD·NCES 421731005233
North Pocono MS
701 Church St, Moscow, PA 18444 · (570) 842-4588 · Lackawanna County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL685 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
246 students
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
North Pocono MS→North Pocono HS
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within North Pocono SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
64.0%
PA avg 51.1% . -4.8pp since 2023
Math
42.3%
PA avg 43.0% . +3.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
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
55.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.2%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
685
-36 (-5%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 14.1:1
% White
90%
was 93%
% Hispanic
3%
was 3%
% Black
1%
was 2%
% Asian
1%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About North Pocono MS
As a reasonably sized junior high in Moscow, Pennsylvania, North Pocono MS works with 685 students from grades 6 through 8, operated by North Pocono SD.
North Pocono SD comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 2,865 students; North Pocono MS is among them.
On the student-mix side, North Pocono MS records that nearly all students (90%) are White. Beyond that, the school lists 5% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 81%.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, North Pocono MS has 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 36% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Lackawanna County runs at roughly 72%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.
After controlling for student poverty, North Pocono MS performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 62.2%, the actual is 55.0%, a residual of -7.2 points.
Zooming out to the county, census data for Lackawanna County shows median household earnings sit near $66,223, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Lackawanna County's 47 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,006 students), North Pocono MS is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is North Pocono Intmd Sch, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around North Pocono MS. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), North Pocono MS ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 58.0%.
Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at North Pocono MS has shrank 5%, going from 721 students in 2018 to 685 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 today.
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Lackawanna County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
216,146
Census ACS
Median income
$66,223
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
47
27,006 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in North Pocono SD
- North Pocono HSHigh · 915 students
- Moscow El SchElementary · 581 students
- North Pocono Intmd SchElementary · 445 students
- Jefferson El SchElementary · 239 students
Other schools in Moscow
- Moscow El SchElementary · 581 students
- North Pocono Intmd SchElementary · 445 students
Nearby schools
- North Pocono Intmd Sch0.1 mi · 445
- Moscow El Sch0.3 mi · 581
- North Pocono HS2.2 mi · 915
- Jefferson El Sch5.6 mi · 239
- Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence CS7.0 mi · 384
- William Prescott #387.7 mi · 204
Frequently asked questions
About North Pocono MSHow large is North Pocono MS?
North Pocono MS enrolls approximately 685 students in grades 06-08.
Is North Pocono MS an elementary, middle, or high school?
North Pocono MS is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does North Pocono MS have?
North Pocono MS employs 52 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
What is the student diversity at North Pocono MS?
Student demographics at North Pocono MS are roughly 90% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is North Pocono MS in?
North Pocono MS is part of North Pocono SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.