Octorara Area MS

Located at 228 Highland Rd, in Atglen, Pennsylvania, Octorara Area MS is a modestly sized 6-8 campus that hosts 304 students (grades 7 through 8), part of Octorara Area SD. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 594 students each, so Octorara Area MS sits 49% below that benchmark.

Octorara Area MS is one of 5 schools operated by Octorara Area SD, a district that instructs 1,968 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Octorara Area MS shows that 63% of the student body identifies as White; the rest comes out to 24% Hispanic, 7% Black, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Chester County as a whole is about 77% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.2:1, putting Octorara Area MS tighter than the state norm the norm.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Chester County) records that median household earnings sit near $127,208, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Chester County's 111 public schools (combined enrollment of about 83,468 students), Octorara Area MS is one campus in the mix.

Octorara Area JSHS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.