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What's something Pocono Mountain East HS does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
1,242
High
DISTRICT 1,372 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POCONO MOUNTAIN SD·NCES 421950003216
Pocono Mountain East High School
231 Pocono Mountain School Road, Swiftwater, PA 18370 · (570) 839-7121 · Monroe County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,242 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 90% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- A-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
96 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
1,239 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 9 | 291 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 295 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 310 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 346 | 28% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
74.1%
PA avg 51.1% . +1.5pp since 2023
Math
57.3%
PA avg 43.0% . -3.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.1% | 57.3% |
| 2023-24 | 72.6% | 60.6% |
% 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
62.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.8%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+27.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 35% 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 28 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 →
Schools most like Pocono Mountain East High School
Pocono Mountain East High School's state test result (62.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pocono Mountain East High School this school | 1,242 | 99.8% | 62.4% |
| Franklin Towne CHS Philadelphia | 1,292 | 99.8% | 59.9% |
| Hanover Area JSHS Hanover Township | 977 | 97.9% | 24.5% |
| Governor Mifflin SHS Shillington | 1,425 | 99.8% | 39.8% |
| Coatesville Intermediate High School Coatsville | 826 | 98.7% | 22.0% |
| Pocono Mountain West High School Pocono Summit | 1,501 | 99.8% | 46.8% |
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 Pocono Mountain East High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Monroe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.4% | #137 of 576 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.3% | #132 of 626 ▼ 43 | #1 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.1% | #112 of 626 ▲ 40 | #1 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,242 | #119 of 713 | #4 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #205 of 601 | #1 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.5% | #64 of 604 | #5 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.8% | #116 of 619 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.5% | #193 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
1,242
-39 (-3%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 1,203
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 1,242 | 96.5 | 12.9:1 | 100% (1,239) |
| 2023-24 | 1,256 | 96.2 | 13.1:1 | 100% (1,253) |
| 2022-23 | 1,289 | 99 | 13.0:1 | 44% (561) |
| 2020-21 | 1,281 | 101 | 12.7:1 | 31% (400) |
| 2017-18 | 1,372 | 114.1 | 12.0:1 | 41% (563) |
| 2015-16 | 1,468 | 116 | 12.7:1 | 45% (660) |
| 2010-11 | 1,313 | 108 | 12.2:1 | 28% (369) |
| 2000-01 | 1,419 | 87 | 16.3:1 | 18% (260) |
| 1990-91 | 1,203 | 75 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pocono Mountain East High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (1,372 to 1,242); teachers down 15% (114.1 to 96.5).
About Pocono Mountain East High School
Pocono Mountain East High School is a high school located in Swiftwater, Pennsylvania, in Monroe County. The school's enrollment of 1,242 students covers grades 9 through 12. Statewide, high schools in Pennsylvania average about 738 students each.
Pocono Mountain East High School is in Pocono Mountain SD, a district with 7,781 students across 9 schools.
A majority of students at Pocono Mountain East High School, 51%, are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 27% Hispanic, 17% Black, and 3% Asian. The White share of the county population is higher, at 64%. By the diversity index, Pocono Mountain East High School comes in at 64%.
Teachers at the school number 96.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 12.9:1. High schools in Pennsylvania average about 12.8:1, a similar figure. The school's lunch program data list 100% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Compared with the 74% average for public schools in Monroe County, the school's rate is higher.
Pocono Mountain East High School is graded A by allk12, scoring above 90% of Pennsylvania public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Pocono Mountain East High School is 27.5 points above expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the top 10% in Pennsylvania.
In Monroe County (population about 167,515), median household income is about $83,565, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 27% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Pocono Mountain East High School is one of 29 public schools in Monroe County, which together enroll about 20,752 students.
The closest public school to Pocono Mountain East High School is Swiftwater Interm School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles number 6. The school's 62.4% average proficiency ranks 1st among 7 nearby schools.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Fringe: the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
The number of students dropped from 1,281 to 1,242 over 4 years.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Pocono Mountain East High School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Monroe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
167,515
Census ACS
Median income
$83,565
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
20,752 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pocono Mountain SD
- Pocono Mountain West High SchoolHigh · 1,501 students
- Swiftwater El CenterElementary · 971 students
- Clear Run Intrmd SchoolElementary · 919 students
- Swiftwater Interm SchoolMiddle · 737 students
- Pocono Mountain West Junior High SchoolMiddle · 697 students
- Clear Run El CenterElementary · 658 students
Other schools in Swiftwater
- Swiftwater El CenterElementary · 971 students
- Swiftwater Interm SchoolMiddle · 737 students
- Pocono Mountain East Junior High SchoolMiddle · 505 students
Nearby schools
- Swiftwater Interm School0.1 mi · 737
- Pocono Mountain East Junior High School0.1 mi · 505
- Swiftwater El Center0.3 mi · 971
- Evergreen Community CS3.9 mi · 101
- Clear Run Intrmd School4.8 mi · 919
- Clear Run El Center4.9 mi · 658
Frequently asked questions
About Pocono Mountain East High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Pocono Mountain East High School?
Pocono Mountain East High School enrolls approximately 1,242 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Pocono Mountain East High School serve?
Pocono Mountain East High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pocono Mountain East High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pocono Mountain East High School is approximately 12.9:1 (96 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pocono Mountain East High School?
At Pocono Mountain East High School, the student body is approximately 51% White, 27% Hispanic, 17% Black, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Pocono Mountain East High School public or private?
Pocono Mountain East High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Pocono Mountain SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.