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Enrollment
697
Middle
DISTRICT 646 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POCONO MOUNTAIN SD·NCES 421950000961
Pocono Mountain West Junior High School
180 Panther Lane, Pocono Summit, PA 18346 · (570) 839-7121 · Monroe County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL697 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 38% 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.
- 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
67 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
681 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 321 | 46% |
| Grade 8 | 376 | 54% |
Student demographics
70%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
38.4%
PA avg 51.1% . -8.8pp since 2023
Math
24.0%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.4% | 24.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.2% | 22.2% |
% 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
34.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.7%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Pocono Mountain West Junior High School
Pocono Mountain West Junior High School's state test result (34.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pocono Mountain West Junior High School this school | 697 | 97.7% | 34.3% |
| Pottstown Middle School Pottstown | 918 | 98.4% | 19.1% |
| Pocono Mountain East Junior High School Swiftwater | 505 | 99.4% | 41.3% |
| Benjamin Franklin Middle School Levittown | 754 | 100.0% | 26.6% |
| Scott Middle School Coatesville | 421 | 82.2% | 28.2% |
| Swiftwater Interm School Swiftwater | 737 | 99.6% | 47.4% |
Matched among Pennsylvania middle 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 West Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Monroe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.3% | #391 of 479 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #383 of 513 ▲ 21 | #5 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.4% | #394 of 513 ▼ 26 | #6 of 6 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 697 | #172 of 522 | #5 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.5:1 | #37 of 486 | #3 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.7% | #22 of 486 | #2 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.7% | #115 of 510 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.7% | #136 of 332 | 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
697
-62 (-8%) vs 2020
-34% since 2010-11, when it was 1,049
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 10.5:1
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 | 697 | 66.5 | 10.5:1 | 98% (681) |
| 2023-24 | 681 | 67.6 | 10.1:1 | 100% (678) |
| 2022-23 | 713 | 69.4 | 10.3:1 | 75% (533) |
| 2020-21 | 759 | 72 | 10.5:1 | 64% (488) |
| 2017-18 | 798 | 67.5 | 11.8:1 | 73% (579) |
| 2015-16 | 773 | 66 | 11.7:1 | 73% (563) |
| 2010-11 | 1,049 | 96 | 10.9:1 | 49% (517) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pocono Mountain West Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (798 to 697); teachers down 1% (67.5 to 66.5).
About Pocono Mountain West Junior High School
Pocono Mountain West Junior High School is a middle-grades school in Pocono Summit, Pennsylvania, and it is part of Pocono Mountain SD. Students in grades 7 through 8 attend, and enrollment is 697 students.
Pocono Mountain West Junior High School is part of Pocono Mountain SD, where 9 schools serve 7,781 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Pocono Mountain West Junior High School. The largest is Hispanic students, at 33%. Next come 32% White, 30% Black, and 3% multiracial. That compares with about 18% Hispanic among all Monroe County residents. The school's diversity index is 70%, meaning two students picked at random have a 70% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reported 66.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 10.5:1. That is 2.7 students per teacher below the 13.2:1 average for middle schools in Pennsylvania. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 98%. The gap from the 74% average for public schools in Monroe County is 24 points.
The allk12 Grade for Pocono Mountain West Junior High School is C+. Compared with Pennsylvania public middle schools, the school scored higher than 38% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Pocono Mountain West Junior High School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 34.3%, compared with a predicted 35.7%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools on BeatsExpectations.
Monroe County has about 167,515 residents, and the median household income is $83,565, about 27% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. In all, Monroe County has 29 public schools and roughly 20,752 students.
The closest public school, Pocono Mountain West High School, is about 0.2 miles from Pocono Mountain West Junior High School. There are 4 other public schools within five miles. Pocono Mountain West Junior High School places 8th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Fringe, or in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment is down 8% from 2020-21, when Pocono Mountain West Junior High School had 759 students, to 2024-25, when it had 697.
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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
- Pocono Mountain East High SchoolHigh · 1,242 students
- Swiftwater El CenterElementary · 971 students
- Clear Run Intrmd SchoolElementary · 919 students
- Swiftwater Interm SchoolMiddle · 737 students
- Clear Run El CenterElementary · 658 students
Other schools in Pocono Summit
- Pocono Mountain West High SchoolHigh · 1,501 students
Nearby schools
- Pocono Mountain West High School0.2 mi · 1,501
- Tobyhanna El Center2.7 mi · 551
- Clear Run Intrmd School3.7 mi · 919
- Clear Run El Center3.8 mi · 658
- Swiftwater Interm School5.3 mi · 737
- Pocono Mountain East Junior High School5.3 mi · 505
Frequently asked questions
About Pocono Mountain West Junior High SchoolHow many students attend Pocono Mountain West Junior High School?
Pocono Mountain West Junior High School enrolls approximately 697 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Pocono Mountain West Junior High School serve?
Pocono Mountain West Junior High School serves grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Pocono Mountain West Junior High School have?
Pocono Mountain West Junior High School employs 67 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.5:1.
How diverse is Pocono Mountain West Junior High School?
Pocono Mountain West Junior High School reports a student body of 32% White, 33% Hispanic, 30% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Pocono Mountain West Junior High School in?
Pocono Mountain West Junior High School is part of Pocono Mountain SD.
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