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Enrollment
478
High
DISTRICT 356 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT AREA SD·NCES 422214003056
South Williamsport Area JSHS
700 Percy St, South Williamsport, PA 17702 · (570) 326-2684 · Lycoming County
GRADES 07–12HIGH23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL478 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 16% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
12.7:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
285 students
DISTRICT 61% · 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 | 101 | 21% |
| Grade 8 | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 98 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 11 | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 12 | 76 | 16% |
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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 South Williamsport Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
31.7%
PA avg 51.1% . -22.0pp since 2023
Math
17.8%
PA avg 43.0% . -0.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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 22 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.7% | 17.8% |
| 2023-24 | 53.7% | 18.5% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
35.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.0%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 52% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 South Williamsport Area JSHS
South Williamsport Area JSHS's state test result (35.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Williamsport Area JSHS this school | 478 | 59.6% | 35.0% |
| Chestnut Ridge SHS New Paris | 470 | 58.3% | 61.8% |
| Everett Area High School Everett | 393 | 60.3% | 55.2% |
| Mountain View JSHS Kingsley | 410 | 58.8% | 51.2% |
| North East High School North East | 521 | 55.1% | 60.6% |
| Penns Manor Area JSHS Clymer | 371 | 57.1% | 44.7% |
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 South Williamsport Area JSHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lycoming County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #464 of 576 | #7 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.8% | #514 of 626 ▼ 11 | #8 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.7% | #555 of 626 ▼ 137 | #8 of 8 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 478 | #423 of 713 | #5 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #194 of 601 | #2 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.0% | #403 of 604 | #3 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.6% | #285 of 619 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.4% | #83 of 373 | #1 of 7 |
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
478
-100 (-17%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 584
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 478 | 37.6 | 12.7:1 | 60% (285) |
| 2023-24 | 480 | 37.6 | 12.8:1 | 59% (285) |
| 2022-23 | 503 | 39.6 | 12.7:1 | 44% (221) |
| 2020-21 | 578 | 38 | 15.2:1 | 39% (223) |
| 2017-18 | 572 | 44.2 | 12.9:1 | 34% (193) |
| 2015-16 | 519 | 46 | 11.3:1 | 34% (177) |
| 2010-11 | 642 | 49 | 13.1:1 | 28% (178) |
| 2000-01 | 763 | 46 | 16.6:1 | 19% (146) |
| 1990-91 | 584 | 48 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Williamsport Area JSHS.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (572 to 478); teachers down 15% (44.2 to 37.6).
About South Williamsport Area JSHS
South Williamsport Area JSHS is a small high school with its address in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Enrolled students number 478 students, in grades 7 through 12. Enrollment is 35% lower than the average for high schools in Pennsylvania, which is about 738.
The 3 schools in South Williamsport Area SD enroll 1,068 students altogether, South Williamsport Area JSHS among them.
At South Williamsport Area JSHS, White students make up 90% of the student body. Smaller groups are 5% multiracial and 3% Black. The county population is about 89% White, within a few points of the school. The chance that two students picked at random at South Williamsport Area JSHS belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 18%.
Teachers at South Williamsport Area JSHS total 37.6 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 12.7:1. High schools in Pennsylvania average about 12.8:1, a similar figure. The school counts 285 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 60%. Across public schools in Lycoming County, the average is about the same, 60%.
Measured against Pennsylvania public high schools, South Williamsport Area JSHS receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
South Williamsport Area JSHS trails its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests by 17.1 points (35.0% versus 52.0%), a bottom-10% result in Pennsylvania on BeatsExpectations.
Lycoming County has about 113,489 residents, and median household income is about $63,917, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Lycoming County number 30 and enroll about 14,288.
Nearest public school: Central Elementary School, about 0.1 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, South Williamsport Area JSHS is 7th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
South Williamsport Area JSHS falls in the Suburb: Small locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment was 578 in 2020-21 and 478 in 2024-25, a decrease of 100 students. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (12.7:1) than in 2020-21 (15.2:1).
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for South Williamsport Area JSHS covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Lycoming County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
113,489
Census ACS
Median income
$63,917
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
30
14,288 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in South Williamsport Area SD
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 414 students
- Rommelt Elementary SchoolMiddle · 176 students
Other schools in South Williamsport
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 414 students
- Rommelt Elementary SchoolMiddle · 176 students
Nearby schools
- Central Elementary School0.1 mi · 414
- Rommelt Elementary School0.2 mi · 176
- Curtin Intrmd School1.8 mi · 525
- Cochran Primary School2.1 mi · 538
- Loyalsock Twp Middle School2.8 mi · 353
- Loyalsock Twp SHS2.8 mi · 436
Frequently asked questions
About South Williamsport Area JSHSHow large is South Williamsport Area JSHS?
South Williamsport Area JSHS enrolls approximately 478 students in grades 07-12.
Is South Williamsport Area JSHS an elementary, middle, or high school?
South Williamsport Area JSHS is a high school covering grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at South Williamsport Area JSHS?
The student-to-teacher ratio at South Williamsport Area JSHS is approximately 12.7:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at South Williamsport Area JSHS?
Student demographics at South Williamsport Area JSHS are roughly 90% White, 1% Hispanic, 3% Black, 5% Two or more.
What district is South Williamsport Area JSHS in?
South Williamsport Area JSHS is part of South Williamsport Area SD.
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