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Enrollment
721
High
DISTRICT 959 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STROUDSBURG AREA SD·NCES 422286000472
Stroudsburg Junior High School
1198 Chipperfield Drive, Stroudsburg, PA 18360 · (570) 424-4848 · Monroe County
GRADES 08–09HIGH31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL721 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 31% 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.
- CBeats 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
13.3:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
374 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 8 | 347 | 48% |
| Grade 9 | 374 | 52% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Stroudsburg Junior High School→Stroudsburg High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Stroudsburg Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
50.3%
PA avg 51.1% . +0.3pp since 2023
Math
37.2%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.3% | 37.2% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 35.6% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
45.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.4%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Stroudsburg Junior High School
Stroudsburg Junior High School's state test result (45.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stroudsburg Junior High School this school | 721 | 51.9% | 45.5% |
| Wilson Area High School Easton | 709 | 52.9% | 54.4% |
| West York Area High School York | 851 | 53.1% | 49.8% |
| Middletown Area High School Middletown | 702 | 50.7% | 49.9% |
| Stroudsburg High School Stroudsburg | 1,196 | 47.7% | 62.8% |
| Salisbury SHS Allentown | 546 | 46.5% | 52.2% |
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 Stroudsburg Junior High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Monroe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #371 of 576 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.2% | #328 of 626 ▲ 9 | #5 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.3% | #416 of 626 ▲ 41 | #6 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 721 | #264 of 713 | #6 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #255 of 601 | #2 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.7% | #46 of 604 | #4 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.9% | #331 of 619 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.3% | #220 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
721
-87 (-11%) vs 2020
-40% since 2000-01, when it was 1,202
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 721 | 54.2 | 13.3:1 | 52% (374) |
| 2023-24 | 749 | 54 | 13.9:1 | 50% (374) |
| 2022-23 | 754 | 49.7 | 15.2:1 | 44% (334) |
| 2020-21 | 808 | 52 | 15.5:1 | 38% (306) |
| 2017-18 | 786 | 51.7 | 15.2:1 | 37% (293) |
| 2015-16 | 818 | 52 | 15.7:1 | 36% (291) |
| 2010-11 | 934 | 73 | 12.8:1 | 34% (315) |
| 2000-01 | 1,202 | 73 | 16.5:1 | 20% (246) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stroudsburg Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (786 to 721); teachers up 5% (51.7 to 54.2).
About Stroudsburg Junior High School
Stroudsburg Junior High School is a mid-sized high school serving families in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. The school enrolls 721 students in grades 8 through 9.
Stroudsburg Area SD runs Stroudsburg Junior High School along with 6 other schools, enrolling 4,361 students in total.
Of every 100 students at Stroudsburg Junior High School, about 49 are White, the largest group. Smaller groups are 26% Hispanic, 18% Black, 3% multiracial, and 3% Asian. For comparison, the population of Monroe County is roughly 64% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 66, compared with 70 nationally.
A staff of 54.2 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 13.3:1. That is in line with the 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania. By family income, 52% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 22 points below the 74% average for public schools in Monroe County.
Stroudsburg Junior High School earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 31% of Pennsylvania public high schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Stroudsburg Junior High School is 55.4%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 45.5%.
In Monroe County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $83,565, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 27%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. The county has 29 public schools and about 20,752 students.
Chipperfield Elementary School is about 0.2 miles from Stroudsburg Junior High School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Stroudsburg Junior High School places 6th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school's federal locale classification is Town: Fringe.
The school's student count fell 11% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. Students per teacher dropped from 15.5 in 2020-21 to 13.3 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Stroudsburg Area SD
- Stroudsburg High SchoolHigh · 1,196 students
- Stroudsburg Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,015 students
- Chipperfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 681 students
- Hamilton Twp Elementary SchoolElementary · 305 students
- B F Morey Elementary SchoolElementary · 228 students
- Arlington Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · 215 students
Other schools in Stroudsburg
- Stroudsburg High SchoolHigh · 1,196 students
- Stroudsburg Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,015 students
- Chipperfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 681 students
- B F Morey Elementary SchoolElementary · 228 students
- Arlington Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · 215 students
Nearby schools
- Chipperfield Elementary School0.2 mi · 681
- Stroudsburg Middle School0.3 mi · 1,015
- Arlington Heights Elementary School0.8 mi · 215
- Stroudsburg High School1.8 mi · 1,196
- B F Morey Elementary School1.9 mi · 228
- East Stroudsburg SHS South2.5 mi · 1,359
Frequently asked questions
About Stroudsburg Junior High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Stroudsburg Junior High School?
Stroudsburg Junior High School enrolls approximately 721 students in grades 08-09.
What grades does Stroudsburg Junior High School serve?
Stroudsburg Junior High School serves grades 08-09.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Stroudsburg Junior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Stroudsburg Junior High School is approximately 13.3:1 (54 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Stroudsburg Junior High School?
Student demographics at Stroudsburg Junior High School are roughly 49% White, 26% Hispanic, 18% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Stroudsburg Junior High School in?
Stroudsburg Junior High School is part of Stroudsburg Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.