Towanda Area JSHS

Towanda Area JSHS, a moderately sized senior high in Towanda, Pennsylvania, run under Towanda Area SD, educates 709 students, covering grades 7 through 12.

Across the 3 schools in Towanda Area SD (1,482 students total), Towanda Area JSHS accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Towanda Area JSHS reports that 95% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Compared to Bradford County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Towanda Area JSHS has 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. About 98% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Towanda Area JSHS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.1%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Bradford County indicate the typical household earns roughly $63,675 per year, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Bradford County runs 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,392 students), of which Towanda Area JSHS is one.

Nearest neighbor: Morrow El Sch, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Towanda Area JSHS. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Towanda Area JSHS ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 47.5%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 702 students in 2018 compared to 709 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.