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Enrollment
709
High
DISTRICT 494 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TOWANDA AREA SD·NCES 422355005208
Towanda Area JSHS
1 High School Drive, Towanda, PA 18848 · (570) 265-2101 · Bradford County
GRADES 07–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL709 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% 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.
- 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
16.4:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
698 students
DISTRICT 101% · 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 | 129 | 18% |
| Grade 8 | 113 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 135 | 19% |
| Grade 10 | 125 | 18% |
| Grade 11 | 100 | 14% |
| Grade 12 | 107 | 15% |
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · 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 Towanda Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
41.2%
PA avg 51.1% . -8.3pp since 2023
Math
32.5%
PA avg 43.0% . -4.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.2% | 32.5% |
| 2023-24 | 49.5% | 37.2% |
% 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
45.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.4%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Towanda Area JSHS
Towanda Area JSHS's state test result (45.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Towanda Area JSHS this school | 709 | 98.4% | 45.1% |
| Warren Area High School Warren | 704 | 98.4% | 54.5% |
| James Buchanan High School Mercersburg | 721 | 97.9% | 47.3% |
| Forest Hills JSHS Sidman | 798 | 99.2% | 48.9% |
| Derry Area SHS Derry | 598 | 98.3% | 47.1% |
| Connellsville Area Career & Technical Center Connellsville | 592 | 98.8% | 22.3% |
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 Towanda Area JSHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Bradford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.1% | #377 of 576 | #3 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.5% | #377 of 626 ▼ 53 | #4 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.2% | #502 of 626 ▼ 37 | #5 of 7 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 709 | #267 of 713 | #1 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #498 of 601 | #7 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.0% | #531 of 604 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.4% | #168 of 619 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.0% | #206 of 221 | 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
709
+35 (+5%) vs 2020
+21% since 1990-91, when it was 586
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 709 | 43.2 | 16.4:1 | 98% (698) |
| 2023-24 | 698 | 44.7 | 15.6:1 | 100% (698) |
| 2022-23 | 720 | 41.7 | 17.3:1 | 90% (647) |
| 2020-21 | 674 | 40 | 16.9:1 | 90% (605) |
| 2017-18 | 702 | 44.3 | 15.8:1 | 52% (363) |
| 2015-16 | 708 | 46 | 15.4:1 | 53% (376) |
| 2010-11 | 821 | 49 | 16.8:1 | 37% (303) |
| 2000-01 | 617 | 34 | 18.1:1 | 22% (133) |
| 1990-91 | 586 | 44 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Towanda Area JSHS.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (702 to 709); teachers down 2% (44.3 to 43.2).
About Towanda Area JSHS
Towanda Area JSHS is the name of a mid-sized high school in Towanda, Pennsylvania. Total enrollment is 709 students, and the grades served are 7 through 12.
Federal data list 3 schools in Towanda Area SD, with 1,482 students enrolled.
A large majority of enrollment at Towanda Area JSHS is White, at 95%. Among Bradford County residents, the White share is about 95%. The diversity index for Towanda Area JSHS is 9%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 43.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 16.4:1. The gap from the 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania is 3.7 students per teacher. On the income side, 98% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Towanda Area JSHS lands at B-, ahead of 53% of Pennsylvania public high schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 45.1%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 35.4%.
Bradford County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $63,675, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. There are 19 public schools in the county, enrolling about 8,392, Towanda Area JSHS among them.
Morrow Elementary School sits about 0.1 miles from Towanda Area JSHS. There are 3 other public schools within five miles. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Towanda Area JSHS is 5th on average proficiency.
Towanda Area JSHS falls in the Town: Distant locale category, used for schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The school's enrollment rose 5% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Towanda Area JSHS lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Bradford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
59,858
Census ACS
Median income
$63,675
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
8,392 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Towanda Area SD
- Towanda Area Elementary SchoolElementary · 423 students
- Morrow Elementary SchoolElementary · 350 students
Other schools in Towanda
- Towanda Area Elementary SchoolElementary · 423 students
- Morrow Elementary SchoolElementary · 350 students
- Northern Tier Career CenterHigh · 13 students
Nearby schools
- Morrow Elementary School0.1 mi · 350
- Towanda Area Elementary School0.2 mi · 423
- Northern Tier Career Center2.8 mi · 13
- SRU Elementary School10.9 mi · 382
- Northeast Bradford Elementary School12.6 mi · 330
- Wyalusing Valley JSHS12.7 mi · 586
Frequently asked questions
About Towanda Area JSHSHow many students attend Towanda Area JSHS?
Towanda Area JSHS enrolls approximately 709 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Towanda Area JSHS serve?
Towanda Area JSHS serves grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Towanda Area JSHS?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Towanda Area JSHS is approximately 16.4:1 (43 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Towanda Area JSHS?
Towanda Area JSHS reports a student body of 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Towanda Area JSHS in?
Towanda Area JSHS is part of Towanda Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.