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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Tunkhannock HS this year?
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Enrollment
814
High
DISTRICT 495 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TUNKHANNOCK AREA SD·NCES 422385005271
Tunkhannock High School
135 Tiger Drive, Tunkhannock, PA 18657 · (570) 836-3111 · Wyoming County
GRADES 08–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL814 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 30% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- CTest 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
12.3:1
66 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
515 students
DISTRICT 90% · 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 | 153 | 19% |
| Grade 9 | 159 | 20% |
| Grade 10 | 155 | 19% |
| Grade 11 | 159 | 20% |
| Grade 12 | 188 | 23% |
Student demographics
10%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 Tunkhannock Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
31.9%
PA avg 51.1% . -24.7pp since 2023
Math
28.1%
PA avg 43.0% . +4.0pp 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 28 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 25 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.9% | 28.1% |
| 2023-24 | 56.6% | 24.1% |
% 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
42.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Tunkhannock High School
Tunkhannock High School's state test result (42.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tunkhannock High School this school | 814 | 63.3% | 42.5% |
| Mifflin Co Junior High School Lewistown | 678 | 63.6% | 35.8% |
| Titusville High School Titusville | 565 | 65.5% | 51.1% |
| Fort LeBoeuf SHS Waterford | 652 | 56.4% | 71.7% |
| Punxsutawney Area High School Punxsutawney | 810 | 54.7% | 52.9% |
| Troy Area JSHS Troy | 660 | 55.0% | 42.4% |
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 Tunkhannock High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #402 of 576 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.1% | #432 of 626 ▲ 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.9% | #553 of 626 ▼ 180 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 814 | #229 of 713 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #148 of 601 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.4% | #508 of 604 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.3% | #274 of 619 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.1% | #93 of 221 |
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
814
-107 (-12%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 1,041
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 814 | 66.5 | 12.3:1 | 63% (515) |
| 2023-24 | 845 | 64.9 | 13.0:1 | 61% (515) |
| 2022-23 | 890 | 66.2 | 13.4:1 | 57% (511) |
| 2020-21 | 921 | 66 | 13.9:1 | 41% (381) |
| 2017-18 | 746 | 58.8 | 12.7:1 | 40% (300) |
| 2015-16 | 818 | 62 | 13.2:1 | 39% (320) |
| 2010-11 | 976 | 82 | 11.9:1 | 33% (318) |
| 2000-01 | 1,117 | 71 | 15.7:1 | 22% (247) |
| 1990-91 | 1,041 | 75 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tunkhannock High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (746 to 814); teachers up 13% (58.8 to 66.5).
About Tunkhannock High School
Tunkhannock High School is a mid-sized high school in Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania, (ZIP code 18657). The school offers grades 8 through 12 and enrolls 814 students.
The Tunkhannock Area SD system has 4 schools and 1,981 students.
By race and ethnicity, Tunkhannock High School is 95% White. Other groups include 3% multiracial. In Wyoming County overall, the White share is about 94%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 10, compared with 70 nationally.
Teacher count: 66.5 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 12.3:1. It is about the same as the 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania. Roughly 63% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 73% average for public schools in Wyoming County, the school's rate is lower.
Tunkhannock High School holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 30% of Pennsylvania public high schools.
Schools in Pennsylvania with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 50.5%. Tunkhannock High School scores 42.5%.
Wyoming County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $72,460, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Wyoming County's 6 public schools enroll about 2,913 students and include Tunkhannock High School.
Of the public schools around it, Tunkhannock High School is closest to Tunkhannock Area Intermediate Center, about 0.3 miles away. There are 3 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Tunkhannock High School at 7th of 8.
Tunkhannock High School falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school shrank from 921 students in 2020-21 to 814 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 13.9:1 to 12.3:1.
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Wyoming County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,967
Census ACS
Median income
$72,460
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
2,913 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tunkhannock Area SD
- Tunkhannock Area Intermediate CenterElementary · 614 students
- Tunkhannock Area Primary CenterElementary · 416 students
- Tunkhannock STEM AcademyMiddle · 137 students
Other schools in Tunkhannock
- Tunkhannock Area Intermediate CenterElementary · 614 students
- Tunkhannock Area Primary CenterElementary · 416 students
- Tunkhannock STEM AcademyMiddle · 137 students
Nearby schools
- Tunkhannock Area Intermediate Center0.3 mi · 614
- Tunkhannock STEM Academy0.4 mi · 137
- Tunkhannock Area Primary Center1.1 mi · 416
- Lackawanna Trail JSHS8.3 mi · 427
- Lackawanna Trail El Center9.1 mi · 505
- Abington Heights Middle School11.8 mi · 1,073
Frequently asked questions
About Tunkhannock High SchoolHow large is Tunkhannock High School?
Tunkhannock High School enrolls approximately 814 students in grades 08-12.
What age range does Tunkhannock High School serve?
Tunkhannock High School serves students from grade 08 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Tunkhannock High School?
Approximately 12.3:1 students per teacher at Tunkhannock High School.
How diverse is Tunkhannock High School?
Tunkhannock High School reports a student body of 95% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Tunkhannock High School in?
Tunkhannock High School is part of Tunkhannock Area SD.
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