Enrollment
137
Middle
DISTRICT 495 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TUNKHANNOCK AREA SD·NCES 422385007647
Tunkhannock STEM Academy
41 Philadelphia Ave, Tunkhannock, PA 18657 · (570) 836-3111 · Wyoming County
GRADES 07–07MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL137 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 34% of Pennsylvania public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
134 students
DISTRICT 90% · STATE 75%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 137 | 100% |
Student demographics
11%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
Students here typically continue to
Tunkhannock STEM Academy→Tunkhannock High School
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
35.6%
PA avg 51.1% . -6.6pp since 2023
Math
22.9%
PA avg 43.0% . -5.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.6% | 22.9% |
| 2023-24 | 42.2% | 28.1% |
% 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
32.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.7%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 STEM Academy
Tunkhannock STEM Academy's state test result (32.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tunkhannock STEM Academy this school | 137 | 97.8% | 32.2% |
| Wilmington Area Upper Elementary School New Wilmington | 142 | 98.6% | 40.7% |
| Mercer Area Middle School Mercer | 136 | 97.8% | 46.1% |
| A J McMullen School Markleysburg | 164 | 98.8% | 50.1% |
| Bucktail Area Middle School Renovo | 117 | 91.5% | 30.3% |
| West Branch Middle School Morrisdale | 191 | 98.4% | 35.4% |
Matched among Pennsylvania middle 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 STEM Academy ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.2% | #407 of 479 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.9% | #390 of 513 ▼ 31 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.6% | #415 of 513 ▼ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 137 | #510 of 522 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.8% | #110 of 510 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
137
-23 (-14%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 137 | 7.4 | 18.6:1 | 98% (134) |
| 2023-24 | 150 | 8.3 | 18.2:1 | 98% (147) |
| 2022-23 | 158 | 8.1 | 19.5:1 | 98% (155) |
| 2020-21 | 160 | 10 | 16.0:1 | 53% (85) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tunkhannock STEM Academy.
About Tunkhannock STEM Academy
Among the schools in Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania, is Tunkhannock STEM Academy, a small middle-grades school. School enrollment was 137 students in 2024-25, in grade 7. For comparison, middle schools in Pennsylvania average about 594 students.
Enrollment across the 4 schools in Tunkhannock Area SD totals 1,981 students.
The large majority of students at Tunkhannock STEM Academy, 94%, are White. Next come 3% Hispanic. County-wide, about 94% of residents are White. Tunkhannock STEM Academy has a diversity index of 11%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.6:1 at Tunkhannock STEM Academy, with 7.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 13.2:1 average for middle schools in Pennsylvania is lower than this school's figure. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 98%. It compares with 73% for public schools in Wyoming County.
The allk12 Grade for Tunkhannock STEM Academy is C. Compared with Pennsylvania public middle schools, the school scored higher than 34% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Tunkhannock STEM Academy falls in the middle 80% of Pennsylvania schools: 32.2% actual against 35.7% predicted.
Among Wyoming County residents, median household income is about $72,460, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 6 public schools in Wyoming County, with a combined enrollment of about 2,913.
The closest public school to Tunkhannock STEM Academy is Tunkhannock Area Intermediate Center, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of Tunkhannock STEM Academy, there are 3 other public schools. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Tunkhannock STEM Academy ranks 8th on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Tunkhannock STEM Academy went from 160 students to 137. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 16.0:1 to 18.6:1.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 High SchoolHigh · 814 students
- Tunkhannock Area Intermediate CenterElementary · 614 students
- Tunkhannock Area Primary CenterElementary · 416 students
Other schools in Tunkhannock
- Tunkhannock High SchoolHigh · 814 students
- Tunkhannock Area Intermediate CenterElementary · 614 students
- Tunkhannock Area Primary CenterElementary · 416 students
Nearby schools
- Tunkhannock Area Intermediate Center0.1 mi · 614
- Tunkhannock High School0.4 mi · 814
- Tunkhannock Area Primary Center0.8 mi · 416
- Lackawanna Trail JSHS8.0 mi · 427
- Lackawanna Trail El Center8.8 mi · 505
- Abington Heights Middle School11.4 mi · 1,073
Frequently asked questions
About Tunkhannock STEM AcademyHow many students attend Tunkhannock STEM Academy?
Tunkhannock STEM Academy enrolls approximately 137 students in grades 07-07.
What grades does Tunkhannock STEM Academy serve?
Tunkhannock STEM Academy serves grades 07-07.
How many students per teacher at Tunkhannock STEM Academy?
Approximately 18.6:1 students per teacher at Tunkhannock STEM Academy.
How diverse is Tunkhannock STEM Academy?
Tunkhannock STEM Academy reports a student body of 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Tunkhannock STEM Academy in?
Tunkhannock STEM Academy is part of Tunkhannock Area SD.
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