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Enrollment
627
Middle
DISTRICT 552 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WALLENPAUPACK AREA SD·NCES 422475006956
Wallenpaupack Area Middle School
139 Atlantic Ave, Hawley, PA 18428 · (570) 226-4557 · Pike County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL627 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 67% 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.
- ABeats 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
11.1:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.6:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
624 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 75%
Community
1
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 6 | 213 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 201 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 213 | 34% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
Wallenpaupack Area Middle School→Wallenpaupack Area High School
Based on grade levels within Wallenpaupack Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
49.0%
PA avg 51.1% . -7.0pp since 2023
Math
32.8%
PA avg 43.0% . -2.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 49 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 32.8% |
| 2023-24 | 56.0% | 35.5% |
% 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
34.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.2pp
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 Wallenpaupack Area Middle School
Wallenpaupack Area Middle School's state test result (45.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wallenpaupack Area Middle School this school | 627 | 99.5% | 45.1% |
| Dover Area Middle School Dover | 735 | 99.6% | 46.5% |
| Harlan Rowe Middle School Athens | 496 | 93.5% | 44.7% |
| Beaty-Warren Middle School Warren | 662 | 97.0% | 31.8% |
| West Perry Middle School Elliottsburg | 499 | 96.6% | 44.1% |
| Panther Valley Intermediate School Lansford | 458 | 98.0% | 27.3% |
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 Wallenpaupack Area Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.1% | #285 of 479 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.8% | #304 of 513 ▼ 39 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #292 of 513 ▼ 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 627 | #216 of 522 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #60 of 486 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.1% | #310 of 486 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #84 of 510 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.8% | #147 of 332 |
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
627
-56 (-8%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 771
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 627 | 56.8 | 11.1:1 | 100% (624) |
| 2023-24 | 634 | 55.8 | 11.4:1 | 100% (631) |
| 2022-23 | 644 | 53.8 | 12.0:1 | 59% (378) |
| 2020-21 | 683 | 55 | 12.4:1 | 58% (399) |
| 2017-18 | 711 | 58 | 12.3:1 | 58% (411) |
| 2015-16 | 706 | 58 | 12.2:1 | 52% (369) |
| 2010-11 | 870 | 53 | 16.4:1 | 51% (447) |
| 2000-01 | 869 | 65 | 13.4:1 | 41% (357) |
| 1990-91 | 771 | 47 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wallenpaupack Area Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (711 to 627); teachers down 2% (58 to 56.8).
About Wallenpaupack Area Middle School
Wallenpaupack Area Middle School is a mid-sized middle-grades school that serves part of Hawley, Pennsylvania. The school covers grades 6 through 8 and reported 627 students in 2024-25.
Wallenpaupack Area Middle School is one school in Wallenpaupack Area SD, a system of 5 schools with 2,759 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Wallenpaupack Area Middle School is White, at 82%. After that, the student body is 12% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Among Pike County residents, the White share is about 79%. The diversity index for Wallenpaupack Area Middle School is 31%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Wallenpaupack Area Middle School reported 56.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 11.1:1. Middle schools in Pennsylvania have an average ratio of 13.2:1. Roughly 100% of students at Wallenpaupack Area Middle School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Pike County average 63%.
Wallenpaupack Area Middle School holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 67% of Pennsylvania public middle schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Wallenpaupack Area Middle School is +10.2 points: 45.1% actual, 34.9% predicted.
In Pike County, home to about 60,621 people, median household income comes to about $81,323, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 30%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Pike County's 14 public schools enroll about 8,615 students and include Wallenpaupack Area Middle School.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, Wallenpaupack North Intrmd School, is the closest to Wallenpaupack Area Middle School. Wallenpaupack Area Middle School has 3 other public schools within five miles. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Wallenpaupack Area Middle School ranks 6th on proficiency.
Wallenpaupack Area Middle School is in rural territory close to an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 56 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 11.1 students per teacher, compared with 12.4 in 2020-21.
People can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs and other school topics. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Pike County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
60,621
Census ACS
Median income
$81,323
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
8,615 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wallenpaupack Area SD
- Wallenpaupack Area High SchoolHigh · 986 students
- Wallenpaupack North Intrmd SchoolElementary · 474 students
- Wallenpaupack North Prim SchoolElementary · 418 students
- Wallenpaupack South Elementary SchoolElementary · 254 students
Other schools in Hawley
- Wallenpaupack Area High SchoolHigh · 986 students
- Wallenpaupack North Intrmd SchoolElementary · 474 students
- Wallenpaupack North Prim SchoolElementary · 418 students
Nearby schools
- Wallenpaupack North Intrmd School0.0 mi · 474
- Wallenpaupack North Prim School0.2 mi · 418
- Wallenpaupack Area High School0.4 mi · 986
- Wayne Highlands Middle School8.3 mi · 408
- Honesdale High School8.4 mi · 679
- Lakeside Elementary School8.7 mi · 419
Frequently asked questions
About Wallenpaupack Area Middle SchoolHow large is Wallenpaupack Area Middle School?
Wallenpaupack Area Middle School enrolls approximately 627 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Wallenpaupack Area Middle School serve?
Wallenpaupack Area Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wallenpaupack Area Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wallenpaupack Area Middle School is approximately 11.1:1 (57 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Wallenpaupack Area Middle School?
Wallenpaupack Area Middle School reports a student body of 82% White, 12% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Wallenpaupack Area Middle School public or private?
Wallenpaupack Area Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Wallenpaupack Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.