Wallenpaupack Area MS

As a mid-sized middle-grades school in Hawley, Pennsylvania, Wallenpaupack Area MS serves 627 students from grades 6 through 8, run under Wallenpaupack Area SD.

Across the 5 schools in Wallenpaupack Area SD (2,759 students total), Wallenpaupack Area MS accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Wallenpaupack Area MS records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (82%). Other groups include 12% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Pike County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Wallenpaupack Area MS records 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.2:1, putting Wallenpaupack Area MS tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Pike County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Wallenpaupack Area MS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 34.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.1%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Pike County) reports that median household income runs about $81,323, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Wallenpaupack Area MS is one of 14 public schools in Pike County (combined enrollment of about 8,615 students).

The closest other public school is Wallenpaupack North Intrmd Sch, roughly 0.0 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Wallenpaupack Area MS ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 62.7%.

Wallenpaupack Area MS operates from a small-town location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Wallenpaupack Area MS has contracted 12%, going from 711 students in 2018 to 627 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 7% to 12% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 11.1:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.