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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Western Wayne MS administration to hear?
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Enrollment
367
Middle
DISTRICT 449 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WESTERN WAYNE SD·NCES 422607009998
Western Wayne Middle School
1970B Easton Turnpike, Lake Ariel, PA 18436 · (800) 321-9973 · Wayne County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL367 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 33% 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.
- 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
209 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 116 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 119 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 132 | 36% |
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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
Western Wayne Middle School→Western Wayne High School
Based on grade levels within Western Wayne SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
42.7%
PA avg 51.1% . -12.6pp since 2023
Math
33.4%
PA avg 43.0% . +3.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 43 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.7% | 33.4% |
| 2023-24 | 55.3% | 29.5% |
% 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
42.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.2%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Western Wayne Middle School
Western Wayne Middle School's state test result (42.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Wayne Middle School this school | 367 | 56.9% | 42.7% |
| DeFranco Elementary School Bangor | 413 | 55.9% | 54.3% |
| North East Middle School North East | 322 | 59.0% | 54.3% |
| Upper Dauphin Area Middle School Lykens | 302 | 55.3% | 34.0% |
| Milton Area Middle School Milton | 445 | 56.0% | 49.0% |
| Hamburg Area Middle School Hamburg | 482 | 54.4% | 35.9% |
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 Western Wayne Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.7% | #315 of 479 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.4% | #296 of 513 ▲ 48 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.7% | #367 of 513 ▼ 92 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 367 | #390 of 522 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.6:1 | #15 of 486 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.1% | #346 of 486 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.9% | #206 of 510 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.8% | #125 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
367
-43 (-10%) vs 2020
-32% since 2000-01, when it was 543
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
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 | 367 | 38.3 | 9.6:1 | 57% (209) |
| 2023-24 | 383 | 36.7 | 10.4:1 | 55% (209) |
| 2022-23 | 411 | 35.4 | 11.6:1 | 57% (235) |
| 2020-21 | 410 | 33 | 12.4:1 | 55% (224) |
| 2017-18 | 426 | 36.6 | 11.6:1 | 57% (242) |
| 2015-16 | 456 | 37 | 12.3:1 | 53% (241) |
| 2010-11 | 529 | 40 | 13.2:1 | 45% (240) |
| 2000-01 | 543 | 35 | 15.5:1 | 46% (248) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Western Wayne Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (426 to 367); teachers up 5% (36.6 to 38.3).
About Western Wayne Middle School
Western Wayne Middle School operates as a small middle school in Lake Ariel, Pennsylvania. It offers grades 6 through 8 and has 367 students enrolled. Middle schools in Pennsylvania have about 594 students on average; enrollment here is 38% lower.
Besides Western Wayne Middle School, Western Wayne SD runs 3 other schools. The district enrolls 1,796 students.
White students account for 85% of the school's enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 10% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Among Wayne County residents, the White share is about 89%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 26, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 9.6:1. The school has 38.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 9.6:1 compares with an average of 13.2:1 for middle schools in Pennsylvania. Federal data show 57% of students (209) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 56% average for public schools in Wayne County.
Among Pennsylvania public middle schools, Western Wayne Middle School outscored 33%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
Western Wayne Middle School is 10.5 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (42.7% versus 53.2%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Pennsylvania.
American Community Survey estimates for Wayne County show that median household income comes to about $62,381, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county's public schools total 11, with about 4,372 students.
Western Wayne High School is less than a tenth of a mile from Western Wayne Middle School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within ten miles. Western Wayne Middle School places 7th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 367, from 410 in 2020-21. The ratio of students to teachers went from 12.4:1 to 9.6:1 over the same years.
The allk12 page for Western Wayne Middle School lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Wayne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
51,262
Census ACS
Median income
$62,381
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
4,372 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Western Wayne SD
- Western Wayne High SchoolHigh · 562 students
- EverGreen Elementary SchoolElementary · 522 students
- Robert D Wilson Elementary SchoolElementary · 345 students
Other schools in Lake Ariel
- Western Wayne High SchoolHigh · 562 students
- EverGreen Elementary SchoolElementary · 522 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 239 students
Nearby schools
- Western Wayne High School0.0 mi · 562
- EverGreen Elementary School5.3 mi · 522
- Robert D Wilson Elementary School5.6 mi · 345
- Jefferson Elementary School7.7 mi · 239
- Lakeland Elementary School - Mayfield Campus7.8 mi · 268
- Carbondale Area JSHS7.9 mi · 736
Frequently asked questions
About Western Wayne Middle SchoolHow many students attend Western Wayne Middle School?
Western Wayne Middle School enrolls approximately 367 students in grades 06-08.
Is Western Wayne Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Western Wayne Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Western Wayne Middle School?
Approximately 9.6:1 students per teacher at Western Wayne Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Western Wayne Middle School?
Student demographics at Western Wayne Middle School are roughly 85% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is Western Wayne Middle School public or private?
Western Wayne Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Western Wayne SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.