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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILLIAMSBURG COMMUNITY SD·NCES 422643000951

Williamsburg Community JSHS

515 W Third St, Williamsburg, PA 16693 · (814) 832-2125 · Blair County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL217 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 34% of Pennsylvania public high 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 high schools

Enrollment
217
High
DISTRICT 230 · STATE 738
Student : Teacher
7.4:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
115 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 75%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 73416%
Grade 83717%
Grade 93315%
Grade 103918%
Grade 114219%
Grade 123215%
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 59% · US 70%
White
20896%
DISTRICT 96% · STATE 60% · US 43%
Hispanic
21%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 16% · US 30%
Black
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 14% · US 15%
Asian
21%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 5% · US 6%
Two+
42%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5% · US 5%
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
Male
10950%
Female
10850%

School pathway

Feeds from
Williamsburg Community Elementary SchoolKG–06
Based on grade levels within Williamsburg Community SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or Advanced
English Language Arts
52.2%
PA avg 51.1% . -14.5pp since 2023
Math
34.3%
PA avg 43.0% . -2.1pp since 2023

What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 15 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.

PSSA + Keystone results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2552.2%34.3%
2023-2466.7%36.4%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
46.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.2pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Williamsburg Community JSHS

Williamsburg Community JSHS's state test result (46.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Williamsburg Community JSHS this school21753.0%46.7%
Avella Area JSHS
Avella
22850.9%43.6%
North Penn-Liberty JSHS
Liberty
24751.0%49.4%
Northern Cambria High School
Northern Cambria
26255.3%62.0%
Leechburg Area High School
Leechburg
17755.9%74.6%
Allegheny-Clarion Valley High School
Foxburg
26955.4%51.2%
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 Williamsburg Community JSHS ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn PennsylvaniaIn Blair County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
46.7%#355 of 576#7 of 7
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
34.3%#364 of 626
▼ 34
#7 of 7
▼ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
52.2%#388 of 626
▼ 159
#7 of 7
▼ 4
Enrollment
ranked largest first
217#598 of 713#7 of 8
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
7.4:1#5 of 601#1 of 7
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
8.1%#550 of 604#6 of 7
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
53.0%#321 of 619#3 of 7
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-6.5%#250 of 373#4 of 6
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 2024-25
Enrollment
217
-21 (-9%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 296
Student : Teacher
7.4:1
was 14.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2521729.27.4:153% (115)
2023-2422326.98.3:152% (115)
2022-2322828.28.1:134% (77)
2020-212381714.0:126% (61)
2017-1823217.513.3:130% (70)
2015-162051712.1:141% (84)
2010-112802113.3:147% (131)
2000-012902213.2:130% (86)
1990-912962014.8:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Williamsburg Community JSHS.

Since 2017-18: students down 6% (232 to 217); teachers up 67% (17.5 to 29.2).

About Williamsburg Community JSHS

Williamsburg Community JSHS is a high school in Williamsburg, Pennsylvania, reachable at (814) 832-2125. The grade span is 7 through 12, and enrollment is 217 students. An average school in this group (high schools in Pennsylvania) has about 738 students.

Federal data list 2 schools in Williamsburg Community SD, with 460 students enrolled.

Williamsburg Community JSHS enrolls a student body that is 96% White. For comparison, Blair County is about 92% White. By the diversity index, Williamsburg Community JSHS comes in at 8%.

The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 7.4:1, with 29.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among high schools in Pennsylvania is 12.8:1, higher than at this school. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 53% of enrollment. For comparison, public schools in Blair County average 74%.

The allk12 Grade for Williamsburg Community JSHS is C. Compared with Pennsylvania public high schools, the school scored higher than 34% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.

The BeatsExpectations prediction for Williamsburg Community JSHS is 54.9%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 46.7%.

In Blair County (population about 121,277), median household income is about $62,382, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 33 public schools operate in Blair County, serving about 15,692 students.

Williamsburg Community Elementary School is the public school closest to Williamsburg Community JSHS, less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a ten-mile radius, there are 7 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 44.7%; Williamsburg Community JSHS's is 46.7%, ranking 5th of 9.

Williamsburg Community JSHS is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Distant.

The 2024-25 enrollment of 217 was 9% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 238. Federal data show the ratio falling from 14.0:1 to 7.4:1.

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Blair County at a glance

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Population
121,277
Census ACS
Median income
$62,382
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
15,692 students

Quick facts

School name
Williamsburg Community JSHS
District
Williamsburg Community SD
Address
515 W Third St, Williamsburg, PA 16693
Phone
(814) 832-2125
County
Blair County
Level
High
Grade range
07–12
Total enrollment
217
Teachers (FTE)
29
Student–teacher ratio
7.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
115 (53%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
422643000951
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Williamsburg Community JSHS
What is the total enrollment at Williamsburg Community JSHS?
Williamsburg Community JSHS enrolls approximately 217 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does Williamsburg Community JSHS serve?
Williamsburg Community JSHS serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Williamsburg Community JSHS have?
Williamsburg Community JSHS employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.4:1.
How diverse is Williamsburg Community JSHS?
Williamsburg Community JSHS reports a student body of 96% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Williamsburg Community JSHS?
Williamsburg Community JSHS is overseen by Williamsburg Community SD in Blair County.
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