Williamsport Area MS

Williamsport Area MS operates as an average-sized middle school in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, part of Williamsport Area SD. Current enrollment sits at 706 students spanning grades 7 through 8.

Williamsport Area SD comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 4,731 students; Williamsport Area MS is among them.

On the student-mix side, Williamsport Area MS records that White students make up the majority at 57%. Beyond that, the school reports 19% Black, 16% multiracial, 7% Hispanic. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 89%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Williamsport Area MS has 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 64% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Williamsport Area MS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 39.7%.

In the area at large, Lycoming County reports that median household earnings sit near $63,917, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Lycoming County's 30 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,288 students), Williamsport Area MS is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Jackson Primary Sch, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Williamsport Area MS comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 45.5%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Five-year trend. Williamsport Area MS's enrollment has declined 9% since 2018, when it stood at 773 (now 706). White enrollment moved from 67% to 57% across the same window.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.