📍 178 Wolf Drive, Rural Valley, Armstrong County, 16249
West Shamokin JSHS is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Rural Valley, Armstrong County. The school has 524 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Armstrong SD school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 50.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.5:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 30% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 4 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
West Shamokin JSHS enrolls 524 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 50.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 98% White, 1.3% Hispanic or Latino and <1% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 513 | 98% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 | 1.3% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
524 of the school's 524 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 524 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
West Shamokin JSHS is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 41, state house district 63.
West Shamokin JSHS is one of 8 schools in Armstrong SD, based in Kittanning, Pennsylvania. The district serves 4,293 students district-wide and employs 364 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 524 students, West Shamokin JSHS is close to the district average of about 537 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant