📍 252 Northumberland St, Danville, Montour County, 17821
Danville Area MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Danville, Montour County. The school has 508 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Danville Area SD school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 38.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. 68% of students are proficient in reading. 34% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Danville Area MS enrolls 508 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 38.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% White, 3.9% Asian and 3.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 442 | 87% |
| Asian | 20 | 3.9% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 3.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 15 | 3% |
| Black or African American | 12 | 2.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
186 of the school's 508 students (37%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 181 qualify for free lunch and 5 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Danville Area MS is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 27, state house district 107.
Danville Area MS is one of 4 schools in Danville Area SD, based in Danville, Pennsylvania. The district serves 2,138 students district-wide and employs 171 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 508 students, Danville Area MS is close to the district average of about 535 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant