📍 Old Route 22 East, Mifflintown, Juniata County, 17059
Tuscarora MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Mifflintown, Juniata County. The school has 312 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Juniata County SD school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 28.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1. 38% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Tuscarora MS enrolls 312 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 28.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% White, 15% Hispanic or Latino and <1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 260 | 83% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 47 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
160 of the school's 312 students (51%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 147 qualify for free lunch and 13 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.
Tuscarora MS 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 34, state house district 82.
Tuscarora MS is one of 5 schools in Juniata County SD, based in Mifflintown, Pennsylvania. The district serves 2,234 students district-wide and employs 187 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 312 students, Tuscarora MS is smaller than the district average of about 447 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant