📍 120 Penn Street, Montgomery, Lycoming County, 17752
Montgomery JSHS is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Montgomery, Lycoming County. The school has 417 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Montgomery Area SD school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 32.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. The school offers 1 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Montgomery JSHS enrolls 417 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 32.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% White, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino and 3.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 373 | 89% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 18 | 4.3% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 3.6% |
| Black or African American | 6 | 1.4% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
220 of the school's 417 students (53%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 195 qualify for free lunch and 25 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.
Montgomery JSHS is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 23, state house district 83.
Montgomery JSHS is one of 2 schools in Montgomery Area SD, based in Montgomery, Pennsylvania. The district serves 921 students district-wide and employs 72 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 417 students, Montgomery JSHS is close to the district average of about 461 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe