📍 105 School Street, Pine Grove, Schuylkill County, 17963
Pine Grove Area MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Pine Grove, Schuylkill County. The school has 473 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pine Grove Area SD school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 39.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Pine Grove Area MS enrolls 473 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 39.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% White, 2.3% Two or more races and 1.1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 453 | 96% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 2.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 | 1.1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
188 of the school's 473 students (40%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 182 qualify for free lunch and 6 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.
Pine Grove Area MS is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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 29, state house district 125.
Pine Grove Area MS is one of 3 schools in Pine Grove Area SD, based in Pine Grove, Pennsylvania. The district serves 1,469 students district-wide and employs 119 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 473 students, Pine Grove Area MS is close to the district average of about 490 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant