📍 120 New Street, Pittston, Luzerne County, 18640
Pittston Area MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Pittston, Luzerne County. The school has 964 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pittston Area SD school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 54.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1. 36% of students are proficient in reading. 6% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Pittston Area MS enrolls 964 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 54.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% White, 12% Hispanic or Latino and 5.4% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 757 | 79% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 115 | 12% |
| Black or African American | 52 | 5.4% |
| Two or more races | 26 | 2.7% |
| Asian | 11 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
532 of the school's 964 students (55%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 515 qualify for free lunch and 17 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Pittston Area MS is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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-80, state senate district 14, state house district 118.
Pittston Area MS is one of 4 schools in Pittston Area SD, based in Pittston, Pennsylvania. The district serves 3,272 students district-wide and employs 183 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 964 students, Pittston Area MS is larger than the district average of about 818 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large