📍 10330 State Route 209, Tower City, Dauphin County, 17980
Williams Valley JSHS is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Tower City, Dauphin County. The school has 440 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Williams Valley SD school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 36.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 84%. The school offers 5 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Williams Valley JSHS enrolls 440 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 36.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% White, 7.5% Hispanic or Latino and 3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 385 | 88% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 33 | 7.5% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 3% |
| Black or African American | 8 | 1.8% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
429 of the school's 440 students (98%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 429 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Williams Valley JSHS 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 15, state house district 125.
Williams Valley JSHS is one of 2 schools in Williams Valley SD, based in Tower City, Pennsylvania. The district serves 931 students district-wide and employs 82 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 440 students, Williams Valley JSHS is close to the district average of about 466 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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