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Mount Carmel Area Junior High School

Q: Is Mount Carmel Area Junior High School a good school?

Mount Carmel Area Junior High School ranks 501 st of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

501^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 873 Pennsylvania Middle Schools

Better than 43% of Pennsylvania middle schools

Summary

Mount Carmel Area Junior High School is a public middle school serving 260 students in grades 7-8 in Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania. The school is part of the Mount Carmel Area School District, which is ranked 449 out of 606 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Mount Carmel Area Junior High School has consistently underperformed compared to the state average on PSSA tests in both Math and English Language Arts. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 29.7% of students were proficient or better in Math, compared to the state average of 41.7%, and only 35.3% were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 48.5%. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with female students, Hispanic students, and white students all performing significantly worse than the state average. Additionally, the school has had relatively high dropout rates in recent years, ranging from 0.0% to 2.6%, which is higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Danville Area Middle School and Central Columbia Middle School, Mount Carmel Area Junior High School generally performs worse academically. The school's performance has also declined over the past several years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 356 out of 877 Pennsylvania middle schools in 2016-2017 to 501 out of 873 in 2024-2025. These challenges suggest that the school faces significant obstacles in providing a high-quality education to its students, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds.

253

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,300

Per pupil spending ?

102.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

600 W 5th St
Mount Carmel, PA 17851-1897

(570) 339-1500

District: Mount Carmel Area School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.8%

Hispanic:

13.0%

Two or more races:

4.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 40th percentile in 2015 → 43rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (33% vs 45% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!English Language Arts scores 13 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg31%

Pennsylvania avg45%

501^st of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 43%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

449^th of 606Mount Carmel Area School District among Pennsylvania districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	43.6	501 of 873	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.4	521 of 891	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.3	549 of 893	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.1	520 of 883	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.0	581 of 797	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.8	511 of 891	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.2	447 of 861	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	61.1	356 of 877	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	52.5	464 of 870	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	44.5	504 of 835	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	33.7	545 of 728	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	44.8	509 of 758	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	51.4	506 of 834	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	316 of 643	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.1	417 of 672	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.7	416 of 660	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	531 of 835	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.5	513 of 860	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	33.3	240 of 362	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	45.4	458 of 843	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.7	484 of 877	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.5	578 of 874	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	429 of 839	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.2	509 of 870	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	513 of 649	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	540 of 673	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	588 of 681	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Disabled (2025)51st percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)49th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)36th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2024)34th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)21st percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts35%-13 vs state

Math30%-12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSSA Math (2025)					PSSA English Language Arts (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mount Carmel Area Junior High School	Public	7-8	600 W 5th St	Mount Carmel	17851	Northumberland County	Mount Carmel Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 339-1500	253	15	17.0	102.8%	202 (79.8%)	5 (2.0%)	33 (13.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.7%)	43.6	501^st of 873 public middle schools	42.6%		44.4	521^st of 891 public middle schools	41.5%	20			29.7	29.6	29.7			34.2	36.2	35.3	$14,300	$607	$13,693
Shamokin Area Middle School	Public	7-8	2000 W State St	Shamokin	17866	Northumberland County	Shamokin Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 648-5731	351	25	14.1	100.3%	269 (76.6%)	14 (4.0%)	54 (15.4%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)	24.9	638^th of 873 public middle schools	26.9%		35.2	590^th of 891 public middle schools	33.8%	48			15.3	9.9	12.4			26.7	38.1	32.6	$10,331	$1,598	$8,733
Southern Columbia Middle School	Public	5-8	810 Southern Drive	Catawissa	17820	Columbia County	Southern Columbia Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 356-3400	367	27	13.5	38.1%	348 (94.8%)	2 (0.5%)	9 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	85.2	102^nd of 873 public middle schools	88.3%		86.9	85^th of 891 public middle schools	90.5%	17	44.0	50.0	60.8	53.5	52.3	43.4	71.4	66.7	55.6	59.9	$18,571	$1,228	$17,343
Shamokin Area Intermediate School	Public	5-6	3000 W State St	Coal Township	17866	Northumberland County	Shamokin Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 648-5721	308	15	20.2	103.2%	216 (70.1%)	15 (4.9%)	67 (21.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)								(n/a)	18.9	15.1			17.2	27.0	29.5			28.2	$10,256	$1,532	$8,724
Lengel Middle School	Public	5-8	1541 Laurel Blvd	Pottsville	17901	Schuylkill County	Pottsville Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 621-2923	720	54	13.3	63.2%	483 (67.1%)	56 (7.8%)	131 (18.2%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	44 (6.1%)	34.7	566^th of 873 public middle schools	35.2%		50.6	457^th of 891 public middle schools	48.7%	109	41.6	21.0	29.1	23.9	28.3	35.5	29.9	37.3	32.7	33.8	$14,042	$839	$13,203
Bloomsburg Area Middle School	Public	6-8	1100 Railroad St	Bloomsburg	17815	Columbia County	Bloomsburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 784-9100	380	27	13.8	50.0%	307 (80.8%)	22 (5.8%)	25 (6.6%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.2%)	66.6	251^st of 873 public middle schools	71.2%		72.4	225^th of 891 public middle schools	74.7%	26		46.8	39.8	32.0	39.1		55.8	42.3	58.6	52.7	$7,832	$1,426	$6,407
Danville Area Middle School	Public	6-8	252 Northumberland St	Danville	17821	Montour County	Danville Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 271-3268	518	39	13.3	35.5%	447 (86.3%)	8 (1.5%)	28 (5.4%)	17 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.5%)	78.7	147^th of 873 public middle schools	83.2%		76.6	180^th of 891 public middle schools	79.8%	33		46.3	49.7	40.0	45.2		62.3	59.7	60.8	60.9	$16,205	$810	$15,394
Pine Grove Area Middle School	Public	5-8	105 School Street	Pine Grove	17963	Schuylkill County	Pine Grove Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 345-2731	411	39	10.6	47.0%	385 (93.7%)	4 (1.0%)	8 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.2%)	53.5	398^th of 873 public middle schools	54.4%		44.4	520^th of 891 public middle schools	41.6%	122	45.9	32.3	33.1	32.3	35.5	34.1	35.5	42.2	56.6	42.5	$16,911	$979	$15,933
Central Columbia Middle School	Public	5-8	4777 Old Berwick Rd	Bloomsburg	17815	Columbia County	Central Columbia School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 784-6103	587	40	14.6	37.8%	513 (87.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.9%)	16 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	32 (5.5%)	84.8	105^th of 873 public middle schools	88.0%		89.6	67^th of 891 public middle schools	92.5%	38	54.4	63.9	59.4	63.6	60.5	56.7	61.4	51.9	63.6	58.5	$19,266	$636	$18,630
Schuylkill Haven Middle School	Public	5-7	120 Haven Street	Schuylkill Haven	17972	Schuylkill County	Schuylkill Haven Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 385-6708	255	23	11.2	54.9%	219 (85.9%)	2 (0.8%)	26 (10.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	34.9	565^th of 873 public middle schools	35.3%		47.6	489^th of 891 public middle schools	45.1%	76	31.2	27.0	17.8		25.6	29.9	36.0	41.1		35.5	$17,824	$949	$16,876

Frequently Asked Questions about Mount Carmel Area Junior High School

How many students attend Mount Carmel Area Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 253 students attended Mount Carmel Area Junior High School.

Is Mount Carmel Area Junior High School a good school?

Mount Carmel Area Junior High School ranks 501^st of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Mount Carmel Area Junior High School in?

Mount Carmel Area School District

What is the racial makeup of Mount Carmel Area Junior High School?

Students at Mount Carmel Area Junior High School are 80% White, 13% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American.

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