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Jamestown Area School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Pennsylvania for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 186 students in Jamestown Area School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Pennsylvania.
Public Middle School in Jamestown Area School District have an average math proficiency score of 27% (versus the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 29%), and reading proficiency score of 62% (versus the 52% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 2% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Asian), which is less than the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 46% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
2 Schools
923 Schools
# Students
369 Students
591,579 Students
# Teachers
38 Teachers
44,337 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
10:1
10:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Jamestown Area School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 678 school districts in Pennsylvania (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#297 out of 685 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
39%
38%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
57%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
60-64%
57%
Graduation Rate
(21-22)≥90%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.09
0.65
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
n/a
4%
% Hispanic
1%
17%
% Black
n/a
20%
% White
96%
54%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
3%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $27,379 is higher than the state median of $23,696. The school district revenue/student has grown by 13% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $25,100 is higher than the state median of $23,119. The school district spending/student has grown by 13% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$10 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$9 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$27,379
$23,696
Spending / Student
$25,100
$23,119
Best Jamestown Area School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Jamestown Area Jr. Sr. High School
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
204 Shenango Street
Jamestown, PA 16134
(724) 932-3186
Jamestown, PA 16134
(724) 932-3186
Grades: 7-12
| 186 students
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