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Pocono Mountain East Jhs Middle School
125 Center Court
Swiftwater PA, 18370, Monroe County
Phone: 570-839-7121
Ranking: 
(790 out of 2,311, top 34%)*
(790 out of 2,311, top 34%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8
School District: Pocono Mountain School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | |||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 60 | 66 | 72 | 73 | 71 | 73 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 671 | 728 | 775 | 833 | 841 | 840 | ||||||
| Grade 7: | 346 | 51.6% | 332 | 45.6% | 3 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.2% | 8 | 1.0% |
| Grade 8: | 324 | 48.3% | 394 | 54.1% | 376 | 48.5% | 391 | 46.9% | 412 | 49.0% | 420 | 50.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||
| Male: | 322 | 48.0% | 376 | 51.6% | 406 | 52.4% | 448 | 53.8% | 445 | 52.9% | 439 | 52.3% |
| Female: | 349 | 52.0% | 352 | 48.4% | 369 | 47.6% | 385 | 46.2% | 388 | 46.1% | 393 | 46.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 16 | 2.4% | 17 | 2.3% | 14 | 1.8% | 14 | 1.7% | 19 | 2.3% | 19 | 2.3% |
| Hispanic: | 125 | 18.6% | 140 | 19.2% | 112 | 14.5% | 141 | 16.9% | 125 | 14.9% | 108 | 12.9% |
| Black: | 136 | 20.3% | 121 | 16.6% | 150 | 19.4% | 153 | 18.4% | 153 | 18.2% | 164 | 19.5% |
| White: | 394 | 58.7% | 448 | 61.5% | 494 | 63.7% | 517 | 62.1% | 543 | 64.6% | 547 | 65.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.5% | 6 | 0.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 260 | 38.7% | 242 | 33.2% | 251 | 32.4% | 266 | 31.9% | 282 | 33.5% | 201 | 23.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 47 | 7.0% | 75 | 10.3% | 67 | 8.6% | 51 | 6.1% | 59 | 7.0% | 60 | 7.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.20 | 11.06 | 10.84 | 11.39 | 11.80 | 11.50 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 79.5% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 82.2% | 76.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 80.6% | 76.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 81.3% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.4% | 81.7% | 81.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 79.3% | 79.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 50.5% | 57.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 56% | 58.3% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 54.3% | 59.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 65% | 62.8% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 64% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 64.1% | 72.7% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Pocono Mountain East Jhs Middle School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.