For the 2024-25 school year, there are 4 public elementary schools serving 1,225 students in Oil City Area School District. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
Public Elementary Schools in Oil City Area School District have an average math proficiency score of 23% (versus the Pennsylvania public elementary school average of 35%), and reading proficiency score of 45% (versus the 53% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 10% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Pennsylvania public elementary school average of 41% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
5 Schools
2,154 Schools
# Students
1,828 Students
1,110,061 Students
# Teachers
143 Teachers
81,415 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Oil City Area School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 679 school districts in Pennsylvania (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 85-89% has decreased from 90-94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#481 out of 684 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
25%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
47%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
53%
57%
Graduation Rate
85-89%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.18
0.61
# American Indian Students
6 Students
2,113 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
2 Students
50,065 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
5%
# Hispanic Students
46 Students
167,185 Students
% Hispanic Students
3%
15%
# Black Students
68 Students
171,531 Students
% Black Students
4%
15%
# White Students
1,659 Students
655,322 Students
% White Students
91%
59%
# Hawaiian Students
4 Students
945 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
43 Students
62,338 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
6,977
# Students in K Grade:
127
112,584
# Students in 1st Grade:
140
124,827
# Students in 2nd Grade:
132
119,582
# Students in 3rd Grade:
116
124,107
# Students in 4th Grade:
128
124,671
# Students in 5th Grade:
145
125,642
# Students in 6th Grade:
137
127,749
# Students in 7th Grade:
154
95,072
# Students in 8th Grade:
146
95,607
# Students in 9th Grade:
154
15,589
# Students in 10th Grade:
147
13,451
# Students in 11th Grade:
171
12,276
# Students in 12th Grade:
131
11,927
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $19,799 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,649. The school district revenue/student has grown by 7% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $17,657 is less than the state median of $23,073. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$36 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$32 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$19,799
$23,649
Spending / Student
$17,657
$23,073
Best Oil City Area School District Public Elementary Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Hasson Heights School
Magnet School
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
833 Grandview Rd
Oil City, PA 16301
(814) 677-8021
Oil City, PA 16301
(814) 677-8021
Grades: K-4
| 385 students
Rank: #22.
Seventh Street School
Magnet School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
102 W 7th St
Oil City, PA 16301
(814) 677-3029
Oil City, PA 16301
(814) 677-3029
Grades: 2-4
| 156 students
Rank: #33.
Oil City Area Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 15% | Reading: 43%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
8 Lynch Blvd
Oil City, PA 16301
(814) 676-5702
Oil City, PA 16301
(814) 676-5702
Grades: 5-8
| 582 students
Rank: n/an/a
Smedley Street School
Magnet School
310 Smedley St
Oil City, PA 16301
(814) 676-2294
Oil City, PA 16301
(814) 676-2294
Grades: K-1
| 102 students
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