For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 379 students in Philipsburg-Osceola Area School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Pennsylvania.
Public Middle School in Philipsburg-Osceola Area School District have an average math proficiency score of 23% (versus the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 42% (versus the 52% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 3% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 46% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
4 Schools
924 Schools
# Students
1,600 Students
593,019 Students
# Teachers
128 Teachers
43,563 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Philipsburg-Osceola 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 80-84% has increased from 75-79% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#362 out of 684 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
38%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
50%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
58%
57%
Graduation Rate
80-84%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.07
0.64
# American Indian Students
3 Students
1,194 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
5 Students
24,410 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
4%
# Hispanic Students
14 Students
94,651 Students
% Hispanic Students
1%
16%
# Black Students
9 Students
120,472 Students
% Black Students
1%
21%
# White Students
1,547 Students
321,352 Students
% White Students
97%
54%
# Hawaiian Students
4 Students
577 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
18 Students
29,801 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
1,575
# Students in K Grade:
102
15,841
# Students in 1st Grade:
122
17,953
# Students in 2nd Grade:
106
17,626
# Students in 3rd Grade:
133
18,644
# Students in 4th Grade:
117
19,624
# Students in 5th Grade:
121
34,161
# Students in 6th Grade:
126
93,842
# Students in 7th Grade:
134
129,428
# Students in 8th Grade:
119
132,557
# Students in 9th Grade:
156
34,160
# Students in 10th Grade:
120
27,308
# Students in 11th Grade:
136
25,337
# Students in 12th Grade:
108
24,963
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $21,883 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,649. The school district revenue/student has grown by 8% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $20,927 is less than the state median of $23,073. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$35 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$34 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$21,883
$23,649
Spending / Student
$20,927
$23,073
Best Philipsburg-Osceola Area School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Philipsburg-osceola Area Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 23% | Reading: 42%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
200 Short St Suite A
Philipsburg, PA 16866
(814) 342-4906
Philipsburg, PA 16866
(814) 342-4906
Grades: 6-8
| 379 students
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