For the 2025 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 768 students in Southern Tioga School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Pennsylvania.
Public Middle Schools in Southern Tioga School District have an average math proficiency score of 29% (versus the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 51% (versus the 52% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 6% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 46% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
5 Schools
923 Schools
# Students
1,678 Students
591,579 Students
# Teachers
144 Teachers
44,337 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Southern Tioga School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 675 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
#459 out of 684 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
30%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
47%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
62%
57%
Graduation Rate
85-89%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.12
0.65
# American Indian Students
3 Students
1,239 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
6 Students
25,214 Students
% Asian Students
1%
4%
# Hispanic Students
37 Students
97,970 Students
% Hispanic Students
2%
17%
# Black Students
17 Students
118,593 Students
% Black Students
1%
20%
# White Students
1,578 Students
316,870 Students
% White Students
94%
54%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
586 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
37 Students
30,545 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
1,623
# Students in K Grade:
117
15,933
# Students in 1st Grade:
139
17,465
# Students in 2nd Grade:
129
18,204
# Students in 3rd Grade:
127
18,156
# Students in 4th Grade:
127
19,235
# Students in 5th Grade:
136
33,809
# Students in 6th Grade:
135
92,720
# Students in 7th Grade:
142
128,929
# Students in 8th Grade:
116
129,773
# Students in 9th Grade:
120
34,725
# Students in 10th Grade:
140
28,504
# Students in 11th Grade:
133
26,584
# Students in 12th Grade:
117
25,919
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $21,013 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,696. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $18,123 is less than the state median of $23,119. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$35 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$30 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$21,013
$23,696
Spending / Student
$18,123
$23,119
Best Southern Tioga School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
North Penn-liberty Jr. Sr. High School
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
8675 Route 414
Liberty, PA 16930
(570) 324-2071
Liberty, PA 16930
(570) 324-2071
Grades: 7-12
| 242 students
Rank: #22.
North Penn-mansfield Jr. Sr. High School
(Math: 23% | Reading: 49%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
73 W Wellsboro St
Mansfield, PA 16933
(570) 662-2674
Mansfield, PA 16933
(570) 662-2674
Grades: 7-12
| 526 students
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