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Best Public Schools in Potter County, PA

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Schools

1,705

Students

Districts

Top rankedOswayo Valley Junior/Senior High School84^th of 681 Pennsylvania high schools

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Biggest riser

Northern Potter Childrens School up 203 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Galeton Area School 7.4 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2025)	Keystone Exams Biology (2025)	Keystone Exams Literature (2025)	PSSA Math (2025)							PSSA English Language Arts (2025)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Austin Area Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	138 Costello Avenue	Austin	16720	Potter County	Austin Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 647-8603	62	8	8.1	95.2%	62 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							66.7			72.4				58.3			44.8	$30,476	$1,272	$29,204
Austin Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	138 Costello Avenue	Austin	16720	Potter County	Austin Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 647-8603	61	7	9.3	95.1%	59 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	72.4	190^th of 681 public high schools	72.1%		72.9	177^th of 686 public high schools	74.2%	13	75.0	75.0	50.0							27.3								$28,473	$255	$28,218
Coudersport Area Elementary School	Public	K-6	802 Vine Street	Coudersport	16915	Potter County	Coudersport Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 274-8500	265	32	8.2	98.9%	251 (94.7%)	2 (0.8%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	79.2	292^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	80.7%		71.4	460^th of 1526 public elementary schools	69.9%	168				64.7	74.4	51.5	69.7			65.2	58.8	59.0	62.9	75.8			63.8	$20,661	$897	$19,764
Coudersport Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	698 Dwight Street	Coudersport	16915	Potter County	Coudersport Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 274-8500	244	23	10.7	98.8%	227 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	70.5	206^th of 681 public high schools	69.8%		47.7	403^rd of 686 public high schools	41.3%	197	59.4	64.8	59.4					26.1	39.2	35.1					52.1	31.4	37.8	$19,816	$978	$18,838
Galeton Area School	Public	PK, KG-6	27 Bridge St	Galeton	16922	Potter County	Galeton Area School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(814) 435-6571	145	20	7.4	111.0%	143 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	26.8	1118^th of 1511 public elementary schools	26.0%		28.2	1125^th of 1526 public elementary schools	26.3%	7				43.8	29.1	31.3	23.8			31.2	37.6	25.0	37.5	28.6			31.2	$21,817	$1,026	$20,790
Galeton Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	27 Bridge St	Galeton	16922	Potter County	Galeton Area School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(814) 435-6751	144	13	11.0	97.9%	135 (93.8%)	3 (2.1%)	3 (2.1%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	17.3	563^rd of 681 public high schools	17.3%		41.4	461^st of 686 public high schools	32.8%	102	20.0	30.0	40.0					17.3	8.7	13.1					17.4	17.4	17.4	$28,068	$1,015	$27,053
Northern Potter Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	763 Northern Potter Road	Ulysses	16948	Potter County	Northern Potter School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 848-7534	219	22	9.8	62.1%	214 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	33.5	481^st of 681 public high schools	29.4%		33.3	495^th of 686 public high schools	27.8%	14	32.2	41.3	48.2					27.2	29.0	28.1					42.4	44.8	43.6	$22,870	$1,485	$21,385
Northern Potter Childrens School	Public	PK, KG-6	745 Northern Potter Road	Ulysses	16948	Potter County	Northern Potter School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 848-7563	293	24	12.0	67.6%	284 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	47.3	862^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	43.0%		35.4	1065^th of 1526 public elementary schools	30.2%	203				80.6	29.5	32.3	36.4			44.4	58.4	29.5	48.4	42.4			43.8	$18,745	$1,712	$17,033
Oswayo Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	277 S. Oswayo Street	Shinglehouse	16748	Potter County	Oswayo Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 260-1702	132	16	8.4	125.8%	131 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67	531^st of 1511 public elementary schools	64.9%		77.6	338^th of 1526 public elementary schools	77.9%	193				61.1	76.5	43.8				60.8	61.1	50.1	50.0				54.0	$21,636	$1,597	$20,039
Oswayo Valley Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	318 S Oswayo St	Shinglehouse	16748	Potter County	Oswayo Valley School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(814) 260-1701	140	16	8.7	74.3%	138 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	84.5	84^th of 681 public high schools	87.7%		85.8	74^th of 686 public high schools	89.2%	10	65.0	70.0	75.0				20.0	35.3	20.0	25.0				45.0	41.2	46.7	44.2	$21,160	$1,597	$19,564

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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