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Best Public Schools in Venango County, PA

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Schools

5,704

Students

Districts

Top rankedRocky Grove Junior/Senior High School145^th of 681 Pennsylvania high schools

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Biggest riser

Sandycreek Elementary School up 318 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Smedley Street School 8.8 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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2 schools 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
Cranberry Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1 Education Dr	Seneca	16346	Venango County	Cranberry Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 676-8504	563	48	11.8	50.3%	539 (95.7%)	3 (0.5%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	61.1	283^rd of 681 public high schools	58.4%		68.6	218^th of 686 public high schools	68.2%	65	47.7	44.4	72.8					26.7	12.5	19.2					50.0	34.4	41.8	$17,192	$2,395	$14,797
Cranberry Elementary School	Public	K-6	3 Education Dr	Seneca	16346	Venango County	Cranberry Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 676-1871	581	45	13.0	50.3%	555 (95.5%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (2.2%)	41.4	945^th of 1511 public elementary schools	37.5%		54.6	804^th of 1526 public elementary schools	47.3%	141				42.6	43.4	35.1	39.2			40.1	39.3	37.7	36.4	46.4			40.3	$16,481	$1,156	$15,325
Sandycreek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	297 Pone Lane	Franklin	16323	Venango County	Franklin Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 432-3819	282	18	15.5	108.5%	261 (92.6%)	5 (1.8%)	9 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	61.2	634^th of 1511 public elementary schools	58.0%		44.6	952^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	37.6%	318				52.1	65.9	39.1				51.9	54.2	73.1	42.2				56.0	$19,026	$1,535	$17,491
Franklin Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	246 Pone Lane	Franklin	16323	Venango County	Franklin Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 432-2121	942	55	17.1	87.0%	840 (89.2%)	15 (1.6%)	19 (2.0%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	60 (6.4%)	60.2	289^th of 681 public high schools	57.6%		71.1	197^th of 686 public high schools	71.3%	92	43.2	52.8	67.0				28.3	23.1	20.5	24.0				34.9	35.4	49.5	39.7	$18,586	$923	$17,662
Central Elementary School	Public	K-5	1276 Otter St	Franklin	16323	Venango County	Franklin Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 432-8419	342	33	10.2	116.4%	285 (83.3%)	10 (2.9%)	9 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (10.8%)	55.6	735^th of 1511 public elementary schools	51.4%		39.7	1010^th of 1526 public elementary schools	33.8%	275				51.8	58.8	50.0				53.7	42.6	58.8	39.5				47.3	$19,764	$2,941	$16,824
Victory Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1819 Georgetown Rd	Harrisville	16038	Venango County	Franklin Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 786-7311	182	20	8.9	115.9%	174 (95.6%)	3 (1.6%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	19.7	1207^th of 1511 public elementary schools	20.1%		23.3	1177^th of 1526 public elementary schools	22.9%	30				35.3	29.6	15.3				27.5	29.4	29.6	26.9				28.7	$19,630	$1,146	$18,483
Hasson Heights School	Public	K-4	833 Grandview Rd	Oil City	16301	Venango County	Oil City Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 677-8021	400	34	11.8	98.8%	348 (87.0%)	10 (2.5%)	18 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.0%)	39.6	970^th of 1511 public elementary schools	35.8%		55.1	791^st of 1526 public elementary schools	48.2%	179				35.7	54.8					44.6	38.1	45.9					41.7	$17,747	$2,529	$15,218
Smedley Street School	Public	K-1	310 Smedley St	Oil City	16301	Venango County	Oil City Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 676-2294	103	12	8.8	95.1%	90 (87.4%)	3 (2.9%)	4 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.8%)								(n/a)																		$23,115	$2,215	$20,900
Oil City Senior High School	Public	9-12	10 Lynch Blvd	Oil City	16301	Venango County	Oil City Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 676-2771	611	42	14.6	100.0%	562 (92.0%)	20 (3.3%)	15 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.6%)	42.3	443^rd of 681 public high schools	34.9%		46.2	420^th of 686 public high schools	38.8%	23	30.4	51.6	53.3															$18,620	$2,565	$16,054
Oil City Area Middle School	Public	5-8	8 Lynch Blvd	Oil City	16301	Venango County	Oil City Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 676-5702	528	43	12.3	107.2%	482 (91.3%)	11 (2.1%)	19 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.5%)	51.9	411^th of 873 public middle schools	52.9%		51.1	447^th of 891 public middle schools	49.8%	36						36.4	22.0	27.7	40.2	31.5			40.0	42.9	41.2	53.0	44.6	$13,805	$1,519	$12,286
Seventh Street School	Public	2-4	102 W 7th St	Oil City	16301	Venango County	Oil City Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 677-3029	152	14	10.7	102.6%	127 (83.6%)	4 (2.6%)	13 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.6%)	26.1	1127^th of 1511 public elementary schools	25.4%		47.6	895^th of 1526 public elementary schools	41.3%	232				25.0	36.2					30.5	37.5	38.3					37.9	$17,198	$2,063	$15,136
Pleasantville Elementary School	Public	1-5	374 N Main St	Pleasantville	16341	Venango County	Titusville Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 827-2715	201	18	11.0	76.6%	183 (91.0%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.5%)	56.5	722^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	52.2%		57	764^th of 1526 public elementary schools	49.9%	42				50.0	65.0	56.0				57.6	55.9	47.5	26.9				45.0	$17,882	$1,946	$15,936
Rocky Grove Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	403 Rocky Grove Ave	Franklin	16323	Venango County	Valley Grove School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 437-3759	366	29	12.5	108.5%	342 (93.4%)	4 (1.1%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.8%)	77.5	145^th of 681 public high schools	78.7%		77.1	138^th of 686 public high schools	79.9%	7	61.5	56.6	75.9					34.6	31.6	33.0					55.8	56.1	56.0	$17,900	$290	$17,610
Valley Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	389 Sugarcreek Dr	Franklin	16323	Venango County	Valley Grove School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 432-3861	448	36	12.6	102.9%	409 (91.3%)	3 (0.7%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.0%)	60.4	645^th of 1511 public elementary schools	57.3%		60.9	690^th of 1526 public elementary schools	54.8%	45				67.3	70.0	31.8	31.5			49.6	58.9	50.0	46.3	57.4			52.7	$18,616	$1,550	$17,066
Venango Technology Center	Public	9-12	One Vo Tech Drive	Oil City	16301	Venango County	Venango Technology Center	No	No	No	No	(814) 677-3097	3	16	.1		3 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

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