Elementary Schools in Galeton Area School District

Summary:

The Galeton Area School District in Pennsylvania has only one elementary school, Galeton Area School, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 6th grade. The school is located in a rural area and faces significant challenges, ranking in the bottom quarter of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

Galeton Area School has a student enrollment of 161 and a low student-teacher ratio of 7.2, but the school's academic performance is consistently below the state averages in Math and English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency across all grade levels. The school's highest proficiency rates were in 3rd grade Math (43.8%) and 3rd grade ELA (37.6%), while the lowest were in 6th grade Math (23.8%) and 4th grade ELA (25%). Additionally, the school's Science proficiency rate for 4th grade was 63.2%, lower than the state average of 77.1%.

The school's high free/reduced lunch rate of 98.14% indicates that the majority of students come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, which can present additional challenges for the school. The Galeton Area School District as a whole is also ranked 503 out of 606 districts in Pennsylvania and is rated 1 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, suggesting that the issues faced by Galeton Area School may be reflective of broader district-level challenges that will require a comprehensive approach to address.

District Detail

27 Bridge Street
Galeton, PA 16922-1398

(814) 435-6571

SchoolDigger Rank:
503^rd of 606 Pennsylvania districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 289

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th 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 All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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

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District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Northern Tioga School District	13.2 mi	5	350^th
Northern Potter School District	13.93 mi	2	399^th
Wellsboro Area School District	17.34 mi	4	127^th
Coudersport Area School District	19.33 mi	2	158^th
Austin Area School District	24.46 mi	2	130^th

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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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