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Oil City Senior High School

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Oil City Senior High School ranks 443 rd of 681 Pennsylvania high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

443^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 681 Pennsylvania High Schools

Better than 35% of Pennsylvania high schools

Summary

Oil City Senior High School is a public high school serving 608 students in grades 9-12 in Oil City, Pennsylvania, which is part of the Oil City Area School District. The school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking and rating in recent years, dropping from a high of 151 out of 677 Pennsylvania high schools in 2015-2016 to a low of 443 out of 681 in 2024-2025, with its SchoolDigger rating also declining from 4 stars to 2 stars.

Oil City Senior High School performs particularly poorly in the "White Students" and "Disabled Students" subgroups, ranking in the bottom 20-25% of Pennsylvania high schools in these categories. The school also struggles with its "Low Socio-Economic Status Students" subgroup, ranking in the bottom 35-40% of Pennsylvania high schools in recent years. Additionally, the school's Keystone Exam proficiency rates in Algebra I, Biology, and Literature are consistently below the state average, with the largest gap in Literature (53.3% vs. 62.1% statewide in 2024-2025).

When compared to nearby schools, Oil City Senior High School generally performs worse than the higher-ranked North Clarion County Junior/Senior High School and Rocky Grove Junior/Senior High School, but better than the lower-ranked Keystone Junior/Senior High School and West Forest Junior/Senior High School. The nearby Cranberry Area Junior/Senior High School, which is only 4.67 miles away, has a higher statewide ranking and better student performance on standardized tests.

611

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,620

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10 Lynch Blvd
Oil City, PA 16301-2106

(814) 676-2771

District: Oil City Area School District

Feeder schools for Oil City Senior High School:

Elementary:	Hasson Heights School
	Seventh Street School
	Smedley Street School
Middle:	Oil City Area Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.0%

African American:

3.3%

Hispanic:

2.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 62nd percentile in 2015 → 35th in 2025

Strengths

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the Pennsylvania average (89%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (45% vs 52% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 27 percentile points since 2015

!Algebra I scores 14 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg45%

Pennsylvania avg52%

443^rd of 681

Pennsylvania public high schools ?

Bottom 35%▼ down 27 pts since 2015

From top 38% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

425^th of 606Oil City Area School District among Pennsylvania districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	42.3	443 of 681	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.2	420 of 686	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.9	269 of 674	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.6	278 of 634	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.9	351 of 537	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.5	350 of 693	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	70.7	237 of 673	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	63.4	299 of 663	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	76.0	151 of 677	77.7%	★★★★☆
2015	67.4	256 of 680	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	37.4	428 of 580	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.4	480 of 591	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.8	540 of 664	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.4	552 of 660	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	35.2	505 of 649	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	40.7	464 of 632	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	46.3	408 of 621	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	57.1	326 of 615	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	45.9	403 of 604	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	73.5	144 of 593	75.7%	★★★★☆
2004	56.9	294 of 590	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2003	60.5	252 of 583	56.8%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	369 of 524	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	478 of 513	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	467 of 502	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	46.0	400 of 657	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.2	358 of 665	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	405 of 651	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.5	423 of 664	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.6	232 of 652	64.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	37.2	433 of 660	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.2	434 of 662	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	462 of 583	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.7	447 of 595	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.2	307 of 577	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)39th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)34th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)30th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)21st percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Literature53%-9 vs state

Biology52%~ state avg

Algebra I30%-14 vs state

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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 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	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
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
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)
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
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
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
Titusville High School	Public	9-12	302 E Walnut St	Titusville	16354	Crawford County	Titusville Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 827-2715	565	46	12.2	65.5%	524 (92.7%)	2 (0.4%)	14 (2.5%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.2%)	46.6	415^th of 681 public high schools	39.1%		60.6	287^th of 686 public high schools	58.2%	128	44.5	40.0	57.8									$20,449	$946	$19,503
West Forest Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	22318 Route 62 Box 15	Tionesta	16353	Forest County	Forest Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 755-3611	98	18	5.6	120.4%	97 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30.5	497^th of 681 public high schools	27.0%		14.9	578^th of 686 public high schools	15.7%	81	31.6	31.6	52.7		25.0	9.1	17.3		25.0	45.5	34.8	$38,845	$2,160	$36,685
Keystone Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	700 Beatty Avenue	Knox	16232	Clarion County	Keystone School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 797-1261	393	33	11.8	43.5%	381 (96.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	41.6	447^th of 681 public high schools	34.4%		53.3	361^st of 686 public high schools	47.4%	86	38.9	52.8	41.7		36.6	16.6	25.4		53.9	37.8	44.9	$19,531	$278	$19,254
North Clarion County Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	10439 Route 36	Tionesta	16353	Clarion County	North Clarion County School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 744-8544	293	22	13.5	49.5%	288 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	72.3	191^st of 681 public high schools	72.0%		64.8	249^th of 686 public high schools	63.7%	58	58.7	60.9	65.2		58.2	36.0	46.2		72.1	62.0	66.7	$17,271	$1,370	$15,901
Western Secure Treatment Unit	Public	9-12	12 Dakota Dr	Emlenton	16373	Butler County	Western Secure Treatment Unit	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(724) 750-8071	38	7	5.4		5 (13.2%)	30 (78.9%)	2 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.6%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Oil City Senior High School

What is the racial makeup of Oil City Senior High School?

Students at Oil City Senior High School are 92% White, 3% African American, 2% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Oil City Senior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 611 students attended Oil City Senior High School.

What schools feed into Oil City Senior High School?

Oil City Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Hasson Heights School
Elementary : Seventh Street School
Elementary : Smedley Street School
Middle : Oil City Area Middle School

What district is Oil City Senior High School in?

Oil City Area School District

Is Oil City Senior High School a good school?

Oil City Senior High School ranks 443^rd of 681 Pennsylvania high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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2024–25 graduation ratesMar 29, 2026

2024–25 dropout ratesMar 27, 2026

2023–24 school spending dataJan 29, 2026

2024–25 Keystone Exams & PSSA scoresNov 13, 2025

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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