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Towanda Area Junior/Senior High School

Q: Is Towanda Area Junior/Senior High School a good school?

Towanda Area Junior/Senior High School ranks 440 th of 681 Pennsylvania high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

440^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 681 Pennsylvania High Schools

Better than 35% of Pennsylvania high schools

Summary

Towanda Area Junior/Senior High School is a public high school serving grades 7-12 in Towanda, Pennsylvania, with 698 students. The school is part of the Towanda Area School District, which is ranked 400 out of 606 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Towanda Area Junior/Senior High School has had graduation rates around 87-89% in recent years, on par with nearby schools like Troy Area Junior/Senior High School, Sayre Area High School, Athens Area High School, and Wyalusing Valley Junior/Senior High School. However, the school's academic performance lags behind many of its neighbors, with math proficiency around 30-37% and ELA proficiency around 41-50%, both below state averages. Towanda Area Junior/Senior High School also has very high free/reduced lunch rates, around 90-100%, indicating a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students.

Interestingly, Towanda Area Junior/Senior High School's statewide ranking has declined from the 175th best high school in Pennsylvania in 2020-2021 to the 440th best in 2024-2025, with its star rating dropping from 3 stars to 2 stars over that time period. This suggests a concerning trend of declining academic performance, which may be related to the school's high poverty levels and the challenges they present. While Towanda Area Junior/Senior High School's performance is generally on par with or slightly below the nearby schools in areas like graduation rates and dropout rates, it lags behind many of them in academic proficiency, especially in math, with schools like Wyalusing Valley Junior/Senior High School and Northeast Bradford Junior/Senior High School outperforming it on many key metrics.

709

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,740

Per pupil spending ?

98.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1 High School Drive
Towanda, PA 18848

(570) 265-2101

District: Towanda Area School District

Feeder schools for Towanda Area Junior/Senior High School:

Elementary:	Morrow Elementary School
	Towanda Area Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

95.3%

Hispanic:

1.6%

African American:

1.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 39th percentile in 2015 → 35th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (40% vs 46% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg38%

Pennsylvania avg46%

Middle school

407^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Top 47%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 43% (2015) to top 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

440^th of 681

Pennsylvania public high schools ?

Bottom 35%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 39% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Pennsylvania High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

400^th of 606Towanda 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	52.2	407 of 873	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.1	323 of 891	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.3	341 of 893	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.3	377 of 883	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.1	360 of 797	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.7	483 of 891	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.0	610 of 861	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	36.0	581 of 877	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	49.5	488 of 870	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	47.5	475 of 835	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	40.2	509 of 728	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	60.1	378 of 758	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	68.4	308 of 834	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	61.6	385 of 825	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	53.8	463 of 805	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	58.0	391 of 770	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	53.1	426 of 753	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	49.8	466 of 749	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	44.5	483 of 736	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	39.3	497 of 687	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	22.6	566 of 672	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	564 of 660	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	53.7	388 of 835	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.0	239 of 860	72.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	53.2	368 of 843	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.2	205 of 877	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	61.8	302 of 874	65.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	47.1	443 of 839	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.3	388 of 870	55.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	453 of 649	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.5	363 of 673	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.2	406 of 681	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	440 of 681	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.3	292 of 686	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.9	375 of 674	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.2	457 of 634	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	70.7	175 of 537	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.7	381 of 693	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.8	498 of 673	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	45.1	446 of 663	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	57.4	375 of 677	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	52.4	412 of 680	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	29.7	469 of 580	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	38.3	438 of 591	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.8	514 of 664	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.1	548 of 660	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.7	528 of 649	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	33.1	507 of 632	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	57.3	318 of 621	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	47.7	407 of 615	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	31.6	496 of 604	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	35.3	462 of 593	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	40.7	413 of 590	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2003	26.1	485 of 583	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	368 of 524	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.7	245 of 513	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	16.9	459 of 502	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	50.8	366 of 657	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	68.9	219 of 665	67.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	62.0	239 of 651	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.7	252 of 664	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.6	290 of 652	55.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	473 of 660	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	52.0	347 of 662	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	476 of 583	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.1	346 of 595	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.1	387 of 577	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)56th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)54th percentile~ school

Male (2025)47th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)30th percentile-23 vs school

Disabled (2024)16th percentile-48 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)63rd percentile+28 vs school

Female (2025)44th percentile+9 vs school

Disabled (2025)30th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)28th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)18th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Literature56%-6 vs state

English Language Arts41%-7 vs state

Biology40%-9 vs state

Algebra I40%-5 vs state

Math32%-9 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 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	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
Towanda Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1 High School Drive	Towanda	18848	Bradford County	Towanda Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 265-2101	709	43	16.4	98.4%	676 (95.3%)	10 (1.4%)	11 (1.6%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	42.6	440^th of 681 public high schools	35.4%		60.3	292^nd of 686 public high schools	57.4%	148	39.7	40.2	56.2	33.4	31.4	32.5	41.5	41.0	41.2	$23,740	$1,759	$21,980
Northern Tier Career Center	Public	9-12	120 Career Center	Towanda	18848	Bradford County	Northern Tier Career Center	No	No	No	No	(570) 265-8111	13	15	.8	76.9%	13 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Wyalusing Valley Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	11364 Wyalusing New Albany Roa	Wyalusing	18853	Bradford County	Wyalusing Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 746-1600	586	42	14.1	98.8%	552 (94.2%)	2 (0.3%)	17 (2.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.0%)	51.1	368^th of 681 public high schools	46.0%		54.1	352^nd of 686 public high schools	48.7%	16	35.7	51.2	61.9	35.0	34.4	34.8	50.5	56.3	53.3	$22,676	$767	$21,909
Northeast Bradford Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	526 Panther Lane	Rome	18837	Bradford County	Northeast Bradford School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 744-2521	313	25	12.5	51.8%	294 (93.9%)	2 (0.6%)	15 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	47.3	405^th of 681 public high schools	40.5%		73.3	172^nd of 686 public high schools	74.9%	233	46.8	44.7	52.1	30.4	32.6	31.5	30.4	31.8	31.1	$21,566	$310	$21,255
Athens Area High School	Public	9-12	401 West Frederick Street	Athens	18810	Bradford County	Athens Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 888-7766	599	37	16.0	108.0%	538 (89.8%)	8 (1.3%)	23 (3.8%)	15 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.2%)	44.7	427^th of 681 public high schools	37.3%		44.9	430^th of 686 public high schools	37.3%	3	40.7	45.5	53.4							$20,332	$2,013	$18,319
Sayre Area High School	Public	7-12	331 W Lockhart St	Sayre	18840	Bradford County	Sayre Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 888-6622	396	32	12.2	101.0%	359 (90.7%)	15 (3.8%)	13 (3.3%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	38.7	462^nd of 681 public high schools	32.2%		36.4	480^th of 686 public high schools	30.0%	18	35.9	47.2	47.4	23.1	43.2	31.2	50.7	45.5	48.6	$25,261	$2,394	$22,867
Troy Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	150 High St	Troy	16947	Bradford County	Troy Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 297-2176	660	117	5.6	55.0%	635 (96.2%)	3 (0.5%)	7 (1.1%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.5%)	49.3	383^rd of 681 public high schools	43.8%		44.2	437^th of 686 public high schools	36.3%	54	40.5	52.8	53.5	25.6	37.3	30.8	35.9	41.5	38.4	$17,770	$1,357	$16,413

Frequently Asked Questions about Towanda Area Junior/Senior High School

How many students attend Towanda Area Junior/Senior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 709 students attended Towanda Area Junior/Senior High School.

Is Towanda Area Junior/Senior High School a good school?

Towanda Area Junior/Senior High School ranks 440^th of 681 Pennsylvania high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Towanda Area Junior/Senior High School in?

Towanda Area School District

What is the racial makeup of Towanda Area Junior/Senior High School?

Students at Towanda Area Junior/Senior High School are 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% African American.

What schools feed into Towanda Area Junior/Senior High School?

Towanda Area Junior/Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Morrow Elementary School
Elementary : Towanda Area Elementary School

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