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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 16749

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708

Students

Top rankedSmethport Area Elementary School842^nd of 1,511 Pennsylvania elementary schools

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Summary:

The 16749 zip code area is home to two schools, Smethport Area Elementary School and Smethport Area Junior/Senior High School, both part of the Smethport Area School District. The district is ranked 300 out of 606 in Pennsylvania and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Smethport Area Elementary School has shown improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 777th out of 1,534 Pennsylvania elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 646th out of 1,526 in 2023-2024, though it dropped back down to 842nd out of 1,511 in the projected 2024-2025 rankings. Smethport Area Junior/Senior High School has a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 87.9% for the 2023-2024 school year. Both schools have higher than average proficiency rates in PSSA/Science compared to the state average.

The schools have similar per-student spending, with Smethport Area Elementary School at $21,125 and Smethport Area Junior/Senior High School at $20,929 for the 2022-2023 school year. However, Smethport Area Elementary School has a higher percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients at 62.4%, compared to 48.75% at Smethport Area Junior/Senior High School. The data suggests areas for potential improvement, such as raising math proficiency rates at both the elementary and high school levels, and improving performance on Keystone Exams at the high school level.

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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
Smethport Area Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	414 S Mechanic St	Smethport	16749	McKean County	Smethport Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 887-5012	363	37	9.8	63.1%	354 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	48.8	842^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	44.3%		62.7	646^th of 1526 public elementary schools	57.7%	196				45.9	56.1	32.7	39.0			42.9	50.0	57.5	32.7	46.4			45.9	$23,985	$2,838	$21,148
Smethport Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	412 S Mechanic St	Smethport	16749	McKean County	Smethport Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 887-5545	345	30	11.5	51.0%	338 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	40.8	451^st of 681 public high schools	33.8%		48	400^th of 686 public high schools	41.7%	51	35.2	44.4	53.8					50.0	36.8	43.2					56.2	51.0	53.6	$21,026	$2,551	$18,475

Cities Near Zip Code 16749

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Smethport	0.44 mi	2	431^st
Duke Center	9.08 mi	1	333^rd
Port Allegany	9.2 mi	3	596^th
Eldred	10.7 mi	1	168^th
Bradford	14.06 mi	4	268^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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