Best Public Schools in Zip Code 16833

Summary:

The 16833 zip code area is home to two schools, Curwensville Area Elementary School and Curwensville Area Junior/Senior High School, both part of the Curwensville Area School District. The district is ranked 244 out of 606 school districts in Pennsylvania and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Curwensville Area Elementary School stands out for its consistently high performance on PSSA English Language Arts assessments, with 6th-grade students scoring over 70% proficient or better in 2023-2024 and 2024-2025. The school also excels in PSSA Science assessments, with 4th-grade students scoring 86.4% proficient or better in 2023-2024. However, the school serves a high-need student population, with 99.46% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024.

At the junior/senior high school level, Curwensville Area Junior/Senior High School maintains a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 87.9% and a low dropout rate of 1.4% in 2023-2024. The school's performance on PSSA and Keystone Exams is more mixed, with some grades and subjects exceeding the district and state averages, while others fall behind. Both schools in the 16833 zip code area serve a high-need student population, with the elementary school spending $21,146 per student and the junior/senior high school spending $19,747 per student.

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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
Curwensville Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	650 Beech St	Curwensville	16833	Clearfield County	Curwensville Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 236-1100	429	40	10.7	99.3%	417 (97.2%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	44.8	424^th of 681 public high schools	37.7%		50.2	387^th of 686 public high schools	43.6%	37	33.3	47.2	58.6					30.1	41.4	35.1					55.4	74.6	63.9	$25,776	$2,280	$23,496
Curwensville Area Elementary School	Public	K-6	650 Beech St	Curwensville	16833	Clearfield County	Curwensville Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 236-1101	533	43	12.4	99.4%	525 (98.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	63.5	594^th of 1511 public elementary schools	60.7%		66.2	566^th of 1526 public elementary schools	62.9%	28				50.0	56.0	34.5	56.1			48.9	48.6	50.6	56.3	73.2			57.6	$18,320	$1,621	$16,700

Cities Near Zip Code 16833

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Curwensville	0.57 mi	2	355^th
Clearfield	2.63 mi	3	561^st
Houtzdale	11.91 mi	2	553^rd
Du Bois	14.71 mi	5	273^rd
Osceola Mills	15.72 mi	1	265^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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