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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Bradford Area HS this year?
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Enrollment
702
High
DISTRICT 558 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRADFORD AREA SD·NCES 420402004691
Bradford Area High School
81 Interstate Pkwy, Bradford, PA 16701 · (814) 362-3845 · McKean County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL702 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 92% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public high schools
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
105%
736 students
DISTRICT 103% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 182 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 181 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 186 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 153 | 22% |
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Bradford Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
71.9%
PA avg 51.1% . +5.9pp since 2023
Math
63.2%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.9% | 63.2% |
| 2023-24 | 66.0% | 61.7% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
64.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.6%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+31.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 33% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 32 points, placing it in Pennsylvania's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Bradford Area High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In McKean County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.2% | #119 of 576 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.2% | #86 of 626 ▼ 7 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.9% | #144 of 626 ▲ 96 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 702 | #276 of 713 | #1 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #202 of 601 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.2% | #398 of 604 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 105% | #42 of 619 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.8% | #207 of 373 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
702
-95 (-12%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 938
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 17.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 702 | 54.6 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 736 | 48.7 | 15.1:1 | 100% (736) |
| 2022-23 | 751 | 48.7 | 15.4:1 | 100% (751) |
| 2020-21 | 797 | 46 | 17.3:1 | 100% (794) |
| 2017-18 | 770 | 46.6 | 16.5:1 | 100% (770) |
| 2015-16 | 793 | 52 | 15.3:1 | 48% (380) |
| 2010-11 | 883 | 62 | 14.2:1 | 31% (271) |
| 2000-01 | 1,013 | 57 | 17.8:1 | 17% (175) |
| 1990-91 | 938 | 77 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bradford Area High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (770 to 702); teachers up 17% (46.6 to 54.6).
About Bradford Area High School
Bradford Area High School runs as a medium-sized high school in Bradford, Pennsylvania. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend, and enrollment is 702 students.
Bradford Area High School is one school in Bradford Area SD, a system of 4 schools with 2,230 students.
About 90% of the student body at Bradford Area High School is White. Other students are 4% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. The county population is about 93% White, within a few points of the school. The school's diversity index is 18%, meaning two students picked at random have an 18% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
With 54.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Bradford Area High School was 12.8:1. That is close to the 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania.
Bradford Area High School is graded A by allk12, scoring above 92% of Pennsylvania public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Bradford Area High School outperforms its prediction by 31.6 points. The model expects 32.6% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Pennsylvania; the school's rate is 64.2%.
County data help place the school in context: in McKean County, the median household income is $62,905, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. McKean County is home to 14 public schools and about 5,275 public school students.
The closest public school, School Street Elementary School, is about 0.3 miles from Bradford Area High School. Other public schools within five miles: 3. On average proficiency, Bradford Area High School is 1st of 7 nearby schools with test data.
The federal government classifies Bradford Area High School's location as Town: Remote.
Enrollment has fallen by 95 students since 2020-21, to 702. By 2024-25, the school had 12.8 students per teacher, compared with 17.3 in 2020-21.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Bradford Area High School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
McKean County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
39,904
Census ACS
Median income
$62,905
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
5,275 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bradford Area SD
- School Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 514 students
- Floyd C Fretz Middle SchoolMiddle · 508 students
- George Blaisdell Elementary SchoolElementary · 506 students
Other schools in Bradford
- School Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 514 students
- Floyd C Fretz Middle SchoolMiddle · 508 students
- George Blaisdell Elementary SchoolElementary · 506 students
Nearby schools
- School Street Elementary School0.3 mi · 514
- George Blaisdell Elementary School1.2 mi · 506
- Floyd C Fretz Middle School2.2 mi · 508
- Otto-Eldred JSHS9.7 mi · 273
- ALLEGANY-LIMESTONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL12.7 mi · 466
- WASHINGTON WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL13.7 mi · 284
Frequently asked questions
About Bradford Area High SchoolHow large is Bradford Area High School?
Bradford Area High School enrolls approximately 702 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Bradford Area High School serve?
Bradford Area High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bradford Area High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bradford Area High School is approximately 12.8:1 (55 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bradford Area High School?
At Bradford Area High School, the student body is approximately 90% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Bradford Area High School in?
Bradford Area High School is part of Bradford Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.