Enrollment
359
High
DISTRICT 389 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLARION-LIMESTONE AREA SD·NCES 420609001480
Clarion-Limestone Area JSHS
4091 C-L School Road, Strattanville, PA 16258 · (814) 764-5111 · Clarion County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL359 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 65% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
11.7:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
158 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 75%
Community
0
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 7 | 65 | 18% |
| Grade 8 | 60 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 66 | 18% |
| Grade 10 | 64 | 18% |
| Grade 11 | 45 | 13% |
| Grade 12 | 59 | 16% |
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · 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 Clarion-Limestone Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
62.9%
PA avg 51.1% . -2.4pp since 2023
Math
44.8%
PA avg 43.0% . +11.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.9% | 44.8% |
| 2023-24 | 65.3% | 33.1% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
58.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.7%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Clarion-Limestone Area JSHS
Clarion-Limestone Area JSHS's state test result (58.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarion-Limestone Area JSHS this school | 359 | 44.0% | 58.2% |
| Harrold School Greensburg | 369 | 45.5% | N/A |
| Keystone JSHS Knox | 393 | 43.5% | 43.8% |
| United JSHS Armagh | 401 | 45.1% | 57.7% |
| Brockway Area JSHS Brockway | 400 | 44.5% | 60.6% |
| Saegertown JSHS Saegertown | 411 | 45.0% | 52.3% |
Matched among Pennsylvania high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Clarion-Limestone Area JSHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Clarion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.2% | #187 of 576 | #1 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #241 of 626 ▲ 124 | #2 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.9% | #267 of 626 ▼ 12 | #2 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 359 | #518 of 713 | #4 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #108 of 601 | #2 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.7% | #503 of 604 | #2 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.0% | #417 of 619 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.8% | #184 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
359
-19 (-5%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 500
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 11.4:1
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 | 359 | 30.7 | 11.7:1 | 44% (158) |
| 2023-24 | 363 | 28.6 | 12.7:1 | 44% (158) |
| 2022-23 | 353 | 31.4 | 11.2:1 | 39% (137) |
| 2020-21 | 378 | 33 | 11.4:1 | 37% (141) |
| 2017-18 | 398 | 32.3 | 12.3:1 | 28% (112) |
| 2015-16 | 398 | 33 | 12.1:1 | 37% (148) |
| 2010-11 | 498 | 36 | 13.8:1 | 29% (145) |
| 2000-01 | 459 | 34 | 13.5:1 | 18% (83) |
| 1990-91 | 500 | 31 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clarion-Limestone Area JSHS.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (398 to 359); teachers down 5% (32.3 to 30.7).
About Clarion-Limestone Area JSHS
Clarion-Limestone Area JSHS is a small high school in Clarion-Limestone Area SD, located in Strattanville, Pennsylvania. Its enrollment is 359 students, spread over grades 7 through 12. Across high schools in Pennsylvania, the average enrollment is about 738.
Clarion-Limestone Area SD has 778 students in 2 schools, and Clarion-Limestone Area JSHS is one of those schools.
Roughly 94% of students at Clarion-Limestone Area JSHS are White. Other groups include 2% multiracial. Clarion County residents are about 94% White, a similar share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 11%.
Clarion-Limestone Area JSHS lists 30.7 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 11.7 students per teacher. The gap from the 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania is 1.0 students per teacher. About 44% of students at Clarion-Limestone Area JSHS are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 72% average for public schools in Clarion County, the school's rate is lower.
Clarion-Limestone Area JSHS holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 65% of Pennsylvania public high schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Clarion-Limestone Area JSHS is within a point of the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 58.2% actual, 58.7% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Pennsylvania.
In the wider Clarion County area, median household income comes to about $62,649, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Clarion County counts 16 public schools with about 5,023 students.
Of the public schools around it, Clarion-Limestone Area JSHS is closest to Clarion-Limestone Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within ten miles is 6. Clarion-Limestone Area JSHS is 4th of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Clarion-Limestone Area JSHS is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Distant.
Enrollment was 359 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 378.
Clarion-Limestone Area JSHS has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Clarion County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
37,179
Census ACS
Median income
$62,649
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
5,023 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Clarion-Limestone Area SD
- Clarion-Limestone Elementary SchoolElementary · 419 students
Other schools in Strattanville
- Clarion-Limestone Elementary SchoolElementary · 419 students
Nearby schools
- Clarion-Limestone Elementary School0.0 mi · 419
- Clarion Area Elementary School5.7 mi · 352
- Clarion Area JSHS6.3 mi · 426
- Clarion County Career Center8.5 mi · 4
- Hickory Grove Elementary School9.8 mi · 409
- Brookville JSHS9.9 mi · 574
Frequently asked questions
About Clarion-Limestone Area JSHSHow many students attend Clarion-Limestone Area JSHS?
Clarion-Limestone Area JSHS enrolls approximately 359 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Clarion-Limestone Area JSHS serve?
Clarion-Limestone Area JSHS serves grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Clarion-Limestone Area JSHS?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Clarion-Limestone Area JSHS is approximately 11.7:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Clarion-Limestone Area JSHS?
At Clarion-Limestone Area JSHS, the student body is approximately 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Clarion-Limestone Area JSHS in?
Clarion-Limestone Area JSHS is part of Clarion-Limestone Area SD.
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