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Floyd C Fretz MS
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedWhat this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Floyd C Fretz MS
Floyd C Fretz MS, a mid-tier middle-grades school in Bradford, Pennsylvania, run under Bradford Area SD, teaches 508 students, covering grades 6 through 8.
Across the 4 schools in Bradford Area SD (2,230 students total), Floyd C Fretz MS accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Demographically, Floyd C Fretz MS records that 93% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school shows 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with McKean County as a whole.
In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Floyd C Fretz MS has 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 107% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above McKean County's rate of about 90%.
In the broader community, McKean County reports that the typical household earns roughly $62,905 per year, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, McKean County runs 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,275 students), of which Floyd C Fretz MS is one.
The closest other public school is George Blaisdell El Sch, roughly 1.4 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 9%: 560 students in 2018 compared to 508 in 2025.
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