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North Penn-Liberty JSHS

8675 Route 414, Liberty, PA 16930 · (570) 324-2071 · Tioga County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL247 STUDENTS
Enrollment
247
High
DISTRICT 396 · STATE 738
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
126 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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
Grade 7
39
Grade 8
54
Grade 9
43
Grade 10
30
Grade 11
45
Grade 12
36
Student demographics
White
23093%
DISTRICT 95% · STATE 60%
Hispanic
42%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 16%
Black
21%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 14%
Two+
94%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 5%
Native American
21%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
13956%
Female
10844%

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Test scores

PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or Advanced
English Language Arts
61.6%
PA avg 51.1% . -0.2pp since 2023
Math
44.8%
PA avg 43.0% . +2.1pp since 2023

What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 62 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 have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.

Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
49.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.7%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.4pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
247
-74 (-23%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 12.9:1
% White
93%
was 98%
% Hispanic
2%
was 1%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About North Penn-Liberty JSHS

As a micro-enrollment high school in Liberty, Pennsylvania, North Penn-Liberty JSHS serves 247 students from grades 7 through 12, overseen by Southern Tioga SD. Compared to the state average of about 738 students per school, that is 67% below typical.

Within Southern Tioga SD, which oversees 5 schools and 1,692 students, North Penn-Liberty JSHS is one campus in the system.

On demographics, North Penn-Liberty JSHS lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (93%). Other groups include 4% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 51% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below Tioga County's rate of about 73%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, North Penn-Liberty JSHS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 55.7%; this one delivers 49.4%.

In the broader community, Tioga County reports that median household income runs about $64,899, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Tioga County's 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,053 students), North Penn-Liberty JSHS is one campus in the mix.

Liberty El Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, North Penn-Liberty JSHS comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 50.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at North Penn-Liberty JSHS has fell 23%, going from 321 students in 2018 to 247 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 98% to 93% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 10.3:1 in 2025.

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Tioga County at a glance

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Population
40,945
Census ACS
Median income
$64,899
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
5,053 students

Quick facts

School name
North Penn-Liberty JSHS
District
Southern Tioga SD
Address
8675 Route 414, Liberty, PA 16930
Phone
(570) 324-2071
County
Tioga County
Level
High
Grade range
07–12
Total enrollment
247
Teachers (FTE)
24
Student–teacher ratio
10.3:1
Free/Reduced lunch
126 (51%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
422237004064
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Southern Tioga SD
Other schools in Liberty
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Frequently asked questions

About North Penn-Liberty JSHS
How large is North Penn-Liberty JSHS?
North Penn-Liberty JSHS enrolls approximately 247 students in grades 07-12.
Is North Penn-Liberty JSHS an elementary, middle, or high school?
North Penn-Liberty JSHS is a high school covering grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at North Penn-Liberty JSHS?
The student-to-teacher ratio at North Penn-Liberty JSHS is approximately 10.3:1 (24 FTE teachers).
How diverse is North Penn-Liberty JSHS?
North Penn-Liberty JSHS reports a student body of 93% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees North Penn-Liberty JSHS?
North Penn-Liberty JSHS is overseen by Southern Tioga SD in Tioga County.
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