Enrollment
247
High
DISTRICT 396 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTHERN TIOGA SD·NCES 422237004064
North Penn-Liberty JSHS
8675 Route 414, Liberty, PA 16930 · (570) 324-2071 · Tioga County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL247 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 40% 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.
- C+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
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 39 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 54 | 22% |
| Grade 9 | 43 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 30 | 12% |
| Grade 11 | 45 | 18% |
| Grade 12 | 36 | 15% |
Student demographics
13%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
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish 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.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.6% | 44.8% |
| 2023-24 | 61.8% | 42.7% |
% 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
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 →
Schools most like North Penn-Liberty JSHS
North Penn-Liberty JSHS's state test result (49.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Penn-Liberty JSHS this school | 247 | 51.0% | 49.4% |
| Avella Area JSHS Avella | 228 | 50.9% | 43.6% |
| Meyersdale Area High School Meyersdale | 246 | 48.8% | 47.4% |
| Newport High School Newport | 267 | 49.8% | 49.0% |
| Williamsburg Community JSHS Williamsburg | 217 | 53.0% | 46.7% |
| North Clarion Co JSHS Tionesta | 293 | 49.5% | 56.7% |
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 North Penn-Liberty JSHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.4% | #312 of 576 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #244 of 626 ▲ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.6% | #279 of 626 ▲ 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 247 | #582 of 713 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.3:1 | #34 of 601 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.1% | #472 of 604 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.0% | #341 of 619 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.1% | #34 of 373 |
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
247
-36 (-13%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 276
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 247 | 24 | 10.3:1 | 51% (126) |
| 2023-24 | 242 | 22 | 11.0:1 | 52% (126) |
| 2022-23 | 238 | 21 | 11.3:1 | 48% (114) |
| 2020-21 | 283 | 23 | 12.3:1 | 49% (139) |
| 2017-18 | 321 | 24.9 | 12.9:1 | 28% (90) |
| 2015-16 | 305 | 19 | 16.1:1 | 42% (128) |
| 2010-11 | 252 | 23 | 11.0:1 | 42% (106) |
| 2000-01 | 271 | 20 | 13.6:1 | 27% (73) |
| 1990-91 | 276 | 20 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Penn-Liberty JSHS.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (321 to 247); teachers down 3% (24.9 to 24).
About North Penn-Liberty JSHS
North Penn-Liberty JSHS is a very small high school in Liberty, Pennsylvania. Its grade span covers grades 7 through 12, with 247 students on the rolls. That compares with an average of about 738 students for high schools in Pennsylvania.
Southern Tioga SD counts 1,692 students in its 5 schools, and North Penn-Liberty JSHS is one of them.
A large majority of enrollment at North Penn-Liberty JSHS is White, at 93%. The school is also 4% multiracial. Among Tioga County residents, the White share is about 96%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, North Penn-Liberty JSHS scores 13%.
On staff are 24 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 10.3:1. High schools in Pennsylvania average 12.8:1, 2.5 more students per teacher than here. North Penn-Liberty JSHS has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 51%. That is lower than the 73% average for public schools in Tioga County.
North Penn-Liberty JSHS holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 40% of Pennsylvania public high schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, North Penn-Liberty JSHS would be expected to post about 55.7%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 49.4%.
In the surrounding county, Tioga County, median household income comes to about $64,899, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county has 14 public schools and about 5,053 students.
A public school about 0.1 miles away, Liberty Elementary School, is the closest to North Penn-Liberty JSHS. North Penn-Liberty JSHS has 2 other public schools within ten miles. Nearby schools with test data average 50.4% proficiency; North Penn-Liberty JSHS posts 49.4%.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school's enrollment decreased 13% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 12.3:1 to 10.3:1.
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Tioga County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Southern Tioga SD
- North Penn-Mansfield JSHSHigh · 544 students
- Warren L Miller Elementary SchoolElementary · 522 students
- Blossburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 194 students
- Liberty Elementary SchoolElementary · 185 students
Nearby schools
- Liberty Elementary School0.1 mi · 185
- Blossburg Elementary School8.7 mi · 194
- Canton JSHS15.4 mi · 372
- Canton Area Elementary School15.7 mi · 431
- Don Gill Elementary School15.9 mi · 287
- Charlotte Lappla Elementary School15.9 mi · 156
Frequently asked questions
About North Penn-Liberty JSHSHow 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.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.