Enrollment
219
High
DISTRICT 256 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHERN POTTER SD·NCES 421770003875
Northern Potter JSHS
763 Northern Potter Road, Ulysses, PA 16948 · (814) 848-7534 · Potter County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL219 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 28% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
9.8:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
136 students
DISTRICT 65% · 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 | 35 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 43 | 20% |
| Grade 9 | 35 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 43 | 20% |
| Grade 11 | 32 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 31 | 14% |
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 5% · 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 Northern Potter SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
43.7%
PA avg 51.1% . -10.8pp since 2023
Math
28.2%
PA avg 43.0% . -0.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.7% | 28.2% |
| 2023-24 | 54.5% | 28.8% |
% 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
41.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.0%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Northern Potter JSHS
Northern Potter JSHS's state test result (41.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Potter JSHS this school | 219 | 62.1% | 41.6% |
| Otto-Eldred JSHS Duke Center | 273 | 61.5% | 52.1% |
| Northern Cambria High School Northern Cambria | 262 | 55.3% | 62.0% |
| Leechburg Area High School Leechburg | 177 | 55.9% | 74.6% |
| Allegheny-Clarion Valley High School Foxburg | 269 | 55.4% | 51.2% |
| Forbes Road JSHS Waterfall | 158 | 58.2% | 45.1% |
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 Northern Potter JSHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.6% | #418 of 576 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.2% | #430 of 626 ▼ 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.7% | #486 of 626 ▼ 78 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 219 | #597 of 713 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.8:1 | #24 of 601 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.5% | #595 of 604 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.1% | #276 of 619 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.8% | #284 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
219
+24 (+12%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 326
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
was 9.8:1
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 | 219 | 22.2 | 9.8:1 | 62% (136) |
| 2023-24 | 223 | 19.9 | 11.2:1 | 61% (136) |
| 2022-23 | 214 | 20.1 | 10.7:1 | 52% (112) |
| 2020-21 | 195 | 20 | 9.8:1 | 55% (108) |
| 2017-18 | 230 | 22.4 | 10.3:1 | 55% (126) |
| 2015-16 | 230 | 23 | 10.0:1 | 53% (122) |
| 2010-11 | 288 | 25 | 11.5:1 | 43% (125) |
| 2000-01 | 355 | 25 | 14.2:1 | 27% (97) |
| 1990-91 | 326 | 28 | 11.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northern Potter JSHS.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (230 to 219); teachers down 1% (22.4 to 22.2).
About Northern Potter JSHS
Northern Potter JSHS is classified as a high school. It is located in Ulysses, Pennsylvania. Students in grades 7 through 12 attend the school, which enrolls 219 students. The average among high schools in Pennsylvania is roughly 738 students; this school is 70% smaller than that.
Northern Potter SD has 512 students spread across 2 schools.
Northern Potter JSHS enrolls a student body that is 98% White. For comparison, Potter County is about 95% White. Northern Potter JSHS has a diversity index of 5%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Northern Potter JSHS operates with 22.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 9.8:1. That ratio is under the 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 62%. Across public schools in Potter County, the average is 90%.
Measured against Pennsylvania public high schools, Northern Potter JSHS receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Northern Potter JSHS is 9.4 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (41.6% versus 51.0%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Pennsylvania.
Census Bureau estimates for Potter County show that median household income is about $59,020, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Northern Potter JSHS is one of 13 public schools in Potter County, which together enroll about 1,705 students.
The school nearest to Northern Potter JSHS is Northern Potter Childrens School, at a distance of about 0.2 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, 4 other public schools are within ten miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Northern Potter JSHS ranks 6th on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Northern Potter JSHS in rural territory far from an urban area (Rural: Remote).
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 12%, from 195 to 219.
Discussions about Northern Potter JSHS may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Potter County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,188
Census ACS
Median income
$59,020
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
1,705 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Northern Potter SD
- Northern Potter Childrens SchoolElementary · 293 students
Nearby schools
- Northern Potter Childrens School0.2 mi · 293
- WHITESVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL8.2 mi · 112
- Cowanesque Valley JSHS8.7 mi · 365
- Westfield Area Elementary School9.2 mi · 315
- JASPER-TROUPSBURG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL12.8 mi · 207
- Galeton JSHS13.9 mi · 144
Frequently asked questions
About Northern Potter JSHSWhat is the total enrollment at Northern Potter JSHS?
Northern Potter JSHS enrolls approximately 219 students in grades 07-12.
Is Northern Potter JSHS an elementary, middle, or high school?
Northern Potter JSHS is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many students per teacher at Northern Potter JSHS?
Approximately 9.8:1 students per teacher at Northern Potter JSHS.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Northern Potter JSHS?
At Northern Potter JSHS, the student body is approximately 98% White, 0% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Northern Potter JSHS public or private?
Northern Potter JSHS is a public K-12 school, overseen by Northern Potter SD.
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