Enrollment
140
High
DISTRICT 136 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OSWAYO VALLEY SD·NCES 421821010037
Oswayo Valley JSHS
318 S Oswayo St, Shinglehouse, PA 16748 · (814) 260-1701 · Potter County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL140 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.7:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.6:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
104 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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
Student demographics
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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Oswayo Valley SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
44.2%
PA avg 51.1% . -15.4pp since 2023
Math
25.0%
PA avg 43.0% . -11.8pp 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 25 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 15 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 12 points.
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
52.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.8%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 →
About Oswayo Valley JSHS
Oswayo Valley JSHS is a rural-scale senior high in Shinglehouse, Pennsylvania, run under Oswayo Valley SD. The school instructs 140 students in grades 6 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 81% below the state mean of about 738.
Across the 2 schools in Oswayo Valley SD (272 students total), Oswayo Valley JSHS accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
In terms of who attends, Oswayo Valley JSHS logs that 99% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. That composition is broadly in line with Potter County as a whole.
On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. About 74% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of Potter County's rate of about 90%.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Oswayo Valley JSHS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 45.8%; this one delivers 52.2%.
Around the school, ACS estimates for Potter County put median household earnings sit near $59,020, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Potter County runs 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,705 students), of which Oswayo Valley JSHS is one.
Oswayo Valley El Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 6 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Oswayo Valley JSHS ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 60.4%.
Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.
On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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 Oswayo Valley SD
- Oswayo Valley El SchElementary · 132 students
- Oswayo Valley HSCombined
- Oswayo Valley MSCombined
Other schools in Shinglehouse
- Oswayo Valley El SchElementary · 132 students
- Oswayo Valley HSCombined
- Oswayo Valley MSCombined
Nearby schools
- Oswayo Valley El Sch0.3 mi · 132
- BOLIVAR-RICHBURG PRE-K PROGRAM7.3 mi · 17
- BOLIVAR-RICHBURG JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL7.5 mi · 336
- BOLIVAR-RICHBURG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.1 mi · 298
- PORTVILLE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL9.1 mi · 445
- PORTVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.1 mi · 534
Frequently asked questions
About Oswayo Valley JSHSHow large is Oswayo Valley JSHS?
Oswayo Valley JSHS enrolls approximately 140 students in grades 06-12.
Is Oswayo Valley JSHS an elementary, middle, or high school?
Oswayo Valley JSHS is a high school covering grades 06-12.
How many teachers does Oswayo Valley JSHS have?
Oswayo Valley JSHS employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.7:1.
How diverse is Oswayo Valley JSHS?
Oswayo Valley JSHS reports a student body of 99% White, 1% Hispanic.
Is Oswayo Valley JSHS public or private?
Oswayo Valley JSHS is a public K-12 school, overseen by Oswayo Valley SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.