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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 21 | 15% |
| Grade 7 | 18 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 17 | 12% |
| Grade 9 | 24 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 19 | 14% |
| Grade 11 | 21 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 20 | 14% |
Student demographics
3%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 2% · 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 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.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.2% | 25.0% |
| 2023-24 | 59.6% | 36.8% |
% 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
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 →
Schools most like Oswayo Valley JSHS
Oswayo Valley JSHS's state test result (52.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oswayo Valley JSHS this school | 140 | 74.3% | 52.2% |
| Turkeyfoot Valley Area JSHS Confluence | 114 | 68.4% | 25.3% |
| New Day CS Huntingdon | 139 | 64.7% | 5.3% |
| Weatherly Area High School Weatherly | 125 | 76.8% | 52.7% |
| Northern Potter JSHS Ulysses | 219 | 62.1% | 41.6% |
| 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 Oswayo Valley JSHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.2% | #270 of 576 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #462 of 626 ▼ 135 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.2% | #478 of 626 ▼ 145 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 140 | #619 of 713 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.3% | #263 of 619 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 140 | 16 | 8.7:1 | 74% (104) |
| 2023-24 | 190 | 18.4 | 10.3:1 | 55% (104) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oswayo Valley JSHS.
About Oswayo Valley JSHS
As a small high school, Oswayo Valley JSHS serves students in Shinglehouse, Pennsylvania. It serves 140 students in grades 6 through 12. The average among high schools in Pennsylvania is roughly 738 students; this school is 81% smaller than that.
A total of 2 schools make up Oswayo Valley SD, with 272 students enrolled.
Oswayo Valley JSHS's enrollment is 99% White. For comparison, Potter County is about 95% White. Oswayo Valley JSHS's diversity index is 3%, against a US figure of 70%.
Oswayo Valley JSHS operates with 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 8.7:1. That is lower than the 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania. About 74% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Among public schools in Potter County, the average eligibility rate is 90%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Oswayo Valley JSHS falls in the middle 80% of Pennsylvania schools: 52.2% actual against 45.8% predicted.
Federal survey data for Potter County show that the median household income is $59,020, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Potter County is home to 13 public schools and about 1,705 public school students.
The shortest distance from Oswayo Valley JSHS to another public school is about 0.3 miles, to Oswayo Valley Elementary School. Counting only straight-line distance, 6 other public schools are within ten miles. By average proficiency, Oswayo Valley JSHS is 5th among 6 schools close by.
The federal government classifies Oswayo Valley JSHS's location as Rural: Distant.
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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 Elementary SchoolElementary · 132 students
- Oswayo Valley High SchoolCombined
- Oswayo Valley Middle SchoolCombined
Other schools in Shinglehouse
- Oswayo Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 132 students
- Oswayo Valley High SchoolCombined
- Oswayo Valley Middle SchoolCombined
Nearby schools
- Oswayo Valley Elementary School0.3 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.
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