Enrollment
273
High
DISTRICT 272 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OTTO-ELDRED SD·NCES 421824003107
Otto-Eldred JSHS
143 R L Sweitzer Dr, Duke Center, PA 16729 · (814) 817-1380 · McKean County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL273 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
12.0:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
168 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 | 42 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 43 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 42 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 46 | 17% |
| Grade 11 | 48 | 18% |
| Grade 12 | 52 | 19% |
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · 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 Otto-Eldred SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
55.7%
PA avg 51.1% . -7.8pp since 2023
Math
35.4%
PA avg 43.0% . -11.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 12 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.7% | 35.4% |
| 2023-24 | 63.5% | 47.1% |
% 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
52.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.2%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% 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 Otto-Eldred JSHS
Otto-Eldred JSHS's state test result (52.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otto-Eldred JSHS this school | 273 | 61.5% | 52.1% |
| Northern Potter JSHS Ulysses | 219 | 62.1% | 41.6% |
| Northern Cambria High School Northern Cambria | 262 | 55.3% | 62.0% |
| Allegheny-Clarion Valley High School Foxburg | 269 | 55.4% | 51.2% |
| Everett Area High School Everett | 393 | 60.3% | 55.2% |
| Penns Manor Area JSHS Clymer | 371 | 57.1% | 44.7% |
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 Otto-Eldred JSHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In McKean County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.1% | #272 of 576 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.4% | #345 of 626 ▼ 143 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.7% | #350 of 626 ▼ 72 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 273 | #567 of 713 | #5 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #127 of 601 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.5% | #578 of 604 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.5% | #277 of 619 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.9% | #182 of 373 | N/A |
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
273
-23 (-8%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 402
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 273 | 22.7 | 12.0:1 | 62% (168) |
| 2023-24 | 283 | 22.5 | 12.6:1 | 59% (168) |
| 2022-23 | 280 | 20.5 | 13.7:1 | 40% (111) |
| 2020-21 | 296 | 21 | 14.1:1 | 41% (121) |
| 2017-18 | 303 | 25.4 | 11.9:1 | 36% (110) |
| 2015-16 | 299 | 23 | 13.0:1 | 48% (145) |
| 2010-11 | 321 | 24 | 13.4:1 | 42% (136) |
| 2000-01 | 377 | 26 | 14.5:1 | 38% (143) |
| 1990-91 | 402 | 30 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Otto-Eldred JSHS.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (303 to 273); teachers down 10% (25.4 to 22.7).
About Otto-Eldred JSHS
Otto-Eldred JSHS is a public very small high school in Duke Center, Pennsylvania. In all, 273 students attend the school in grades 7 through 12. It has 63% fewer students than the average for high schools in Pennsylvania (about 738).
Otto-Eldred JSHS is one of the 2 schools that make up Otto-Eldred SD (544 students in total).
The share of White students at Otto-Eldred JSHS is 97%. In McKean County overall, the White share is about 93%. The diversity index for Otto-Eldred JSHS is 6%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Classroom staffing at Otto-Eldred JSHS totals 22.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.0:1. Compared with the 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania, this school's ratio is lower. Federal data show 62% of students (168) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in McKean County, the average eligibility rate is 90%.
Otto-Eldred JSHS earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 57% of Pennsylvania public high schools.
In Pennsylvania, Otto-Eldred JSHS is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 52.1% actual against a predicted 51.2%.
Census data for McKean County show median household income comes to about $62,905, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. The county has 14 public schools and about 5,275 students.
Otto-Eldred Elementary School, about 4.8 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within ten miles. By average proficiency, Otto-Eldred JSHS is 6th among 7 schools close by.
Under the NCES locale system, Otto-Eldred JSHS is Rural: Distant.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 296 (2020-21) to 273 (2024-25). There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (12.0:1) than in 2020-21 (14.1:1).
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McKean County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
39,904
Census ACS
Median income
$62,905
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
5,275 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Otto-Eldred SD
- Otto-Eldred Elementary SchoolElementary · 271 students
Nearby schools
- Otto-Eldred Elementary School4.8 mi · 271
- Floyd C Fretz Middle School7.7 mi · 508
- George Blaisdell Elementary School9.1 mi · 506
- School Street Elementary School9.4 mi · 514
- Smethport Area JSHS9.4 mi · 345
- Smethport Area Elementary School9.5 mi · 363
Frequently asked questions
About Otto-Eldred JSHSHow many students attend Otto-Eldred JSHS?
Otto-Eldred JSHS enrolls approximately 273 students in grades 07-12.
Is Otto-Eldred JSHS an elementary, middle, or high school?
Otto-Eldred JSHS is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many students per teacher at Otto-Eldred JSHS?
Approximately 12.0:1 students per teacher at Otto-Eldred JSHS.
How diverse is Otto-Eldred JSHS?
Otto-Eldred JSHS reports a student body of 97% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Otto-Eldred JSHS?
Otto-Eldred JSHS is overseen by Otto-Eldred SD in McKean County.
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