Philipsburg El Sch

Philipsburg El Sch is a mid-tier K-5 school in Philipsburg, Pennsylvania, one of the schools within Philipsburg-Osceola Area SD. The school teaches 423 students in grades K through 5.

Philipsburg El Sch is one of 4 schools operated by Philipsburg-Osceola Area SD, a district that caters to 1,591 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Philipsburg El Sch reports that 98% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 84%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Philipsburg El Sch has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting Philipsburg El Sch tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 44% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Centre County runs at roughly 31%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Philipsburg El Sch sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 58.5%; this one delivers 66.8%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Centre County indicate median household income runs about $74,291, roughly 46% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Philipsburg El Sch is one of 33 public schools in Centre County (combined enrollment of about 13,674 students).

Nearest neighbor: Philipsburg-Osceola Area HS, around 0.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Philipsburg El Sch. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Philipsburg El Sch at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 50.9%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 15%: 367 students in 2018 compared to 423 in 2025.

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