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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Sayre Area HS this year?
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Enrollment
396
High
DISTRICT 412 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAYRE AREA SD·NCES 422085000965
Sayre Area High School
331 W Lockhart St, Sayre, PA 18840 · (570) 888-6622 · Bradford County
GRADES 07–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL396 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 43% 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.
- B+Beats 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
12.3:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
101%
400 students
DISTRICT 104% · STATE 75%
Community
1
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 | 71 | 18% |
| Grade 8 | 47 | 12% |
| Grade 9 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 70 | 18% |
| Grade 11 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 77 | 19% |
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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 Sayre Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
48.6%
PA avg 51.1% . +7.6pp since 2023
Math
31.2%
PA avg 43.0% . +7.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.6% | 31.2% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 23.8% |
% 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
39.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.3%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 →
Where Sayre Area High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Bradford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.9% | #434 of 576 | #6 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.2% | #387 of 626 ▲ 70 | #6 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.6% | #433 of 626 ▲ 92 | #4 of 7 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 396 | #492 of 713 | #5 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #151 of 601 | #3 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.5% | #408 of 604 | #2 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 101% | #94 of 619 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.3% | #54 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
396
-79 (-17%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 505
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 396 | 32.3 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 394 | 33 | 11.9:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 435 | 33.2 | 13.1:1 | 93% (403) |
| 2020-21 | 475 | 33 | 14.4:1 | 46% (218) |
| 2017-18 | 491 | 31.1 | 15.8:1 | 54% (263) |
| 2015-16 | 462 | 36 | 12.8:1 | 51% (235) |
| 2010-11 | 530 | 36 | 14.7:1 | 37% (196) |
| 2000-01 | 563 | 39 | 14.4:1 | 31% (173) |
| 1990-91 | 505 | 38 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sayre Area High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (491 to 396); teachers up 4% (31.1 to 32.3).
About Sayre Area High School
At 331 W Lockhart St in Sayre, Pennsylvania, Sayre Area High School operates as a low-enrollment high school. Its enrollment is 396 students, spread over grades 7 through 12. High schools in Pennsylvania average about 738 students, which makes this school 46% below average.
Sayre Area High School reports to Sayre Area SD, which has 2 schools and 824 students.
By race and ethnicity, Sayre Area High School is 91% White. The next largest groups are 4% Black and 3% Hispanic. In Bradford County overall, the White share is about 95%. A diversity index of 18% means there is an 18% chance two randomly chosen students at Sayre Area High School are from different groups.
Sayre Area High School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1, with 32.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania.
On the allk12 Grade, Sayre Area High School lands at C+, ahead of 43% of Pennsylvania public high schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 39.9%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 34.3%.
Census data for Bradford County show median household income comes to about $63,675, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county has 19 public schools and about 8,392 students.
Measured in a straight line, Snyder Elementary School is about 0.7 miles from Sayre Area High School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 6 nearby schools with scores, Sayre Area High School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Town: Distant.
In 2020-21, Sayre Area High School enrolled 475 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 396. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 14.4:1; by 2024-25 it was 12.3:1.
The Sayre Area High School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. You can also rate the school on this page.
Bradford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
59,858
Census ACS
Median income
$63,675
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
8,392 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Snyder Elementary School0.7 mi · 428
- Athens Area High School0.8 mi · 599
- Audrielle Lynch-Ellen Bustin Elementary School1.0 mi · 542
- Harlan Rowe Middle School1.1 mi · 496
- ELM STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.7 mi · 426
- LINCOLN STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.1 mi · 212
Frequently asked questions
About Sayre Area High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Sayre Area High School?
Sayre Area High School enrolls approximately 396 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does Sayre Area High School serve?
Sayre Area High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Sayre Area High School have?
Sayre Area High School employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sayre Area High School?
At Sayre Area High School, the student body is approximately 91% White, 3% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Sayre Area High School public or private?
Sayre Area High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Sayre Area SD.
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