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Enrollment
543
High
DISTRICT 454 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHERN TIOGA SD·NCES 421773006373
Williamson SHS
33 Jct Cross Road, Tioga, PA 16946 · (570) 827-2191 · Tioga County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL543 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 39% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- C-Test 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
11.1:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
101%
549 students
DISTRICT 101% · 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 | 99 | 18% |
| Grade 8 | 100 | 18% |
| Grade 9 | 80 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 88 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 12 | 98 | 18% |
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · 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
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
40.9%
PA avg 51.1% . +12.8pp since 2023
Math
17.1%
PA avg 43.0% . -4.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.9% | 17.1% |
| 2023-24 | 28.1% | 21.7% |
% 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
37.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.3%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% 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 Williamson SHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.9% | #445 of 576 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.1% | #521 of 626 ▼ 43 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.9% | #503 of 626 ▲ 78 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 543 | #381 of 713 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #68 of 601 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.3% | #512 of 604 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 101% | #90 of 619 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.7% | #214 of 221 |
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
543
-20 (-4%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 517
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 543 | 48.8 | 11.1:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 549 | 43.8 | 12.5:1 | 100% (549) |
| 2022-23 | 535 | 45.8 | 11.7:1 | 100% (535) |
| 2020-21 | 563 | 47 | 12.0:1 | 53% (301) |
| 2017-18 | 539 | 48.8 | 11.1:1 | 51% (273) |
| 2015-16 | 521 | 51 | 10.2:1 | 46% (241) |
| 2010-11 | 424 | 41 | 10.3:1 | 42% (179) |
| 2000-01 | 528 | 35 | 15.1:1 | 35% (183) |
| 1990-91 | 517 | 31 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Williamson SHS.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (539 to 543); teachers unchanged (48.8 to 48.8).
About Williamson SHS
In Tioga, Pennsylvania, Williamson SHS is a small high school. It educates 543 students in grades 7 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Pennsylvania is about 738 students.
Northern Tioga SD has a total of 5 schools and 1,989 students, Williamson SHS among them.
White students are the large majority at Williamson SHS, with 95% of enrollment. Other groups include 3% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 96% White, within a few points of the school. The chance that two students picked at random at Williamson SHS belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 10%.
Federal data list 48.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at Williamson SHS in 2024-25, for a ratio of 11.1:1. The average ratio among high schools in Pennsylvania is 12.8:1, higher than at this school.
allk12 grades Williamson SHS a C+. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 37.9%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 34.3%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Tioga County show that median household income is about $64,899, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Williamson SHS is one of 14 public schools in Tioga County, which together enroll about 5,053 students.
Russell B Walter Elementary School is located less than a tenth of a mile from Williamson SHS. On proficiency, Williamson SHS is behind the 44.3% nearby average, ranking 6th of 8.
For locale, NCES codes Williamson SHS as Rural: Distant.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 543 was 4% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 563.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Tioga County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
40,945
Census ACS
Median income
$64,899
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
5,053 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Northern Tioga SD
- Russell B Walter Elementary SchoolElementary · 463 students
- Cowanesque Valley JSHSHigh · 365 students
- Westfield Area Elementary SchoolElementary · 315 students
- Clark Wood Elementary SchoolElementary · 303 students
Nearby schools
- Russell B Walter Elementary School0.0 mi · 463
- Clark Wood Elementary School10.3 mi · 303
- North Penn-Mansfield JSHS10.5 mi · 544
- Warren L Miller Elementary School11.0 mi · 522
- CORNING PAINTED POST HIGH SCHOOL LEARNING CENTER11.2 mi · 24
- TUSCARORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL11.7 mi · 429
Frequently asked questions
About Williamson SHSHow large is Williamson SHS?
Williamson SHS enrolls approximately 543 students in grades 07-12.
Is Williamson SHS an elementary, middle, or high school?
Williamson SHS is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does Williamson SHS have?
Williamson SHS employs 49 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Williamson SHS?
Student demographics at Williamson SHS are roughly 95% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
What district is Williamson SHS in?
Williamson SHS is part of Northern Tioga SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.