Best Public Schools in Centre Hall, PA

Summary:

The city of Centre Hall, Pennsylvania is home to a single standout elementary school, the Centre Hall-Potter Elementary School, which serves students from kindergarten through 6th grade. This school has consistently performed at a high level, ranking in the top 17% of Pennsylvania elementary schools and maintaining a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past 3 school years.

Centre Hall-Potter Elementary School significantly outperforms the state averages in PSSA test scores across Math, Science, and English Language Arts. In the 2023-2024 school year, 76.7% of students were proficient or better in Math, compared to 40.4% statewide, and 91.1% were proficient or better in Science, compared to 65.8% statewide. The school also had 66.3% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, exceeding the state average of 53%. Additionally, the Penns Valley Area School District, which Centre Hall-Potter Elementary School is a part of, is ranked 78 out of 610 districts in Pennsylvania and is also rated 4 stars out of 5.

Despite spending more per student than the state average, Centre Hall-Potter Elementary School appears to be utilizing its resources effectively, as evidenced by its strong academic outcomes and relatively low percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at 37.85% in 2022-2023. The school also has a student-teacher ratio of 15.8, which is lower than the state average, further indicating its commitment to providing a high-quality education to its students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				PSSA Math (2024)			PSSA Science (2024)		PSSA English Language Arts (2024)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA Science 4th Grade	PSSA Science All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Centre Hall-Potter Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	211 North Hoffer Street	Centre Hall	16828	Centre County	Penns Valley Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 422-2000	214	14	15.8	37.9%	201 (93.9%)	2 (0.9%)	6 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	81	263^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	82.8%		75.6	359^th of 1534 public elementary schools	76.6%	96	80.5	73.3	76.7	91.1	91.1	70.8	62.3	66.3	$14,295	$984	$13,311

Cities Near Centre Hall

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Pleasant Gap	3.26 mi	2	279^th
Bellefonte	6.18 mi	5	265^th
State College	7.56 mi	12	97^th
Spring Mills	8.35 mi	2	86^th
Wingate	9.19 mi	2	405^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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