Summary:
The Oil City, Pennsylvania school district consists of 5 schools, including 3 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school, serving a predominantly white student population facing significant socioeconomic challenges. While the district overall struggles with academic performance, particularly at the secondary level, Hasson Heights School stands out as a bright spot, outperforming district and state averages on standardized tests.
Oil City Senior High School maintains a strong 90.1% four-year graduation rate and a low 2.4% dropout rate, but its academic performance on Keystone Exams is mixed, with some subjects exceeding district and state averages while others lag behind. In contrast, Oil City Area Middle School and the other elementary schools generally perform below state averages on standardized tests, suggesting opportunities for improvement across the district.
The high rates of free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, ranging from 74.46% to 100% across the schools, indicate significant socioeconomic challenges faced by the student population, which may contribute to the academic performance issues observed. However, the higher student-teacher ratio at Hasson Heights School could be a contributing factor to its stronger academic outcomes, suggesting that the Oil City Area School District may benefit from exploring ways to maintain or even improve student-teacher ratios across all schools.
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