Oil City Area School District

Summary:

The Oil City Area School District consists of 5 schools, including 3 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school, serving students in the Oil City area. The district's performance varies, with some standout schools like Hasson Heights School showing strong academic results, while others like Seventh Street School have room for improvement.

Hasson Heights School stands out with its high student-teacher ratio of 11:1, indicating smaller class sizes and more individualized attention. The school's PSSA math and science proficiency rates are notably higher than the district and state averages, suggesting strong academic performance. In contrast, Smedley Street School has the least racial diversity in the district, with 81.37% white students, 3.92% African American, and 7.84% Hispanic.

At the high school level, Oil City Senior High School has a 90.1% four-year graduation rate and a 2.4% dropout rate, which are important indicators of student success. However, the school's Keystone Exam proficiency rates in Algebra I, Biology, and Literature are only slightly above the district and state averages. Overall, the Oil City Area School District is ranked 346 out of 606 districts in Pennsylvania and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger, indicating room for improvement in overall district performance.

District Detail

825 Grandview Road
Oil City, PA 16301-0929

(814) 676-1867

SchoolDigger Rank:
346^th of 606 Pennsylvania districts

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 1,828

Primary Schools: 3
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2023)	Keystone Exams Biology (2023)	Keystone Exams Literature (2023)	PSSA Math (2023)							PSSA Science (2023)			PSSA English Language Arts (2023)							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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA Science 4th Grade	PSSA Science 8th Grade	PSSA Science All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hasson Heights School	Public	K-4	833 Grandview Rd	Oil City	16301	Venango County	Oil City Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 677-8021	385	35	11.0	100.0%	331 (86.0%)	21 (5.5%)	14 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.7%)	60.7	683^rd of 1534 public elementary schools	55.5%		47	941^st of 1534 public elementary schools	38.7%	258				60.3	42.0					50.7	91.3		91.3	53.9	55.0					54.5	$16,525	$1,830	$14,695
Smedley Street School	Public	K-1	310 Smedley St	Oil City	16301	Venango County	Oil City Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 676-2294	102	9	10.7	100.0%	83 (81.4%)	4 (3.9%)	8 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.9%)								(n/a)																					$18,452	$2,865	$15,587
Oil City Senior High School	Public	9-12	10 Lynch Blvd	Oil City	16301	Venango County	Oil City Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 676-2771	603	41	14.7	74.5%	554 (91.9%)	24 (4.0%)	9 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.7%)	62.9	269^th of 674 public high schools	60.1%		61.6	278^th of 634 public high schools	56.2%	9	34.6	59.3	65.5																		$16,496	$976	$15,520
Oil City Area Middle School	Public	5-8	8 Lynch Blvd	Oil City	16301	Venango County	Oil City Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 676-5702	582	43	13.4	100.0%	547 (94.0%)	14 (2.4%)	11 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.9%)	43.6	523^rd of 893 public middle schools	41.4%		33.9	588^th of 883 public middle schools	33.4%	65						26.0	26.9	21.4	19.6	23.4		61.0	61.0			46.5	41.0	43.2	50.4	45.3	$13,983	$912	$13,072
Seventh Street School	Public	2-4	102 W 7th St	Oil City	16301	Venango County	Oil City Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 677-3029	156	15	10.5	100.0%	144 (92.3%)	5 (3.2%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	44.3	958^th of 1534 public elementary schools	37.5%		43.7	988^th of 1534 public elementary schools	35.6%	30				57.5	25.5					41.5	83.0		83.0	42.5	44.7					43.6	$16,878	$1,968	$14,911

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Valley Grove School District	7.35 mi	2	269^th
Venango Technology Center	7.57 mi	1
Franklin Area School District	8.16 mi	5	393^rd
Titusville Area School District	9.71 mi	6	338^th
Cranberry Area School District	10.66 mi	3	285^th

Oil City Area School District

District Detail

Oil City Senior High School

Hasson Heights School

Seventh Street School

Oil City Area Middle School

Smedley Street School

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