For the 2025 school year, there are 4 public elementary schools serving 1,201 students in Oil City Area School District. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
Public Elementary Schools in Oil City Area School District have an average math proficiency score of 23% (versus the Pennsylvania public elementary school average of 35%), and reading proficiency score of 45% (versus the 54% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 11% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Pennsylvania public elementary school average of 42% (majority Hispanic and Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
5 Schools
2,145 Schools
# Students
1,809 Students
1,108,977 Students
# Teachers
140 Teachers
82,943 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Oil City Area School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 675 school districts in Pennsylvania (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 85-89% has decreased from 90-94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#481 out of 684 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
25%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
47%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
53%
57%
Graduation Rate
85-89%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.19
0.61
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
n/a
5%
% Hispanic
4%
16%
% Black
3%
15%
% White
90%
58%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
3%
6%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $20,007 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,696. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $17,842 is less than the state median of $23,119. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$36 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$32 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$20,007
$23,696
Spending / Student
$17,842
$23,119
Best Oil City Area School District Public Elementary Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Hasson Heights School
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
833 Grandview Rd
Oil City, PA 16301
(814) 677-8021
Oil City, PA 16301
(814) 677-8021
Grades: K-4
| 389 students
Rank: #22.
Seventh Street School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
102 W 7th St
Oil City, PA 16301
(814) 677-3029
Oil City, PA 16301
(814) 677-3029
Grades: 2-4
| 152 students
Rank: #33.
Oil City Area Middle School
(Math: 15% | Reading: 43%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
8 Lynch Blvd
Oil City, PA 16301
(814) 676-5702
Oil City, PA 16301
(814) 676-5702
Grades: 5-8
| 562 students
Rank: n/an/a
310 Smedley St
Oil City, PA 16301
(814) 676-2294
Oil City, PA 16301
(814) 676-2294
Grades: K-1
| 98 students
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