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Schools in Liberty Township · Port Allegany School District

Liberty Township’s public schools score below 70% of Pennsylvania districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Liberty Township’s districts is 21%, below the Pennsylvania average (36%). The grade covers the public school district serving Liberty Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Pennsylvania, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Pennsylvania state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
49%
▼ 6 pts vs PA 55%
2021–22
Math proficiency
21%
▼ 15 pts vs PA 36%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85–89%
▼ 2–2 pts vs PA 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.2K
▼ 25% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.6
PA 13.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
887 students on the public path
In brief

Liberty Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 968 Pennsylvania towns with household incomes within a quarter of Liberty Township’s, its schools beat 18%, lower than their 30% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 49% of tested students were proficient in reading and 21% in math, against 55% and 36% statewide; 97% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Pennsylvania (the state reports Liberty Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $16,216 per student, against $21,758 across Pennsylvania (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Port Allegany JSHS. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Liberty Township’s grade

C Test scoresC− Graduation

C: better than 30% of Pennsylvania school districts. Both inputs trail the Pennsylvania average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Pennsylvania school districts we grade (688)Better than 30%
Lower resultsHigher results
Pennsylvania towns with similar household incomes (968)Better than 18%
Towns in McKean County (15)Better than 0%
C−B−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 462 test results and a graduating class of 74 could put Liberty Township anywhere from C− to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Liberty Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (455 in math, 470 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Liberty Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Port Allegany El Schin Port AlleganyC
7–12Port Allegany JSHSin Port AlleganyC

Liberty Township’s public schools are run by Port Allegany School District, which also serves Annin, Pleasant Valley, Port Allegany and Roulette. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Port Allegany School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 887 students · 12.6 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$16,216PA $21,758 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading49%
State average 55.1% · 470 students tested
Math21%
State average 36.1% · 455 students tested

Liberty Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Pennsylvania towns that share Liberty Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Liberty TownshipCPort Allegany
Annin—Port Allegany
KeatingBSmethport Area
Ceres—Oswayo Valley PK–12 · Otto-Eldred PK–12
Norwich—Smethport Area

Every school in Liberty Township

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Pennsylvania’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Liberty Townshipin other towns
Port Allegany El Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Port Allegany
C
508 students13:1Rate it →
Port Allegany JSHS
High · Grades 7–12 · Port Allegany
C
379 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Liberty Township’s schools

Are Liberty Township’s schools good?

On Pennsylvania’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Liberty Township children attend score below 70% of Pennsylvania’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 18%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Liberty Township in?

Port Allegany School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 887 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

What is Liberty Township’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in Port Allegany School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Pennsylvania.

How much does Liberty Township spend per student?

$16,216 in Port Allegany School District (FY2024), against $21,758 across Pennsylvania. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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What Liberty Township families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Pennsylvania. Stars are from neighbors.