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Schools in Oakland

Oakland’s public schools

Greater Johnstown School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Oakland. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/3schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 88% of students in Pennsylvania’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
24%
2021–22
Math proficiency
8%
2021–22
Graduate on time
77%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.4K
▼ 20% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.7
PA 13.4
Schools in town
0
2,665 students on the public path
In brief

Oakland’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Oakland’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Greater Johnstown SHS places highest (better than 15%); Greater Johnstown MS lowest (11%). 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Oakland, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–4Greater Johnstown El Schin JohnstownD
5–7Greater Johnstown MSin JohnstownD
8–12Greater Johnstown SHSin JohnstownC−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Greater Johnstown School District.

The district

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

Greater Johnstown School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 2,805 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 13.7 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$17,445PA $21,758 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading24%
State average 55.1% · 1364 students tested
Math8%
State average 36.1% · 1326 students tested

Oakland vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Oakland—Greater Johnstown
StonycreekDGreater Johnstown
JohnstownDGreater Johnstown
GeistownARichland
Lorain—Ferndale Area
RichlandARichland

2 of the 5 neighbors share Greater Johnstown with Oakland, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Oakland

3 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 Oaklandin other towns
Greater Johnstown El Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Johnstown
D
1,133 students16:1Rate it →
Greater Johnstown MS
Middle · Grades 5–7 · Johnstown
D
615 students12:1Rate it →
Greater Johnstown SHS
High · Grades 8–12 · Johnstown
C−
917 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Oakland’s schools

Are Oakland’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Oakland. Greater Johnstown School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Oakland. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Oakland in?

Greater Johnstown School District.

Where do Oakland kids go to high school?

Greater Johnstown SHS.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.