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Schools in Oakland

Oakland’s public schools

Susquehanna Community 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?0/2schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% 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
57%
2021–22
Math proficiency
31%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.9K
▼ 4% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.5
PA 13.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
748 students on the public path
In brief

Oakland’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Oakland’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Susquehanna Community El Sch places highest (better than 42%); Susquehanna Community JSHS lowest (30%). 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–6Susquehanna Community El Schin SusquehannaC+
7–12Susquehanna Community JSHSin SusquehannaC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Susquehanna Community 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.

Susquehanna Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 748 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 12.5 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$20,934PA $21,758 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading57%
State average 55.1% · 401 students tested
Math31%
State average 36.1% · 374 students tested

Oakland vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Oakland—Susquehanna
Susquehanna DepotB−Susquehanna

Every school in Oakland

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 Oaklandin other towns
Susquehanna Community El Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Susquehanna
C+
415 students12:1Rate it →
Susquehanna Community JSHS
High · Grades 7–12 · Susquehanna
C
333 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Oakland’s schools

Are Oakland’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Oakland. Susquehanna Community 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 2 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?

Susquehanna Community School District.

Where do Oakland kids go to high school?

Susquehanna Community JSHS.

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What Oakland 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). Stars are from neighbors.