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Schools in Oil Creek Township · Titusville Area School District

Oil Creek Township’s public schools score below 66% of Pennsylvania districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the public school district serving Oil Creek 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
32%
▼ 4 pts vs PA 36%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85–89%
▼ 2–2 pts vs PA 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.1K
▼ 12% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.8
PA 13.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,802 students on the public path
In brief

Oil Creek Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1955 Pennsylvania towns with household incomes within a quarter of Oil Creek Township’s, its schools beat 18%, lower than their 34% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 49% of tested students were proficient in reading and 32% 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 Oil Creek Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $19,061 per student, against $21,758 across Pennsylvania (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then three elementary, one middle and one high school

Which school depends on the address at the later steps. 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 Oil Creek Township’s grade

C+ Test scoresC− Graduation

C: better than 34% 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 34%
Lower resultsHigher results
Pennsylvania towns with similar household incomes (1955)Better than 18%
Towns in Crawford County (35)Better than 0%
CB−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 930 test results and a graduating class of 131 could put Oil Creek Township anywhere from C to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Oil Creek Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (904 in math, 955 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–KEarly Childhood Learning Centerin TitusvilleNo scores
1–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB to B+
6–8Titusville Middle Schoolin TitusvilleC
9–12Titusville High Schoolin TitusvilleA

Oil Creek Township’s public schools are run by Titusville Area School District, which also serves Allegheny, Centerville, Cherrytree and Hydetown and others. 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.

Titusville Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 1,802 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 11.8 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$19,061PA $21,758 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading49%
State average 55.1% · 955 students tested
Math32%
State average 36.1% · 904 students tested

Oil Creek Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Oil Creek TownshipCTitusville Area
TitusvilleCTitusville Area
RomeCTitusville Area
Southwest—Titusville Area
TroyBPenncrest
Oil Creek Township—Titusville Area
CherrytreeCTitusville Area

5 of the 6 neighbors share Titusville Area with Oil Creek Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Oil Creek Township

6 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 Oil Creek Townshipin other towns
Early Childhood Learning Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Titusville
202 students13:1Rate it →
Main Street Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Titusville
B
219 students13:1Rate it →
Hydetown Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Titusville
B+
204 students13:1Rate it →
Pleasantville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Pleasantville
B
201 students11:1Rate it →
Titusville Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Titusville
C
411 students11:1Rate it →
Titusville High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Titusville
A
565 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Oil Creek Township’s schools

Are Oil Creek Township’s schools good?

On Pennsylvania’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Oil Creek Township children attend score below 66% 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 Oil Creek Township in?

Titusville Area School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,802 students in 6 schools (2024–25).

Where do Oil Creek Township kids go to high school?

Titusville High School in Titusville, with 565 students; its own test results earn an A.

What is Oil Creek Township’s graduation rate?

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

How much does Oil Creek Township spend per student?

$19,061 in Titusville Area School District (FY2024), against $21,758 across Pennsylvania. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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.