Photo: White Feather Safari Inspecting Life · CC BY 2.0Osceola Mills’s public schools outscore 52% of Pennsylvania districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Osceola Mills, 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.
From Pennsylvania state tests taken in spring 2022, when 95% 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.
Osceola Mills’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 1989 Pennsylvania towns with household incomes within a quarter of Osceola Mills’s, its schools beat 47%, lower than their 52% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state in math, below in reading
Reading proficiency is 50% and math 38% in spring 2022, against 55% and 36% statewide; 90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $20,818 per student, against $21,758 across Pennsylvania (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then one middle and one high school
From grade 6 the district’s path is Philipsburg-Osceola Area MS, then Philipsburg-Osceola Area HS. 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.
What’s behind Osceola Mills’s grade
B−: better than 52% of Pennsylvania school districts. Graduation is above the Pennsylvania average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Osceola Mills, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Osceola Mills
Osceola Mills El Sch
Grades K–5 · 271 students · 11:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Osceola Mills
Osceola Mills El Sch
Grades K–5 · 271 students · 11:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Osceola Mills
Osceola Mills El Sch
Grades K–5 · 271 students · 11:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Osceola Mills
Osceola Mills El Sch
Grades K–5 · 271 students · 11:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Osceola Mills
Osceola Mills El Sch
Grades K–5 · 271 students · 11:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Osceola Mills
Osceola Mills El Sch
Grades K–5 · 271 students · 11:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Osceola Mills
Philipsburg-Osceola Area MS
Grades 6–8 · 372 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Philipsburg
7th grade in Osceola Mills
Philipsburg-Osceola Area MS
Grades 6–8 · 372 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Philipsburg
8th grade in Osceola Mills
Philipsburg-Osceola Area MS
Grades 6–8 · 372 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Philipsburg
9th grade in Osceola Mills
Philipsburg-Osceola Area HS
Grades 9–12 · 525 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Philipsburg
10th grade in Osceola Mills
Philipsburg-Osceola Area HS
Grades 9–12 · 525 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Philipsburg
11th grade in Osceola Mills
Philipsburg-Osceola Area HS
Grades 9–12 · 525 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Philipsburg
12th grade in Osceola Mills
Philipsburg-Osceola Area HS
Grades 9–12 · 525 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Philipsburg
Osceola Mills’s public schools are run by Philipsburg-Osceola Area School District, which also serves Boggs, Chester Hill, Decatur and Philipsburg 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.
Well below the state in reading
Osceola Mills vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Pennsylvania towns that share Osceola Mills’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Osceola Mills | B− | Philipsburg-Osceola Area |
| Rush | B− | Philipsburg-Osceola Area |
| Decatur | B− | Philipsburg-Osceola Area |
All 2 neighbors share Philipsburg-Osceola Area with Osceola Mills, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Osceola Mills
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).
Questions about Osceola Mills’s schools
Are Osceola Mills’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Pennsylvania: the public schools Osceola Mills children attend outscore 52% of Pennsylvania’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 47%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Osceola Mills in?
Philipsburg-Osceola Area School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 1,591 students in 4 schools (2024–25).
Where do Osceola Mills kids go to high school?
Philipsburg-Osceola Area HS in Philipsburg, with 525 students; its own test results earn an A.
What is Osceola Mills’s graduation rate?
90–94% of the class of 2023 in Philipsburg-Osceola Area School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Pennsylvania.
How much does Osceola Mills spend per student?
$20,818 in Philipsburg-Osceola Area School District (FY2024), against $21,758 across Pennsylvania. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Osceola Mills 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.