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Schools in Penfield

Penfield’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?5/6schools 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
59%
2021–22
Math proficiency
41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.1K
▼ 22% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.6
PA 13.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
3,179 students on the public path
In brief

Penfield’s schools, in brief

School by school

5 of Penfield’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. C G Johnson El Sch places highest (better than 78%); DuBois Area MS lowest (36%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Four elementary schools serve Penfield, graded from B to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: DuBois Area SHS. 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 Penfield, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–44 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB to A−
5–8DuBois Area MSin DuBoisC+
9–12DuBois Area SHSin DuBoisB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the DuBois Area 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.

DuBois Area School DistrictGrades K–12 · 6 schools · 3,179 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 12.6 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$17,072PA $21,758 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading59%
State average 55.1% · 1808 students tested
Math41%
State average 36.1% · 1738 students tested

Penfield vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Penfield—DuBois Area

Every school in Penfield

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 Penfieldin other towns
Wasson Avenue El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–4 · DuBois
B+
395 students11:1Rate it →
Oklahoma El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–4 · DuBois
B+
296 students12:1Rate it →
C G Johnson El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Reynoldsville
A−
276 students12:1Rate it →
Juniata El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–4 · DuBois
B
261 students11:1Rate it →
DuBois Area MS
Middle · Grades 5–8 · DuBois
C+
1,058 students14:1Rate it →
DuBois Area SHS
High · Grades 9–12 · DuBois
B
893 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Penfield’s schools

Are Penfield’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Penfield. DuBois Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Penfield. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 5 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Penfield in?

DuBois Area School District.

Where do Penfield kids go to high school?

DuBois Area SHS.

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What Penfield 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.