Schools in Elk County

About schools in Elk County

Elk County's three districts tell a fairly consistent story — a rural north-central Pennsylvania county where schools are small, locally rooted, and performing reasonably well relative to their size. Johnsonburg Area stands out as the clear county leader, with its high school ranking at the 92nd percentile statewide, a notable achievement for a small district in a forested, industrial corner of the state. Ridgway Area Middle School also clears the top quartile. With just nine public schools spread across towns like Saint Marys and Ridgway, families here get genuinely small-school environments without dramatic variation in quality across district lines.