The top reported proficiency rate is 66% in Math. The lowest is 59% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Hepburn-lycoming Primary Sch
Hepburn-Lycoming Primary School is a public primary school serving kindergarten through third grade in Cogan Station, a rural unincorporated village at the geographic center of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. The school operates as part of the Williamsport Area School District and enrolls a small-to-mid-sized student body.
The enrollment is distributed evenly across the four grade levels, with roughly the same number of students in each year. About three-fifths of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which reflects the economic profile of both the school and the broader Cogan Station area, where many households are working-class or working-poor. The student body is predominantly white, with a meaningful share of students who identify as two or more races, and smaller populations of students who are Black or Hispanic.
State testing data is available only for third grade, the highest grade the school serves. In both English language arts and mathematics, proficiency rates sit in the two-thirds range for math and slightly below three-fifths for ELA. When compared to the district's other schools as measured in Lycoming County, Hepburn-Lycoming's overall proficiency profile ranks in the top quartile across tested subjects and grades. Families should note that this is a primary school with no secondary grades, so there is no graduation rate or high school context to consider.
Cogan Station itself is a quiet, dispersed rural settlement with minimal walkability and almost no commercial downtown. Residents rely heavily on personal vehicles and commute to nearby Williamsport for most retail and civic services. The housing stock is predominantly owner-occupied single-family homes, and the median home value is modestly below the state benchmark. The local workforce includes a mix of blue-collar trades alongside office, healthcare, and management occupations. Population growth in Hepburn Township is flat to slightly declining, and development is not rapid.
The Williamsport Area School District has experienced structural changes in recent years that reshaped primary-grade enrollment zones. Stevens Primary School closed at the end of the 2021-22 school year following a feasibility study, and attendance boundaries were redrawn, reassigning which school serves K-3 families in different parts of the district. The district also held property taxes flat for four consecutive years through the 2025-26 budget but has signaled an end to that freeze with a proposed increase for the 2026-27 school year. These shifts may affect how the district manages and staffs its primary schools, including Hepburn-Lycoming, as enrollment and resources continue to be realigned.
State testing data for this school includes only the grades and subjects tested in the state assessment system. Some special-population data, such as English learner counts and individualized education plan rates, were not available in the published record.
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