Elementary Schools in Southern Huntingdon County School District

Summary:

The Southern Huntingdon County School District in Pennsylvania is home to three elementary schools: Spring Farms Elementary School, Rockhill Elementary School, and Shade Gap Elementary School. These schools serve students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade in the southern region of Huntingdon County.

Among the three schools, Shade Gap Elementary School stands out as the top performer, with consistently higher test scores in math and English language arts compared to the district and state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, 69.2% of Shade Gap students were proficient or better in math, and 66.7% were proficient or better in English language arts, significantly outpacing the district and state. Shade Gap's statewide ranking also improved dramatically, from 1,013th out of 1,534 schools in 2022-2023 to 255th out of 1,511 schools in 2024-2025, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

In contrast, Spring Farms Elementary School appears to be the weakest performer in the district, with lower test scores and a lower statewide ranking. The data also suggests a potential correlation between socioeconomic factors, as measured by free and reduced lunch rates, and academic performance, with Shade Gap Elementary having the lowest free and reduced lunch rate and the highest test scores. Despite these differences, all three schools in the district had the same spending per student of $16,099 in the 2022-2023 school year, indicating that factors beyond just funding may be driving the disparities in student outcomes.

District Detail

10339 Pogue Road
Three Springs, PA 17264-9730

(814) 447-5529

SchoolDigger Rank:
351^st of 606 Pennsylvania districts

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 1,007

Primary Schools: 3
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSSA Math (2025)				PSSA English Language Arts (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Rockhill Elementary School	Public	K-5	510 Meadow St	Rockhill Furnace	17249	Huntingdon County	Southern Huntingdon County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 447-5529	148	15	9.8	57.4%	141 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	51.2	804^th of 1511 public elementary schools	46.8%		69.1	512^th of 1526 public elementary schools	66.4%	292	69.3	72.4	19.2	54.3	64.0	34.4	26.9	41.3	$17,178	$1,080	$16,098
Shade Gap Elementary School	Public	K-5	22251 Shade Valley Road	Shade Gap	17255	Huntingdon County	Southern Huntingdon County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 447-5529	90	8	11.2	53.3%	85 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	81.2	255^th of 1511 public elementary schools	83.1%		52.3	833^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	45.4%	578	69.3	64.3	75.0	69.2	69.3	57.2	75.0	66.7	$17,178	$1,080	$16,098
Spring Farms Elementary School	Public	K-5	12075 Old Plank Road	Three Springs	17264	Huntingdon County	Southern Huntingdon County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 447-5529	174	15	11.6	54.6%	167 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	38	989^th of 1511 public elementary schools	34.5%		33.4	1081^st of 1526 public elementary schools	29.2%	92	50.0	24.0	30.4	34.5	53.8	44.0	33.3	42.9	$17,178	$1,080	$16,098

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Mount Union Area School District	9.15 mi	4	513^th
Fannett-Metal School District	10.29 mi	3	305^th
Youth Forestry Camp #3	12.8 mi	1
Huntingdon County Career and Technology Center	13.46 mi	1
Forbes Road School District	14.08 mi	2	218^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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