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Shafer Elementary School

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Shafer Elementary School ranks 343 rd of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

343^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 77% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Shafer Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Nazareth, Pennsylvania, serving 575 students in grades K-4 as part of the Nazareth Area School District. This high-performing school consistently outperforms the state average in PSSA test scores for Math, English Language Arts, and Science, with 70.4% proficiency in Math and 61.2% in ELA for the 2024-2025 school year, compared to the state averages of 41.7% and 48.5%, respectively.

Shafer Elementary School's academic excellence extends beyond its overall performance, with standout results for specific student groups. The school ranks 21st out of 429 Pennsylvania elementary schools for its Hispanic student population and 283rd out of 1,369 for its low socioeconomic status (SES) students, both with 4- and 5-star ratings, respectively. This suggests the school has effective strategies in supporting students from diverse backgrounds and socioeconomic statuses.

Compared to other schools in the Nazareth area, such as Kenneth N. Butz Junior Elementary School and Lower Nazareth Elementary School, which also perform well above the state average, Shafer Elementary School stands out as a regional leader. However, when compared to schools in the Easton Area School District, which generally have lower performance, Shafer's exceptional results become even more apparent.

559

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,181

Per pupil spending ?

42.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

49 S Liberty St
Nazareth, PA 18064

(610) 759-5228

District: Nazareth Area School District

Students who attend Shafer Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Nazareth Area Intermediate School
	Nazareth Area Middle School
High:	Nazareth Area High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.7%

Hispanic:

15.7%

Two or more races:

6.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 71st percentile in 2004 → 77th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (66% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2004

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

District avg62%

Pennsylvania avg45%

343^rd of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Top 23%▲ up 12 pts since 2022

From top 34% (2022) to top 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Nazareth Area School District

65^th of 606Nazareth Area School District among Pennsylvania districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	76.9	343 of 1511	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	66.9	555 of 1526	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.9	474 of 1534	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.5	525 of 1534	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	56.9	828 of 1549	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	63.1	669 of 1551	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	63.4	649 of 1555	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	68.1	515 of 1545	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	63.0	560 of 1299	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	73.0	381 of 1308	70.9%	★★★★☆
2003	43.8	839 of 1302	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	51.1	427 of 1030	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.8	241 of 1084	77.8%	★★★★☆
2023	54.7	387 of 1043	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	79.0	274 of 1466	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	54.5	767 of 1488	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	88.9	21 of 429	95.1%	★★★★★
2024	88.2	30 of 454	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	89.9	26 of 432	94.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	73.0	283 of 1369	79.3%	★★★★☆
2024	71.0	371 of 1432	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	74.7	279 of 1414	80.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	72.3	383 of 1475	74.0%	★★★★☆
2024	74.6	377 of 1495	74.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	71.7	318 of 1201	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	55.6	556 of 1229	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.6	519 of 1236	58.0%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2025)95th percentile+18 vs school

Female (2025)81st percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)79th percentile~ school

Male (2025)74th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)74th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2025)59th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Math70%+29 vs state

English Language Arts61%+13 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Saturday, September 27, 2014

What a warm, inviting and welcoming place! I am thrilled that my son is a student in this school. He has loved every teacher he has had. Close Quote

Schools Near Shafer Elementary School

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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
Shafer Elementary School	Public	K-4	49 S Liberty St	Nazareth	18064	Northampton County	Nazareth Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 759-5228	559	42	13.3	42.6%	412 (73.7%)	10 (1.8%)	88 (15.7%)	14 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.3%)	76.9	343^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	77.3%		66.9	555^th of 1526 public elementary schools	63.6%	212	71.9	68.4		70.4	59.0	64.3		61.2	$19,181	$624	$18,557
Lower Nazareth Elementary School	Public	K-4	4422 Newburg Rd	Nazareth	18064	Northampton County	Nazareth Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 759-7311	615	43	14.4	23.1%	441 (71.7%)	14 (2.3%)	69 (11.2%)	64 (10.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.2%)	91.5	89^th of 1511 public elementary schools	94.1%		84.9	193^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	87.4%	104	73.9	85.9		79.8	78.2	83.6		80.6	$17,988	$171	$17,817
Tracy Elementary School	Public	K-5	1243 Tatamy Rd	Easton	18045	Northampton County	Easton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 250-2556	410	30	13.7	102.9%	190 (46.3%)	39 (9.5%)	100 (24.4%)	50 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (7.3%)	76.6	345^th of 1511 public elementary schools	77.2%		57.7	750^th of 1526 public elementary schools	50.9%	405	69.4	61.5	61.7	64.5	61.4	60.8	61.1	61.1	$22,567	$1,142	$21,425
Plainfield Elementary School	Public	K-3	539 School Rd	Nazareth	18064	Northampton County	Pen Argyl Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 746-4436	434	34	12.9	53.0%	342 (78.8%)	9 (2.1%)	59 (13.6%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.1%)								(n/a)	68.8			68.8	45.0			45.0	$16,282	$1,109	$15,173
Kenneth N Butz Junior Elementary School	Public	K-4	960 Bushkill Center Rd	Nazareth	18064	Northampton County	Nazareth Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 759-1118	576	43	13.3	22.6%	480 (83.3%)	9 (1.6%)	47 (8.2%)	19 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.6%)	80.2	277^th of 1511 public elementary schools	81.7%		79.6	299^th of 1526 public elementary schools	80.4%	22	72.7	70.1		71.4	61.7	67.8		64.6	$17,748	$263	$17,484
Palmer Elementary School	Public	K-5	3050 Green Pond Rd	Easton	18045	Northampton County	Easton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 250-2521	531	39	13.5	104.1%	288 (54.2%)	41 (7.7%)	135 (25.4%)	32 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.6%)	65.2	569^th of 1511 public elementary schools	62.3%		59.9	714^th of 1526 public elementary schools	53.2%	145	62.6	59.8	47.9	56.2	62.6	53.7	47.4	54.1	$12,617	$1,088	$11,530
Shawnee Elementary School	Public	K-5	1315 Echo Trail	Easton	18040	Northampton County	Easton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 250-2400	567	40	14.0	98.8%	293 (51.7%)	58 (10.2%)	136 (24.0%)	39 (6.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.1%)	74.9	376^th of 1511 public elementary schools	75.1%		71.1	466^th of 1526 public elementary schools	69.5%	90	69.8	61.1	54.8	62.0	64.2	60.3	58.6	61.1	$19,107	$1,233	$17,874
George Wolf Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Allen Street	Bath	18014	Northampton County	Northampton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 837-1833	428	38	11.2	55.8%	332 (77.6%)	20 (4.7%)	65 (15.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	49.5	833^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	44.9%		59.9	713^th of 1526 public elementary schools	53.3%	120	49.2	52.2	51.3	51.0	36.9	43.2	45.8	42.2	$22,239	$1,844	$20,395
Forks Elementary School	Public	K-5	1709 Richmond Rd	Easton	18040	Northampton County	Easton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 250-2536	336	25	13.5	101.2%	198 (58.9%)	30 (8.9%)	63 (18.8%)	21 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.8%)	57.9	693^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	54.1%		57.9	743^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	51.3%	50	71.2	53.4	28.1	50.9	61.0	60.8	35.1	51.9	$21,712	$3,984	$17,728
Wilson Borough Elementary School	Public	K-4	301 S 21st St	Easton	18042	Northampton County	Wilson Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(484) 373-6220	285	25	11.4	64.6%	107 (37.5%)	36 (12.6%)	100 (35.1%)	8 (2.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (11.6%)	61.5	627^th of 1511 public elementary schools	58.5%		64.8	591^st of 1526 public elementary schools	61.3%	36	72.7	41.1		57.5	67.2	43.2		55.6	$19,088	$1,827	$17,261

Frequently Asked Questions about Shafer Elementary School

What district is Shafer Elementary School in?

Nazareth Area School District

What is the racial makeup of Shafer Elementary School?

Students at Shafer Elementary School are 74% White, 16% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% African American.

How many students attend Shafer Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 559 students attended Shafer Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Shafer Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Shafer Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Nazareth Area Intermediate School
Middle : Nazareth Area Middle School
High : Nazareth Area High School

Is Shafer Elementary School a good school?

Shafer Elementary School ranks 343^rd of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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