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Chief Shikellamy School

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Chief Shikellamy School ranks 1086 th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 3-5

1086^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Chief Shikellamy School is an elementary school serving grades 3-5 in the Shikellamy School District in Sunbury, Pennsylvania, with 618 students. The school has consistently struggled academically, ranking 1086 out of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Chief Shikellamy School's test scores lag behind state averages in both Math and English Language Arts, with only 37.1% of students proficient or better in Math compared to the state average of 41.7%, and 32.7% proficient or better in English Language Arts compared to the state average of 48.5%. The school also struggles to effectively serve certain student subgroups, ranking in the bottom half of Pennsylvania elementary schools for Hispanic, White, English Language Learner, Low Socioeconomic Status, and Disabled students. Additionally, the school has extremely high free/reduced lunch rates, over 100% in recent years, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

Compared to nearby schools in the Danville Area School District, such as Danville Primary School and Liberty-Valley Elementary School, Chief Shikellamy School's performance lags significantly, with much higher test scores and lower free/reduced lunch rates at the nearby schools. This suggests Chief Shikellamy School may be facing resource constraints and challenges in implementing effective and sustainable improvement strategies.

614

Students ?

18.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,359

Per pupil spending ?

102%

Free/discounted lunch ?

338 Memorial Drive
Sunbury, PA 17801

(570) 286-3728

District: Shikellamy School District

Students who attend Chief Shikellamy School usually attend:

High:

Shikellamy High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.8%

Hispanic:

16.0%

Two or more races:

6.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 32nd percentile in 2015 → 28th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (35% vs 45% meeting standards)

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

!English Language Arts scores 16 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg34%

Pennsylvania avg45%

1,086^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

357^th of 606Shikellamy 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	29.9	1086 of 1511	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.2	988 of 1526	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.3	1014 of 1534	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.2	1025 of 1534	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.9	1148 of 1433	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	1262 of 1544	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.7	1124 of 1530	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	45.1	996 of 1547	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	44.2	1023 of 1554	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.5	999 of 1474	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	35.2	1120 of 1467	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.2	1189 of 1519	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.6	1300 of 1599	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.6	1312 of 1597	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	23.9	1347 of 1579	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	33.7	1241 of 1549	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	36.3	1195 of 1551	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	24.7	1318 of 1555	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	15.6	1374 of 1545	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	14.3	1146 of 1299	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	6.7	1195 of 1308	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	13.7	1130 of 1302	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	836 of 1030	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.3	655 of 1084	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.8	716 of 1043	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2023	27.4	157 of 196	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	1043 of 1466	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.8	956 of 1488	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	332 of 429	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	52.0	202 of 454	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.4	278 of 432	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	937 of 1369	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.4	886 of 1432	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.1	1020 of 1414	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	1069 of 1475	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.7	970 of 1495	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	35.1	51 of 100	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.2	34 of 128	73.4%	★★★★☆
2023	49.5	51 of 117	56.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	1066 of 1201	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	990 of 1229	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	1001 of 1236	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2025)49th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)29th percentile~ school

Male (2025)28th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)23rd percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)20th percentile-14 vs school

Disabled (2025)19th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)11th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Math37%-5 vs state

English Language Arts33%-16 vs state

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Tuesday, December 29, 2009

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Schools Near Chief Shikellamy 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
Chief Shikellamy School	Public	3-5	338 Memorial Drive	Sunbury	17801	Northumberland County	Shikellamy School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 286-3728	614	33	18.7	102.0%	447 (72.8%)	26 (4.2%)	98 (16.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.7%)	29.9	1086^th of 1511 public elementary schools	28.1%		42.2	988^th of 1526 public elementary schools	35.3%	98	41.6	35.1	35.1	37.1	37.7	31.4	29.2	32.7	$15,359	$2,093	$13,266
Oaklyn School	Public	K-2	115 Oak Street	Sunbury	17801	Northumberland County	Shikellamy School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 286-3731	375	22	17.1	99.2%	230 (61.3%)	27 (7.2%)	85 (22.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.3%)								(n/a)									$12,810	$2,105	$10,705
Priestley School	Public	K-2	423 Cannery Rd	Northumberland	17857	Northumberland County	Shikellamy School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 473-3261	250	16	15.8	98.0%	186 (74.4%)	8 (3.2%)	37 (14.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.2%)								(n/a)									$14,657	$2,098	$12,559
Selinsgrove Area Elementary School	Public	K-2	600 Broad St	Selinsgrove	17870	Snyder County	Selinsgrove Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 372-2285	472	37	12.9	50.8%	434 (91.9%)	5 (1.1%)	15 (3.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.0%)								(n/a)									$19,560	$4,450	$15,109
Selinsgrove Intrmd School	Public	3-5	301 North 18th St	Selinsgrove	17870	Snyder County	Selinsgrove Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 372-2270	535	41	13.2	48.8%	483 (90.3%)	12 (2.2%)	22 (4.1%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)	66.4	548^th of 1511 public elementary schools	63.7%		69.2	511^th of 1526 public elementary schools	66.5%	37	63.5	65.0	50.0	59.4	58.2	60.3	42.1	53.3	$16,512	$649	$15,864
Line Mountain Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	542 W Shamokin St	Trevorton	17881	Northumberland County	Line Mountain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 797-3825	355	25	14.4	56.1%	338 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)	43	927^th of 1511 public elementary schools	38.6%		43.4	971^st of 1526 public elementary schools	36.4%	44	61.3	32.7		48.9	51.3	26.3		40.5	$17,055	$1,001	$16,055
Linntown Elementary School	Public	4-5	1951 Washington Ave	Lewisburg	17837	Union County	Lewisburg Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 523-3220	270	24	11.4	25.2%	207 (76.7%)	11 (4.1%)	25 (9.3%)	12 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.6%)	89.5	130^th of 1511 public elementary schools	91.4%		90.6	78^th of 1526 public elementary schools	94.9%	52		76.3	69.3	72.9		75.5	70.1	72.9	$25,457	$285	$25,173
Liberty-Valley Elementary School	Public	3-5	327 Liberty Valley Rd	Danville	17821	Montour County	Danville Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 271-3268	491	37	13.1	40.7%	420 (85.5%)	9 (1.8%)	19 (3.9%)	18 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.9%)	76.9	341^st of 1511 public elementary schools	77.4%		68.8	516^th of 1526 public elementary schools	66.2%	175	70.6	72.9	60.4	68.0	56.2	68.2	53.7	59.4	$16,633	$832	$15,801
Kelly Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	325 Hospital Dr	Lewisburg	17837	Union County	Lewisburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 523-3220	550	42	13.0	31.6%	394 (71.6%)	24 (4.4%)	66 (12.0%)	19 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (8.4%)								(n/a)	66.9			66.9	65.4			65.4	$22,846	$255	$22,591
James F Baugher Elementary School	Public	K-3	60 Brenda Rovenolt Circle	Milton	17847	Northumberland County	Milton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 742-7614	560	46	12.0	55.5%	456 (81.4%)	13 (2.3%)	45 (8.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (7.3%)								(n/a)	54.0			54.0	49.6			49.6	$17,695	$1,070	$16,625

Frequently Asked Questions about Chief Shikellamy School

What district is Chief Shikellamy School in?

Shikellamy School District

How many students attend Chief Shikellamy School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 614 students attended Chief Shikellamy School.

Is Chief Shikellamy School a good school?

Chief Shikellamy School ranks 1086^th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Chief Shikellamy School attend?

Students who attend Chief Shikellamy School usually go on to attend:

High : Shikellamy High School

What is the racial makeup of Chief Shikellamy School?

Students at Chief Shikellamy School are 73% White, 16% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 4% African American.

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