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Grace B Luhrs Univ Elementary

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Grace B Luhrs Univ Elementary ranks 754 th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades K-5

754^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 50% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Grace B Luhrs Univ Elementary is a public magnet elementary school located in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, serving 130 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Shippensburg Area School District, which is ranked 297 out of 606 districts in the state.

Grace B Luhrs Univ Elementary consistently outperforms the Shippensburg Area School District and the state of Pennsylvania in PSSA (Pennsylvania System of School Assessment) test scores for both Math and English Language Arts (ELA) across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, 54.6% of students were proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to 40.2% for the district and 41.7% for the state. In the same year, 48.5% of students were proficient or better in PSSA ELA, on par with the district and state averages. The school's performance is particularly strong in 5th grade, where 70% of students were proficient or better in both PSSA Math and ELA, significantly higher than the district and state averages.

Compared to nearby schools in the Shippensburg Area School District, such as Nancy Grayson Elementary, James Burd Elementary, and Shippensburg Area Intrm School, Grace B Luhrs Univ Elementary has a lower percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, suggesting it may serve a more affluent student population. However, the school operates with relatively low per-student spending and a higher student-to-teacher ratio compared to the nearby schools, indicating it is able to achieve strong academic results despite these resource constraints.

132

Students ?

21.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$64

Per pupil spending ?

29.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

Shippensburg University
Shippensburg, PA 17257-2299

(717) 477-1612

District: Shippensburg Area School District

Students who attend Grace B Luhrs Univ Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Shippensburg Area Middle School
High:	Shippensburg Area Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.8%

Hispanic:

6.8%

Asian:

3.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 57th percentile in 2015 → 50th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (52% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Above the Pennsylvania median (50th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg45%

Pennsylvania avg45%

754^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Top 50%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From top 43% (2015) to top 50% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Shippensburg Area School District

297^th of 606Shippensburg 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	54.8	754 of 1511	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.6	559 of 1526	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.1	857 of 1534	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	67.5	548 of 1534	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.1	638 of 1433	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.5	471 of 1544	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.7	509 of 1530	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	74.4	399 of 1547	74.2%	★★★★☆
2016	59.5	763 of 1554	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	63.1	637 of 1474	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	82.7	143 of 1467	90.3%	★★★★★
2013	83.1	130 of 1519	91.4%	★★★★★
2012	81.7	160 of 1599	90.0%	★★★★★
2011	80.5	195 of 1597	87.8%	★★★★☆
2010	81.1	172 of 1579	89.1%	★★★★☆
2009	77.6	263 of 1549	83.0%	★★★★☆
2008	81.0	183 of 1551	88.2%	★★★★☆
2007	77.9	286 of 1555	81.6%	★★★★☆
2006	69.9	480 of 1545	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	82.9	124 of 1299	90.5%	★★★★★
2004	83.5	181 of 1308	86.2%	★★★★☆
2003	44.9	831 of 1302	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	64.0	555 of 1475	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.6	556 of 1495	62.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	850 of 1201	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	50.2	647 of 1229	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.0	991 of 1236	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)62nd percentile+12 vs school

White (2025)29th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Math55%+13 vs state

English Language Arts48%~ state avg

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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
Grace B Luhrs Univ Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	Shippensburg University	Shippensburg	17257	Cumberland County	Shippensburg Area School District	No	Yes	No	No	(717) 477-1612	132	6	21.4	29.5%	112 (84.8%)	2 (1.5%)	9 (6.8%)	4 (3.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.0%)	54.8	754^th of 1511 public elementary schools	50.1%		66.6	559^th of 1526 public elementary schools	63.4%	195	54.6	41.6	70.0	54.6	40.9	37.5	70.0	48.5	$64	$07	$57
Nancy Grayson Elementary School	Public	K-3	301 Lurgan Avenue	Shippensburg	17257	Franklin County	Shippensburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 530-2770	532	37	14.5	59.2%	390 (73.3%)	27 (5.1%)	50 (9.4%)	25 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (7.1%)								(n/a)	41.4			41.4	46.6			46.6	$27	$02	$25
James Burd Elementary School	Public	K-3	600 Brad Street	Shippensburg	17257	Cumberland County	Shippensburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 530-2780	529	40	13.1	63.9%	332 (62.8%)	27 (5.1%)	63 (11.9%)	71 (13.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	33 (6.2%)								(n/a)	51.8			51.8	46.7			46.7	$27	$02	$25
Shippensburg Area Intrm School	Public	4-5	601 Hollar Avenue	Shippensburg	17257	Cumberland County	Shippensburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 530-3189	495	36	13.9	63.8%	344 (69.5%)	36 (7.3%)	54 (10.9%)	42 (8.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.4%)	59.2	669^th of 1511 public elementary schools	55.7%		61.6	671^st of 1526 public elementary schools	56.0%	2		48.9	45.8	47.4		57.6	47.9	52.7	$28	$03	$25
Grandview Elementary School	Public	K-5	5538 Cumberland Hwy	Chambersburg	17202	Franklin County	Chambersburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 261-3445	277	16	17.3	105.8%	145 (52.3%)	30 (10.8%)	69 (24.9%)	11 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.9%)	35.2	1025^th of 1511 public elementary schools	32.2%		43.2	974^th of 1526 public elementary schools	36.2%	51	32.6	47.6	28.3	35.4	30.6	42.8	45.3	39.6	$13,231	$1,038	$12,192
Lurgan Elementary School	Public	K-5	8888 Roxbury Rd	Lurgan	17232	Franklin County	Chambersburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 532-6125	121	9	13.9	98.3%	111 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	40.6	957^th of 1511 public elementary schools	36.7%		49.1	876^th of 1526 public elementary schools	42.6%	81	38.4	33.3	55.0	43.1	42.3	25.0	45.0	39.7	$20,677	$1,576	$19,102
Scotland Elementary School	Public	K-5	3832 Scotland Main St	Chambersburg	17202	Franklin County	Chambersburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 261-3460	460	30	15.1	95.2%	337 (73.3%)	17 (3.7%)	31 (6.7%)	35 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.7%)	42.9	929^th of 1511 public elementary schools	38.5%		49.8	865^th of 1526 public elementary schools	43.3%	64	43.3	44.2	22.5	37.7	41.1	59.4	45.2	48.0	$14,826	$871	$13,954
Oak Flat Elementary School	Public	K-5	334 Centerville Rd	Newville	17241	Cumberland County	Big Spring School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 776-2045	348	32	10.8	51.7%	320 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.0%)	77.5	325^th of 1511 public elementary schools	78.5%		77.6	337^th of 1526 public elementary schools	77.9%	12	82.8	77.5	49.1	69.2	74.1	59.2	49.2	60.8	$18,856	$837	$18,019
Newville Elementary School	Public	K-5	100 Steelstown Rd	Newville	17241	Cumberland County	Big Spring School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 776-2035	351	30	11.7	57.3%	321 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.6%)	44.5	909^th of 1511 public elementary schools	39.8%		46.4	919^th of 1526 public elementary schools	39.8%	10	50.8	48.3	31.8	43.0	43.9	39.7	47.0	43.7	$17,492	$1,022	$16,470
Guilford Hills Elementary School	Public	K-5	2105 Lincoln Way E	Chambersburg	17202	Franklin County	Chambersburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 352-2124	191	19	10.0	92.1%	154 (80.6%)	8 (4.2%)	10 (5.2%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.3%)	66.2	554^th of 1511 public elementary schools	63.3%		78.4	322^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	78.9%	232	59.0	67.7	68.7	64.7	41.0	51.7	62.5	51.0	$17,555	$1,230	$16,325

Frequently Asked Questions about Grace B Luhrs Univ Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Grace B Luhrs Univ Elementary?

Students at Grace B Luhrs Univ Elementary are 85% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

How many students attend Grace B Luhrs Univ Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 132 students attended Grace B Luhrs Univ Elementary.

Is Grace B Luhrs Univ Elementary a good school?

Grace B Luhrs Univ Elementary ranks 754^th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Grace B Luhrs Univ Elementary attend?

Students who attend Grace B Luhrs Univ Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Shippensburg Area Middle School
High : Shippensburg Area Senior High School

What district is Grace B Luhrs Univ Elementary in?

Shippensburg Area School District

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