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Shippensburg Area Intrm School

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Shippensburg Area Intrm School ranks 669 th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 4-5

669^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 56% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Shippensburg Area Intrm School is a public elementary school serving grades 4-5 in the Shippensburg Area School District, located in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania. With 514 students, the school has consistently been ranked in the middle third of Pennsylvania elementary schools, earning a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Shippensburg Area Intrm School performs slightly above the district and state averages in PSSA Math and ELA proficiency, with 47.4% of students proficient or better in Math and 52.7% proficient or better in ELA, compared to 40.2% and 48.9% for the district, and 41.7% and 48.5% for the state. The school excels for certain student subgroups, with African American and Hispanic students ranking in the top quartile of Pennsylvania elementary schools, and English Language Learners and Low Socioeconomic Status students ranking in the top third. However, the school struggles with its performance for Asian and disabled students, ranking in the bottom 10% and bottom quartile, respectively.

Despite the school's relatively low spending per student, ranging from $28 to $34 over the past 4 years, Shippensburg Area Intrm School is able to achieve academic outcomes that are above the district and state averages, suggesting efficient resource utilization. Compared to other elementary schools in the Shippensburg Area School District, Shippensburg Area Intrm School performs similarly or slightly better, but the nearby Grace B Luhrs Univ Elementary, a public magnet school, outperforms Shippensburg Area Intrm School in both Math and ELA proficiency. The school's growing population of economically disadvantaged students, as indicated by the increasing free/reduced lunch rate, may require additional resources and support to address their needs.

495

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28

Per pupil spending ?

63.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

601 Hollar Avenue
Shippensburg, PA 17257-2155

(717) 530-3189

District: Shippensburg Area School District

Students who attend Shippensburg Area Intrm School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.5%

Hispanic:

10.9%

Asian:

8.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 61st percentile in 2022 → 56th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Pennsylvania median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 61st-percentile peak (2022) to 56th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg45%

Pennsylvania avg45%

669^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Top 44%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 48% (2015) to top 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	59.2	669 of 1511	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.6	671 of 1526	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.2	755 of 1534	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.6	600 of 1534	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.1	752 of 1433	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.8	640 of 1544	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.0	664 of 1530	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.8	721 of 1547	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	58.8	790 of 1554	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	56.7	773 of 1474	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	51.9	899 of 1467	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	58.3	810 of 1519	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	63.1	754 of 1599	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	54.2	936 of 1597	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.1	1045 of 1579	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	75.4	53 of 413	87.2%	★★★★☆
2024	88.9	27 of 437	93.8%	★★★★★
2023	77.0	62 of 437	85.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	11.9	137 of 151	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	139 of 168	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	745 of 1030	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.9	736 of 1084	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.9	753 of 1043	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	60.6	49 of 207	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	85.8	12 of 200	94.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	55.9	698 of 1466	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.6	702 of 1488	52.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	64.5	108 of 429	74.8%	★★★★☆
2024	52.4	197 of 454	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.2	138 of 432	68.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	67.9	370 of 1369	73.0%	★★★★☆
2024	69.1	401 of 1432	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	62.4	530 of 1414	62.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	60.2	634 of 1475	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.8	595 of 1495	60.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	50.0	628 of 1201	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.9	603 of 1229	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.4	784 of 1236	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)87th percentile+31 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)76th percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)75th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)73rd percentile+17 vs school

Male (2025)57th percentile~ school

Female (2025)52nd percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)48th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2025)28th percentile-28 vs school

Asian (2025)9th percentile-46 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts53%+4 vs state

Math47%+6 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Shippensburg Area Intrm School

What is the racial makeup of Shippensburg Area Intrm School?

Students at Shippensburg Area Intrm School are 69% White, 11% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 7% African American, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Shippensburg Area Intrm School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 495 students attended Shippensburg Area Intrm School.

Is Shippensburg Area Intrm School a good school?

Shippensburg Area Intrm School ranks 669^th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Shippensburg Area Intrm School attend?

Students who attend Shippensburg Area Intrm School usually go on to attend:

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

What district is Shippensburg Area Intrm School in?

Shippensburg Area School District

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