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Shade Gap Elementary School

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Shade Gap Elementary School ranks 255 th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

255^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Shade Gap Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades K-5 in the Southern Huntingdon County School District, with 105 students. The school has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking over the past decade, but it consistently outperforms the district and state in academic performance.

Shade Gap Elementary stands out for its strong academic results, with 69.2% of students proficient or better in Math and 66.7% in English Language Arts in 2024-2025, significantly higher than the district and state averages. The school also has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 10.5 to 12.7, suggesting a more personalized learning environment. Additionally, Shade Gap has seen a steady increase in spending per student, from $12,627 in 2019-2020 to $16,099 in 2022-2023, indicating a commitment to investing in the school's resources and programs.

While Shade Gap Elementary's performance is impressive, it's worth noting that some nearby schools, such as Rockhill Elementary and Fannett-Metal Elementary, also demonstrate strong academic results. Additionally, Shade Gap has seen a significant increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 27.83% in 2021-2022 to 49.55% in 2022-2023, suggesting a growing population of economically disadvantaged students, which may impact the school's resources and support needs.

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,178

Per pupil spending ?

53.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

22251 Shade Valley Road
Shade Gap, PA 17255-9302

(814) 447-5529

District: Southern Huntingdon County School District

Students who attend Shade Gap Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Southern Huntingdon County High School/Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.4%

Hispanic:

4.4%

Two or more races:

1.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 35th percentile in 2015 → 83rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (68% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 48 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school68%

District avg41%

Pennsylvania avg45%

255^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 48 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to top 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Southern Huntingdon County School District

351^st of 606Southern Huntingdon County 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	81.2	255 of 1511	83.1%	★★★★☆
2024	52.3	833 of 1526	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.5	1013 of 1534	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.7	823 of 1534	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.7	724 of 1433	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.7	1071 of 1544	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.9	1083 of 1530	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.8	1233 of 1547	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	34.5	1131 of 1554	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	43.6	963 of 1474	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	57.0	808 of 1467	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	21.4	1266 of 1519	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	42.2	1168 of 1599	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.3	1295 of 1597	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	47.8	1054 of 1579	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	41.4	1131 of 1549	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	39.1	1153 of 1551	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	38.2	1159 of 1555	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	51.9	920 of 1545	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	63.8	545 of 1299	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	80.2	248 of 1308	81.0%	★★★★☆
2003	84.6	178 of 1302	86.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	70.5	336 of 1201	72.0%	★★★★☆
2024	38.7	828 of 1229	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.9	1045 of 1236	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

White (2025)72nd percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Math69%+27 vs state

English Language Arts67%+18 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, March 12, 2019

Only one word comes to mind when I think of Shade Gap. LICE. Huge lice problem continually covered up Close Quote

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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 6th 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 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
Fannett-Metal Elementary School	Public	K-5	14823 Path Valley Road	Willow Hill	17271	Franklin County	Fannett-Metal School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 349-2513	175	19	9.3	104.0%	161 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.0%)	79.7	283^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	81.3%		79.9	288^th of 1526 public elementary schools	81.1%	5	77.0	70.9	52.0		66.7	73.1	79.2	48.0		66.7	$20,110	$1,806	$18,304
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
Forbes Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	143 Red Bird Drive	Waterfall	16689	Fulton County	Forbes Road School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 685-3866	219	20	10.7	67.1%	210 (95.9%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	51.9	792^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	47.6%		62.6	652^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	57.3%	140	53.3	50.0	50.0	36.9	48.5	50.0	60.0	32.2	36.8	45.1	$16,796	$991	$15,806
Shirley Township Elementary School	Public	3-5	14188 Second St	Mount Union	17066	Huntingdon County	Mount Union Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 542-9381	279	29	9.5	96.8%	226 (81.0%)	8 (2.9%)	9 (3.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (12.5%)	19.3	1213^th of 1511 public elementary schools	19.7%		21.8	1193^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	21.8%	20	37.3	16.5	25.8		27.0	38.3	20.3	17.4		25.6	$12,922	$4,421	$8,502
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
Mount Union-Kistler Elementary School	Public	K-2	154 School Street	Mount Union	17066	Mifflin County	Mount Union Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 542-2595	278	32	8.7	106.8%	236 (84.9%)	4 (1.4%)	12 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (9.4%)								(n/a)											$12,920	$4,419	$8,501
Hamilton Heights Elementary School	Public	K-5	1589 Johnson Rd	Chambersburg	17201	Franklin County	Chambersburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 261-3448	553	42	13.1	98.4%	360 (65.1%)	40 (7.2%)	93 (16.8%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (9.6%)	51.4	802^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	46.9%		59.3	723^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	52.6%	79	43.6	64.2	45.1		49.8	39.1	46.3	50.6		45.3	$16,995	$1,081	$15,913
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Shade Gap Elementary School

How many students attend Shade Gap Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 90 students attended Shade Gap Elementary School.

What district is Shade Gap Elementary School in?

Southern Huntingdon County School District

Is Shade Gap Elementary School a good school?

Shade Gap Elementary School ranks 255^th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Shade Gap Elementary School?

Students at Shade Gap Elementary School are 94% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Shade Gap Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Shade Gap Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Southern Huntingdon County High School/Middle School

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