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Susquenita Elementary School

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Susquenita Elementary School ranks 1043 rd of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

1043^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Susquenita Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Duncannon, Pennsylvania, serving 682 students in grades K-4. The school is part of the Susquenita School District, which is ranked 422 out of 606 school districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Susquenita Elementary School's performance, as measured by PSSA test scores, is generally below the state average and the performance of nearby schools. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in Math (43.8%) and English Language Arts (35.4%) were lower than the state averages (41.7% and 48.5%, respectively). Compared to nearby schools, such as Green Ridge Elementary School in the Cumberland Valley School District, which had proficiency rates of 79.6% in Math and 77.4% in English Language Arts, Susquenita Elementary School's performance is significantly lower.

The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups. Female students and Hispanic students have particularly low rankings compared to their peers statewide, with the school ranking in the bottom 25% of Pennsylvania elementary schools for these subgroups. White students and students with low socioeconomic status also perform poorly, with the school ranking in the bottom 10% of Pennsylvania elementary schools for these subgroups. In contrast, the school's performance for disabled students is relatively stronger, ranking in the middle 50% of Pennsylvania elementary schools. These disparities indicate the need for targeted interventions and support to address the inequities in educational outcomes at Susquenita Elementary School.

646

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,181

Per pupil spending ?

54%

Free/discounted lunch ?

Susquenita Elementary Schol
Duncannon, PA 17020-9582

(717) 957-6000

District: Susquenita School District

Students who attend Susquenita Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Susquenita Middle School
High:	Susquenita High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.1%

Two or more races:

7.9%

Hispanic:

5.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 50th percentile in 2015 → 31st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (40% vs 45% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg38%

Pennsylvania avg45%

1,043^rd of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 20 pts since 2015

From top 50% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

422^nd of 606Susquenita 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	33.5	1043 of 1511	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.9	1068 of 1526	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.1	962 of 1534	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.8	885 of 1534	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	63.6	557 of 1433	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.4	805 of 1544	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.4	954 of 1530	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	47.8	958 of 1547	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	58.4	796 of 1554	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	58.8	730 of 1474	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	48.4	965 of 1467	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.8	1117 of 1519	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	39.1	1198 of 1599	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	44.7	1127 of 1597	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	56.1	877 of 1579	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	61.6	714 of 1549	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	58.8	773 of 1551	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	60.3	734 of 1555	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	54.8	831 of 1545	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	45.6	508 of 1030	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	24.4	849 of 1084	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.8	739 of 1043	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	1034 of 1466	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.0	1022 of 1488	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	30.3	332 of 454	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	1085 of 1369	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.2	1061 of 1432	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.6	1012 of 1414	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	996 of 1475	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.5	1058 of 1495	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2023	46.3	57 of 117	51.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	13.1	1108 of 1201	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	1129 of 1229	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	1043 of 1236	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2023)51st percentile+14 vs school

Disabled (2025)51st percentile+20 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)29th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)27th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)8th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Math44%~ state avg

English Language Arts35%-13 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
Susquenita Elementary School	Public	K-4	Susquenita Elementary Schol	Duncannon	17020	Perry County	Susquenita School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 957-6000	646	54	12.0	54.0%	550 (85.1%)	5 (0.8%)	35 (5.4%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (7.9%)	33.5	1043^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	31.0%		34.9	1068^th of 1526 public elementary schools	30.0%	25	44.7	42.9		43.8	28.9	42.0		35.4	$15,181	$2,898	$12,283
Middle Paxton Elementary School	Public	K-5	931 Peters Mountain Rd	Dauphin	17018	Dauphin County	Central Dauphin School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 265-7920	289	20	14.2	30.4%	244 (84.4%)	14 (4.8%)	12 (4.2%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.5%)	66.4	546^th of 1511 public elementary schools	63.9%		62.7	648^th of 1526 public elementary schools	57.5%	102	66.7	61.9	38.4	55.6	62.5	59.5	49.0	57.1	$16,071	$366	$15,705
Shaull Elementary School	Public	K-5	1 Shaull Drive	Enola	17025	Cumberland County	Cumberland Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 732-2460	591	39	15.2	17.6%	362 (61.3%)	22 (3.7%)	34 (5.8%)	137 (23.2%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	30 (5.1%)	87.5	164^th of 1511 public elementary schools	89.1%		81.9	248^th of 1526 public elementary schools	83.7%	84	82.9	72.1	57.9	71.4	87.7	71.0	69.7	76.0	$16,281	$03	$16,278
East Pennsboro Elementary School	Public	K-5	840 Panther Pkwy	Enola	17025	Cumberland County	East Pennsboro Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 732-0441	583	41	14.1	55.4%	362 (62.1%)	54 (9.3%)	67 (11.5%)	34 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	64 (11.0%)	62.8	607^th of 1511 public elementary schools	59.8%		62.6	654^th of 1526 public elementary schools	57.1%	47	62.3	58.2	52.8	57.9	55.1	52.3	43.8	50.5	$10,818	$844	$9,974
Winding Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	34 Bali Hai Rd	Mechanicsburg	17050	Cumberland County	Cumberland Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 620-2525	1,055	67	15.7	32.2%	441 (41.8%)	67 (6.4%)	120 (11.4%)	356 (33.7%)	16 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (5.2%)	69.8	469^th of 1511 public elementary schools	69.0%		71.3	461^st of 1526 public elementary schools	69.8%	8	64.0	48.5	62.7	58.1	57.9	52.5	70.1	60.3	$13,991	$226	$13,765
Green Ridge Elementary School	Public	1-5	1 Green Ridge Rd	Mechanicsburg	17050	Cumberland County	Cumberland Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 766-4911	474	32	14.9	29.3%	219 (46.2%)	14 (3.0%)	22 (4.6%)	201 (42.4%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.3%)	92.3	71^st of 1511 public elementary schools	95.3%		89	112^th of 1526 public elementary schools	92.7%	41	83.6	82.3	72.9	79.6	75.5	81.1	76.0	77.4	$14,970	$03	$14,967
West Creek Hills Elementary School	Public	K-5	400 Erford Rd	Camp Hill	17011	Cumberland County	East Pennsboro Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 732-0142	587	42	14.0	57.2%	339 (57.8%)	55 (9.4%)	75 (12.8%)	66 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (8.9%)	56.8	718^th of 1511 public elementary schools	52.5%		60.7	696^th of 1526 public elementary schools	54.4%	22	50.5	58.7	47.5	51.6	48.5	56.8	45.3	49.6	$11,429	$955	$10,474
Thomas W Holtzman Junior Elementary School	Public	3-5	1910 Linglestown Rd	Harrisburg	17110	Dauphin County	Susquehanna Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 657-5158	792	48	16.6	72.9%	137 (17.3%)	240 (30.3%)	139 (17.6%)	167 (21.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	106 (13.4%)	10.2	1347^th of 1511 public elementary schools	10.9%		13.8	1305^th of 1526 public elementary schools	14.5%	42	25.4	17.9	7.0	17.0	21.9	19.2	19.1	20.1	$15,774	$2,345	$13,428
Steele School	Public	K-5	2537 N 5th St	Harrisburg	17110	Dauphin County	Harrisburg City School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(717) 703-4000	362	21	16.9		21 (5.8%)	160 (44.2%)	133 (36.7%)	15 (4.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.8%)								(n/a)
Hampden Elementary School	Public	K-5	441 Skyport Rd	Mechanicsburg	17050	Cumberland County	Cumberland Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 737-4513	538	35	15.3	29.6%	316 (58.7%)	31 (5.8%)	39 (7.2%)	131 (24.3%)	6 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	13 (2.4%)	78.5	310^th of 1511 public elementary schools	79.5%		84.9	194^th of 1526 public elementary schools	87.3%	116	75.0	70.7	51.4	67.3	68.8	66.7	50.0	63.1	$15,998	$131	$15,867

Frequently Asked Questions about Susquenita Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Susquenita Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Susquenita Middle School
High : Susquenita High School

Is Susquenita Elementary School a good school?

Susquenita Elementary School ranks 1043^rd of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Susquenita Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 646 students attended Susquenita Elementary School.

What district is Susquenita Elementary School in?

Susquenita School District

What is the racial makeup of Susquenita Elementary School?

Students at Susquenita Elementary School are 85% White, 8% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic.

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