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Schools in Central City

Central City’s public schools

Shade-Central City School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Central City. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Pennsylvania’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
42%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$27.5K
▲ 26% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
8.5
PA 13.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
303 students on the public path
In brief

Central City’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Central City’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Cairnbrook El Sch places highest (better than 37%); Shade JSHS lowest (32%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Central City, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–6Cairnbrook El Schin CairnbrookC+
7–12Shade JSHSin CairnbrookC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Shade-Central City School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Shade-Central City School DistrictGrades K–12 · 2 schools · 303 students, down 15% since 2020–21 · 8.5 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$27,457PA $21,758 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading52%
State average 55.1% · 169 students tested
Math42%
State average 36.1% · 152 students tested

Central City vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Pennsylvania towns that share Central City’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Central City—Shade-Central City

Every school in Central City

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Pennsylvania’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Central Cityin other towns
Cairnbrook El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Cairnbrook
C+
180 students10:1Rate it →
Shade JSHS
High · Grades 7–12 · Cairnbrook
C
123 students7:1Rate it →

Questions about Central City’s schools

Are Central City’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Central City. Shade-Central City School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Central City. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Central City in?

Shade-Central City School District.

Where do Central City kids go to high school?

Shade JSHS.

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What Central City families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.