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Schools in Henderson Township

Henderson Township’s public schools

Huntingdon Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Henderson Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/4schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% 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
53%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.1K
▼ 17% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.1
PA 13.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,694 students on the public path
In brief

Henderson Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Henderson Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Huntingdon Area SHS places highest (better than 88%); Huntingdon Area MS lowest (28%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Henderson Township, graded from C+ to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Huntingdon Area SHS. 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 Henderson Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B
6–8Huntingdon Area MSin HuntingdonC
9–12Huntingdon Area SHSin HuntingdonA

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Huntingdon Area 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.

Huntingdon Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,694 students · 11.1 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$18,108PA $21,758 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading53%
State average 55.1% · 883 students tested
Math37%
State average 36.1% · 818 students tested

Henderson Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Pennsylvania towns that share Henderson Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Henderson Township—Huntingdon Area
Oneida—Huntingdon Area
BradyB−Huntingdon Area
SmithfieldB−Huntingdon Area
HuntingdonB−Huntingdon Area
Juniata—Huntingdon Area
Union—Mount Union Area
Mill Creek—Huntingdon Area
Miller—Huntingdon Area

7 of the 8 neighbors share Huntingdon Area with Henderson Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Henderson Township

4 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 Henderson Townshipin other towns
Southside El Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Huntingdon
B
347 students12:1Rate it →
Standing Stone El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Huntingdon
C+
382 students9:1Rate it →
Huntingdon Area MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Huntingdon
C
419 students12:1Rate it →
Huntingdon Area SHS
High · Grades 9–12 · Huntingdon
A
546 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Henderson Township’s schools

Are Henderson Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Henderson Township. Huntingdon Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Henderson Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Henderson Township in?

Huntingdon Area School District.

Where do Henderson Township kids go to high school?

Huntingdon Area SHS.

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What Henderson Township 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.