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Schools in Hunker

Hunker’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?8/8schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% 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
69%
2021–22
Math proficiency
51%
2021–22
Graduate on time
97%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.9K
▼ 18% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.8
PA 13.4
Schools in town
0
4,646 students on the public path
In brief

Hunker’s schools, in brief

School by school

8 of Hunker’s 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. West Point El Sch places highest (better than 89%); West Hempfield MS lowest (51%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Five elementary schools serve Hunker, graded from B to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and one high school: Hempfield 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 Hunker, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–55 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB to A
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A−
10–12Hempfield Area SHSin GreensburgB

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

Hempfield Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 9 schools · 5,015 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 13.8 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$17,945PA $21,758 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading69%
State average 55.1% · 2788 students tested
Math51%
State average 36.1% · 2617 students tested

Hunker vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Hunker—Hempfield Area
HempfieldAHempfield Area
East HuntingdonBSouthmoreland

Every school in Hunker

8 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 Hunkerin other towns
Stanwood El Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Stanton
B+
518 students13:1Rate it →
West Hempfield El Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Irwin
B
496 students12:1Rate it →
Fort Allen El Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Greensburg
B+
480 students12:1Rate it →
Maxwell El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Greensburg
A
380 students14:1Rate it →
West Point El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Greensburg
A
372 students14:1Rate it →
Wendover MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Greensburg
A−
626 students14:1Rate it →
West Hempfield MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Irwin
B−
546 students13:1Rate it →
Hempfield Area SHS
High · Grades 10–12 · Greensburg
B
1,228 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Hunker’s schools

Are Hunker’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Hunker. Hempfield Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Hunker. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 8 of its 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Hunker in?

Hempfield Area School District.

Where do Hunker kids go to high school?

Hempfield Area SHS.

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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.