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Schools in Hunterstown

Hunterstown’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/5schools 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
64%
2021–22
Math proficiency
47%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.4K
▼ 6% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.2
PA 13.4
Schools in town
0
2,782 students on the public path
In brief

Hunterstown’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Hunterstown’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Franklin Twp El Sch places highest (better than 78%); Gettysburg Area MS lowest (47%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Hunterstown, graded from B+ to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Gettysburg Area HS. 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 Hunterstown, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A−
6–8Gettysburg Area MSin GettysburgB−
9–12Gettysburg Area HSin GettysburgB+

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

Gettysburg Area School DistrictGrades K–12 · 5 schools · 2,782 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 13.2 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$20,381PA $21,758 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading64%
State average 55.1% · 1486 students tested
Math47%
State average 36.1% · 1327 students tested

Hunterstown vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Hunterstown—Gettysburg Area

Every school in Hunterstown

5 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 Hunterstownin other towns
Lincoln El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Gettysburg
B+
393 students14:1Rate it →
Franklin Twp El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Cashtown
A−
340 students12:1Rate it →
James Gettys El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Gettysburg
B+
334 students12:1Rate it →
Gettysburg Area MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Gettysburg
B−
646 students12:1Rate it →
Gettysburg Area HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Gettysburg
B+
1,069 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Hunterstown’s schools

Are Hunterstown’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Hunterstown. Gettysburg Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Hunterstown. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Hunterstown in?

Gettysburg Area School District.

Where do Hunterstown kids go to high school?

Gettysburg Area HS.

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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.