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Schools in Kapp Heights

Kapp Heights’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/5schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 95% 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
46%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
2021–22
Graduate on time
77%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.4K
▼ 34% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
18.8
PA 13.4 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
2,682 students on the public path
In brief

Kapp Heights’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Kapp Heights’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Oaklyn Sch places highest (better than 67%); Chief Shikellamy Sch lowest (23%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Kapp Heights, graded from B to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one elementary school, one middle school and one high school: Shikellamy 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 Kapp Heights, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–22 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB to B+
3–5Chief Shikellamy Schin SunburyC−
6–8Shikellamy MSin NorthumberlandC
9–12Shikellamy HSin SunburyC+

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

Shikellamy School DistrictGrades K–12 · 5 schools · 2,682 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 18.8 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$14,364PA $21,758 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading46%
State average 55.1% · 1402 students tested
Math32%
State average 36.1% · 1328 students tested

Kapp Heights vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Kapp Heights—Shikellamy
NorthumberlandC−Shikellamy

Every school in Kapp Heights

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 Kapp Heightsin other towns
Oaklyn Sch
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Sunbury
B+
375 students17:1Rate it →
Priestley Sch
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Northumberland
B
250 students16:1Rate it →
Chief Shikellamy Sch
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Sunbury
C−
614 students19:1Rate it →
Shikellamy MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Northumberland
C
588 students18:1Rate it →
Shikellamy HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Sunbury
C+
855 students21:1Rate it →

Questions about Kapp Heights’s schools

Are Kapp Heights’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Kapp Heights. Shikellamy School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Kapp Heights. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 Kapp Heights in?

Shikellamy School District.

Where do Kapp Heights kids go to high school?

Shikellamy 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.