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Schools in Penn Township

Penn Township’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/4schools 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
59%
2021–22
Math proficiency
54%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.0K
▼ 27% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.2
PA 13.4 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,601 students on the public path
In brief

Penn Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Penn Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. George A Ferrell El Sch places highest (better than 78%); Hughesville JSHS lowest (70%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Penn Township, graded from B+ to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school: Hughesville JSHS. 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 Penn Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–63 schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A−
7–12Hughesville JSHSin HughesvilleB+

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

East Lycoming School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,601 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 15.2 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$15,987PA $21,758 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading59%
State average 55.1% · 844 students tested
Math54%
State average 36.1% · 793 students tested

Penn Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Penn Township—East Lycoming
Shrewsbury—East Lycoming
WolfAEast Lycoming
Franklin—East Lycoming
MorelandAEast Lycoming
Picture Rocks—East Lycoming
Davidson—Sullivan County

5 of the 6 neighbors share East Lycoming with Penn Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Penn 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 Penn Townshipin other towns
Joseph C Ashkar El Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Hughesville
B+
553 students16:1Rate it →
Carl G Renn El Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Lairdsville
B+
181 students14:1Rate it →
George A Ferrell El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Picture Rocks
A−
139 students14:1Rate it →
Hughesville JSHS
High · Grades 7–12 · Hughesville
B+
728 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Penn Township’s schools

Are Penn Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Penn Township. East Lycoming School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Penn Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 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 Penn Township in?

East Lycoming School District.

Where do Penn Township kids go to high school?

Hughesville JSHS.

Parents talk

What Penn 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.