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Schools in Railroad

Railroad’s public schools

Southern York County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Railroad. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/5schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 96% 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
66%
2021–22
Math proficiency
48%
2021–22
Graduate on time
96%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.7K
▼ 14% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.3
PA 13.4
Schools in town
0
2,709 students on the public path
In brief

Railroad’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Railroad’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Southern El Sch places highest (better than 74%); Southern MS lowest (33%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Railroad, graded from C+ to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Susquehannock 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 Railroad, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–63 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B+
7–8Southern MSin Glen RockC
9–12Susquehannock HSin Glen RockB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Southern York County 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.

Southern York County School DistrictGrades K–12 · 5 schools · 2,709 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 13.3 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$18,704PA $21,758 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading66%
State average 55.1% · 1522 students tested
Math48%
State average 36.1% · 1450 students tested

Railroad vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Railroad—Southern York County
ShrewsburyASouthern York County
New FreedomASouthern York County

All 2 neighbors share Southern York County with Railroad, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Railroad

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 Railroadin other towns
Southern El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Glen Rock
B+
527 students14:1Rate it →
Shrewsbury El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Shrewsbury
B
482 students14:1Rate it →
Friendship El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Glen Rock
C+
377 students12:1Rate it →
Southern MS
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Glen Rock
C
466 students13:1Rate it →
Susquehannock HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Glen Rock
B−
857 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Railroad’s schools

Are Railroad’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Railroad. Southern York County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Railroad. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 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 Railroad in?

Southern York County School District.

Where do Railroad kids go to high school?

Susquehannock HS.

Parents talk

What Railroad 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.