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Schools in Salisbury

Salisbury’s public schools

Salisbury-Elk Lick School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Salisbury. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 92% 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
47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$23.7K
▲ 9% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
8.1
PA 13.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
255 students on the public path
In brief

Salisbury’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Salisbury’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Salisbury-Elk Lick El Sch places highest (better than 52%); Salisbury-Elk Lick JSHS lowest (37%). 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 Salisbury, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–6Salisbury-Elk Lick El SchSalisbury-Elk Lick School DistrictB−
7–12Salisbury-Elk Lick JSHSSalisbury-Elk Lick School DistrictC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Salisbury-Elk Lick 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.

Salisbury-Elk Lick School DistrictGrades K–12 · 2 schools · 255 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 8.1 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$23,683PA $21,758 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading47%
State average 55.1% · 113 students tested
Math37%
State average 36.1% · 120 students tested

Salisbury vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Salisbury—Salisbury-Elk Lick

Every school in Salisbury

2 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).

District schools in Salisburyby address
Salisbury-Elk Lick El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–6
B−
130 students10:1Rate it →
Salisbury-Elk Lick JSHS
High · Grades 7–12
C+
125 students7:1Rate it →

Questions about Salisbury’s schools

Are Salisbury’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Salisbury. Salisbury-Elk Lick School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Salisbury. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Salisbury in?

Salisbury-Elk Lick School District.

Where do Salisbury kids go to high school?

Salisbury-Elk Lick JSHS.

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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.