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Schools in Shelocta

Shelocta’s public schools

Indiana Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Shelocta. 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 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
42%
2021–22
Graduate on time
93%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.1K
▼ 12% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.3
PA 13.4 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
2,400 students on the public path
In brief

Shelocta’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Shelocta’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. East Pike El Sch places highest (better than 87%); Indiana Area SHS lowest (56%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Shelocta, graded from B+ to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Indiana Area SHS. 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 Shelocta, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–32 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A
6–8Indiana Area JHSin IndianaB
9–12Indiana Area SHSin IndianaB

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

Indiana Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 2,803 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 14.3 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$19,130PA $21,758 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading66%
State average 55.1% · 1404 students tested
Math42%
State average 36.1% · 1307 students tested

Shelocta vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Shelocta—Indiana Area

Every school in Shelocta

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 Sheloctain other towns
East Pike El Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Indiana
A
445 students13:1Rate it →
Ben Franklin El Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Indiana
B+
414 students13:1Rate it →
Indiana Area JHS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Indiana
B
628 students14:1Rate it →
Indiana Area SHS
High · Grades 9–12 · Indiana
B
913 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Shelocta’s schools

Are Shelocta’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Shelocta. Indiana Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Shelocta. 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 Shelocta in?

Indiana Area School District.

Where do Shelocta kids go to high school?

Indiana Area SHS.

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What Shelocta 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.