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Schools in Shippen Township

Shippen Township’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools 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
63%
2021–22
Math proficiency
41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.0K
▼ 13% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.5
PA 13.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,372 students on the public path
In brief

Shippen Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Shippen Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Wellsboro Area HS places highest (better than 97%); Don Gill El Sch lowest (42%). 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 Shippen Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–1Charlotte Lappla El Schin WellsboroNo scores
2–4Don Gill El Schin WellsboroC+
5–8Rock L Butler MSin WellsboroB−
9–12Wellsboro Area HSin WellsboroA+

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

Wellsboro Area School DistrictGrades K–12 · 4 schools · 1,372 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 12.5 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$19,003PA $21,758 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading63%
State average 55.1% · 793 students tested
Math41%
State average 36.1% · 754 students tested

Shippen Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Shippen Township—Wellsboro Area
Chatham—Northern Tioga
DelmarB+Wellsboro Area
Clymer—Northern Tioga
Gaines—Galeton Area

Every school in Shippen 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 Shippen Townshipin other towns
Charlotte Lappla El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–1 · Wellsboro
156 students9:1Rate it →
Don Gill El Sch
Elementary · Grades 2–4 · Wellsboro
C+
287 students12:1Rate it →
Rock L Butler MS
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Wellsboro
B−
433 students13:1Rate it →
Wellsboro Area HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Wellsboro
A+
496 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Shippen Township’s schools

Are Shippen Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Shippen Township. Wellsboro Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Shippen Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Shippen Township in?

Wellsboro Area School District.

Where do Shippen Township kids go to high school?

Wellsboro Area HS.

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What Shippen 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.