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Schools in Shippingport

Shippingport’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/3schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 95% 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
39%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$25.7K
▲ 18% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.5
PA 13.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
858 students on the public path
In brief

Shippingport’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Shippingport’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. South Side El Sch places highest (better than 42%); South Side HS lowest (23%). 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 Shippingport, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5South Side El Schin HookstownC+
6–8South Side MSin HookstownC+
9–12South Side HSin HookstownC−

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

South Side Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 858 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 11.5 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$25,664PA $21,758 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading59%
State average 55.1% · 474 students tested
Math39%
State average 36.1% · 427 students tested

Shippingport vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Shippingport—South Side Area
RaccoonB+Hopewell Area
GreeneA−South Side Area
Potter—Central Valley
IndustryA−Western Beaver County

Every school in Shippingport

3 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 Shippingportin other towns
South Side El Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hookstown
C+
390 students12:1Rate it →
South Side MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hookstown
C+
196 students11:1Rate it →
South Side HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Hookstown
C−
272 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Shippingport’s schools

Are Shippingport’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Shippingport. South Side Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Shippingport. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 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 Shippingport in?

South Side Area School District.

Where do Shippingport kids go to high school?

South Side HS.

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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.