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Schools in Southampton Township

Southampton Township’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/5schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% 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
55%
2021–22
Math proficiency
38%
2021–22
Graduate on time
94%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.6K
▼ 28% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.8
PA 13.4 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
3,141 students on the public path
In brief

Southampton Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Southampton Township’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Shippensburg Area SHS places highest (better than 61%); Shippensburg Area MS lowest (28%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Southampton Township, graded from B− to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Shippensburg 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 Southampton Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–33 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB−
6–8Shippensburg Area MSin ShippensburgC
9–12Shippensburg Area SHSin ShippensburgB

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

Shippensburg Area School DistrictGrades K–12 · 6 schools · 3,636 students, up 10% since 2020–21 · 14.8 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$15,616PA $21,758 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading55%
State average 55.1% · 1802 students tested
Math38%
State average 36.1% · 1681 students tested

Southampton Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Southampton Township—Shippensburg Area
Southampton TownshipBShippensburg Area
ShippensburgBShippensburg Area
HopewellBShippensburg Area
South NewtonB+Big Spring

3 of the 4 neighbors share Shippensburg Area with Southampton Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Southampton Township

6 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 Southampton Townshipin other towns
Nancy Grayson El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Shippensburg
B−
532 students14:1Rate it →
James Burd El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Shippensburg
B−
529 students13:1Rate it →
Grace B Luhrs Univ Elem
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Shippensburg
B−
132 students22:1Rate it →
Shippensburg Area MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Shippensburg
C
851 students14:1Rate it →
Shippensburg Area SHS
High · Grades 9–12 · Shippensburg
B
1,097 students16:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Oak Grove Parochial School
Elementary · Grades 1–8 · Shippensburg
Private · Religious
36 students18:1Rate it →

Questions about Southampton Township’s schools

Are Southampton Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Southampton Township. Shippensburg Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Southampton Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 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 Southampton Township in?

Shippensburg Area School District.

Where do Southampton Township kids go to high school?

Shippensburg Area SHS.

Are there private schools in Southampton Township?

Yes: Oak Grove Parochial School (grades 1–8, 36 students).

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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.