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Schools in Tell Township

Tell Township’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/4schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 94% 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
45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
26%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.4K
▼ 24% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
8.7
PA 13.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,007 students on the public path
In brief

Tell Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Tell Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Shade Gap El Sch places highest (better than 57%); Southern Huntingdon Co HS/MS lowest (23%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Tell Township, graded from C to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school: Southern Huntingdon Co HS/MS. 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 Tell Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC to B
6–12Southern Huntingdon Co HS/MSin Three SpringsC−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Southern Huntingdon County 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.

Southern Huntingdon County School DistrictGrades K–12 · 4 schools · 1,007 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 8.7 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$16,431PA $21,758 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading45%
State average 55.1% · 567 students tested
Math26%
State average 36.1% · 536 students tested

Tell Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Tell Township—Southern Huntingdon County
CromwellCSouthern Huntingdon County
ShirleyCMount Union Area
FannettC+Fannett-Metal
Lack—Juniata County
DublinCSouthern Huntingdon County

2 of the 5 neighbors share Southern Huntingdon County with Tell Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Tell 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 Tell Townshipin other towns
Spring Farms El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Three Springs
C
174 students12:1Rate it →
Rockhill El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Rockhill Furnace
C+
148 students10:1Rate it →
Shade Gap El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Shade Gap
B
90 students11:1Rate it →
Southern Huntingdon Co HS/MS
High · Grades 6–12 · Three Springs
C−
595 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Tell Township’s schools

Are Tell Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Tell Township. Southern Huntingdon County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Tell Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 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 Tell Township in?

Southern Huntingdon County School District.

Where do Tell Township kids go to high school?

Southern Huntingdon Co HS/MS.

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What Tell 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.