For the 2025 school year, there are 4 public elementary schools serving 1,875 students in Shikellamy School District. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
Public Elementary Schools in Shikellamy School District have an average math proficiency score of 34% (versus the Pennsylvania public elementary school average of 39%), and reading proficiency score of 46% (versus the 54% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 29% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Pennsylvania public elementary school average of 42% (majority Hispanic and Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
5 Schools
2,145 Schools
# Students
2,771 Students
1,108,977 Students
# Teachers
142 Teachers
82,943 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
20:1
20:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Shikellamy School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 678 school districts in Pennsylvania (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 77% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#440 out of 685 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
34%
38%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
46%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
61%
57%
Graduation Rate
77%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.45
0.61
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
n/a
5%
% Hispanic
16%
16%
% Black
4%
15%
% White
73%
58%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
7%
6%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $18,597 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,696. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $16,726 is less than the state median of $23,119. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$52 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$46 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$18,597
$23,696
Spending / Student
$16,726
$23,119
Best Shikellamy School District Public Elementary Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Oaklyn School
(Math: 45-49% | Reading: 60-64% )
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
115 Oak Street
Sunbury, PA 17801
(570) 286-3731
Sunbury, PA 17801
(570) 286-3731
Gr: K-2 | 372 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 32%
Rank: #22.
Priestley School
(Math: 45-49% | Reading: 55-59% )
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
423 Cannery Rd
Northumberland, PA 17857
(570) 473-3261
Northumberland, PA 17857
(570) 473-3261
Gr: K-2 | 239 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 26%
Rank: #33.
Chief Shikellamy School
(Math: 41% | Reading: 41%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
338 Memorial Drive
Sunbury, PA 17801
(570) 286-3728
Sunbury, PA 17801
(570) 286-3728
Gr: 3-5 | 618 students Student-teacher ratio: 19:1 Minority enrollment: 28%
Rank: #44.
Shikellamy Middle School
(Math: 28% | Reading: 51%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
545 Permastone Dr
Northumberland, PA 17857
(570) 286-3736
Northumberland, PA 17857
(570) 286-3736
Gr: 6-8 | 646 students Student-teacher ratio: 20:1 Minority enrollment: 28%
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