Best Shippensburg Public Schools (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 6 public schools serving 3,636 students in Shippensburg, PA (there are 7 private schools, serving 245 private students). 94% of all K-12 students in Shippensburg, PA are educated in public schools (compared to the PA state average of 86%).

The top-ranked public schools in Shippensburg, PA are Grace B Luhrs Univ Elementary School, Nancy Grayson Elementary School and James Burd Elementary School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

Shippensburg, PA public schools have an average math proficiency score of 39% (versus the Pennsylvania public school average of 38%), and reading proficiency score of 55% (versus the 56% statewide average). Schools in Shippensburg have an average ranking of 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of Pennsylvania public schools.

Minority enrollment is 29% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Asian), which is less than the Pennsylvania public school average of 40% (majority Hispanic and Black).