Shippensburg Area MS

Middle school·Grades 6-8 Shippensburg, Pennsylvania·17257
Score
42.5/100
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#265
Among 460 Pennsylvania middle schools
Top 58%
In Pennsylvania

Score 42.5/100: better than 42% of Pennsylvania middle schools on 2024-25 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2024-25)

% proficient or advanced on state tests in Pennsylvania, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar Pennsylvania schools.

English language arts
48%
Similar Pennsylvania schools ≈ 53%, better than 41% of them
788 students tested
Math
33%
Similar Pennsylvania schools ≈ 38%, better than 44% of them
786 students tested
All Pennsylvania schools (ELA / math)
51% / 43%
State average across every school type, 2024-25
All 8 published results by grade and test

As published by Pennsylvania Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 6PSSA53.1258
English language artsGrade 7PSSA36.3278
English language artsGrade 8PSSA55.2252
English language artsAll gradesPSSA47.8788
MathGrade 6PSSA33.3258
MathGrade 7PSSA26.8276
MathGrade 8PSSA40.1252
MathAll gradesPSSA33.2786

School profile

Grades
6-8
Students
846
Type
Middle school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
846
Typical middle school: 572
Free or reduced-price lunch
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Not reported to the federal data

District and location

School district
City
Franklin County

Contact

Address
101 Park Place
Shippensburg, PA 17257

"Typical" is the middle (median) middle school in Pennsylvania. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24).

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Shippensburg Area MS at a glance

Shippensburg Area MS is a public middle school in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, serving grades 6-8. It is part of the Shippensburg Area SD school district. It has about 846 students (a typical Pennsylvania middle school has 572).

In 2024-25 state tests, 48% in English language arts (similar schools: 53%) and 33% in math (similar schools: 38%) reached the state standard (% proficient or advanced). On our score, which compares it only with other Pennsylvania middle schools, it scores 42.5 out of 100: better than 42% of them, ranking #265 of 460. Its English language arts result fell by 7 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.