📍 22251 Shade Valley Road, Shade Gap, Huntingdon County, 17255
Shade Gap El Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Shade Gap, Huntingdon County. The school has 111 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Southern Huntingdon County SD school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1. 65% of students are proficient in reading. 35% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Shade Gap El Sch enrolls 111 students across grades K–5. The student body is 44% male and 56% female. A teaching staff of 10 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% White and 3.6% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 107 | 96% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 | 3.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
55 of the school's 111 students (50%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 53 qualify for free lunch and 2 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Shade Gap El Sch is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 30, state house district 81.
Shade Gap El Sch is one of 4 schools in Southern Huntingdon County SD, based in Three Springs, Pennsylvania. The district serves 1,007 students district-wide and employs 121 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 111 students, Shade Gap El Sch is smaller than the district average of about 252 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant