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Enrollment
614
Elementary
DISTRICT 413 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHIKELLAMY SD·NCES 422154000683
Chief Shikellamy School
338 Memorial Drive, Sunbury, PA 17801 · (570) 286-3728 · Northumberland County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL614 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 46% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
102%
626 students
DISTRICT 103% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 198 | 32% |
| Grade 4 | 204 | 33% |
| Grade 5 | 212 | 35% |
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Shikellamy SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
32.6%
PA avg 51.1% . -11.5pp since 2023
Math
37.2%
PA avg 43.0% . -3.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 12 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.6% | 37.2% |
| 2023-24 | 44.1% | 40.3% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
43.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Chief Shikellamy School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Northumberland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.4% | #1,011 of 1,396 | #4 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.2% | #1,042 of 1,511 ▼ 76 | #4 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.6% | #1,153 of 1,511 ▼ 104 | #5 of 6 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 614 | #243 of 1,638 | #4 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.8:1 | #1,507 of 1,528 | #8 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.8% | #683 of 1,531 | #3 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 102% | #221 of 1,600 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +91.9% | #4 of 450 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
614
+279 (+83%) vs 2020
+107% since 2010-11, when it was 297
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
was 17.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 614 | 32.7 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 618 | 32.6 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 615 | 34.9 | 17.6:1 | 100% (615) |
| 2020-21 | 335 | 19 | 17.6:1 | 38% (128) |
| 2017-18 | 320 | 19.3 | 16.6:1 | 83% (265) |
| 2015-16 | 364 | 21 | 17.3:1 | 84% (304) |
| 2010-11 | 297 | 21 | 14.1:1 | 74% (219) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chief Shikellamy School.
Since 2017-18: students up 92% (320 to 614); teachers up 69% (19.3 to 32.7).
About Chief Shikellamy School
Chief Shikellamy School is a mid-sized elementary school. Its address is in Sunbury, Pennsylvania. The school serves grades 3 through 5. Enrollment is 614 students. Elementary schools in Pennsylvania have about 443 students on average; enrollment here is 39% higher.
Chief Shikellamy School is one school in Shikellamy SD, a system of 5 schools with 2,682 students.
About 73% of the student body at Chief Shikellamy School is White. Other students are 16% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 4% Black. By comparison, Northumberland County residents are about 90% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 44, compared with 70 nationally.
Chief Shikellamy School reports a ratio of 18.8 students per teacher, from 32.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 18.8:1 compares with an average of 13.1:1 for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
Chief Shikellamy School holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 46% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Chief Shikellamy School is +9.6 points: 43.4% actual, 33.9% predicted.
For Northumberland County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $60,583 a year, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Chief Shikellamy School, Northumberland County has 23 public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Shikellamy High School is closest at about 1.4 miles. In all, 4 other public schools sit within five miles of Chief Shikellamy School. Of the 4 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Chief Shikellamy School is 4th on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Fringe.
Federal records list enrollment at Chief Shikellamy School as 335 in 2020-21 and 614 in 2024-25. A change that size can reflect a shift in the grades the school serves as well as a change in students. Its ratio of students to teachers was 17.6:1 in 2020-21, and 18.8:1 in 2024-25.
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Northumberland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
90,560
Census ACS
Median income
$60,583
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
10,386 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Shikellamy SD
- Shikellamy High SchoolHigh · 855 students
- Shikellamy Middle SchoolMiddle · 588 students
- Oaklyn SchoolElementary · 375 students
- Priestley SchoolElementary · 250 students
Other schools in Sunbury
- Shikellamy High SchoolHigh · 855 students
- Oaklyn SchoolElementary · 375 students
Nearby schools
- Shikellamy High School1.4 mi · 855
- Oaklyn School1.6 mi · 375
- Shikellamy Middle School1.7 mi · 588
- Priestley School2.6 mi · 250
- Selinsgrove Area Elementary School6.6 mi · 472
- Selinsgrove Area High School6.7 mi · 744
Frequently asked questions
About Chief Shikellamy SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Chief Shikellamy School?
Chief Shikellamy School enrolls approximately 614 students in grades 03-05.
Is Chief Shikellamy School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Chief Shikellamy School is an elementary school covering grades 03-05.
How many students per teacher at Chief Shikellamy School?
Approximately 18.8:1 students per teacher at Chief Shikellamy School.
How diverse is Chief Shikellamy School?
Chief Shikellamy School reports a student body of 73% White, 16% Hispanic, 4% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Chief Shikellamy School in?
Chief Shikellamy School is part of Shikellamy SD.
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