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Schools in Shade · Shade-Central City School District

Shade’s public schools beat 63% of Pennsylvania districts

The public schools Shade’s kids attend outperform 63% of Pennsylvania’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

64%beats similar-income towns
Math proficiency
37%
▼ 0 pts vs PA 37%
2020–21
Graduate on time
90%
▲ 3 pts vs PA 88%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$27.5K
▲ 26% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
8.5
PA 13.4 · smaller classes
Schools
2
303 students
The School Grade

How Shade compares

B Test scores
Pennsylvania school districts we grade (683)Better than 63%
Lower resultsHigher results
Pennsylvania towns with similar household incomes (1,967)Better than 64%
Towns in Somerset County (25)Better than 48%
Good confidence. Built on 165 tested students; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
  • Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Pennsylvania’s state tests against the state average. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
  • The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested.
  • Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Pennsylvania only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
  • What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Shade.

The path, start to finish
K–6Cairnbrook El SchShade-Central City School District

The district

Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.

Test scores · 2020–21

How students score

Math37%
State average 37.1%

Shade vs. its neighbors

Shade’s schools rank 6th of 9 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among Pennsylvania districts.

Every school in Shade

2 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.

Elementary
Private & other

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What Shade families are saying about school.

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Within reach

Colleges near Shade

There’s no college in Shade, but 5 are within 30 miles. The closest is Pennsylvania Highlands Community College in Richland, 10.4 miles away.

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Straight-line distance from the center of Shade. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.

School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results, graded within Pennsylvania. Stars are from neighbors.

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