Best Public Schools in Mount Wolf, PA

Summary:

The city of Mount Wolf, Pennsylvania is home to two schools - Mt Wolf Elementary School and Northeastern Middle School, both part of the Northeastern York School District. Based on the available data, Mt Wolf Elementary School appears to be the standout performer, with significantly higher proficiency rates in both Math and English Language Arts compared to the district and state averages.

At Mt Wolf Elementary, 59.2% of students were proficient or better in Math in 2024-2025, compared to 44.7% for the district and 41.7% for the state. In English Language Arts, 59.3% of students were proficient or better, again much higher than the 52.4% district average and 48.5% state average. The school also has a lower percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients (46.23%) and a smaller student-teacher ratio of 12.7, suggesting a more affluent student population and potentially more individualized attention.

In contrast, Northeastern Middle School has struggled, with Math proficiency rates ranging from 26-35.3% across grades, and English Language Arts proficiency rates between 45.4-50%, all below the district and state averages. The school is ranked 358 out of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. With a higher free/reduced lunch rate of 48.04% and a larger student-teacher ratio of 16.1, Northeastern Middle School appears to face more challenges in providing a high-quality education for its students compared to the standout performance of Mt Wolf Elementary.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSSA Math (2025)				PSSA English Language Arts (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mt Wolf Elementary School	Public	K-3	590 Maple Street	Mount Wolf	17347	York County	Northeastern York School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 266-6570	217	17	12.8	45.2%	174 (80.2%)	6 (2.8%)	15 (6.9%)	3 (1.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.8%)								(n/a)	59.2			59.2	59.3			59.3	$25,052	$1,519	$23,533
Northeastern Middle School	Public	7-8	4855 Board Road	Mount Wolf	17347	York County	Northeastern York School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 266-3676	595	43	13.9	51.4%	403 (67.7%)	67 (11.3%)	72 (12.1%)	23 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (4.7%)	58	358^th of 873 public middle schools	59.0%		50.6	456^th of 891 public middle schools	48.8%	98		26.0	35.3	30.6		49.5	48.2	48.8	$15,232	$1,089	$14,143

Cities Near Mount Wolf

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Manchester	1.31 mi	4	288^th
York	2.81 mi	43	616^th
Bainbridge	3.01 mi	1
York Haven	3.91 mi	1
Hellam	5.42 mi	1	520^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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