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Fulton Elementary School

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Fulton Elementary School ranks 1033 rd of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1033^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Fulton Elementary School is a public elementary school in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, serving 272 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Lancaster School District, which is ranked 491 out of 606 school districts in the state.

Fulton Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Pennsylvania elementary schools, with a ranking between 1228-1364 out of 1534 schools in recent years. The school's performance on PSSA tests is significantly below the state and district averages, with only 33.9% of Fulton students proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to 41.7% statewide and 22.4% in the Lancaster School District. Fulton's English Language Arts (ELA) performance is also below state and district averages, with only 40.4% of students proficient or better, compared to 48.5% statewide and 27.6% in the district.

The nearby Wharton Elementary School, King Elementary School, and Ross Elementary School also perform below the state average on PSSA tests, but generally outperform Fulton Elementary School. For example, Wharton Elementary School has a higher percentage of students proficient or better in PSSA Math (48.4%) and PSSA ELA (45.2%) compared to Fulton Elementary School. The high percentage of students from disadvantaged backgrounds, which is common across the Lancaster School District, may be a significant factor influencing the academic outcomes at Fulton Elementary School.

274

Students ?

10.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,742

Per pupil spending ?

99.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

225 W Orange St
Lancaster, PA 17603-3782

(717) 291-6110

District: Lancaster School District

Students who attend Fulton Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Reynolds Middle School
High:	McCaskey Campus

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.6%

African American:

18.2%

White:

12.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 14th percentile in 2015 → 32nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (37% vs 45% meeting standards)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg25%

Pennsylvania avg45%

1,033^rd of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 13Elementary Schools in the Lancaster School District

491^st of 606Lancaster School District among Pennsylvania districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	1033 of 1511	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.4	1149 of 1526	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	1228 of 1534	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.2	1364 of 1534	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	5.9	1334 of 1433	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.0	1368 of 1544	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.6	1349 of 1530	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.4	1338 of 1547	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.6	1325 of 1554	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.6	1264 of 1474	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	24.4	1207 of 1467	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	15.9	1307 of 1519	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	12.9	1427 of 1599	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	9.7	1494 of 1597	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	12.3	1442 of 1579	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	6.2	1478 of 1549	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	8.2	1456 of 1551	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	12.3	1414 of 1555	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	12.1	1407 of 1545	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	8.6	1195 of 1299	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	41.8	893 of 1308	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2003	10.4	1150 of 1302	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2023	28.5	768 of 1043	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	51.5	77 of 207	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	90.5	10 of 200	95.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	44.2	886 of 1466	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.9	1076 of 1488	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	62.6	119 of 429	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	53.9	193 of 454	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.4	190 of 432	56.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	51.1	698 of 1369	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.6	1016 of 1432	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.1	1026 of 1414	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	1105 of 1475	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	1166 of 1495	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2025)72nd percentile+41 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)63rd percentile+31 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile+17 vs school

Female (2025)40th percentile+8 vs school

Disabled (2023)26th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)25th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts40%-8 vs state

Math34%-8 vs state

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Schools Near Fulton Elementary School

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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 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Fulton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	225 W Orange St	Lancaster	17603	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6110	274	27	10.1	99.3%	33 (12.0%)	50 (18.2%)	166 (60.6%)	8 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.2%)	34.7	1033^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	31.6%		25.4	1149^th of 1526 public elementary schools	24.7%	116	42.1	45.2	17.5	33.9	42.1	48.4	32.5	40.4	$24,742	$3,893	$20,849
Carter and MacRae Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	251 S Prince St	Lancaster	17603	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 396-6842	444	48	9.2	92.6%	36 (8.1%)	122 (27.5%)	252 (56.8%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.1%)	12.6	1311^th of 1511 public elementary schools	13.2%		15.8	1276^th of 1526 public elementary schools	16.4%	35	13.8	31.3	22.4	22.0	13.8	20.4	19.3	17.7	$24,059	$3,377	$20,682
Wharton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	705 N Mary St	Lancaster	17603	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6281	327	27	12.1	101.8%	161 (49.2%)	17 (5.2%)	102 (31.2%)	13 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (10.4%)	49.7	826^th of 1511 public elementary schools	45.3%		54.8	795^th of 1526 public elementary schools	47.9%	31	58.2	46.3	39.2	48.4	58.2	44.5	30.5	45.2	$22,596	$3,518	$19,078
King Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	466 Rockland St	Lancaster	17602	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6178	413	34	12.1	97.6%	15 (3.6%)	58 (14.0%)	318 (77.0%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.1%)	8.3	1386^th of 1511 public elementary schools	8.3%		13.9	1304^th of 1526 public elementary schools	14.5%	82	21.3	21.2	8.4	17.1	11.7	19.7	11.6	14.5	$23,728	$3,595	$20,132
Ross Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	840 N Queen St	Lancaster	17603	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6268	281	21	13.3	94.0%	40 (14.2%)	43 (15.3%)	152 (54.1%)	8 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	37 (13.2%)	24.9	1140^th of 1511 public elementary schools	24.6%		40.5	1002^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	34.3%	138	25.7	34.4	26.0	28.2	25.0	21.9	42.0	31.4	$25,032	$3,964	$21,069
Price Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	340 S. West End Avenue	Lancaster	17603	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6252	331	37	8.9	107.6%	21 (6.3%)	64 (19.3%)	214 (64.7%)	13 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.7%)	14.7	1278^th of 1511 public elementary schools	15.4%		17.3	1254^th of 1526 public elementary schools	17.8%	24	31.1	33.3	8.0	24.0	19.7	30.7	18.0	22.0	$25,299	$3,823	$21,476
Lafayette Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 Fremont St	Lancaster	17603	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6183	437	40	10.9	102.1%	59 (13.5%)	73 (16.7%)	250 (57.2%)	31 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.5%)	15.1	1271^st of 1511 public elementary schools	15.9%		16.1	1270^th of 1526 public elementary schools	16.8%	1	28.4	26.2	20.4	24.9	26.9	23.1	18.7	22.8	$26,173	$3,873	$22,300
Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	545 S Ann St	Lancaster	17602	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6275	467	49	9.5	102.4%	12 (2.6%)	41 (8.8%)	400 (85.7%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	16.7	1251^st of 1511 public elementary schools	17.2%		14	1299^th of 1526 public elementary schools	14.9%	48	24.6	32.8	18.2	24.8	17.4	31.0	25.8	24.3	$27,161	$3,608	$23,553
Smith-Wade-Elementary Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	910 Hamilton Park Drive	Lancaster	17603	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6151	397	33	12.0	103.0%	103 (25.9%)	58 (14.6%)	182 (45.8%)	15 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	38 (9.6%)	37.5	997^th of 1511 public elementary schools	34.0%		32.4	1087^th of 1526 public elementary schools	28.8%	90	39.6	43.5	18.0	34.7	48.2	49.2	31.4	43.6	$21,663	$3,452	$18,211
Wickersham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	401 N Reservoir St	Lancaster	17602	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6291	402	34	11.8	98.8%	43 (10.7%)	58 (14.4%)	238 (59.2%)	30 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.2%)	51.5	796^th of 1511 public elementary schools	47.3%		41.3	995^th of 1526 public elementary schools	34.8%	199	52.6	40.8	51.1	48.1	45.6	48.2	51.1	48.1	$26,194	$3,828	$22,366

Frequently Asked Questions about Fulton Elementary School

What district is Fulton Elementary School in?

Lancaster School District

How many students attend Fulton Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 274 students attended Fulton Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Fulton Elementary School?

Students at Fulton Elementary School are 61% Hispanic, 18% African American, 12% White, 6% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Is Fulton Elementary School a good school?

Fulton Elementary School ranks 1033^rd of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Fulton Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Fulton Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Reynolds Middle School
High : McCaskey Campus

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