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Ironton School

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Ironton School ranks 174 th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

174^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 88% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Ironton School is an exceptional elementary school located in Coplay, Pennsylvania, serving 430 students in grades K-5. As part of the highly-ranked Parkland School District, Ironton consistently performs among the top 10-15% of Pennsylvania elementary schools, with consistently high academic achievement across all grade levels and subjects.

Ironton School's PSSA test scores are significantly higher than the state averages, with proficiency rates reaching 76% in Math and 69.3% in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 41.7% and 48.5%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly strong in Math, with proficiency rates consistently exceeding 70%, and in Science, where they have reached over 90% in recent years. Ironton's success extends across diverse student subgroups, with the school's rankings for female, male, Hispanic, white, low socioeconomic status, and disabled students all in the top 5-20% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

When compared to nearby schools, Ironton stands out as an exceptional performer. While other Parkland School District schools like Parkway Manor School and Kernsville School also perform well, Ironton's academic achievement is consistently stronger. Schools outside the district, such as Francis H Sheckler Elementary and Muhlenberg Elementary, have significantly lower proficiency rates, highlighting Ironton's status as a model of educational excellence.

417

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,270

Per pupil spending ?

33.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3135 Levans Rd
Coplay, PA 18037-2199

(610) 351-5810

District: Parkland School District

Students who attend Ironton School usually attend:

Middle:	Orefield Middle School
High:	Parkland High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.7%

Hispanic:

18.7%

Two or more races:

5.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 90th percentile in 2015 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (73% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Worth a look

!Near the bottom of Parkland School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school73%

District avg68%

Pennsylvania avg45%

174^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Top 12%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Parkland School District

40^th of 606Parkland 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	86.9	174 of 1511	88.5%	★★★★☆
2024	82.8	230 of 1526	84.9%	★★★★☆
2023	88.5	125 of 1534	91.9%	★★★★★
2022	87.5	145 of 1534	90.5%	★★★★★
2021	78.1	293 of 1433	79.6%	★★★★☆
2019	88.2	106 of 1544	93.1%	★★★★★
2018	86.6	134 of 1530	91.2%	★★★★★
2017	84.3	186 of 1547	88.0%	★★★★☆
2016	85.2	162 of 1554	89.6%	★★★★☆
2015	85.3	153 of 1474	89.6%	★★★★☆
2014	68.7	533 of 1467	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	70.3	490 of 1519	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	71.7	494 of 1599	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	67.9	569 of 1597	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	77.3	280 of 1579	82.3%	★★★★☆
2009	77.3	274 of 1549	82.3%	★★★★☆
2008	71.4	435 of 1551	72.0%	★★★★☆
2007	69.0	507 of 1555	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	63.3	635 of 1545	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	63.5	548 of 1299	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	62.2	576 of 1308	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2003	47.1	802 of 1302	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	77.1	151 of 1030	85.3%	★★★★☆
2024	84.7	108 of 1084	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	85.9	94 of 1043	91.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	85.3	169 of 1466	88.5%	★★★★☆
2024	80.2	254 of 1488	82.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	78.7	71 of 454	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	98.8	2 of 432	99.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	72.4	295 of 1369	78.5%	★★★★☆
2024	77.2	233 of 1432	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	92.1	33 of 1414	97.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	85.2	188 of 1475	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	81.7	233 of 1495	84.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	87.8	100 of 1201	91.7%	★★★★★
2024	81.6	169 of 1229	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	87.5	89 of 1236	92.8%	★★★★★

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)

White (2025)92nd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)88th percentile~ school

Male (2025)87th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)85th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2024)84th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)78th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Math76%+34 vs state

English Language Arts69%+21 vs state

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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
Ironton School	Public	K-5	3135 Levans Rd	Coplay	18037	Lehigh County	Parkland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 351-5810	417	30	13.9	33.3%	295 (70.7%)	18 (4.3%)	78 (18.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.5%)	86.9	174^th of 1511 public elementary schools	88.5%		82.8	230^th of 1526 public elementary schools	84.9%	56	77.1	80.6	70.6	76.0	67.2	82.1	58.9	69.3	$22,270	$527	$21,743
Schnecksville School	Public	K-5	4260 Sand Spring Rd	Schnecksville	18078	Lehigh County	Parkland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 351-5830	465	35	13.3	39.4%	342 (73.5%)	9 (1.9%)	76 (16.3%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.9%)	73.4	414^th of 1511 public elementary schools	72.6%		82.2	240^th of 1526 public elementary schools	84.3%	174	66.6	64.6	67.1	66.1	49.4	63.4	57.9	56.9	$21,364	$527	$20,837
Kernsville School	Public	K-5	5051 Kernsville Rd	Orefield	18069	Lehigh County	Parkland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 351-5840	512	35	14.5	26.0%	322 (62.9%)	21 (4.1%)	68 (13.3%)	70 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (5.9%)	90.3	117^th of 1511 public elementary schools	92.3%		90.2	89^th of 1526 public elementary schools	94.2%	28	82.6	80.3	84.5	82.3	73.9	70.9	67.6	71.1	$20,892	$535	$20,357
Zephyr Elementary School	Public	4-5	2934 Zephyr Blvd	Whitehall	18052	Lehigh County	Whitehall-Coplay School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 871-3671	598	45	13.2	98.3%	211 (35.3%)	48 (8.0%)	277 (46.3%)	24 (4.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.0%)	54.2	758^th of 1511 public elementary schools	49.8%		55.6	783^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	48.7%	25		53.4	42.9	47.9		41.7	51.2	46.5	$15,913	$1,368	$14,545
Clarence M Gockley Elementary School	Public	K-1	2940 MacArthur Road	Whitehall	18052	Lehigh County	Whitehall-Coplay School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 433-7551	574	44	13.0	97.7%	215 (37.5%)	50 (8.7%)	241 (42.0%)	31 (5.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.1%)								(n/a)									$18,654	$2,582	$16,072
George D Steckel Elementary School	Public	2-3	2928 Zephyr Blvd	Whitehall	18052	Lehigh County	Whitehall-Coplay School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 435-1521	561	44	12.7	98.8%	227 (40.5%)	49 (8.7%)	232 (41.4%)	23 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.2%)								(n/a)	55.0			55.0	43.0			43.0	$17,883	$1,930	$15,953
Colonel John Siegfried Elementary School	Public	K-5	1677 Lincoln Ave	Northampton	18067	Northampton County	Northampton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 262-6430	808	60	13.5	55.2%	548 (67.8%)	30 (3.7%)	194 (24.0%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.8%)	63.8	592^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	60.8%		64.4	604^th of 1526 public elementary schools	60.4%	12	53.0	61.8	57.8	57.6	39.4	63.3	54.6	52.7	$19,260	$1,041	$18,220
Kratzer School	Public	K-5	2200 Huckleberry Rd	Allentown	18104	Lehigh County	Parkland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 351-5820	510	37	13.8	48.6%	253 (49.6%)	31 (6.1%)	155 (30.4%)	39 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.1%)	80.8	265^th of 1511 public elementary schools	82.5%		82.4	237^th of 1526 public elementary schools	84.5%	28	68.8	70.1	73.8	70.8	58.9	64.4	67.5	63.4	$21,455	$527	$20,928
Parkway Manor School	Public	K-5	768 Parkway Rd	Allentown	18104	Lehigh County	Parkland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 351-5850	569	36	15.8	28.5%	309 (54.3%)	18 (3.2%)	111 (19.5%)	99 (17.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.6%)	90.3	119^th of 1511 public elementary schools	92.1%		90.1	93^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	93.9%	26	81.8	80.7	88.2	83.8	62.9	75.9	75.5	71.5	$21,837	$530	$21,308
Muhlenberg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	740 N 21st St	Allentown	18104	Lehigh County	Allentown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(484) 765-4861	606	31	19.3	97.5%	61 (10.1%)	75 (12.4%)	404 (66.7%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (9.6%)	15.2	1270^th of 1511 public elementary schools	15.9%		22.1	1191^st of 1526 public elementary schools	22.0%	79	23.8	36.1	11.8	22.2	20.4	30.6	20.9	23.4	$16,407	$2,639	$13,768

Frequently Asked Questions about Ironton School

Is Ironton School a good school?

Ironton School ranks 174^th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ironton School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 417 students attended Ironton School.

What schools do graduates of Ironton School attend?

Students who attend Ironton School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Orefield Middle School
High : Parkland High School

What is the racial makeup of Ironton School?

Students at Ironton School are 71% White, 19% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% African American.

What district is Ironton School in?

Parkland School District

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