Best Public Schools in Cornwall, PA

Summary:

The city of Cornwall, Pennsylvania is home to a single standout elementary school, Cornwall Elementary School, which is part of the Cornwall-Lebanon School District. This school has consistently ranked in the top 25% of Pennsylvania elementary schools over the past 3 years, maintaining a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and outperforming both the district and state averages in key academic metrics like PSSA Math and English Language Arts proficiency rates across all grade levels.

Cornwall Elementary School's academic performance is particularly impressive, with 59.2% of students proficient or better in PSSA Math and 64.5% proficient or better in PSSA English Language Arts in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to 43% and 55.5% for the district, and 41.7% and 48.5% for the state, respectively. The school also outperformed the district and state in PSSA Science proficiency, with 88.3% of students proficient or better. These strong academic outcomes may be attributed to the school's relatively high per-student spending of $14,932 and low student-teacher ratio of 13.8 in the 2023-2024 school year.

Despite its high performance, Cornwall Elementary School serves a diverse socioeconomic community, with 37.97% of its students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. This suggests that the school is providing a quality education to students from a range of backgrounds, making it a standout institution in the region.

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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
Cornwall Elementary School	Public	K-5	45 Burd Coleman Rd	Cornwall	17042	Lebanon County	Cornwall-Lebanon School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 273-4571	541	37	14.6	37.3%	381 (70.4%)	13 (2.4%)	98 (18.1%)	29 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.7%)	75.2	371^st of 1511 public elementary schools	75.4%		77.4	343^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	77.5%	28	60.0	70.6	49.5	59.2	63.9	70.6	60.0	64.5	$15,220	$337	$14,884

Cities Near Cornwall

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lebanon	2.46 mi	14	609^th
Cleona	5.31 mi	1
Annville	6.27 mi	3	328^th
Manheim	7.08 mi	4	404^th
Myerstown	7.58 mi	4	515^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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