Best Public Schools in Gap, PA

Summary:

The city of Gap, Pennsylvania has only one school, Salisbury Elementary School, which serves students from kindergarten through 6th grade. The school is part of the Pequea Valley School District, which is ranked 315 out of 606 school districts in Pennsylvania and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Salisbury Elementary School's performance has fluctuated in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 664 out of 1,511 Pennsylvania elementary schools in 2024-2025 (3-star rating) to 871 out of 1,534 in 2022-2023 (2-star rating). The school's proficiency rates on PSSA tests in Math and English Language Arts are generally higher than the district and state averages, though there are some grade-level variations. The school has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 63.08% in the 2023-2024 school year, suggesting a population with lower socioeconomic status.

Salisbury Elementary School's per-student spending for the 2022-2023 school year was $25,194, and the student-teacher ratio for the 2023-2024 school year was 10.4, which is relatively low compared to typical class sizes. These factors indicate that the school may have access to more resources compared to other schools in the district or state, which could be a contributing factor to its performance. However, without data on other schools in the Gap, Pennsylvania area, it is difficult to make meaningful comparisons and identify any standout schools.

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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 6th 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 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Salisbury Elementary School	Public	K-6	422 School Lane Rd	Gap	17527	Lancaster County	Pequea Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 442-8268	258	25	10.1	63.6%	194 (75.2%)	3 (1.2%)	48 (18.6%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	59.4	664^th of 1511 public elementary schools	56.1%		54	813^th of 1526 public elementary schools	46.7%	149	64.6	52.8	42.1	48.9	51.3	61.3	44.4	28.9	60.0	48.7	$34,632	$7,064	$27,569

Cities Near Gap

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Kinzers	3.75 mi	2	494^th
Coatesville	5.8 mi	7	675^th
Atglen	5.97 mi	5	618^th
Paradise	6.11 mi	1	443^rd
New Holland	6.58 mi	3	378^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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