Best Public Schools in Shermans Dale, PA

Summary:

The city of Shermans Dale, Pennsylvania has only one school, Carroll Elementary School, which serves students from kindergarten through 6th grade. The school is part of the West Perry School District, which is ranked 392 out of 606 school districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Carroll Elementary School has seen fluctuating performance in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 742 out of 1,534 Pennsylvania elementary schools in 2022-2023 (3-star rating) to 1,046 out of 1,526 in 2023-2024 (2-star rating). The school's proficiency rates on PSSA tests are mixed, with math and English language arts scores below the state average, but science scores above both the district and state averages. The school has a high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, at 101.2% in the 2023-2024 school year, and a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 11.8.

Despite the school's challenges, its per-student spending for the 2022-2023 school year was $25,465, which is relatively high compared to the state average. This suggests that the school may be investing resources to support student learning, but the impact of this spending is not yet clear from the available data. Overall, Carroll Elementary School appears to be facing some academic and demographic hurdles, but the school's small class sizes and high per-student spending could be potential strengths that could be leveraged to improve student outcomes.

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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
Carroll Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6670 Spring Rd	Shermans Dale	17090	Perry County	West Perry School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 582-4256	344	27	12.7	97.7%	323 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	40	965^th of 1511 public elementary schools	36.1%		36.8	1046^th of 1526 public elementary schools	31.5%	81	53.2	44.6	31.6	42.6	48.9	40.0	29.8	39.0	$25,972	$1,084	$24,887

Cities Near Shermans Dale

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
New Bloomfield	5.39 mi	1	679^th
Carlisle	6.2 mi	10	488^th
Elliottsburg	7.06 mi	2	426^th
Mechanicsburg	8.33 mi	18	141^st
Loysville	9.19 mi	1

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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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