Elementary Schools in Gettysburg Area School District

Summary:

The Gettysburg Area School District in Pennsylvania is home to three elementary schools: Lincoln Elementary School, Franklin Township Elementary School, and James Gettys Elementary School. These schools serve students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade in the Gettysburg area.

Among the three schools, James Gettys Elementary School stands out as the top performer. It consistently ranks higher than the other two schools in the district, with a statewide ranking between 533-677 out of 1,511-1,534 Pennsylvania elementary schools over the past three school years. In the 2024-2025 school year, James Gettys had the highest percentage of students proficient or better in both Math (56.6%) and English Language Arts (56.3%) across all grades, outperforming the district and state averages.

While James Gettys Elementary School excels, the data suggests room for improvement across the Gettysburg Area School District. All three schools had proficiency rates below the state average in Math and ELA for the 2024-2025 school year, and the schools' performance rankings and proficiency rates have fluctuated over the past three years, with some year-over-year declines. Maintaining consistent academic achievement appears to be a challenge for the district.

District Detail

900 Biglerville Rd
Gettysburg, PA 17325-8007

(717) 334-6254

SchoolDigger Rank:
216^th of 606 Pennsylvania districts

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 2,782

Primary Schools: 3
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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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
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	98 Lefever Street	Gettysburg	17325	Adams County	Gettysburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 334-6254	393	29	13.7	55.2%	295 (75.1%)	12 (3.1%)	52 (13.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (7.4%)	40	963^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	36.3%		44.9	944^th of 1526 public elementary schools	38.1%	19	31.9	47.0	35.8	38.1	42.0	45.5	42.2	43.2	$18,506	$1,050	$17,456
James Gettys Elementary School	Public	K-5	898 Biglerville Rd	Gettysburg	17325	Adams County	Gettysburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 334-6254	334	27	12.2	56.9%	226 (67.7%)	15 (4.5%)	59 (17.7%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.5%)	66.9	533^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	64.7%		61.8	669^th of 1526 public elementary schools	56.2%	136	56.7	51.0	60.2	56.6	55.9	59.6	54.4	56.3	$19,139	$1,204	$17,935
Franklin Township Elementary School	Public	K-5	870 Old Route 30	Cashtown	17310	Adams County	Gettysburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 334-6254	340	28	12.3	51.8%	261 (76.8%)	8 (2.4%)	49 (14.4%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.6%)	53.4	772^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	48.9%		50	864^th of 1526 public elementary schools	43.4%	92	53.3	53.7	41.4	48.9	51.6	51.8	41.4	47.8	$17,535	$1,129	$16,406

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Vida Charter School	0.84 mi	1	439^th
Adams County Technical Institute	1.76 mi	1
Gettysburg Montessori Charter School	5.43 mi	1	487^th
Upper Adams School District	6.52 mi	4	219^th
Fairfield Area School District	8.44 mi	3	353^rd

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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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