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Smith-Wade-Elementary Elementary School

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Smith-Wade-Elementary Elementary School ranks 997 th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

997^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 34% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Smith-Wade-Elementary Elementary School is a public elementary school in Lancaster School District, serving 409 students in grades PK-5. The school consistently performs below the state and district averages in Math and English Language Arts (ELA), though its Science proficiency rates are relatively stronger. Smith-Wade-Elementary's student population has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 100% in the last three school years.

Compared to nearby schools within the Lancaster School District, such as Martin School, Fulton Elementary School, and Wharton Elementary School, Smith-Wade-Elementary's performance is generally lower, with significantly lower proficiency rates in Math and ELA. The school's performance has also declined over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 1058 out of 1547 Pennsylvania elementary schools in 2016-2017 to 997 out of 1511 in 2024-2025.

The significant performance gaps between different student subgroups at Smith-Wade-Elementary, such as the large differences in Math and ELA proficiency rates between White, Hispanic, and Low Socioeconomic Status students, suggest that the school may need to focus on addressing these disparities and providing more targeted support for its underperforming student populations.

397

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,663

Per pupil spending ?

103%

Free/discounted lunch ?

910 Hamilton Park Drive
Lancaster, PA 17603-5080

(717) 291-6151

District: Lancaster School District

Students who attend Smith-Wade-Elementary Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Wheatland Middle School
High:	McCaskey Campus

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

45.8%

White:

25.9%

African American:

14.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 24th percentile in 2015 → 34th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Lancaster School District

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (39% vs 45% meeting standards)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg25%

Pennsylvania avg45%

997^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 13Elementary Schools in the Lancaster School District

491^st of 606Lancaster 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	37.5	997 of 1511	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.4	1087 of 1526	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	1176 of 1534	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.9	1102 of 1534	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.8	1128 of 1433	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.4	1154 of 1544	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.6	1149 of 1530	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	41.2	1058 of 1547	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.3	1119 of 1554	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.4	1122 of 1474	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.5	1232 of 1467	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.9	1252 of 1519	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.5	1295 of 1599	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.1	1353 of 1597	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	18.6	1383 of 1579	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.3	1350 of 1549	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	35.6	1208 of 1551	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	34.1	1213 of 1555	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	52.5	903 of 1545	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	69.7	416 of 1299	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	52.2	739 of 1308	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2003	66.7	496 of 1302	61.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	675 of 1030	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.2	675 of 1084	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	13.9	981 of 1043	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	1009 of 1466	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.5	1108 of 1488	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	40.9	243 of 429	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.8	247 of 454	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.9	283 of 432	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	38.5	872 of 1369	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.1	1041 of 1432	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	1086 of 1414	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	919 of 1475	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.8	1031 of 1495	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	64.2	429 of 1201	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.6	475 of 1229	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.2	764 of 1236	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)64th percentile+30 vs school

Hispanic (2025)43rd percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)38th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)34th percentile~ school

Female (2025)31st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts44%-5 vs state

Math35%-7 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 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th 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 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Smith-Wade-Elementary Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	910 Hamilton Park Drive	Lancaster	17603	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6151	397	33	12.0	103.0%	103 (25.9%)	58 (14.6%)	182 (45.8%)	15 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	38 (9.6%)	37.5	997^th of 1511 public elementary schools	34.0%		32.4	1087^th of 1526 public elementary schools	28.8%	90	39.6	43.5	18.0				34.7	48.2	49.2	31.4				43.6	$21,663	$3,452	$18,211
Price Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	340 S. West End Avenue	Lancaster	17603	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6252	331	37	8.9	107.6%	21 (6.3%)	64 (19.3%)	214 (64.7%)	13 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.7%)	14.7	1278^th of 1511 public elementary schools	15.4%		17.3	1254^th of 1526 public elementary schools	17.8%	24	31.1	33.3	8.0				24.0	19.7	30.7	18.0				22.0	$25,299	$3,823	$21,476
Lafayette Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 Fremont St	Lancaster	17603	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6183	437	40	10.9	102.1%	59 (13.5%)	73 (16.7%)	250 (57.2%)	31 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.5%)	15.1	1271^st of 1511 public elementary schools	15.9%		16.1	1270^th of 1526 public elementary schools	16.8%	1	28.4	26.2	20.4				24.9	26.9	23.1	18.7				22.8	$26,173	$3,873	$22,300
Hamilton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1300 Wabank Rd	Lancaster	17603	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6166	339	31	10.9	98.8%	39 (11.5%)	55 (16.2%)	214 (63.1%)	12 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.6%)	28	1104^th of 1511 public elementary schools	26.9%		30	1107^th of 1526 public elementary schools	27.5%	3	46.8	38.3	24.5				36.6	29.8	34.0	28.9				30.9	$24,842	$3,737	$21,105
Fulton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	225 W Orange St	Lancaster	17603	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6110	274	27	10.1	99.3%	33 (12.0%)	50 (18.2%)	166 (60.6%)	8 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.2%)	34.7	1033^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	31.6%		25.4	1149^th of 1526 public elementary schools	24.7%	116	42.1	45.2	17.5				33.9	42.1	48.4	32.5				40.4	$24,742	$3,893	$20,849
Carter and MacRae Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	251 S Prince St	Lancaster	17603	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 396-6842	444	48	9.2	92.6%	36 (8.1%)	122 (27.5%)	252 (56.8%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.1%)	12.6	1311^th of 1511 public elementary schools	13.2%		15.8	1276^th of 1526 public elementary schools	16.4%	35	13.8	31.3	22.4				22.0	13.8	20.4	19.3				17.7	$24,059	$3,377	$20,682
Wharton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	705 N Mary St	Lancaster	17603	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6281	327	27	12.1	101.8%	161 (49.2%)	17 (5.2%)	102 (31.2%)	13 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (10.4%)	49.7	826^th of 1511 public elementary schools	45.3%		54.8	795^th of 1526 public elementary schools	47.9%	31	58.2	46.3	39.2				48.4	58.2	44.5	30.5				45.2	$22,596	$3,518	$19,078
King Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	466 Rockland St	Lancaster	17602	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6178	413	34	12.1	97.6%	15 (3.6%)	58 (14.0%)	318 (77.0%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.1%)	8.3	1386^th of 1511 public elementary schools	8.3%		13.9	1304^th of 1526 public elementary schools	14.5%	82	21.3	21.2	8.4				17.1	11.7	19.7	11.6				14.5	$23,728	$3,595	$20,132
Martin School	Public	PK, KG-8	2000 Wabank Rd	Lancaster	17603	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6193	623	53	11.7	104.3%	86 (13.8%)	128 (20.5%)	319 (51.2%)	38 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (8.2%)	20.3	1195^th of 1511 public elementary schools	20.9%		17.1	1257^th of 1526 public elementary schools	17.6%	62	44.1	32.8	20.0	9.7	24.4	23.5	25.7	25.4	19.0	16.7	39.6	28.9	32.7	27.0	$23,314	$3,582	$19,733
Ross Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	840 N Queen St	Lancaster	17603	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6268	281	21	13.3	94.0%	40 (14.2%)	43 (15.3%)	152 (54.1%)	8 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	37 (13.2%)	24.9	1140^th of 1511 public elementary schools	24.6%		40.5	1002^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	34.3%	138	25.7	34.4	26.0				28.2	25.0	21.9	42.0				31.4	$25,032	$3,964	$21,069

Frequently Asked Questions about Smith-Wade-Elementary Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Smith-Wade-Elementary Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Smith-Wade-Elementary Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Wheatland Middle School
High : McCaskey Campus

What district is Smith-Wade-Elementary Elementary School in?

Lancaster School District

Is Smith-Wade-Elementary Elementary School a good school?

Smith-Wade-Elementary Elementary School ranks 997^th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Smith-Wade-Elementary Elementary School?

Students at Smith-Wade-Elementary Elementary School are 46% Hispanic, 26% White, 15% African American, 10% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

How many students attend Smith-Wade-Elementary Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 397 students attended Smith-Wade-Elementary Elementary School.

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