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Northwest Elementary School

Q: Is Northwest Elementary School a good school?

Northwest Elementary School ranks in the bottom 5.3% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Northwest Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 557 students attended Northwest Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Northwest Elementary School?

Students at Northwest Elementary School are 80% Hispanic, 15% White, 4% Two or more races, 1% African American.

Q: What schools do graduates of Northwest Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Northwest Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Lebanon Intermediate School High : Lebanon Senior High School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1431^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Northwest Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 583 students. The school is part of the Lebanon School District, which is ranked 511 out of 606 districts in Pennsylvania and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Northwest Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of Pennsylvania elementary schools, with a ranking between 1330-1501 out of 1433-1554 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on PSSA (Pennsylvania System of School Assessment) tests is significantly below the state and district averages across all grades and subjects, with proficiency rates in Math and English Language Arts at just 12.5% and 13.8%, respectively, compared to the state averages of 41.7% and 48.5%. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students, White students, and students with low socioeconomic status.

While the nearby schools within the Lebanon School District, such as Southwest Elementary, Houck Elementary, and Southeast Elementary, generally perform better than Northwest Elementary, they also have high percentages of students from low-income families. In contrast, schools in the neighboring Cornwall-Lebanon School District, such as Cornwall Elementary, South Lebanon Elementary, and Ebenezer Elementary, significantly outperform Northwest Elementary and the Lebanon School District overall.

557

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,397

Per pupil spending ?

104.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1315 Old Forge Road
Lebanon, PA 17046

(717) 273-9391

District: Lebanon School District

Students who attend Northwest Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Lebanon Intermediate School
High:	Lebanon Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

79.9%

White:

14.5%

Two or more races:

3.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (13% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 35 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg21%

Pennsylvania avg45%

1,431^st of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Lebanon School District

511^th of 606Lebanon 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	6.6	1431 of 1511	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.3	1459 of 1526	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.7	1486 of 1534	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.9	1473 of 1534	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.0	1330 of 1433	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.3	1501 of 1544	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.2	1458 of 1530	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.5	1490 of 1547	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.9	1484 of 1554	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	3.7	1422 of 1474	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	4.6	1366 of 1467	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	10.5	1351 of 1519	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	8.4	1473 of 1599	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	3.5	1553 of 1597	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	4.5	1531 of 1579	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	3.3	1507 of 1549	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	2.0	1519 of 1551	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	4.8	1486 of 1555	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	8.5	1432 of 1545	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	4.1	1229 of 1299	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	4.5	1215 of 1308	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	5.0	1212 of 1302	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	934 of 1030	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	1006 of 1084	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	947 of 1043	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	167 of 207	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	187 of 200	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	186 of 196	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	5.6	1419 of 1466	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.6	1441 of 1488	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	14.4	405 of 429	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	421 of 454	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	411 of 432	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	1286 of 1369	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.1	1378 of 1432	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.7	1387 of 1414	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	9.1	1347 of 1475	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.7	1397 of 1495	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	0.9	1223 of 1229	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.0	1208 of 1236	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)19th percentile+14 vs school

Disabled (2025)9th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)9th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)6th percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

White (2024)<1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts14%-35 vs state

Math12%-29 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 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
Northwest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1315 Old Forge Road	Lebanon	17046	Lebanon County	Lebanon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 273-9391	557	44	12.6	104.7%	81 (14.5%)	8 (1.4%)	445 (79.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.6%)	6.6	1431^st of 1511 public elementary schools	5.3%		5.3	1459^th of 1526 public elementary schools	4.4%	28	18.6	15.5	4.0		12.5	18.6	16.9	6.7		13.8	$15,397	$2,244	$13,153
Harding Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	622 Chestnut St	Lebanon	17042	Lebanon County	Lebanon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 273-9391	555	40	14.0	103.1%	80 (14.4%)	23 (4.1%)	428 (77.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	20 (3.6%)	15.9	1264^th of 1511 public elementary schools	16.3%		15.8	1277^th of 1526 public elementary schools	16.3%	13	30.3	22.7	15.0		22.5	31.6	25.0	22.6		26.2	$14,254	$1,726	$12,529
Southwest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 Woodland St	Lebanon	17042	Lebanon County	Lebanon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 273-9391	390	27	14.6	106.2%	70 (17.9%)	10 (2.6%)	291 (74.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.6%)	19.6	1210^th of 1511 public elementary schools	19.9%		36.4	1050^th of 1526 public elementary schools	31.2%	160	33.9	24.1	14.1		24.0	38.6	32.2	19.3		30.0	$13,755	$1,323	$12,433
Ebenezer Elementary School	Public	K-5	1600 Colonial Cir	Lebanon	17046	Lebanon County	Cornwall-Lebanon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 272-1969	500	37	13.5	56.6%	303 (60.6%)	15 (3.0%)	145 (29.0%)	15 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.2%)	57.3	705^th of 1511 public elementary schools	53.3%		53	825^th of 1526 public elementary schools	45.9%	120	56.2	57.2	40.5		51.0	56.1	47.3	47.7		50.6	$17,042	$1,267	$15,775
Houck Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	315 E Lehman St	Lebanon	17046	Lebanon County	Lebanon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 273-9391	348	22	15.8	106.3%	70 (20.1%)	14 (4.0%)	248 (71.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.6%)	46.7	871^st of 1511 public elementary schools	42.4%		38.2	1028^th of 1526 public elementary schools	32.6%	157	58.7	54.0	6.6		40.4	54.3	65.3	11.1		44.3	$15,189	$1,900	$13,289
Southeast Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	499 East Pershing Ave	Lebanon	17042	Lebanon County	Lebanon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 273-9391	438	28	15.7	107.8%	80 (18.3%)	11 (2.5%)	325 (74.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.8%)	26.2	1125^th of 1511 public elementary schools	25.5%		28.3	1124^th of 1526 public elementary schools	26.3%	1	47.1	36.7	13.9		32.0	27.9	41.0	26.4		31.4	$13,154	$1,306	$11,848
Cleona Elementary School	Public	K-2	50 E Walnut St	Cleona	17042	Lebanon County	Annville-Cleona School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 867-7640	302	22	13.8	51.3%	212 (70.2%)	5 (1.7%)	61 (20.2%)	9 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.0%)								(n/a)											$22,185	$842	$21,343
Union Canal Elementary School	Public	K-5	400 Narrows Dr	Lebanon	17046	Lebanon County	Cornwall-Lebanon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 270-7227	386	32	12.2	66.3%	190 (49.2%)	11 (2.8%)	163 (42.2%)	7 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	26.7	1119^th of 1511 public elementary schools	25.9%		40.5	1003^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	34.3%	116	27.2	26.2	37.0		30.2	32.3	31.2	38.4		34.1	$17,522	$1,554	$15,968
South Lebanon Elementary School	Public	K-5	1825 S 5th Ave	Lebanon	17042	Lebanon County	Cornwall-Lebanon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 273-4546	554	40	14.0	44.9%	337 (60.8%)	22 (4.0%)	156 (28.2%)	17 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.0%)	65.8	561^st of 1511 public elementary schools	62.9%		70.1	492^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	67.8%	69	53.7	58.4	50.5		53.9	53.7	68.5	52.3		57.7	$15,749	$460	$15,289
Annville Elementary School	Public	3-6	205 S White Oak St	Annville	17003	Lebanon County	Annville-Cleona School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 867-7620	429	30	14.5	50.6%	307 (71.6%)	4 (0.9%)	74 (17.2%)	26 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.2%)	64.8	582^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	61.5%		63.3	629^th of 1526 public elementary schools	58.8%	47	62.7	62.8	40.8	36.3	50.5	59.6	65.0	43.3	61.6	56.6	$21,876	$830	$21,046

Frequently Asked Questions about Northwest Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Northwest Elementary School?

Students at Northwest Elementary School are 80% Hispanic, 15% White, 4% Two or more races, 1% African American.

Is Northwest Elementary School a good school?

Northwest Elementary School ranks in the bottom 5.3% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Northwest Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Northwest Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lebanon Intermediate School
High : Lebanon Senior High School

How many students attend Northwest Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 557 students attended Northwest Elementary School.

What district is Northwest Elementary School in?

Lebanon School District

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