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West Snyder Elementary School

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West Snyder Elementary School ranks 733 rd of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

733^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 51% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

West Snyder Elementary School is a public elementary school in Beaver Springs, Pennsylvania, serving 329 students in grades K-5 as part of the Midd-West School District. The school has consistently ranked in the middle range of Pennsylvania elementary schools, with proficiency rates in PSSA Math and English Language Arts (ELA) that are higher than the district and state averages.

One of West Snyder Elementary's notable strengths is its ability to support and achieve high academic outcomes for its low-income student population, with 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school's performance for this subgroup ranks in the top 30% of Pennsylvania elementary schools. However, the school's overall math proficiency rates, while above the district and state averages, still lag behind some higher-performing nearby schools like Miles Township Elementary and Greenwood Elementary.

The school's predominantly White student population, with lower rankings for the White student subgroup, suggests a lack of demographic diversity compared to the state. This could be an area to explore in terms of ensuring equitable access and representation. Nonetheless, West Snyder Elementary has access to consistent funding and resources, with a steady increase in per-student spending and a relatively stable student-teacher ratio, which likely contribute to its overall academic performance.

335

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,411

Per pupil spending ?

98.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

645 Snyder Avenue
Beaver Springs, PA 17812-9795

(570) 837-0046

District: Midd-West School District

Students who attend West Snyder Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Midd-West Middle School
High:	Midd-West High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

96.4%

Two or more races:

1.8%

Hispanic:

0.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 61st percentile in 2017 → 51st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (50% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Above the Pennsylvania median (51st percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 61st-percentile peak (2017) to 51st (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg46%

Pennsylvania avg45%

733^rd of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Top 49%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to top 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Midd-West School District

259^th of 606Midd-West 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	55.7	733 of 1511	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.1	612 of 1526	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.7	681 of 1534	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.1	662 of 1534	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.0	659 of 1433	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.7	712 of 1544	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.2	820 of 1530	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	65.5	605 of 1547	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	56.5	833 of 1554	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	47.6	920 of 1474	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	48.3	464 of 1030	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.9	538 of 1084	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.0	519 of 1043	50.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	64.5	533 of 1466	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.0	487 of 1488	67.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	64.3	450 of 1369	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.8	340 of 1432	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	72.4	331 of 1414	76.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	43.8	879 of 1475	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.0	730 of 1495	51.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	829 of 1201	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.3	729 of 1229	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.1	839 of 1236	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)67th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2025)64th percentile+12 vs school

Disabled (2025)55th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)40th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)31st percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts51%+3 vs state

Math49%+8 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
West Snyder Elementary School	Public	K-5	645 Snyder Avenue	Beaver Springs	17812	Snyder County	Midd-West School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 837-0046	335	28	12.1	98.2%	323 (96.4%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	55.7	733^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	51.5%		64.1	612^th of 1526 public elementary schools	59.9%	121	43.4	50.8	54.4		49.4	45.3	57.7	50.0		51.3	$13,411	$2,043	$11,368
East Juniata Elementary School	Public	K-6	54 Main St	Richfield	17086	Juniata County	Juniata County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 694-3961	378	33	11.4	64.0%	358 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.7%)	46.1	875^th of 1511 public elementary schools	42.1%		56.4	771^st of 1526 public elementary schools	49.5%	104	36.9	47.7	53.5	42.0	45.4	42.6	30.2	37.5	48.0	39.8	$16,625	$1,755	$14,870
Middleburg Elementary School	Public	K-5	600 Wagenseller St	Middleburg	17842	Snyder County	Midd-West School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 837-0046	551	43	12.8	102.0%	529 (96.0%)	8 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)	58	690^th of 1511 public elementary schools	54.3%		57	765^th of 1526 public elementary schools	49.9%	75	53.1	48.6	66.3		56.4	50.0	45.8	47.2		47.9	$11,992	$2,051	$9,941
Greenwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	405 E Sunbury St	Millerstown	17062	Perry County	Greenwood School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 589-3115	313	27	11.7	33.2%	297 (94.9%)	9 (2.9%)	6 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	80.8	262^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	82.7%		75.5	382^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	75.0%	120	82.7	60.9	52.3		65.7	77.3	62.5	70.4		69.5	$20,131	$666	$19,465
Juniata Elementary School	Public	K-5	75 S 7th St	Mifflintown	17059	Juniata County	Juniata County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 436-2111	686	50	13.7	54.8%	544 (79.3%)	2 (0.3%)	109 (15.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.1%)	14.6	1280^th of 1511 public elementary schools	15.3%		30.3	1104^th of 1526 public elementary schools	27.7%	176	27.7	28.8	23.4		26.8	17.9	22.9	18.9		20.0	$13,574	$1,939	$11,635
Mifflinburg Elementary School	Public	K-2	115 Shipton St	Mifflinburg	17844	Union County	Mifflinburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 966-8320	376	35	10.7	100.8%	343 (91.2%)	4 (1.1%)	17 (4.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)								(n/a)											$20,351	$1,671	$18,681
Mifflinburg Area Intrmd School	Public	3-5	250 Mabel Street	Mifflinburg	17844	Union County	Mifflinburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 966-8270	381	37	10.2	99.2%	346 (90.8%)	6 (1.6%)	14 (3.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.7%)	63.4	596^th of 1511 public elementary schools	60.6%		67.4	549^th of 1526 public elementary schools	64.0%	47	59.4	49.1	54.1		54.4	48.4	57.3	61.4		55.3	$18,447	$1,248	$17,199
East Derry Elementary School	Public	K-3	2316 Back Maitland Rd	Lewistown	17044	Mifflin County	Mifflin County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 543-5615	261	23	11.2	106.9%	254 (97.3%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	50.0				50.0	33.8				33.8	$15,390	$3,135	$12,255
Miles Township Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	80 Town Lane Road	Rebersburg	16872	Centre County	Penns Valley Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 422-2000	86	7	12.8	61.6%	81 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.7%)	77.7	322^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	78.7%		80.6	271^st of 1526 public elementary schools	82.2%	51	66.6	84.6			74.2	66.7	53.9			61.3	$15,999	$1,355	$14,645
Newport Elementary School	Public	K-5	559 North 5th St	Newport	17074	Perry County	Newport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 567-3806	436	40	10.9	57.3%	399 (91.5%)	6 (1.4%)	10 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.6%)	33.3	1048^th of 1511 public elementary schools	30.6%		37	1043^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	31.7%	5	38.0	42.9	29.3		36.4	38.0	40.5	34.1		37.4	$19,293	$1,328	$17,965

Frequently Asked Questions about West Snyder Elementary School

How many students attend West Snyder Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 335 students attended West Snyder Elementary School.

Is West Snyder Elementary School a good school?

West Snyder Elementary School ranks 733^rd of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of West Snyder Elementary School attend?

Students who attend West Snyder Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Midd-West Middle School
High : Midd-West High School

What is the racial makeup of West Snyder Elementary School?

Students at West Snyder Elementary School are 96% White, 2% Two or more races.

What district is West Snyder Elementary School in?

Midd-West School District

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