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Pine Street Elementary School

Q: Is Pine Street Elementary School a good school?

Pine Street Elementary School ranks 153 rd of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 1-5

153^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 90% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Pine Street Elementary School is a public elementary school in Palmyra, Pennsylvania, serving 348 students in grades 1-5. The school is part of the Palmyra Area School District, which is ranked 54 out of 606 school districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pine Street Elementary School consistently ranks among the top 10-15% of Pennsylvania elementary schools, with PSSA test scores significantly higher than the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. In the 2024-2025 school year, 75.3% of Pine Street students were proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to 63.3% for the district and 41.7% for the state. Similarly, 73.8% of Pine Street students were proficient or better in PSSA English Language Arts, compared to 67.8% for the district and 48.5% for the state.

The school's performance is particularly noteworthy for its work with specific student subgroups, such as female students, male students, and low socioeconomic status students, ranking among the top 5-10% of Pennsylvania elementary schools in these areas. Additionally, Pine Street Elementary School has a relatively high per-student spending level of $15,163, compared to the district averages of $10,223 for Forge Road Elementary School and $8,683 for Lingle Avenue Elementary School. This higher funding, combined with a student-teacher ratio of around 14-15 students per teacher, suggests that the school is effectively allocating resources to support student learning and success.

342

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,564

Per pupil spending ?

34.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

50 W Pine St
Palmyra, PA 17078-2349

(717) 838-1331

District: Palmyra Area School District

Students who attend Pine Street Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Palmyra Area Middle School
High:	Palmyra Area Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.4%

Hispanic:

9.4%

Asian:

7.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 73rd percentile in 2015 → 90th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (75% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school75%

District avg66%

Pennsylvania avg45%

153^rd of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Top 10%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From top 27% (2015) to top 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Palmyra Area School District

54^th of 606Palmyra Area 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	88.4	153 of 1511	89.9%	★★★★☆
2024	88.5	120 of 1526	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	87.0	160 of 1534	89.6%	★★★★☆
2022	88.2	134 of 1534	91.3%	★★★★★
2021	79.7	268 of 1433	81.3%	★★★★☆
2019	81.0	263 of 1544	83.0%	★★★★☆
2018	80.7	264 of 1530	82.7%	★★★★☆
2017	82.0	246 of 1547	84.1%	★★★★☆
2016	79.8	279 of 1554	82.0%	★★★★☆
2015	73.8	391 of 1474	73.5%	★★★★☆
2014	69.2	520 of 1467	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	69.8	510 of 1519	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	66.0	655 of 1599	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.9	701 of 1597	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	59.2	800 of 1579	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	63.0	667 of 1549	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	55.8	850 of 1551	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	55.4	845 of 1555	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	48.5	1003 of 1545	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	49.8	806 of 1299	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	60.8	593 of 1308	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2003	55.6	672 of 1302	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	90.8	76 of 1030	92.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	85.8	160 of 1466	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	87.6	112 of 1488	92.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	94.6	23 of 1369	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	92.1	36 of 1432	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	78.4	217 of 1414	84.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	88.3	133 of 1475	91.0%	★★★★★
2024	87.1	131 of 1495	91.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	80.4	204 of 1201	83.0%	★★★★☆
2024	85.3	117 of 1229	90.5%	★★★★★
2023	75.8	258 of 1236	79.1%	★★★★☆

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)98th percentile+8 vs school

Disabled (2025)93rd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)91st percentile~ school

Female (2025)89th percentile~ school

White (2025)83rd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Math75%+34 vs state

English Language Arts74%+25 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, April 16, 2012

never had a problem with this school, all teachers worked well with both of my children. was always informed if child went to the nurse, if a child did something wrong (even mine) it was handled appropiatly, i would recommend this school to anyone Close Quote

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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
Pine Street Elementary School	Public	1-5	50 W Pine St	Palmyra	17078	Lebanon County	Palmyra Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 838-1331	342	24	14.5	34.5%	258 (75.4%)	5 (1.5%)	32 (9.4%)	25 (7.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.1%)	88.4	153^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	89.9%		88.5	120^th of 1526 public elementary schools	92.1%	33	72.8	74.6	78.3		75.3	65.2	79.1	76.8		73.8	$17,564	$510	$17,055
Forge Road Elementary School	Public	1-5	400 S Forge Rd	Palmyra	17078	Lebanon County	Palmyra Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 838-1331	341	26	12.9	34.0%	259 (76.0%)	6 (1.8%)	34 (10.0%)	26 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.4%)	61.9	619^th of 1511 public elementary schools	59.0%		67.5	544^th of 1526 public elementary schools	64.4%	75	66.7	57.9	56.7		60.5	55.6	40.7	44.6		47.1	$16,706	$544	$16,162
Lingle Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-5	600 S Lingle Ave	Palmyra	17078	Lebanon County	Palmyra Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 838-1331	547	35	15.5	33.1%	400 (73.1%)	12 (2.2%)	41 (7.5%)	59 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.4%)	91.7	81^st of 1511 public elementary schools	94.6%		91.9	44^th of 1526 public elementary schools	97.1%	37	89.0	87.6	78.3		84.9	67.2	77.0	72.4		72.2	$14,389	$390	$13,999
Northside Elementary School	Public	1-5	301 E Spruce St	Palmyra	17078	Lebanon County	Palmyra Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 838-1331	229	17	13.1	42.8%	164 (71.6%)	15 (6.6%)	33 (14.4%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.7%)	85.4	191^st of 1511 public elementary schools	87.4%		86.1	166^th of 1526 public elementary schools	89.1%	25	75.0	60.9	90.0		74.6	75.0	63.0	80.0		72.4	$20,838	$858	$19,980
Hershey Primary Elementary School	Public	2-3	450 Homestead Rd	Hershey	17033	Dauphin County	Derry Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 531-2277	427	31	14.0	29.0%	283 (66.3%)	22 (5.2%)	35 (8.2%)	55 (12.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.8%)								(n/a)	80.4				80.4	73.4				73.4	$17,792	$1,017	$16,775
Hershey Intrmd Elementary School	Public	4-5	450 Homestead Rd	Hershey	17033	Dauphin County	Derry Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 531-2277	479	38	12.7	26.7%	311 (64.9%)	36 (7.5%)	45 (9.4%)	62 (12.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.6%)	91.1	100^th of 1511 public elementary schools	93.4%		86.2	165^th of 1526 public elementary schools	89.2%	65		80.0	69.2		74.6		79.5	71.9		75.6	$18,830	$1,607	$17,223
Hershey Early Childhood Center	Public	K-1	450-Rear Homestead Road	Hershey	17033	Dauphin County	Derry Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 531-2211	420	36	11.6	30.0%	256 (61.0%)	27 (6.4%)	43 (10.2%)	53 (12.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.5%)								(n/a)											$19,689	$1,079	$18,610
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
South Hanover Elementary School	Public	K-5	15 W 3rd St	Hershey	17033	Dauphin County	Lower Dauphin School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 566-2564	371	28	13.2	19.4%	278 (74.9%)	15 (4.0%)	28 (7.5%)	30 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.4%)	90.5	111^th of 1511 public elementary schools	92.7%		88.6	118^th of 1526 public elementary schools	92.3%	7	80.3	83.9	79.4		81.2	80.3	85.7	57.1		74.5	$18,258	$385	$17,873
Conewago Elementary School	Public	K-5	2809 Hershey Rd	Elizabethtown	17022	Dauphin County	Lower Dauphin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 367-7233	239	19	12.8	28.5%	204 (85.4%)	4 (1.7%)	18 (7.5%)	6 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	83.4	229^th of 1511 public elementary schools	84.8%		76.6	361^st of 1526 public elementary schools	76.3%	132	75.6	67.3	86.1		75.4	73.0	55.1	77.8		67.2	$18,836	$963	$17,873

Frequently Asked Questions about Pine Street Elementary School

How many students attend Pine Street Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 342 students attended Pine Street Elementary School.

Is Pine Street Elementary School a good school?

Pine Street Elementary School ranks 153^rd of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Pine Street Elementary School?

Students at Pine Street Elementary School are 75% White, 9% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Pine Street Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Pine Street Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Palmyra Area Middle School
High : Palmyra Area Senior High School

What district is Pine Street Elementary School in?

Palmyra Area School District

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2024–25 graduation ratesMar 29, 2026

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2024–25 Keystone Exams & PSSA scoresNov 13, 2025

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