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Northside Elementary School

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Northside Elementary School ranks 191 st of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 1-5

191^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 87% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Northside Elementary School is a public elementary school in Palmyra, Pennsylvania, serving 232 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.

Northside Elementary consistently outperforms the state and district averages in PSSA (Pennsylvania System of School Assessment) test scores for Math and English Language Arts (ELA) across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 74.6% of Northside students were proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to 63.3% for the Palmyra Area School District and 41.7% for the state of Pennsylvania. The school also excels in the performance of specific student subgroups, ranking in the top 5% of Pennsylvania elementary schools for Low Socioeconomic Status students and the top 10-15% for Female, Male, and Disabled students.

Northside Elementary School has maintained a strong statewide ranking, consistently placing in the top 20-25% of Pennsylvania elementary schools over the past several years and receiving a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. When compared to other elementary schools in the Palmyra Area School District, such as Lingle Avenue Elementary and Pine Street Elementary, Northside stands out as a high-performing school with higher PSSA test scores and overall statewide rankings.

229

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,838

Per pupil spending ?

42.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

301 E Spruce St
Palmyra, PA 17078-1421

(717) 838-1331

District: Palmyra Area School District

Students who attend Northside Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.6%

Hispanic:

14.4%

African American:

6.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 59th percentile in 2015 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (74% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 28 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Near the bottom of Palmyra Area School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg66%

Pennsylvania avg45%

191^st of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Top 13%▲ up 28 pts since 2015

From top 41% (2015) to top 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	85.4	191 of 1511	87.4%	★★★★☆
2024	86.1	166 of 1526	89.1%	★★★★☆
2023	85.5	184 of 1534	88.0%	★★★★☆
2022	80.0	288 of 1534	81.2%	★★★★☆
2021	74.8	361 of 1433	74.8%	★★★★☆
2019	72.0	460 of 1544	70.2%	★★★★☆
2018	80.0	277 of 1530	81.9%	★★★★☆
2017	71.5	473 of 1547	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	70.8	489 of 1554	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	64.7	604 of 1474	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	63.3	657 of 1467	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	60.1	763 of 1519	49.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	79.0	138 of 1030	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	81.1	141 of 1084	87.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	83.7	194 of 1466	86.8%	★★★★☆
2024	83.8	180 of 1488	87.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	86.7	78 of 1369	94.3%	★★★★★
2024	91.8	39 of 1432	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	85.6	107 of 1414	92.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	84.6	198 of 1475	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	85.7	165 of 1495	89.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	76.1	260 of 1201	78.4%	★★★★☆
2024	75.9	254 of 1229	79.3%	★★★★☆
2023	78.7	222 of 1236	82.0%	★★★★☆

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)94th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)87th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)87th percentile~ school

Male (2025)87th percentile~ school

White (2025)78th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Math75%+33 vs state

English Language Arts72%+24 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
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
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
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
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
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
East Hanover Elementary School	Public	K-5	2673 Sand Beach Rd	Grantville	17028	Dauphin County	Lower Dauphin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 469-2686	333	25	13.4	30.6%	261 (78.4%)	2 (0.6%)	47 (14.1%)	8 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.5%)	44.2	913^th of 1511 public elementary schools	39.6%		59.7	716^th of 1526 public elementary schools	53.1%	197	50.0	57.6	32.9		45.9	47.8	37.3	37.3		40.1	$18,448	$575	$17,873

Frequently Asked Questions about Northside Elementary School

What district is Northside Elementary School in?

Palmyra Area School District

Is Northside Elementary School a good school?

Northside Elementary School ranks 191^st of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Northside Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 229 students attended Northside Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Northside Elementary School attend?

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

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

What is the racial makeup of Northside Elementary School?

Students at Northside Elementary School are 72% White, 14% Hispanic, 7% African American, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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