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Carroll Elementary School

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Carroll Elementary School ranks 965 th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

965^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 36% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Carroll Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Shermans Dale, Pennsylvania, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 332 students. The school is part of the West Perry School District, which is ranked 392 out of 606 districts in Pennsylvania and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Carroll Elementary School consistently outperforms the West Perry School District and the state of Pennsylvania in PSSA Math and English Language Arts (ELA) test scores across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 42.6% of Carroll Elementary students were proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to 33% for the district and 41.7% for the state. In PSSA ELA, 39% of Carroll Elementary students were proficient or better, compared to 41.9% for the district and 48.5% for the state. The school's strongest performance is in 3rd grade PSSA Math, where 53.2% of students were proficient or better, compared to 38.4% for the district and 53.5% for the state.

While Carroll Elementary School outperforms the nearby New Bloomfield Elementary School, which is also part of the West Perry School District, it lags behind the higher-performing schools in the Cumberland Valley School District, such as Crestview Elementary, Shaull Elementary, and Green Ridge Elementary, which consistently rank higher in the state. The school's relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 11.8 to 12.6 over the past few years, may contribute to its stronger academic performance compared to the district and state.

344

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,972

Per pupil spending ?

97.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6670 Spring Rd
Shermans Dale, PA 17090

(717) 582-4256

District: West Perry School District

Students who attend Carroll Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	West Perry Middle School
High:	West Perry Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.9%

Two or more races:

3.2%

Hispanic:

2.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 52nd percentile in 2023 → 36th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 52nd-percentile peak (2023) to 36th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg37%

Pennsylvania avg45%

965^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 36%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the West Perry School District

392^nd of 606West Perry 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	40.0	965 of 1511	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.8	1046 of 1526	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.6	742 of 1534	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.8	818 of 1534	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.8	704 of 1433	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.7	1106 of 1544	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	1189 of 1530	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.6	1178 of 1547	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	43.2	1039 of 1554	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	28.6	1121 of 1474	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	36.7	1106 of 1467	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	37.5	1134 of 1519	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	40.4	1181 of 1599	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.0	1303 of 1597	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	36.1	1228 of 1579	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.9	1337 of 1549	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	21.6	1337 of 1551	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	22.0	1339 of 1555	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	18.0	1355 of 1545	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	31.2	1028 of 1299	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	29.3	1016 of 1308	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	25.3	1044 of 1302	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	47.3	838 of 1466	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.3	837 of 1488	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	42.9	811 of 1369	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.2	1023 of 1432	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	64.5	489 of 1414	65.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	34.5	1014 of 1475	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.9	1134 of 1495	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	1060 of 1201	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	1122 of 1229	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	38.0	842 of 1236	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)43rd percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)31st percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)12th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Math43%~ state avg

English Language Arts39%-10 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, May 2, 2017

Students are physically and emotionally abused by other students daily. The school atmosphere is severly out of date and falling apart. Teachers are too drawn to their phones to actually teach. 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 All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Carroll Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6670 Spring Rd	Shermans Dale	17090	Perry County	West Perry School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 582-4256	344	27	12.7	97.7%	323 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	40	965^th of 1511 public elementary schools	36.1%		36.8	1046^th of 1526 public elementary schools	31.5%	81	53.2	44.6	31.6	42.6	48.9	40.0	29.8	39.0	$25,972	$1,084	$24,887
New Bloomfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	300 West High St	New Bloomfield	17068	Perry County	West Perry School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 582-4318	391	23	17.3	98.7%	362 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.4%)	24	1150^th of 1511 public elementary schools	23.9%		27.4	1132^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	25.8%	18	29.5	31.1	26.8	29.5	40.8	29.5	26.8	33.6	$22,327	$1,202	$21,125
Middlesex Elementary School	Public	K-5	250 N Middlesex Rd	Carlisle	17013	Cumberland County	Cumberland Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 697-2362	419	33	12.7	44.9%	293 (69.9%)	22 (5.3%)	37 (8.8%)	45 (10.7%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.3%)	48.6	846^th of 1511 public elementary schools	44.0%		52.1	835^th of 1526 public elementary schools	45.3%	11	57.2	57.6	38.0	50.8	35.1	44.1	46.5	41.6	$17,839	$1,347	$16,493
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
Green Ridge Elementary School	Public	1-5	1 Green Ridge Rd	Mechanicsburg	17050	Cumberland County	Cumberland Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 766-4911	474	32	14.9	29.3%	219 (46.2%)	14 (3.0%)	22 (4.6%)	201 (42.4%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.3%)	92.3	71^st of 1511 public elementary schools	95.3%		89	112^th of 1526 public elementary schools	92.7%	41	83.6	82.3	72.9	79.6	75.5	81.1	76.0	77.4	$14,970	$03	$14,967
Susquenita Elementary School	Public	K-4	Susquenita Elementary Schol	Duncannon	17020	Perry County	Susquenita School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 957-6000	646	54	12.0	54.0%	550 (85.1%)	5 (0.8%)	35 (5.4%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (7.9%)	33.5	1043^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	31.0%		34.9	1068^th of 1526 public elementary schools	30.0%	25	44.7	42.9		43.8	28.9	42.0		35.4	$15,181	$2,898	$12,283
Crestview Elementary School	Public	K-5	240 Longs Gap Rd	Carlisle	17013	Cumberland County	Carlisle Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 240-6800	541	31	17.2	55.5%	347 (64.1%)	39 (7.2%)	41 (7.6%)	70 (12.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.9%)	55.1	747^th of 1511 public elementary schools	50.6%		49	877^th of 1526 public elementary schools	42.5%	130	58.3	47.1	33.3	46.7	55.2	53.4	48.3	52.4	$15,572	$533	$15,038
Shaull Elementary School	Public	K-5	1 Shaull Drive	Enola	17025	Cumberland County	Cumberland Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 732-2460	591	39	15.2	17.6%	362 (61.3%)	22 (3.7%)	34 (5.8%)	137 (23.2%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	30 (5.1%)	87.5	164^th of 1511 public elementary schools	89.1%		81.9	248^th of 1526 public elementary schools	83.7%	84	82.9	72.1	57.9	71.4	87.7	71.0	69.7	76.0	$16,281	$03	$16,278
Silver Spring Elementary School	Public	K-5	6746 Carlisle Pike	Mechanicsburg	17050	Cumberland County	Cumberland Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 506-3755	528	33	15.9	30.9%	278 (52.7%)	21 (4.0%)	24 (4.5%)	169 (32.0%)	13 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.4%)	72	441^st of 1511 public elementary schools	70.8%		80.5	274^th of 1526 public elementary schools	82.0%	167	71.9	62.6	54.0	63.3	64.1	58.4	47.1	57.0	$14,917	$152	$14,765
Winding Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	34 Bali Hai Rd	Mechanicsburg	17050	Cumberland County	Cumberland Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 620-2525	1,055	67	15.7	32.2%	441 (41.8%)	67 (6.4%)	120 (11.4%)	356 (33.7%)	16 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (5.2%)	69.8	469^th of 1511 public elementary schools	69.0%		71.3	461^st of 1526 public elementary schools	69.8%	8	64.0	48.5	62.7	58.1	57.9	52.5	70.1	60.3	$13,991	$226	$13,765

Frequently Asked Questions about Carroll Elementary School

How many students attend Carroll Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 344 students attended Carroll Elementary School.

What district is Carroll Elementary School in?

West Perry School District

What schools do graduates of Carroll Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : West Perry Middle School
High : West Perry Senior High School

Is Carroll Elementary School a good school?

Carroll Elementary School ranks 965^th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Carroll Elementary School?

Students at Carroll Elementary School are 94% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

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