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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 17024

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Top rankedWest Perry Middle School420^th of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools

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Summary:

The 17024 zip code in Pennsylvania is home to a single middle school, West Perry Middle School, which serves grades 6-8 and is part of the West Perry School District. While the school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking in recent years, it continues to offer a mix of academic strengths and challenges for its students.

West Perry Middle School's math proficiency rates lag behind the state average, ranging from 22.3% for 6th grade to 35.8% for 7th grade in the 2024-2025 school year. However, the school's English Language Arts (ELA) and science proficiency rates are closer to or above the state average, suggesting potential areas of focus for improvement. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a concentration of poverty in the student population.

Despite these challenges, West Perry Middle School also has some positive attributes, including relatively high spending per student at $21,439 for the 2022-2023 school year and a low student-teacher ratio of 12.4 for the 2023-2024 school year. These resources could be leveraged to address the school's academic performance gaps and support student learning and achievement. Overall, the data suggests that West Perry Middle School faces both opportunities and areas for improvement in providing a quality education to its students.

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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 (2025)	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 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
West Perry Middle School	Public	6-8	2620 Shermans Valley Road	Elliottsburg	17024	Perry County	West Perry School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 789-3012	499	41	12.2	96.6%	458 (91.8%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.0%)	51.2	420^th of 873 public middle schools	51.9%		65.8	303^rd of 891 public middle schools	66.0%	117	22.3	35.8	29.4	28.5	41.5	42.8	54.7	46.7	$26,549	$4,405	$22,144

Cities Near Zip Code 17024

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Elliottsburg	2.25 mi	2	426^th
Loysville	4.24 mi	1
Shermans Dale	5.23 mi	1	607^th
New Bloomfield	5.44 mi	1	679^th
Carlisle	9.87 mi	10	488^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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