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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 17040

Summary:

The 17040 zip code area is home to one standout elementary school, Bellaire Elementary School, which consistently outperforms the Carlisle Area School District and the state of Pennsylvania in academic assessments. With a student enrollment of 397 and a student-teacher ratio of 14.1 to 1, Bellaire Elementary provides a high-quality education, as evidenced by its strong performance on the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) tests.

In the 2024-2025 school year, Bellaire Elementary ranked 477 out of 1,511 Pennsylvania elementary schools, placing it in the top third of the state. The school's PSSA Math proficiency rate of 58.6% for all grades is significantly higher than the district (32.7%) and state (41.7%) averages. Similarly, Bellaire Elementary outperforms the district and state in PSSA English Language Arts proficiency, with a 58.4% rate for all grades in 2024-2025 compared to 50.4% for the district and 48.5% for the state.

Despite serving a student population with a relatively high free/reduced lunch rate of 61.46%, Bellaire Elementary continues to excel academically. This suggests the school is providing a supportive and enriching educational environment for its students, even in the face of socioeconomic challenges. With a spending per student of $15,790 in the 2022-2023 school year, the school appears to have the necessary resources to support its students' learning and development.

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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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year

Cities Near Zip Code 17040

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Loysville	4.09 mi	1
Elliottsburg	5.23 mi	2	426^th
Shermans Dale	9.4 mi	1	607^th
Carlisle	9.42 mi	10	488^th
Blain	9.72 mi	1	544^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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