Summary:
The 17319 zip code area is home to two elementary schools, Red Mill Elementary School and Newberry Elementary School, both part of the West Shore School District. Based on the available data, Red Mill Elementary School stands out as the higher-performing school in the area, consistently outpacing its counterpart and the district and state averages in key academic metrics.
Red Mill Elementary School boasts impressive proficiency rates in PSSA Math and English Language Arts tests, with 75.8% proficiency in PSSA Math for all grades compared to 49% for the district and 41.7% for the state. The school also holds a higher statewide ranking, placing in the top 183 out of 1,511 Pennsylvania elementary schools, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Additionally, Red Mill Elementary has a lower percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients at 36.67% and spends slightly less per student ($18,677) compared to Newberry Elementary ($18,932).
In contrast, Newberry Elementary School lags behind the district and state averages in academic proficiency and has a lower statewide ranking of 670 out of 1,511 schools. The school also has a higher percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients at 50.78%. While Newberry Elementary has a lower student-teacher ratio of 12 compared to 15.6 at Red Mill Elementary, this does not appear to translate into stronger academic outcomes for the school.
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