Best Public Schools in Zip Code 17331

Summary:

The 17331 zip code area is home to 11 schools across two school districts - the South Western School District and the Hanover Public School District. The schools include 7 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 2 high schools, serving students from a diverse range of backgrounds.

Among the standout schools in the area, West Manheim Elementary School and Conewago Township Elementary School demonstrate consistently high academic performance, with strong proficiency rates in both Math and English Language Arts. Hanover Street Elementary School also stands out for its high proficiency rates and relatively low student-teacher ratio.

The data reveals a clear correlation between economic disadvantage, as measured by free/reduced lunch rates, and lower academic performance. Schools with the highest free/reduced lunch rates, such as Hanover Middle School, Hanover Senior High School, Clearview Elementary School, and Hanover Street Elementary School, tend to have lower test scores compared to their peers. However, the data also highlights that high achievement is possible, even in districts with lower overall rankings, as demonstrated by the top-performing schools in the area.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2025)	Keystone Exams Biology (2025)	Keystone Exams Literature (2025)	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	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th 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 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
Conewago Township Elementary School	Public	K-3	1189 W Elm Ave	Hanover	17331	Adams County	Conewago Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 624-2157	475	38	12.4	57.1%	379 (79.8%)	7 (1.5%)	57 (12.0%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.3%)								(n/a)				70.9						70.9	52.2						52.2	$18,137	$1,396	$16,741
Clearview Elementary School	Public	K-4	801 Randolph St	Hanover	17331	York County	Hanover Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 637-9000	230	21	11.2	84.8%	154 (67.0%)	12 (5.2%)	34 (14.8%)	7 (3.0%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.3%)	50.2	820^th of 1511 public elementary schools	45.7%		57.4	755^th of 1526 public elementary schools	50.5%	65				50.0	51.2					50.6	46.0	51.2					48.4	$14,092	$758	$13,334
Hanover Street Elementary School	Public	K-4	101 East Hanover Street	Hanover	17331	York County	Hanover Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 637-9000	269	20	13.1	72.9%	153 (56.9%)	10 (3.7%)	71 (26.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (12.3%)	60.1	650^th of 1511 public elementary schools	57.0%		69.3	509^th of 1526 public elementary schools	66.6%	141				52.1	57.1					54.9	54.4	54.6					54.4	$18,547	$1,705	$16,842
Washington Elementary School	Public	K-4	301 Moul Avenue	Hanover	17331	York County	Hanover Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 637-9000	213	18	11.7	64.8%	136 (63.8%)	12 (5.6%)	28 (13.1%)	2 (0.9%)	8 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (12.7%)	67.6	517^th of 1511 public elementary schools	65.8%		61.5	678^th of 1526 public elementary schools	55.6%	161				61.5	56.0					58.4	61.6	58.0					59.6	$14,767	$940	$13,827
Hanover Middle School	Public	5-8	300 Keagy Ave	Hanover	17331	York County	Hanover Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 637-9000	636	38	16.5	66.2%	385 (60.5%)	34 (5.3%)	140 (22.0%)	7 (1.1%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (10.2%)	57.3	366^th of 873 public middle schools	58.1%		51.5	443^rd of 891 public middle schools	50.3%	77						42.1	35.7	36.1	20.6	33.6			41.5	42.7	59.2	55.5	49.2	$13,422	$633	$12,789
Hanover Senior High School	Public	8-12	401 Moul Ave	Hanover	17331	York County	Hanover Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 637-9000	578	39	14.7	66.6%	355 (61.4%)	36 (6.2%)	133 (23.0%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.1%)	56	329^th of 681 public high schools	51.7%		54.2	351^st of 686 public high schools	48.8%	22	41.0	50.9	64.5															$14,958	$882	$14,076
Baresville Elementary School	Public	K-5	135 Sanford Ave	Hanover	17331	York County	South Western School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 633-4870	586	40	14.8	52.7%	463 (79.0%)	24 (4.1%)	58 (9.9%)	12 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.9%)	50.7	812^th of 1511 public elementary schools	46.3%		45.7	929^th of 1526 public elementary schools	39.1%	117				34.1	47.8	46.3				42.9	46.6	46.2	59.3				50.9	$17,104	$720	$16,384
Park Hills Elementary School	Public	K-5	137 W Granger St	Hanover	17331	York County	South Western School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 633-4880	572	38	15.1	38.8%	480 (83.9%)	20 (3.5%)	40 (7.0%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	21 (3.7%)	58.9	674^th of 1511 public elementary schools	55.4%		50.7	852^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	44.2%	178				63.3	48.8	47.9				53.7	53.0	45.0	51.0				50.0	$16,680	$719	$15,961
West Manheim Elementary School	Public	K-5	2000 Baltimore Pike	Hanover	17331	York County	South Western School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 633-4890	538	43	12.6	37.0%	434 (80.7%)	52 (9.7%)	25 (4.6%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.9%)	59.5	659^th of 1511 public elementary schools	56.4%		57.5	754^th of 1526 public elementary schools	50.6%	95				56.3	58.0	49.0				54.2	43.7	55.5	53.0				50.4	$15,587	$00	$15,587
South Western Senior High School	Public	9-12	200 Bowman Rd	Hanover	17331	York County	South Western School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 633-4807	1,380	92	14.9	34.8%	1,117 (80.9%)	102 (7.4%)	97 (7.0%)	24 (1.7%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (2.6%)	58.5	305^th of 681 public high schools	55.2%		68	224^th of 686 public high schools	67.3%	81	58.1	49.0	55.6															$17,290	$00	$17,290
Emory H Markle Middle School	Public	6-8	225 Bowman Rd	Hanover	17331	York County	South Western School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 633-4840	1,046	74	14.2	37.5%	828 (79.2%)	73 (7.0%)	82 (7.8%)	11 (1.1%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (4.5%)	55.8	375^th of 873 public middle schools	57.0%		53.3	425^th of 891 public middle schools	52.3%	50							36.0	34.9	27.2	32.8				49.7	47.2	46.1	47.6	$16,359	$00	$16,359

Cities Near Zip Code 17331

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hanover	0.91 mi	11	394^th
Littlestown	5.45 mi	3	332^nd
New Oxford	5.59 mi	4	313^th
Glenville	8.12 mi	1	231^st
Spring Grove	8.87 mi	4	245^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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