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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 17408

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Schools

1,251

Students

Districts

Top rankedNew Salem Elementary School384^th of 1,511 Pennsylvania elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Trimmer Elementary School up 144 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The 17408 zip code area is home to three elementary schools: Wallace Elementary School, Trimmer Elementary School, and New Salem Elementary School. These schools serve students from the West York Area School District and the Spring Grove Area School District.

Among the three schools, New Salem Elementary School stands out as the top performer. It is ranked in the top 25% of Pennsylvania elementary schools, with consistently high test scores that exceed district and state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 77.8% of New Salem students were proficient or better in Math, compared to 48.5% for the district and 41.7% for the state. Additionally, New Salem has a relatively low free/reduced lunch rate of 36.32%, and it spends $15,935 per student, which is lower than the other two schools.

In contrast, Trimmer Elementary School and Wallace Elementary School do not demonstrate the same level of academic excellence. Trimmer Elementary has middling test scores and rankings, while Wallace Elementary has the highest free/reduced lunch rate (62.41%) and the highest spending per student ($29,317) among the three schools. The lack of statewide ranking data for Wallace Elementary makes it difficult to fully assess its performance compared to the other schools and the state.

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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 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
New Salem Elementary School	Public	K-4	3745 Salem Rd	York	17408	York County	Spring Grove Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 225-4731	403	26	15.3	37.2%	349 (86.6%)	20 (5.0%)	14 (3.5%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.7%)	74.6	384^th of 1511 public elementary schools	74.6%		81	264^th of 1526 public elementary schools	82.7%	120	75.0	82.2		77.8	55.0	53.2		54.3	$16,033	$963	$15,070
Trimmer Elementary School	Public	2-5	1900 Brenda Rd	York	17408	York County	West York Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 764-6586	421	33	12.7	61.8%	210 (49.9%)	47 (11.2%)	110 (26.1%)	11 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (10.2%)	60.6	642^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	57.5%		55.4	786^th of 1526 public elementary schools	48.5%	144		58.0	46.9	51.9		57.9	42.2	49.4	$12,804	$768	$12,036
Wallace Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	2065 High St	York	17408	York County	West York Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 764-6869	427	29	14.8	64.2%	218 (51.1%)	60 (14.1%)	88 (20.6%)	10 (2.3%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (10.5%)								(n/a)									$12,410	$745	$11,666

Cities Near Zip Code 17408

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hellam	0.97 mi	1	520^th
York	2.67 mi	43	616^th
Wrightsville	3.27 mi	3	225^th
Marietta	4.28 mi	1	384^th
East Prospect	5.37 mi	1	565^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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