Best Public Schools in Zip Code 17501

Summary:

The 17501 zip code is home to a single standout elementary school, Akron Elementary School, which serves grades K-4 and has 292 students enrolled. This school consistently outperforms the Ephrata Area School District and the state of Pennsylvania in PSSA test scores for Math and English Language Arts across all grades, with proficiency rates reaching as high as 60.9% in Math and 57.4% in English Language Arts in the 2024-2025 school year.

Akron Elementary School's academic excellence is further highlighted by its 4th-grade PSSA Science proficiency rate of 82.4% in 2023-2024, significantly higher than the district's 86.8% and the state's 77.1%. Despite having a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at 66.1% in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's performance suggests it is providing a strong educational foundation for its diverse student population.

The school's success can be attributed, in part, to the significant resources invested in it by the Ephrata Area School District. Akron Elementary School's per-student spending for the 2022-2023 school year was $17,607, and the student-to-teacher ratio for the 2023-2024 school year was 12.8, indicating a relatively low class size. These factors likely contribute to the school's ability to deliver exceptional academic outcomes for 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	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 All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Akron Elementary School	Public	K-4	125 S 11th St	Akron	17501	Lancaster County	Ephrata Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 859-0400	276	20	13.4	69.9%	203 (73.6%)	4 (1.4%)	40 (14.5%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (9.4%)	67.4	522^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	65.5%		62	664^th of 1526 public elementary schools	56.5%	142	64.1	58.1	60.9	64.2	51.6	57.4	$17,606	$801	$16,805

Cities Near Zip Code 17501

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Akron	0.34 mi	1	280^th
Ephrata	1.63 mi	7	258^th
Brownstown	2.36 mi	1	106^th
Lititz	4.52 mi	7	160^th
Reamstown	5.44 mi	1	243^rd

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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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