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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 17501

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276

Students

Top rankedAkron Elementary School522^nd of 1,511 Pennsylvania elementary schools

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Summary:

The 17501 zip code area is home to one standout elementary school, Akron Elementary School, which consistently ranks in the top half of Pennsylvania elementary schools and outperforms the Ephrata Area School District and the state in academic performance.

Akron Elementary School boasts a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger and impressive PSSA test scores, with 60.9% of its students proficient or better in math and 58.1% in 4th-grade math, significantly higher than the district and state averages. The school's low student-teacher ratio of 12.8 and higher-than-average spending per student of $17,607 suggest a strong commitment to providing personalized attention and quality educational resources.

Despite the school's academic success, Akron Elementary School serves a population with significant socioeconomic challenges, as indicated by the high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at 66.1%. This highlights the school's ability to deliver quality education to students from diverse backgrounds, making it a standout institution in the region.

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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 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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