Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 17517

Summary:

The 17517 zip code area in Pennsylvania is home to two elementary schools - Denver Elementary School and Brecknock Elementary School. Based on the available data, Denver Elementary stands out as the higher-performing school in this set, ranking in the top 15% of Pennsylvania elementary schools and significantly outperforming state and district averages on standardized tests.

Denver Elementary has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing above average, while Brecknock has a 3-star rating. Denver students excel across Math, Science, and English Language Arts, with 73.8% scoring proficient or better in Math compared to 40.4% statewide. In contrast, Brecknock Elementary is ranked 742 out of 1,526 Pennsylvania elementary schools, placing it in the middle 50%. The student-teacher ratio at Denver is also lower than Brecknock, at 13.9 compared to 11.5.

The data reveals a significant performance gap between the two schools, with Denver Elementary significantly outperforming Brecknock across nearly all metrics. This gap may be influenced by factors such as the higher per-student spending at Brecknock ($19,246 vs. $4,288 at Denver) and the Cocalico School District (which Denver is part of) being ranked higher than the Eastern Lancaster County School District that Brecknock belongs to.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				PSSA Math (2024)					PSSA Science (2024)		PSSA English Language Arts (2024)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA Science 4th Grade	PSSA Science 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 All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Denver Elementary School	Public	K-5	South 4th Street	Denver	17517	Lancaster County	Cocalico School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 336-1501	453	32	14.0	50.8%	380 (83.9%)	4 (0.9%)	40 (8.8%)	13 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.3%)	83	225^th of 1526 public elementary schools	85.3%		80.8	266^th of 1534 public elementary schools	82.7%	41	67.1	78.6	77.4		73.8	94.3	94.3	67.1	71.4	71.0		69.6	$18,244	$498	$17,746
Adamstown Elementary School	Public	K-5	256 West Main Street	Adamstown	17517	Lancaster County	Cocalico School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 484-1601	410	29	13.9	41.5%	330 (80.5%)	6 (1.5%)	44 (10.7%)	17 (4.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	71.9	454^th of 1526 public elementary schools	70.2%		66.8	556^th of 1534 public elementary schools	63.8%	102	68.0	51.7	53.2		58.1	91.6	91.6	69.3	59.0	62.6		64.0	$18,476	$524	$17,953
Brecknock Elementary School	Public	K-6	361 School Rd	Denver	17517	Lancaster County	Eastern Lancaster County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 445-8600	436	40	10.9	42.0%	347 (79.6%)	12 (2.8%)	54 (12.4%)	14 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	57.9	742^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	51.4%		42.9	975^th of 1534 public elementary schools	36.4%	233	64.4	51.0	38.2	33.4	46.3	81.6	81.6	59.3	61.2	45.4	56.0	55.4	$19,610	$2,048	$17,562

Cities Near Zip Code 17517

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Denver	1.02 mi	4	189^th
Reamstown	2.37 mi	1	211^th
Adamstown	3.93 mi	1	228^th
Ephrata	4.61 mi	7	191^st
Wernersville	6.52 mi	1	325^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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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 17517

Denver Elementary School

Adamstown Elementary School

Brecknock Elementary School

Cities Near Zip Code 17517