Summary:
The 17527 zip code is home to a single elementary school, Salisbury Elementary School, which serves grades K-6 and is part of the Pequea Valley School District. With a total enrollment of 260 students, Salisbury Elementary School is a reasonably strong-performing school, ranking 664 out of 1,511 Pennsylvania elementary schools for the 2024-2025 school year and earning a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Academically, Salisbury Elementary School outperforms the district and state averages in Math, with 51.3% of students scoring proficient or better, compared to 39.5% for the district and 41.7% for the state. In Science, the school's 4th-grade proficiency rate of 81.6% is significantly higher than the district (82.2%) and state (77.1%) averages. However, the school's English Language Arts performance is more in line with the district and state, with 48.7% of students scoring proficient or better.
The school has a relatively high percentage of students (63.08%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students. Despite this, the school's per-student spending for the 2022-2023 school year was $25,194, which is higher than the state average, and the student-teacher ratio is 10.4, lower than the typical class size. These factors may contribute to the school's relatively strong academic performance and its ability to support its diverse student population.
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