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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 17545

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Top rankedDoe Run Elementary School716^th of 1,511 Pennsylvania elementary schools

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Summary:

The 17545 zip code in Pennsylvania is home to two elementary schools, Doe Run Elementary School and Baron Elementary School, both part of the Manheim Central School District. Based on the available data, Doe Run Elementary School appears to be the stronger-performing school of the two, with higher proficiency rates in math, English language arts, and science compared to Baron Elementary School.

Doe Run Elementary School has a statewide SchoolDigger ranking of 716 out of 1,511 Pennsylvania elementary schools for the 2024-2025 school year, while Baron Elementary School ranks 951 out of 1,511. Doe Run also has higher proficiency rates in math (50.7% vs. 40.2%), English language arts (55% vs. 47.4%), and science (85% vs. 87%) compared to Baron Elementary School. Additionally, Doe Run Elementary School has a lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (37.5%) compared to Baron Elementary School (55.77%).

Despite the performance gap, both schools are part of the same school district, which is ranked 288 out of 606 school districts in Pennsylvania and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. The data suggests that the district-level factors may not be the primary driver of the performance differences between the two schools, and the significant difference in free/reduced lunch rates may be a contributing factor to the performance gap.

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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
Doe Run Elementary School	Public	K-4	281 Doe Run Rd	Manheim	17545	Lancaster County	Manheim Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 665-8800	672	48	13.9	35.7%	530 (78.9%)	8 (1.2%)	85 (12.6%)	30 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.8%)	57	716^th of 1511 public elementary schools	52.6%		61.6	672^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	56.0%	44	56.0	46.0	50.7	55.2	54.7	55.0	$18,896	$756	$18,141
Baron Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	123 E Gramby St	Manheim	17545	Lancaster County	Manheim Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 665-8900	350	26	13.2	58.0%	260 (74.3%)	14 (4.0%)	64 (18.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	40.9	951^st of 1511 public elementary schools	37.1%		47.7	893^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	41.5%	58	41.4	39.0	40.2	48.2	46.5	47.4	$18,748	$1,000	$17,748

Cities Near Zip Code 17545

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Manheim	0.92 mi	4	404^th
Lititz	4.94 mi	7	160^th
Landisville	5.47 mi	4	67^th
East Petersburg	5.84 mi	1	206^th
Mount Joy	6.31 mi	5	295^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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