Summary:
The 17584 zip code has only one school, Pequea Elementary School, which is part of the Penn Manor School District. The district is ranked 86 out of 606 school districts in Pennsylvania and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Pequea Elementary School has 357 students and a student-teacher ratio of 15.6, slightly lower than the state average. The school's spending per student is $13,688, higher than the state average. However, the school's performance on PSSA tests is mixed, with proficiency rates in Math generally higher than the state average but lower than the district average, and proficiency rates in English Language Arts lower than both the district and state averages. In Science, the school's proficiency rate is significantly higher than the state average.
The high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (54.62%) at Pequea Elementary School indicates a significant population of economically disadvantaged students. This may be a factor in the school's academic performance and could require additional resources and support to address the unique needs of this student population. The school's ranking and rating within the state have also fluctuated over the past few years, suggesting the need for further investigation to understand the underlying factors driving these changes.
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