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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 17602

At a glance

Schools

6,622

Students

Districts

Top rankedWickersham Elementary School796^th of 1,511 Pennsylvania elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Wickersham Elementary School up 199 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Leola Elementary School 8.1 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

2★

1★

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The 17602 zip code area in Pennsylvania is home to 10 schools spanning elementary, middle, and high school grades, spread across two school districts - Lancaster School District and Conestoga Valley School District. While the overall academic performance in the area is mixed, a few schools stand out as exceptional, including Smoketown Elementary School and Wickersham Elementary School.

Smoketown Elementary School, part of the Conestoga Valley School District, consistently outperforms state and district averages on standardized tests, earning a 2-out-of-5-star rating from SchoolDigger, the highest in the area. In contrast, many of the Lancaster School District schools, including the middle and high schools, struggle with lower test scores and higher rates of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch.

The data reveals significant disparities in academic performance and socioeconomic factors among the schools in the 17602 zip code area. While Wickersham Elementary School in the Lancaster School District stands out as a high-performing outlier, the overall picture suggests that the Lancaster School District faces significant challenges in providing equitable educational opportunities for its students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2025)	Keystone Exams Biology (2025)	Keystone Exams Literature (2025)	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	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	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math 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 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
La Academia Partnership Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	30 N Ann Street	Lancaster	17602	Lancaster County	La Academia Partnership Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(717) 295-7763	196	18	10.8	102.0%	5 (2.6%)	17 (8.7%)	164 (83.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.1%)	1.2	680^th of 681 public high schools	0.1%		4.1	648^th of 686 public high schools	5.5%	32	0.0	0.0	0.0				0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0				31.3	7.7	3.2	11.0	$17,780	$2,875	$14,905
Smoketown Elementary School	Public	K-5	500 Mount Sidney Road	Lancaster	17602	Lancaster County	Conestoga Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 394-0555	470	38	12.3	49.6%	244 (51.9%)	47 (10.0%)	136 (28.9%)	11 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.8%)	34.7	1034^th of 1511 public elementary schools	31.6%		54.6	803^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	47.4%	231				45.3	46.1	31.9				41.3	32.2	32.9	40.2				34.9	$20,894	$1,330	$19,564
Leola Elementary School	Public	K-5	2426 Old Philadelphia Pike	Lancaster	17602	Lancaster County	Conestoga Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 656-2068	287	35	8.1	72.8%	131 (45.6%)	25 (8.7%)	89 (31.0%)	11 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (10.8%)	35.3	1024^th of 1511 public elementary schools	32.2%		34.5	1072^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	29.8%	48				38.4	52.6	41.3				43.3	28.8	34.2	37.0				33.1	$23,005	$1,678	$21,327
Lampeter-Strasburg Early Childhood Center	Public	K	1740 Pioneer Rd	Lancaster	17602	Lancaster County	Lampeter-Strasburg School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(717) 464-3311	185	5	34.7		152 (82.2%)	5 (2.7%)	18 (9.7%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.8%)								(n/a)
Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	545 S Ann St	Lancaster	17602	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6275	467	49	9.5	102.4%	12 (2.6%)	41 (8.8%)	400 (85.7%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	16.7	1251^st of 1511 public elementary schools	17.2%		14	1299^th of 1526 public elementary schools	14.9%	48				24.6	32.8	18.2				24.8	17.4	31.0	25.8				24.3	$27,161	$3,608	$23,553
Wickersham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	401 N Reservoir St	Lancaster	17602	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6291	402	34	11.8	98.8%	43 (10.7%)	58 (14.4%)	238 (59.2%)	30 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.2%)	51.5	796^th of 1511 public elementary schools	47.3%		41.3	995^th of 1526 public elementary schools	34.8%	199				52.6	40.8	51.1				48.1	45.6	48.2	51.1				48.1	$26,194	$3,828	$22,366
Jackson Middle School	Public	6-8	431 S Ann St	Lancaster	17602	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6161	524	51	10.2	84.5%	19 (3.6%)	99 (18.9%)	380 (72.5%)	12 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	11.6	767^th of 873 public middle schools	12.1%		12.6	764^th of 891 public middle schools	14.3%	3							14.5	8.6	4.1	9.2				20.4	17.1	13.6	17.1	$28,842	$4,032	$24,810
Lincoln Middle School	Public	6-8	1001 Lehigh Ave	Lancaster	17602	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6187	465	51	9.1	94.4%	49 (10.5%)	82 (17.6%)	291 (62.6%)	19 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.2%)	22.7	653^rd of 873 public middle schools	25.2%		23	667^th of 891 public middle schools	25.1%	14							23.9	11.1	12.5	16.1				33.8	25.2	26.4	28.6	$28,557	$3,874	$24,683
McCaskey Campus	Public	9-12	445 N Reservoir St	Lancaster	17602	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6211	2,600	175	14.8	89.0%	364 (14.0%)	458 (17.6%)	1,523 (58.6%)	94 (3.6%)	1 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	159 (6.1%)	25.1	525^th of 681 public high schools	22.9%		25.7	529^th of 686 public high schools	22.9%	4	20.6	34.1	50.5															$22,511	$3,436	$19,075
Burrowes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1001 E Orange St	Lancaster	17602	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6159	308	28	11.0	85.4%	34 (11.0%)	59 (19.2%)	188 (61.0%)	8 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.2%)	28.9	1098^th of 1511 public elementary schools	27.3%		23.8	1166^th of 1526 public elementary schools	23.6%	68				46.7	28.6	18.4				32.0	40.0	45.3	18.4				35.2	$25,641	$4,020	$21,620
Phoenix Academy	Public, Magnet	6-12	630 Rockland St	Lancaster	17602	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	Yes	No	No	(717) 735-7860	305	25	12.2	89.2%	14 (4.6%)	56 (18.4%)	207 (67.9%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.2%)	2	669^th of 681 public high schools	1.8%		1.5	686^th of 686 public high schools	0.0%	17	0.0	4.9	18.6															$23,978	$3,818	$20,161
King Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	466 Rockland St	Lancaster	17602	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6178	413	34	12.1	97.6%	15 (3.6%)	58 (14.0%)	318 (77.0%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.1%)	8.3	1386^th of 1511 public elementary schools	8.3%		13.9	1304^th of 1526 public elementary schools	14.5%	82				21.3	21.2	8.4				17.1	11.7	19.7	11.6				14.5	$23,728	$3,595	$20,132

Cities Near Zip Code 17602

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lancaster	1.29 mi	39	513^th
Lampeter	2.74 mi	4	94^th
Willow Street	3.07 mi	2	367^th
Millersville	4.91 mi	2	77^th
Conestoga	6.79 mi	1	127^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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.