Best Public Schools in Zip Code 17812

Summary:

The 17812 zip code is home to a single elementary school, West Snyder Elementary School, which serves grades K-5 and is part of the Midd-West School District. With a total enrollment of 329 students, the school is ranked 733 out of 1,511 Pennsylvania elementary schools and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

West Snyder Elementary School's performance on PSSA tests is mixed, with some grade levels performing above the district and state averages in Math and English Language Arts, while others fall below. However, the school's 4th-grade Science proficiency rate is significantly higher than the district and state averages. The school serves a relatively low-income student population, with 100% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, and has a per-student spending of $12,804, which is above the state average. The school's student-teacher ratio of 11.9 is lower than the typical class size.

Without any other schools in the 17812 zip code to compare to, it is difficult to draw conclusions about the relative performance of West Snyder Elementary School within its immediate geographic area. However, the data suggests that the school is well-resourced and serves a low-income community, with mixed academic performance that could benefit from further analysis and targeted improvement efforts.

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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	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 5th 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 All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
West Snyder Elementary School	Public	K-5	645 Snyder Avenue	Beaver Springs	17812	Snyder County	Midd-West School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 837-0046	335	28	12.1	98.2%	323 (96.4%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	55.7	733^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	51.5%		64.1	612^th of 1526 public elementary schools	59.9%	121	43.4	50.8	54.4	49.4	45.3	57.7	50.0	51.3	$13,411	$2,043	$11,368

Cities Near Zip Code 17812

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Beaver Springs	2.48 mi	1	432^nd
Mc Alisterville	7.89 mi	2	422^nd
Richfield	8.78 mi	2	541^st
Middleburg	11.14 mi	3	347^th
Thompsontown	14.15 mi	1

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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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