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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 17857

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Summary:

The 17857 zip code area is home to a single elementary school, Priestley School, which serves students in the Shikellamy School District. While there are no other elementary schools in this specific location to directly compare, Priestley School's performance and characteristics can be analyzed in the broader context of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

Priestley School has consistently ranked in the middle-to-upper range of Pennsylvania elementary schools, maintaining a 3-star rating out of 5 on SchoolDigger. However, the school has a very high free and reduced lunch rate of over 100%, suggesting a predominantly low-income student population. Despite this, Priestley School spends $13,985 per student, which is higher than the state average, and has a student-teacher ratio of 15.9, slightly lower than the typical recommended range.

These insights suggest that while Priestley School is performing at an average level compared to other Pennsylvania elementary schools, it faces unique challenges in serving a high-poverty student population. The school's higher spending per student and relatively low student-teacher ratio may indicate efforts to provide additional resources and support to address the needs of its students. Further analysis and comparison to state-level data could offer deeper insights into the school's strengths, areas for improvement, and the factors contributing to its performance.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	Vaccination: Kindergartners with 2 doses of MMR	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Priestley School	Public	K-2	423 Cannery Rd	Northumberland	17857	Northumberland County	Shikellamy School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 473-3261	250	16	15.8		186 (74.4%)	8 (3.2%)	37 (14.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.2%)								(n/a)	97.5%		$14,657	$2,098	$12,559

Cities Near Zip Code 17857

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Northumberland	0.21 mi	2	537^th
Sunbury	1.63 mi	3	491^st
Selinsgrove	6.97 mi	4	211^th
Lewisburg	7.03 mi	4	32^nd
Milton	8.33 mi	3	209^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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