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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 18302

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824

Students

Top rankedResica Elementary School889^th of 1,511 Pennsylvania elementary schools

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Resica Elementary School up 94 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The 18302 zip code area in Pennsylvania is home to two elementary schools - Middle Smithfield Elementary School and Resica Elementary School, both part of the East Stroudsburg Area School District. Based on the available data, Resica Elementary appears to be the stronger performing school, outpacing Middle Smithfield Elementary in key metrics such as Math and English Language Arts proficiency rates, as well as science exam scores.

Resica Elementary boasts a Math proficiency rate of 42.4% and an English Language Arts proficiency rate of 46.3% for the 2024-2025 school year, compared to 29.6% and 33.3% respectively at Middle Smithfield Elementary. Resica Elementary also outperforms the district and state averages in these subjects across most grade levels. Additionally, Resica Elementary has a higher percentage of students scoring proficient or better on the PSSA Science exam (82.3%) compared to Middle Smithfield Elementary (77.2%) in 2023-2024.

While both schools face challenges in meeting state proficiency standards, the data suggests that Resica Elementary is the stronger performing school in the 18302 zip code area. However, the broader East Stroudsburg Area School District as a whole is ranked 419 out of 606 districts in Pennsylvania, indicating systemic challenges that may be impacting the individual school performance. Further analysis of the factors driving these performance differences, such as funding allocation and student demographics, could provide valuable insights for improving educational outcomes in the region.

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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
Resica Elementary School	Public	K-5	1 Gravel Ridge Rd	East Stroudsburg	18302	Monroe County	East Stroudsburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 223-6911	404	40	10.1	53.5%	144 (35.6%)	80 (19.8%)	41 (10.1%)	16 (4.0%)	36 (8.9%)	1 (0.2%)	86 (21.3%)	45.5	889^th of 1511 public elementary schools	41.2%		42.6	983^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	35.6%	94	50.0	36.8	38.9	42.4	40.9	54.4	44.5	46.3	$27,186	$2,369	$24,817
Middle Smithfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	5180 Milford Rd	East Stroudsburg	18302	Monroe County	East Stroudsburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 223-8082	420	39	10.8	57.1%	153 (36.4%)	105 (25.0%)	47 (11.2%)	5 (1.2%)	33 (7.9%)	1 (0.2%)	76 (18.1%)	26	1129^th of 1511 public elementary schools	25.3%		38.7	1023^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	33.0%	106	45.9	27.8	16.9	29.6	37.7	40.8	23.9	33.3	$27,259	$2,342	$24,917

Cities Near Zip Code 18302

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
East Stroudsburg	0.76 mi	7	566^th
Stroudsburg	1.43 mi	7	400^th
Bartonsville	5.04 mi	1
Swiftwater	8.95 mi	4	417^th
Bangor	9.78 mi	5	191^st

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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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