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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 18415

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258

Students

Top rankedDamascus Area School346^th of 1,511 Pennsylvania elementary schools

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Summary:

The 18415 zip code is home to a single standout elementary school, Damascus Area School, which serves grades PK-8 and is part of the Wayne Highlands School District. This school consistently outperforms state and district averages on PSSA tests in both Math and English Language Arts, with proficiency rates reaching 67.6% and 61.1% respectively in the 2024-2025 school year.

Damascus Area School's academic excellence is further demonstrated by its impressive PSSA Science proficiency rate of 92.7% in 2023-2024, significantly higher than the district and state averages. The school also maintains a low dropout rate of 1.4% and has access to significant resources, with a high per-student spending of $24,953 and a low student-teacher ratio of 9.9 to 1 in the 2023-2024 school year.

Despite having a relatively high percentage of students (42.11%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year, Damascus Area School has consistently improved its statewide ranking, moving from 346 out of 1,511 Pennsylvania elementary schools in 2024-2025 to 75 out of 1,534 in 2022-2023. This suggests the school is effectively serving a diverse student population and providing a high-quality education to all its students.

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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 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
Damascus Area School	Public	PK, KG-8	174 High School Rd	Damascus	18415	Wayne County	Wayne Highlands School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 224-4114	258	27	9.6	43.4%	240 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.9%)	76.6	346^th of 1511 public elementary schools	77.1%		85.5	183^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	88.0%	163	79.3	85.2	59.1	66.6	62.5	53.1	67.6	48.3	70.3	36.4	60.6	75.0	71.9	61.1	$26,132	$972	$25,160

Cities Near Zip Code 18415

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Damascus	4.01 mi	1	95^th
Honesdale	13.73 mi	4	78^th
Lakewood	14.87 mi	1	361^st
Waymart	17.9 mi	1	284^th
Forest City	18.64 mi	2	441^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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