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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 18974

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At a glance

Schools

1,565

Students

Top rankedMcDonald Elementary School651^st of 1,511 Pennsylvania elementary schools

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Biggest riser

McDonald Elementary School up 325 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The 18974 zip code area is home to two elementary schools - McDonald Elementary School and Willow Dale Elementary School - both part of the Centennial School District. While the schools share a district, they exhibit notable differences in academic performance and student demographics.

McDonald Elementary stands out with higher overall test scores, particularly in English Language Arts, where 50.5% of students were proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to 41.2% at Willow Dale Elementary. Additionally, McDonald has seen its statewide ranking improve in recent years, moving from 976th out of 1,526 Pennsylvania elementary schools in 2023-2024 to 651st out of 1,511 in 2024-2025.

While McDonald Elementary is the stronger performer, both schools are below the state average in some areas, such as 4th grade ELA proficiency. This suggests room for improvement across the Centennial School District, which is ranked 230th out of 606 school districts in Pennsylvania and rated 3 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSSA Math (2025)				PSSA English Language Arts (2025)				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 (2023-24)	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	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
McDonald Elementary School	Public	K-5	666 Reeves Ln	Warminster	18974	Bucks County	Centennial School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 441-6157	837	58	14.4	58.2%	512 (61.2%)	33 (3.9%)	185 (22.1%)	62 (7.4%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	41 (4.9%)	60	651^st of 1511 public elementary schools	56.9%		43	976^th of 1526 public elementary schools	36.0%	325	64.3	50.8	47.2	53.8	54.8	47.4	49.3	50.5	96.5%		$22,288	$867	$21,421
Willow Dale Elementary School	Public	K-5	720 Norristown Rd	Warminster	18974	Bucks County	Centennial School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 441-6093	728	51	14.2	52.5%	499 (68.5%)	37 (5.1%)	137 (18.8%)	26 (3.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.7%)	45.5	887^th of 1511 public elementary schools	41.3%		43	980^th of 1526 public elementary schools	35.8%	93	44.5	46.1	50.4	47.1	40.9	38.3	44.3	41.2	89.2%		$23,097	$871	$22,226

Cities Near Zip Code 18974

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Warminster	1.42 mi	4	389^th
Hatboro	1.97 mi	4	337^th
Churchville	2.26 mi	2	170^th
Southampton	2.66 mi	2	217^th
Jamison	2.87 mi	3	71^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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