Best Public Schools in Zip Code 19555

Summary:

The 19555 zip code is home to a single standout elementary school, Perry Elementary School, which serves grades K-5 and is part of the Hamburg Area School District. With a total enrollment of 334 students, Perry Elementary consistently ranks in the top half of Pennsylvania elementary schools, outperforming the district and state in academic proficiency rates across all grade levels.

Perry Elementary's academic excellence is evident in its PSSA Math and English Language Arts proficiency rates, which exceed the district and state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's overall PSSA Math proficiency rate was 61.2%, compared to 36.5% for the district and 41.7% for the state. Similarly, the school's overall PSSA English Language Arts proficiency rate was 44.6%, compared to 42.1% for the district and 48.5% for the state. Additionally, the school's dropout rate of 1.4% in the 2023-2024 school year is relatively low for an elementary school.

Despite the school's academic success, a significant portion of its student population, 42.51%, comes from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, as indicated by their eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch. However, the school's relatively high per-student spending of $19,797 in the 2022-2023 school year and a low student-teacher ratio of 11.6 suggest that it has access to adequate resources and is able to provide a more personalized learning environment for its students, which may contribute to its academic achievements.

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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
Perry Elementary School	Public	K-5	201 Fourth Street	Shoemakersville	19555	Berks County	Hamburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 562-3024	327	27	12.0	43.4%	283 (86.5%)	5 (1.5%)	24 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.3%)	59.7	655^th of 1511 public elementary schools	56.7%		62.2	661^st of 1526 public elementary schools	56.7%	6	66.0	61.7	56.0	61.2	43.1	31.9	58.0	44.6	$20,520	$839	$19,680

Cities Near Zip Code 19555

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Shoemakersville	0.64 mi	1	376^th
Leesport	3.54 mi	4	442^nd
Hamburg	3.89 mi	3	605^th
Blandon	5.38 mi	1	506^th
Fleetwood	6.75 mi	3	461^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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