Best Public Schools in Akron, PA

Summary:

In the city of Akron, Pennsylvania, there is one standout elementary school, Akron Elementary School, which serves students from kindergarten to 4th grade and is part of the Ephrata Area School District. Akron Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state averages in PSSA test scores for Math, Science, and English Language Arts across all grades, with particularly strong results in Science proficiency.

With a total enrollment of 276 students and a student-teacher ratio of 12.2, Akron Elementary School provides a relatively small class size compared to the district and state averages. The school's per-student spending of $17,077 for the 2021-2022 school year is also higher than the district and state averages, suggesting a significant investment in the school's resources. Despite having a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with a free and reduced-price lunch rate of 60.14%, Akron Elementary School is still able to achieve strong academic results, indicating effective strategies in place to support these students.

While Akron Elementary School is a high-performing school within the Ephrata Area School District, there may still be room for improvement, especially in areas where the school's performance, though strong, is not as significantly higher than the district and state averages. Overall, the data indicates that Akron Elementary School is a standout institution in the region, providing a quality education and supporting the diverse needs of its student population.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				PSSA Math (2024)			PSSA Science (2024)		PSSA English Language Arts (2024)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA Science 4th Grade	PSSA Science All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Akron Elementary School	Public	K-4	125 S 11th St	Akron	17501	Lancaster County	Ephrata Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 859-0400	292	23	12.8	66.1%	216 (74.0%)	5 (1.7%)	39 (13.4%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.9%)	62	664^th of 1526 public elementary schools	56.5%		59.7	708^th of 1534 public elementary schools	53.8%	44	55.4	52.9	54.3	82.4	82.4	63.0	56.9	60.4	$17,077	$596	$16,481

Cities Near Akron

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Ephrata	1.63 mi	7	191^st
Brownstown	2.36 mi	1	181^st
Lititz	4.52 mi	7	230^th
Leola	4.72 mi	1	657^th
Reamstown	5.44 mi	1	211^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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