Best Public Schools in East Petersburg, PA

Summary:

The city of East Petersburg, Pennsylvania is home to a single standout elementary school, East Petersburg Elementary School, which serves grades K-6 and has an enrollment of 450 students. This school, part of the Hempfield School District, has consistently ranked in the top 25-30% of Pennsylvania elementary schools and received a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for the 2023-2024 and 2022-2023 school years.

East Petersburg Elementary's academic performance is notably strong, with 62.8% of students proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to 57.7% for the Hempfield School District and 40.4% for Pennsylvania as a whole. In PSSA English Language Arts, the school had 67% of students proficient or better, higher than the district's 66.5% and the state's 53%. The school's 4th grade PSSA Science proficiency rate was also significantly higher than the district and state averages.

While the school serves a population with a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (45.78%), it appears to have the resources to support its students' learning, with a per-student spending of $16,389 and a student-teacher ratio of 13:1. These factors, combined with the school's consistent academic excellence, make East Petersburg Elementary a standout institution within the Hempfield School District and the state of Pennsylvania.

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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 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th 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 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
East Petersburg Elementary School	Public	K-6	5700 Lemon St	East Petersburg	17520	Lancaster County	Hempfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 569-1211	450	35	13.0	45.8%	279 (62.0%)	25 (5.6%)	110 (24.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.1%)	75.4	384^th of 1526 public elementary schools	74.8%		72.8	436^th of 1534 public elementary schools	71.6%	52	78.7	56.1	62.0	47.9	62.8	83.1	83.1	81.3	47.6	69.0	67.4	67.0	$16,389	$1,074	$15,315

Cities Near East Petersburg

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lancaster	1.54 mi	37	555^th
Lititz	1.9 mi	7	215^th
Landisville	3.46 mi	4	91^st
Manheim	5.14 mi	4	404^th
Mountville	5.67 mi	1	266^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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