Best Public Schools in Grantville, PA

Summary:

The city of Grantville, Pennsylvania is home to a single school, East Hanover Elementary School, which serves students from kindergarten through 6th grade. The school is part of the Lower Dauphin School District, which is ranked 162 out of 610 school districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

East Hanover Elementary School appears to be a strong-performing school, with PSSA test scores that are generally above the district and state averages across various subjects and grade levels. The school's 4th grade Science proficiency rate was particularly high at 77.4% in 2023-2024, compared to the district's 83% and the state's 77.1%. Additionally, the school's 3rd grade English Language Arts proficiency rate was impressive at 69.5% in 2023-2024, compared to the district's 69.6% and the state's 55.8%. Despite serving a population with a moderate level of economic need, with 27.59% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, the school has maintained a consistent academic performance over the past three school years.

With a student-teacher ratio of 13.5 to 1 and spending $15,976 per student, East Hanover Elementary School appears to be allocating resources effectively to support its students' academic success. The school's strengths in Science and English Language Arts, as well as its overall consistent performance, suggest that it may be a desirable option for families in the Grantville area seeking a high-quality elementary education.

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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 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 All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
East Hanover Elementary School	Public	K-5	2673 Sand Beach Rd	Grantville	17028	Dauphin County	Lower Dauphin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 469-2686	348	26	13.5	27.6%	270 (77.6%)	4 (1.1%)	48 (13.8%)	9 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.9%)	59.7	716^th of 1526 public elementary schools	53.1%		56.4	767^th of 1534 public elementary schools	50.0%	51	56.9	51.6	45.1	51.4	77.4	77.4	69.5	53.2	52.9	58.7	$15,976	$568	$15,408

Cities Near Grantville

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Harrisburg	2.94 mi	40	628^th
Hershey	5.8 mi	6	62^nd
Palmyra	6.58 mi	6	82^nd
Hummelstown	7.7 mi	4	158^th
Annville	10.06 mi	3	217^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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