Best Public Schools in New Ringgold, PA

Summary:

The city of New Ringgold, Pennsylvania has only one school, West Penn Township Elementary School, which serves grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 280 students. The school is part of the Tamaqua Area School District, which is ranked 345 out of 610 school districts in Pennsylvania and rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

West Penn Township Elementary School has shown mixed academic performance compared to state and district averages. While the school outperforms the district and state in some subject areas like PSSA Science, it underperforms in others like PSSA Math and English Language Arts. The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated over the past few years, ranging from 630 out of 1,526 Pennsylvania elementary schools in 2023-2024 to 852 out of 1,534 in 2021-2022, suggesting its performance may be variable.

Nearly half (48.57%) of the students at West Penn Township Elementary School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating the school may face challenges related to socioeconomic factors that can impact academic achievement. The school's spending per student is $11,917, and it has a student-teacher ratio of 16:1. These metrics, along with the school's inconsistent academic performance, suggest opportunities for targeted interventions and resource allocation to address specific areas of weakness and improve overall student outcomes.

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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
West Penn Township Elementary School	Public	K-5	185 School Dr	New Ringgold	17960	Schuylkill County	Tamaqua Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 386-5051	280	18	16.0	48.6%	260 (92.9%)	2 (0.7%)	17 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63.3	630^th of 1526 public elementary schools	58.7%		54.3	799^th of 1534 public elementary schools	47.9%	169	63.9	69.0	31.5	55.8	85.7	85.7	66.7	53.7	50.0	56.7	$11,917	$396	$11,521

Cities Near New Ringgold

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Orwigsburg	4.9 mi	2	331^st
Schuylkill Haven	7.56 mi	4	375^th
Tamaqua	7.69 mi	4	612^th
Friedensburg	9.05 mi	1
Hamburg	9.06 mi	3	587^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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