Best Public Schools in Shermans Dale, PA

Summary:

The city of Shermans Dale, Pennsylvania has only one school, Carroll Elementary School, which serves students in grades K-5. The school is part of the West Perry School District, which is ranked 338 out of 610 school districts in Pennsylvania and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Carroll Elementary School's performance has been mixed in recent years. While the school's proficiency rates in Math (34.8%) and English Language Arts (45.6%) were lower than the district and state averages in 2023-2024, its Science proficiency rate (72.7%) was higher. In the previous year, the school's proficiency rates in Math (48.7%), Science (84.9%), and English Language Arts (54.6%) were generally higher than the district and state averages. The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated, ranging from 742 out of 1,534 Pennsylvania elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 1,046 out of 1,526 in 2023-2024.

Carroll Elementary School has a relatively high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, at 45.92% in the 2022-2023 school year. The school's per-student spending for the 2021-2022 school year was $9,756, and the student-teacher ratio was 11.8 in the 2022-2023 school year. These metrics suggest that the school may be serving a population with higher socioeconomic needs, which could impact academic performance and resource allocation.

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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
Carroll Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6670 Spring Rd	Shermans Dale	17090	Perry County	West Perry School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 582-4256	331	28	11.8	45.9%	305 (92.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.4%)	36.8	1046^th of 1526 public elementary schools	31.5%		57.6	742^nd of 1534 public elementary schools	51.6%	304	38.9	29.1	36.7	34.8	72.7	72.7	50.0	36.4	51.0	45.6	$9,756	$708	$9,048

Cities Near Shermans Dale

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
New Bloomfield	5.39 mi	1	606^th
Carlisle	6.2 mi	11	511^th
Elliottsburg	7.06 mi	2	235^th
Mechanicsburg	8.33 mi	18	125^th
Loysville	9.19 mi	1

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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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