Summary:
The Southern York County School District in Pennsylvania is home to three elementary schools: Southern Elementary School, Shrewsbury Elementary School, and Friendship Elementary School. Based on the available data, Southern Elementary School stands out as the top-performing school in the district, consistently ranking higher than the other two schools on various metrics.
Southern Elementary School outperforms the district and state averages in Math, Science, and English Language Arts across all grade levels, with a higher percentage of students proficient or better on the PSSA tests. The school also has a lower student-teacher ratio of 14.9, compared to 13.4 for Shrewsbury Elementary School and 12.5 for Friendship Elementary School. Additionally, Southern Elementary School has the lowest percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at 25.48%, suggesting a more favorable socioeconomic profile compared to the other two schools.
While Friendship Elementary School has the highest per-student spending at $18,447, it lags behind the other two schools in academic performance, indicating that factors beyond just funding may be at play. The data suggests that socioeconomic factors, as measured by free and reduced-price lunch rates, may play a role in the academic performance of the schools, with Friendship Elementary School having the highest percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients and the lowest academic performance among the three schools.
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