Best Public Schools in Zip Code 17602

Summary:

The 17602 zip code area of Pennsylvania is home to 10 schools spanning elementary, middle, and high school grades, spread across two school districts - Lancaster School District and Conestoga Valley School District. While the data reveals a stark contrast in academic performance, with Smoketown Elementary School in the Conestoga Valley district consistently outperforming its peers, the Lancaster district schools, particularly the middle and high schools, struggle with low proficiency rates and high percentages of economically disadvantaged students.

Among the standout schools, Smoketown Elementary shines with its high performance on PSSA tests, outpacing both district and state averages in most subject areas. Another bright spot is Wickersham Elementary, which, while part of the Lancaster district, performs better than many of its peers. In contrast, the Lancaster district's McCaskey Campus High School and middle schools, such as Jackson and Lincoln, struggle with single-digit proficiency rates in Math and around 20-35% in English Language Arts.

The data also reveals significant socioeconomic challenges facing many of the schools, with high percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting the need for targeted interventions and additional resources to support these student populations and ensure equitable educational opportunities for all.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2024)	Keystone Exams Biology (2024)	Keystone Exams Literature (2024)	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	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA Science 4th Grade	PSSA Science 8th 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 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	545 S Ann St	Lancaster	17602	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6275	478	43	11.1	100.0%	11 (2.3%)	38 (7.9%)	414 (86.6%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	14	1299^th of 1526 public elementary schools	14.9%		12.2	1312^th of 1534 public elementary schools	14.5%	13				21.0	29.0	11.0				19.9	58.1		58.1	30.3	30.1	23.3				27.8	$22,057	$3,556	$18,501
Wickersham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	401 N Reservoir St	Lancaster	17602	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6291	397	31	13.0	100.0%	41 (10.3%)	60 (15.1%)	231 (58.2%)	33 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.1%)	41.3	995^th of 1526 public elementary schools	34.8%		40.6	1008^th of 1534 public elementary schools	34.3%	13				39.3	39.1	34.0				37.4	76.1		76.1	41.2	54.3	50.0				48.3	$19,534	$3,315	$16,220
Jackson Middle School	Public	6-8	431 S Ann St	Lancaster	17602	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6161	484	51	9.4	91.5%	19 (3.9%)	81 (16.7%)	357 (73.8%)	12 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.1%)	12.6	764^th of 891 public middle schools	14.3%		10.8	785^th of 893 public middle schools	12.1%	21							9.5	4.6	7.0	6.8		33.1	33.1				23.0	12.6	29.2	20.8	$26,158	$3,672	$22,486
Lincoln Middle School	Public	6-8	1001 Lehigh Ave	Lancaster	17602	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6187	489	50	9.8	89.8%	50 (10.2%)	75 (15.3%)	313 (64.0%)	21 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.1%)	23	667^th of 891 public middle schools	25.1%		22.9	669^th of 893 public middle schools	25.1%	2							13.8	11.7	14.6	13.3		35.7	35.7				32.2	35.7	33.6	34.0	$25,410	$3,065	$22,345
McCaskey Campus	Public	9-12	445 N Reservoir St	Lancaster	17602	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6211	2,642	179	14.7	87.6%	376 (14.2%)	468 (17.7%)	1,548 (58.6%)	93 (3.5%)	1 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	155 (5.9%)	25.7	529^th of 686 public high schools	22.9%		21	549^th of 674 public high schools	18.5%	20	23.2	30.7	51.7																		$20,905	$2,577	$18,328
La Academia Partnership Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	30 N Ann Street	Lancaster	17602	Lancaster County	La Academia Partnership Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(717) 295-7763	200	21	9.5	100.0%	4 (2.0%)	19 (9.5%)	167 (83.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.0%)	4.1	648^th of 686 public high schools	5.5%		5.5	636^th of 674 public high schools	5.6%	12	11.5	3.8	12.5				0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		5.9	5.9				6.3	3.8	0.0	3.4	$680	$604	$76
Phoenix Academy	Public, Magnet	6-12	630 Rockland St	Lancaster	17602	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	Yes	No	No	(717) 735-7860	290	21	13.8	93.8%	12 (4.1%)	48 (16.6%)	200 (69.0%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (9.0%)	1.5	686^th of 686 public high schools	0.0%		2.8	671^st of 674 public high schools	0.4%	15	0.0	0.0	0.0							0.0										0.0	$23,872	$2,065	$21,807
King Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	466 Rockland St	Lancaster	17602	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6178	403	39	10.3	100.0%	16 (4.0%)	63 (15.6%)	303 (75.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.2%)	13.9	1304^th of 1526 public elementary schools	14.5%		11.1	1339^th of 1534 public elementary schools	12.7%	35				17.3	29.3	17.5				22.0	60.3		60.3	21.1	24.2	24.4				23.2	$22,879	$3,563	$19,316
Smoketown Elementary School	Public	K-5	2426 Old Philadelphia Pike	Lancaster	17602	Lancaster County	Conestoga Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 394-0555	449	37	12.1	51.9%	251 (55.9%)	45 (10.0%)	118 (26.3%)	7 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.8%)	54.6	803^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	47.4%		48.9	889^th of 1534 public elementary schools	42.0%	86				49.2	41.5	45.4				45.4	80.0		80.0	53.6	50.0	68.2				57.1	$16,870	$1,112	$15,758
Burrowes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1001 E Orange St	Lancaster	17602	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6159	318	25	12.7	82.7%	39 (12.3%)	52 (16.4%)	203 (63.8%)	8 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.0%)	23.8	1166^th of 1526 public elementary schools	23.6%		26.8	1154^th of 1534 public elementary schools	24.8%	12				39.5	19.6	22.5				26.5	63.5		63.5	44.7	36.6	30.6				36.7	$21,915	$3,210	$18,705

Cities Near Zip Code 17602

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lancaster	1.29 mi	37	539^th
Lampeter	2.74 mi	4	89^th
Willow Street	3.07 mi	2	119^th
Millersville	4.91 mi	2	86^th
Leola	5.64 mi	1	657^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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