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The highest-performing public elementary schools in reading in York County, Pennsylvania

62 public elementary schools in York County, Pennsylvania appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public elementary schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Dallastown El Sch leads the list at 79.2%, against a median of 51.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

York County, Pennsylvania

Top % Proficient (Reading)

79.2%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

51.5%

BEST IN READING · YORK COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Dallastown El Sch	Dallastown, PA	Dallastown Area SD	Elementary	181	79.2%
2	York Haven El Sch	York Haven, PA	Northeastern York SD	Elementary	293	75.0%
3	Fairview El Sch	New Cumberland, PA	West Shore SD	Elementary	238	74.8%
4	Red Mill El Sch	Etters, PA	West Shore SD	Elementary	457	73.1%
5	Dillsburg El Sch	Dillsburg, PA	Northern York County SD	Elementary	440	71.8%
6	Loganville-Springfield El Sch	York, PA	Dallastown Area SD	Elementary	461	70.9%
7	East York El Sch	York, PA	York Suburban SD	Elementary	321	70.3%
8	Indian Rock El Sch	York, PA	York Suburban SD	Elementary	314	69.0%
9	South Mountain El Sch	Dillsburg, PA	Northern York County SD	Elementary	389	68.4%
10	Fawn Area El Sch	Fawn Grove, PA	South Eastern SD	Elementary	249	65.2%
11	Roundtown El Sch	York, PA	Central York SD	Elementary	573	64.2%
12	Southern El Sch	Glen Rock, PA	Southern York County SD	Elementary	527	61.5%
13	North Salem El Sch	Dover, PA	Dover Area SD	Elementary	384	60.3%
14	Wrightsville El Sch	Wrightsville, PA	Eastern York SD	Elementary	353	60.1%
15	Washington El Sch	Hanover, PA	Hanover Public SD	Elementary	213	59.6%
16	Mt Wolf El Sch	Mt Wolf, PA	Northeastern York SD	Elementary	217	59.3%
17	Spring Grove El Sch	Spring Grove, PA	Spring Grove Area SD	Elementary	724	58.6%
18	Ore Valley El Sch	York, PA	Dallastown Area SD	Elementary	556	58.1%
19	Manheim El Sch	Glenville, PA	South Western SD	Elementary	256	58.1%
20	Leaders Heights El Sch	York, PA	Dallastown Area SD	Elementary	140	57.6%
21	Dover Area El Sch	Dover, PA	Dover Area SD	Elementary	356	57.0%
22	Fishing Creek El Sch	Lewisberry, PA	West Shore SD	Elementary	431	56.1%
23	Paradise El Sch	Thomasville, PA	Spring Grove Area SD	Elementary	306	54.9%
24	Hanover Street El Sch	Hanover, PA	Hanover Public SD	Elementary	269	54.5%
25	New Salem El Sch	York, PA	Spring Grove Area SD	Elementary	403	54.3%
26	Hayshire El Sch	York, PA	Central York SD	Elementary	532	54.2%
27	Conewago El Sch	York, PA	Northeastern York SD	Elementary	343	53.8%
28	Leib El Sch	Dover, PA	Dover Area SD	Elementary	372	52.8%
29	Shrewsbury El Sch	Shrewsbury, PA	Southern York County SD	Elementary	482	52.2%
30	Orendorf El Sch	Manchester, PA	Northeastern York SD	Elementary	350	52.0%
31	Newberry El Sch	Etters, PA	West Shore SD	Elementary	286	51.5%
32	Weigelstown El Sch	Dover, PA	Dover Area SD	Elementary	323	51.4%
33	Pleasant View El Sch	Red Lion, PA	Red Lion Area SD	Elementary	436	51.4%
34	Stony Brook El Sch	York, PA	Central York SD	Elementary	484	51.2%
35	Baresville El Sch	Hanover, PA	South Western SD	Elementary	586	50.9%
36	Northern El Sch	Dillsburg, PA	Northern York County SD	Elementary	397	50.6%
37	N Hopewell-Winterstown El Sch	Red Lion, PA	Red Lion Area SD	Elementary	240	50.4%
38	West Manheim El Sch	Hanover, PA	South Western SD	Elementary	538	50.4%
39	Friendship El Sch	Glen Rock, PA	Southern York County SD	Elementary	377	50.2%
40	Wellsville Campus	Wellsville, PA	Northern York County SD	Elementary	244	50.0%
41	Park Hills El Sch	Hanover, PA	South Western SD	Elementary	572	50.0%
42	Trimmer El Sch	York, PA	West York Area SD	Elementary	421	49.4%
43	Clearview El Sch	Hanover, PA	Hanover Public SD	Elementary	230	48.4%
44	Locust Grove El Sch	York, PA	Red Lion Area SD	Elementary	348	48.1%
45	Kreutz Creek El Sch	Hellam, PA	Eastern York SD	Elementary	320	47.0%
46	York Twp El Sch	York, PA	Dallastown Area SD	Elementary	415	45.3%
47	Stewartstown El Sch	Stewartstown, PA	South Eastern SD	Elementary	440	45.0%
48	Larry J. Macaluso El Sch	Red Lion, PA	Red Lion Area SD	Elementary	631	43.8%
49	Canadochly El Sch	East Prospect, PA	Eastern York SD	Elementary	348	42.9%
50	Clearview El Sch	Brogue, PA	Red Lion Area SD	Elementary	300	40.3%

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