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Enrollment
547
Elementary
DISTRICT 365 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PALMYRA AREA SD·NCES 421839007376
Lingle Avenue Elementary School
600 S Lingle Ave, Palmyra, PA 17078 · (717) 838-1331 · Lebanon County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL547 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 97% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
181 students
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 195 | 36% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (195) is 164% larger than its 5th grade class (74).
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Palmyra Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
72.2%
PA avg 51.1% . -10.3pp since 2023
Math
84.8%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 85 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.2% | 84.8% |
| 2023-24 | 82.5% | 83.0% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
82.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.4%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 83% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 63% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 19 points, placing it in Pennsylvania's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Lingle Avenue Elementary School
Lingle Avenue Elementary School's state test result (82.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lingle Avenue Elementary School this school | 547 | 33.1% | 82.6% |
| Monroe Elementary School Boiling Springs | 512 | 30.3% | 59.8% |
| McKee Elementary School Oakdale | 521 | 39.7% | 77.7% |
| Asbury Elementary School Fairview | 572 | 36.5% | 67.9% |
| West Hanover Elementary School Harrisburg | 589 | 36.7% | 71.4% |
| East Coventry Elementary School Pottstown | 479 | 29.4% | 73.4% |
Matched among Pennsylvania elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Lingle Avenue Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lebanon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 82.6% | #71 of 1,396 | #1 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.8% | #52 of 1,511 ▼ 5 | #1 of 16 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.2% | #174 of 1,511 ▼ 86 | #3 of 16 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 547 | #398 of 1,638 | #5 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #1,344 of 1,528 | #17 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.3% | #670 of 1,531 | #9 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.1% | #1,288 of 1,600 | #19 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.2% | #637 of 1,045 | #10 of 17 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
547
-25 (-4%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 16.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 547 | 35.2 | 15.6:1 | 33% (181) |
| 2023-24 | 575 | 36.1 | 15.9:1 | 31% (181) |
| 2022-23 | 582 | 36.8 | 15.8:1 | 30% (172) |
| 2020-21 | 572 | 35 | 16.3:1 | 20% (112) |
| 2017-18 | 609 | 33.3 | 18.3:1 | 11% (64) |
| 2015-16 | 604 | 32 | 18.9:1 | 13% (78) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lingle Avenue Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (609 to 547); teachers up 6% (33.3 to 35.2).
About Lingle Avenue Elementary School
Lingle Avenue Elementary School is a public elementary school run by Palmyra Area SD in Palmyra, Pennsylvania. It covers kindergarten through 5, with a total enrollment of 547 students. Enrollment is 23% higher than the average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania, which is about 443.
Palmyra Area SD is the district for Lingle Avenue Elementary School. It has 6 schools and 3,405 students.
White students account for 73% of enrollment at Lingle Avenue Elementary School. Other students are 11% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 2% Black. Lingle Avenue Elementary School has a diversity index of 44%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Lingle Avenue Elementary School's 35.2 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 15.6:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Pennsylvania average 13.1:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 33%. The rate at public schools in Lebanon County averages 61%, higher than here.
Lingle Avenue Elementary School is graded A+ by allk12, scoring above 97% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
A school in Pennsylvania with Lingle Avenue Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 63.4%. Lingle Avenue Elementary School scores 82.6%.
Lingle Avenue Elementary School is located in Lebanon County, where median household income is about $78,425, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Lingle Avenue Elementary School is one of 37 public schools in Lebanon County, which together enroll about 18,804 students.
Nearby, Palmyra Area SHS is about 0.8 miles away. Lingle Avenue Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Lingle Avenue Elementary School ranks 1st of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 82.6% against a local average of 73.3%.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 547 was 4% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 572.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Lingle Avenue Elementary School covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Lebanon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
144,186
Census ACS
Median income
$78,425
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
18,804 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Palmyra Area SD
- Palmyra Area SHSHigh · 1,126 students
- Palmyra Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 820 students
- Pine Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 342 students
- Forge Road Elementary SchoolElementary · 341 students
- Northside Elementary SchoolElementary · 229 students
Other schools in Palmyra
- Palmyra Area SHSHigh · 1,126 students
- Palmyra Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 820 students
- Pine Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 342 students
- Forge Road Elementary SchoolElementary · 341 students
- Northside Elementary SchoolElementary · 229 students
Nearby schools
- Palmyra Area SHS0.8 mi · 1,126
- Pine Street Elementary School0.9 mi · 342
- Palmyra Area Middle School1.1 mi · 820
- Forge Road Elementary School1.4 mi · 341
- Northside Elementary School1.8 mi · 229
- Hershey Middle School2.6 mi · 742
Frequently asked questions
About Lingle Avenue Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Lingle Avenue Elementary School?
Lingle Avenue Elementary School enrolls approximately 547 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Lingle Avenue Elementary School serve?
Lingle Avenue Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lingle Avenue Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lingle Avenue Elementary School is approximately 15.6:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Lingle Avenue Elementary School?
Student demographics at Lingle Avenue Elementary School are roughly 73% White, 8% Hispanic, 2% Black, 11% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Lingle Avenue Elementary School in?
Lingle Avenue Elementary School is part of Palmyra Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.