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Schools in Gap

Gap’s public schools

Pequea Valley School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Gap. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/4schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Pennsylvania’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
25%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$25.2K
▲ 16% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.9
PA 13.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,303 students on the public path
In brief

Gap’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Gap’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Pequea Valley HS places highest (better than 92%); Pequea Valley Intrmd Sch lowest (25%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Gap, graded from C to C, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Pequea Valley HS. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Gap, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–62 schoolsDepends on your addressC
7–8Pequea Valley Intrmd Schin KinzersC
9–12Pequea Valley HSin KinzersA

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Pequea Valley School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Pequea Valley School DistrictGrades K–12 · 4 schools · 1,303 students, down 11% since 2020–21 · 11.9 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$25,158PA $21,758 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading47%
State average 55.1% · 744 students tested
Math25%
State average 36.1% · 711 students tested

Gap vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Pennsylvania towns that share Gap’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Gap—Pequea Valley

Every school in Gap

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Pennsylvania’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Gapin other towns
Paradise El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Paradise
C
382 students13:1Rate it →
Salisbury El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–6
C
258 students10:1Rate it →
Pequea Valley Intrmd Sch
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Kinzers
C
212 students11:1Rate it →
Pequea Valley HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Kinzers
A
451 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Gap’s schools

Are Gap’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Gap. Pequea Valley School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Gap. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Gap in?

Pequea Valley School District.

Where do Gap kids go to high school?

Pequea Valley HS.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.