Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Palmyra

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
B+

Forge Road El Sch

PublicElementaryGrades 1–5

400 S Forge Rd, Palmyra, PA 17078 · (717) 838-1331 · Part of Palmyra Area School District

Palmyra’s School Grade A better than 90% of Pennsylvania school districts

Directions
Students
341
Students per teacher
13:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
1–5
The gist

What stands out about Forge Road El Sch

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 71% of Pennsylvania’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 12 pts above the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency47%
State average 37.3%
Reading / language arts67%
State average 55%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

400 S Forge Rd, Palmyra

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 157
Grade 271
Grade 373
Grade 467
Grade 573
Enrollment over time
342’20
331’21
345’22
350’23
341’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 76%Hispanic 10%Asian 8%Two or more races 4%Black 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Forge Road El Sch from Palmyra families.

Other schools in Palmyra Area School District

The district →
Lingle Avenue El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Palmyra
A
547 students16:1
Pine Street El Sch
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Palmyra
A−
342 students15:1
Northside El Sch
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Palmyra
B+
229 students13:1
Palmyra Area MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Palmyra
B+
820 students14:1
Palmyra Area SHS
High · Grades 9–12 · Palmyra
B+
1,126 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Pennsylvania’s other public schools; Palmyra’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.