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The fastest-declining public elementary schools by enrollment in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Across Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 49 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Lampeter Elementary School leads the list at -40.4%, against a median of -15.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
49
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Best Enrollment change
-40.4%
Median Enrollment change
-15.3%
FASTEST DECLINING · LANCASTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
#SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% Change
1Lampeter Elementary SchoolLampeter, PALampeter-Strasburg SD629375-40.4%
2Price Elementary SchoolLancaster, PALancaster SD518331-36.1%
3Blue Ball Elementary SchoolEast Earl, PAEastern Lancaster County SD576374-35.1%
4Leola Elementary SchoolLancaster, PAConestoga Valley SD438287-34.5%
5Fulton Elementary SchoolLancaster, PALancaster SD411274-33.3%
6Smoketown Elementary SchoolLancaster, PAConestoga Valley SD637470-26.2%
7Hamilton Elementary SchoolLancaster, PALancaster SD454339-25.3%
8Fritz Elementary SchoolLancaster, PAConestoga Valley SD694526-24.2%
9Brownstown Elementary SchoolBrownstown, PAConestoga Valley SD506392-22.5%
10Bart-Colerain Elementary SchoolChristiana, PASolanco SD253197-22.1%
11Paradise Elementary SchoolParadise, PAPequea Valley SD486382-21.4%
12Bear Creek SchoolElizabethtown, PAElizabethtown Area SD947750-20.8%
13Salisbury Elementary SchoolGap, PAPequea Valley SD324258-20.4%
14John R Bonfield Elementary SchoolLititz, PAWarwick SD556446-19.8%
15Donegal Primary SchoolMount Joy, PADonegal SD693559-19.3%
16Burrowes Elementary SchoolLancaster, PALancaster SD381308-19.2%
17Fulton Elementary SchoolEphrata, PAEphrata Area SD367297-19.1%
18Lafayette Elementary SchoolLancaster, PALancaster SD540437-19.1%
19Clay Elementary SchoolEphrata, PAEphrata Area SD465377-18.9%
20Brecht SchoolLancaster, PAManheim Township SD291236-18.9%
21Quarryville Elementary SchoolQuarryville, PASolanco SD424346-18.4%
22New Holland ElementaryNew Holland, PAEastern Lancaster County SD586484-17.4%
23Clermont Elementary SchoolQuarryville, PASolanco SD482398-17.4%
24King Elementary SchoolLancaster, PALancaster SD492413-16.1%
25Neff SchoolLancaster, PAManheim Township SD334283-15.3%
26Washington Elementary SchoolLancaster, PALancaster SD551467-15.2%
27Martin SchoolLancaster, PALancaster SD730623-14.7%
28John Beck Elementary SchoolLititz, PAWarwick SD505432-14.5%
29Lititz Elementary SchoolLititz, PAWarwick SD511439-14.1%
30Donegal Intermediate SchoolMarietta, PADonegal SD928806-13.1%
31Hans Herr Elementary SchoolLampeter, PALampeter-Strasburg SD694611-12.0%
32Ross Elementary SchoolLancaster, PALancaster SD318281-11.6%
33Wickersham Elementary SchoolLancaster, PALancaster SD454402-11.5%
34Denver Elementary SchoolDenver, PACocalico SD514460-10.5%
35Martic Elementary SchoolHoltwood, PAPenn Manor SD325291-10.5%
36Central Manor Elementary SchoolWashington Boro, PAPenn Manor SD658595-9.6%
37Farmdale Elementary SchoolMount Joy, PAHempfield SD536489-8.8%
38Akron Elementary SchoolAkron, PAEphrata Area SD296276-6.8%
39Nitrauer SchoolLancaster, PAManheim Township SD496468-5.6%
40Reamstown Elementary SchoolReamstown, PACocalico SD394375-4.8%
41Brecknock Elementary SchoolDenver, PAEastern Lancaster County SD462441-4.5%
42Mountville Elementary SchoolMountville, PAHempfield SD577552-4.3%
43Doe Run Elementary SchoolManheim, PAManheim Central SD699672-3.9%
44Park Elementary SchoolColumbia, PAColumbia Borough SD527511-3.0%
45Pequea Elementary SchoolWillow Street, PAPenn Manor SD346336-2.9%
46Highland Elementary SchoolEphrata, PAEphrata Area SD448438-2.2%
47Wharton Elementary SchoolLancaster, PALancaster SD332327-1.5%
48Adamstown Elementary SchoolAdamstown, PACocalico SD411409-0.5%
49Conestoga Elementary SchoolConestoga, PAPenn Manor SD302301-0.3%
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