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Enrollment
409
Elementary
DISTRICT 415 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COCALICO SD·NCES 420627002510
Adamstown Elementary School
256 West Main Street, Adamstown, PA 19501 · (717) 484-1601 · Lancaster County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL409 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 67% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
170 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (63).
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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 Cocalico SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
65.2%
PA avg 51.1% . +1.3pp since 2023
Math
64.1%
PA avg 43.0% . +6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.2% | 64.1% |
| 2023-24 | 63.9% | 58.1% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
65.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.8%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 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 Adamstown Elementary School
Adamstown Elementary School's state test result (65.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adamstown Elementary School this school | 409 | 41.6% | 65.7% |
| Brownstown Elementary School Brownstown | 392 | 42.1% | 69.0% |
| Brecknock Elementary School Denver | 441 | 41.5% | 52.4% |
| Northern Elementary School Dillsburg | 397 | 37.5% | 50.5% |
| Patricia A Guth Elementary School Perkasie | 399 | 40.6% | 66.3% |
| Schweitzer Elementary School Levittown | 407 | 43.5% | 63.5% |
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 Adamstown Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lancaster County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.7% | #429 of 1,396 | #16 of 60 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.1% | #419 of 1,511 ▲ 111 | #14 of 62 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.2% | #301 of 1,511 ▲ 192 | #9 of 62 ▲ 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 409 | #844 of 1,638 | #33 of 67 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #1,350 of 1,528 | #59 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.8% | #866 of 1,531 | #50 of 65 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.6% | #1,136 of 1,600 | #50 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.5% | #1,025 of 1,045 | #48 of 49 |
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
409
+24 (+6%) vs 2020
+173% since 1990-91, when it was 150
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 409 | 26.2 | 15.6:1 | 42% (170) |
| 2023-24 | 410 | 29.5 | 13.9:1 | 41% (170) |
| 2022-23 | 403 | 28.5 | 14.2:1 | 41% (167) |
| 2020-21 | 385 | 26 | 14.8:1 | 35% (136) |
| 2017-18 | 411 | 25.7 | 16.0:1 | 34% (141) |
| 2015-16 | 434 | 28 | 15.5:1 | 32% (139) |
| 2010-11 | 419 | 29 | 14.4:1 | 27% (114) |
| 2000-01 | 439 | 21 | 20.9:1 | 15% (67) |
| 1990-91 | 150 | 7 | 21.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Adamstown Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (411 to 409); teachers up 2% (25.7 to 26.2).
About Adamstown Elementary School
Adamstown Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Adamstown, Pennsylvania. In all, 409 students attend the school in kindergarten through 5.
Cocalico SD, which runs Adamstown Elementary School, has 5 schools and 2,852 students.
More than half of enrollment at Adamstown Elementary School is White: 79%. Other groups make up 12% Hispanic and 5% Asian. In Lancaster County overall, the White share is about 82%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 36%.
Its ratio of 15.6:1 is based on 26.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Pennsylvania average 13.1:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 42%. Public schools in Lancaster County average 55%.
On the allk12 Grade, Adamstown Elementary School lands at B+, ahead of 67% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Adamstown Elementary School is 5.9 points above its prediction. Actual: 65.7%. Predicted: 59.8%.
For the population of Lancaster County, median household income comes to about $86,959, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Lancaster County's 114 public schools enroll about 62,719 students and include Adamstown Elementary School.
Brecknock Elementary School, about 3.4 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 7 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Adamstown Elementary School ranks 3rd in a group of 9 nearby schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 409 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 385.
On allk12, people connected to Adamstown Elementary School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Lancaster County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
557,931
Census ACS
Median income
$86,959
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
114
62,719 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cocalico SD
- Cocalico SHSHigh · 991 students
- Cocalico Middle SchoolMiddle · 617 students
- Denver Elementary SchoolElementary · 460 students
- Reamstown Elementary SchoolElementary · 375 students
Nearby schools
- Brecknock Elementary School3.4 mi · 441
- Brecknock Elementary School3.4 mi · 459
- Shiloh Hills Elementary School3.7 mi · 572
- Reamstown Elementary School4.0 mi · 375
- Denver Elementary School4.5 mi · 460
- Cocalico Middle School4.6 mi · 617
Frequently asked questions
About Adamstown Elementary SchoolHow large is Adamstown Elementary School?
Adamstown Elementary School enrolls approximately 409 students in grades KG-05.
Is Adamstown Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Adamstown Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Adamstown Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Adamstown Elementary School is approximately 15.6:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Adamstown Elementary School?
Student demographics at Adamstown Elementary School are roughly 79% White, 12% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Adamstown Elementary School?
Adamstown Elementary School is overseen by Cocalico SD in Lancaster County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.