Enrollment
276
Elementary
DISTRICT 347 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EPHRATA AREA SD·NCES 420927002564
Akron Elementary School
125 S 11th St, Akron, PA 17501 · (717) 859-0400 · Lancaster County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL276 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
193 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 75%
Community
0
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 | 47 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 24% |
| Grade 5 | 2 | 1% |
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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 Ephrata Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
57.4%
PA avg 51.1% . -2.9pp since 2023
Math
60.9%
PA avg 43.0% . +6.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.4% | 60.9% |
| 2023-24 | 60.3% | 54.3% |
% 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
61.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.6%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Akron Elementary School
Akron Elementary School's state test result (61.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akron Elementary School this school | 276 | 69.9% | 61.7% |
| White Deer Elementary School New Columbia | 287 | 65.9% | 56.9% |
| Weatherly Area Elementary School Weatherly | 291 | 66.7% | 52.1% |
| Salisbury Elementary School Gap | 258 | 63.6% | 52.4% |
| Bethel Elementary School Bethel | 286 | 63.3% | 53.2% |
| Lakeland Elementary School - Mayfield Campus Mayfield | 268 | 65.7% | 46.4% |
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 Akron Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lancaster County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.7% | #529 of 1,396 | #27 of 60 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.9% | #513 of 1,511 ▲ 115 | #20 of 62 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.4% | #502 of 1,511 ▲ 109 | #27 of 62 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 276 | #1,329 of 1,638 | #61 of 67 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #908 of 1,528 | #34 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.9% | #696 of 1,531 | #36 of 65 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.9% | #737 of 1,600 | #19 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.8% | #786 of 1,045 | #38 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
276
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 358
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 276 | 20.5 | 13.5:1 | 70% (193) |
| 2023-24 | 292 | 22.6 | 12.9:1 | 66% (193) |
| 2022-23 | 276 | 22.5 | 12.3:1 | 60% (166) |
| 2020-21 | 279 | 20 | 13.9:1 | 47% (131) |
| 2017-18 | 296 | 19.3 | 15.3:1 | 46% (135) |
| 2015-16 | 322 | 19 | 16.9:1 | 47% (152) |
| 2010-11 | 310 | 19 | 16.3:1 | 36% (112) |
| 2000-01 | 384 | 24 | 16.0:1 | 20% (75) |
| 1990-91 | 358 | 20 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Akron Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (296 to 276); teachers up 6% (19.3 to 20.5).
About Akron Elementary School
Akron Elementary School is a small elementary school found in Akron, Pennsylvania. Enrollment totals 276 students across kindergarten through 4. On average, elementary schools in Pennsylvania enroll around 443, and this school is 38% below that mark.
Akron Elementary School belongs to Ephrata Area SD, a district of 7 schools and 3,904 students.
Federal enrollment data show Akron Elementary School is 74% White. Next come 14% Hispanic and 9% multiracial. The county population is about 82% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 43%.
Classroom staffing at Akron Elementary School totals 20.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.5:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Pennsylvania is similar, at 13.1:1. Federal data show 70% of students (193) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Lancaster County is 55%.
Akron Elementary School is 14.1 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (61.7% versus 47.6%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Pennsylvania.
In Lancaster County, the median household earns about $86,959 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Lancaster County has 114 public schools with about 62,719 students, including Akron Elementary School.
Among nearby public schools, Lancaster County Career and Technology Center - Brownstown is closest at about 1.4 miles. Akron Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Akron Elementary School ranks 5th on proficiency.
The NCES locale for Akron Elementary School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, Akron Elementary School enrolled 279; in 2024-25, 276.
The allk12 page for Akron Elementary School lets the school community talk 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 Ephrata Area SD
- Ephrata SHSHigh · 1,347 students
- Ephrata Middle SchoolMiddle · 601 students
- Ephrata Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 568 students
- Highland Elementary SchoolElementary · 438 students
- Clay Elementary SchoolElementary · 377 students
- Fulton Elementary SchoolElementary · 297 students
Other Akron Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Akron Elementary. Akron Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 4.
- AKRON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLAKRON, NY · 561 students
- Akron Elementary SchoolAkron, IN · 354 students
- Akron Elementary SchoolAKRON, CO · 301 students
Nearby schools
- Lancaster County Career and Technology Center - Brownstown1.4 mi · 25
- Fulton Elementary School1.8 mi · 297
- Ephrata SHS1.9 mi · 1,347
- Brownstown Elementary School2.2 mi · 392
- Ephrata Middle School2.2 mi · 601
- Ephrata Intermediate School2.2 mi · 568
Frequently asked questions
About Akron Elementary SchoolHow large is Akron Elementary School?
Akron Elementary School enrolls approximately 276 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does Akron Elementary School serve?
Akron Elementary School serves grades KG-04.
How many teachers does Akron Elementary School have?
Akron Elementary School employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Akron Elementary School?
Student demographics at Akron Elementary School are roughly 74% White, 14% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Akron Elementary School in?
Akron Elementary School is part of Ephrata Area SD.
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