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Enrollment
587
Elementary
DISTRICT 567 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BERMUDIAN SPRINGS SD·NCES 420345009986
Bermudian Springs Elementary School
7335 Carlisle Pike, York Springs, PA 17372 · (717) 528-4113 · Adams County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL587 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 43% 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.
- CBeats 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
15.1:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
269 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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 | 117 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 117 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 131 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 113 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 109 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (117) is 7% larger than its 4th grade class (109).
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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 Bermudian Springs SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
45.7%
PA avg 51.1% . -2.0pp since 2023
Math
57.7%
PA avg 43.0% . +2.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.7% | 57.7% |
| 2023-24 | 47.7% | 55.1% |
% 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
56.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.0%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Bermudian Springs Elementary School
Bermudian Springs Elementary School's state test result (56.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bermudian Springs Elementary School this school | 587 | 45.8% | 56.1% |
| Valley View Intrmd School Archbald | 548 | 45.1% | 46.2% |
| Moscow Elementary School Moscow | 581 | 48.0% | 64.0% |
| Greencastle-Antrim Primary School Greencastle | 529 | 42.3% | N/A |
| Elk Lake Elementary School Springville | 563 | 45.5% | 50.8% |
| ELCO Intermd School Myerstown | 505 | 49.3% | 49.9% |
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 Bermudian Springs Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Adams County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.1% | #705 of 1,396 | #5 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.7% | #590 of 1,511 ▲ 22 | #5 of 11 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.7% | #856 of 1,511 ▲ 117 | #7 of 11 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 587 | #285 of 1,638 | #2 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #1,269 of 1,528 | #11 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.6% | #1,030 of 1,531 | #9 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.8% | #1,061 of 1,600 | #9 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.9% | #410 of 1,045 | #3 of 8 |
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
587
-31 (-5%) vs 2020
-27% since 2000-01, when it was 805
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 587 | 39 | 15.1:1 | 46% (269) |
| 2023-24 | 598 | 39.3 | 15.2:1 | 45% (269) |
| 2022-23 | 612 | 40.3 | 15.2:1 | 42% (259) |
| 2020-21 | 618 | 42 | 14.7:1 | 46% (282) |
| 2017-18 | 698 | 44.3 | 15.8:1 | 47% (325) |
| 2015-16 | 741 | 42 | 17.6:1 | 42% (313) |
| 2010-11 | 788 | 47 | 16.8:1 | 31% (242) |
| 2000-01 | 805 | 43 | 18.7:1 | 19% (154) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bermudian Springs Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (698 to 587); teachers down 12% (44.3 to 39).
About Bermudian Springs Elementary School
Bermudian Springs Elementary School is a public elementary school in York Springs, Pennsylvania. Federal data show 587 students enrolled in kindergarten through 4 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 443 students for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
Bermudian Springs SD, which runs Bermudian Springs Elementary School, has 3 schools and 1,702 students.
By race and ethnicity, Bermudian Springs Elementary School is 84% White. Enrollment also includes 10% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 28%.
Based on 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, Bermudian Springs Elementary School has a ratio of 15.1:1. Across elementary schools in Pennsylvania, the average ratio is 13.1:1. Income data for the school show 46% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 47% average for public schools in Adams County.
Among Pennsylvania public elementary schools, Bermudian Springs Elementary School outscored 43%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
In Pennsylvania, Bermudian Springs Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 56.1% actual against a predicted 58.0%.
For the population of Adams County, the median household earns about $84,092 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Bermudian Springs Elementary School shares Adams County with 25 other public schools.
Of the public schools around it, Bermudian Springs Elementary School is closest to Bermudian Springs Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. Bermudian Springs Elementary School ranks 4th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 56.1% against a local average of 53.4%.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 5%.
People can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs and other school topics. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Adams County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
106,115
Census ACS
Median income
$84,092
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
12,831 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bermudian Springs SD
- Bermudian Springs High SchoolHigh · 576 students
- Bermudian Springs Middle SchoolMiddle · 539 students
Other schools in York Springs
- Bermudian Springs High SchoolHigh · 576 students
- Bermudian Springs Middle SchoolMiddle · 539 students
Nearby schools
- Bermudian Springs Middle School0.2 mi · 539
- Bermudian Springs High School0.2 mi · 576
- Conewago Valley Intrmd School7.2 mi · 842
- New Oxford SHS7.7 mi · 1,229
- New Oxford Middle School7.7 mi · 567
- New Oxford Elementary School7.9 mi · 565
Frequently asked questions
About Bermudian Springs Elementary SchoolHow large is Bermudian Springs Elementary School?
Bermudian Springs Elementary School enrolls approximately 587 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does Bermudian Springs Elementary School serve?
Bermudian Springs Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Bermudian Springs Elementary School?
Approximately 15.1:1 students per teacher at Bermudian Springs Elementary School.
How diverse is Bermudian Springs Elementary School?
Bermudian Springs Elementary School reports a student body of 84% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Bermudian Springs Elementary School?
Bermudian Springs Elementary School is overseen by Bermudian Springs SD in Adams County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.