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Canadochly Elementary School

100 Abels Rd, East Prospect, PA 17317 · (717) 252-3674 · York County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL348 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 31% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
  • C+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

Enrollment
348
Elementary
DISTRICT 340 · STATE 443
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
209 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten5215%
Grade 15416%
Grade 26418%
Grade 35817%
Grade 46519%
Grade 55516%

This year's kindergarten class (52) is 5% smaller than its 5th grade class (55).

Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 59% · US 70%
White
28782%
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 60% · US 43%
Hispanic
309%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 16% · US 30%
Black
51%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 14% · US 15%
Two+
257%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
17249%
Female
17651%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Canadochly Elementary School→Eastern York Middle School→Eastern York High School
Based on grade levels within Eastern York SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or Advanced
English Language Arts
42.9%
PA avg 51.1% . -2.1pp since 2023
Math
39.8%
PA avg 43.0% . +0.5pp since 2023

What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 have held steady.

PSSA + Keystone results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2542.9%39.8%
2023-2445.0%39.3%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
47.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.4pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Canadochly Elementary School

Canadochly Elementary School's state test result (47.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Canadochly Elementary School this school34860.1%47.5%
Upper Dauphin Area Elementary School
Lykens
37359.8%60.2%
Washington Elementary School
Bangor
37557.3%66.0%
Wrightsville Elementary School
Wrightsville
35356.9%66.9%
S S Palmer Elementary School
Palmerton
39958.6%46.7%
Kreutz Creek Elementary School
Hellam
32057.2%48.4%
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 Canadochly Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn PennsylvaniaIn York County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
47.5%#928 of 1,396#48 of 62
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
39.8%#1,007 of 1,511
▼ 27
#51 of 62
▼ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
42.9%#947 of 1,511
▲ 88
#49 of 62
no change
Enrollment
ranked largest first
348#1,064 of 1,638#41 of 65
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
11.1:1#224 of 1,528#6 of 63
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
30.7%#969 of 1,531#45 of 63
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
60.1%#816 of 1,600#23 of 65
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-14.3%#468 of 1,045#11 of 42
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 2024-25
Enrollment
348
-22 (-6%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 622
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 13.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2534831.311.1:160% (209)
2023-243813012.7:155% (209)
2022-2338130.812.4:156% (213)
2020-213702813.2:148% (177)
2017-184062615.6:148% (193)
2015-164442617.1:149% (217)
2010-114362815.6:142% (184)
2000-015503416.2:118% (98)
1990-916222921.4:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Canadochly Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 14% (406 to 348); teachers up 20% (26 to 31.3).

About Canadochly Elementary School

The public elementary school Canadochly Elementary School is located in East Prospect, Pennsylvania. In all, 348 students attend the school in kindergarten through 5. It has 21% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania (about 443).

Eastern York SD has 5 schools and 2,188 students, and Canadochly Elementary School is one of those schools.

White students account for 82% of the school's enrollment. The school is also 9% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. Among York County residents, the White share is about 81%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 31, compared with 70 nationally.

Its ratio of 11.1:1 is based on 31.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Pennsylvania have an average ratio of 13.1:1. In all, 60% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Canadochly Elementary School earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 31% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.

Canadochly Elementary School is 4.4 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (47.5% versus 51.9%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Pennsylvania.

Looking at the county, York County, the median household earns about $84,829 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Counting Canadochly Elementary School, York County has 111 public schools.

Canadochly Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Eastern York Middle School, about 2.2 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 4 other public schools. Nearby schools average 59.5% on proficiency, and Canadochly Elementary School is below that at 47.5%.

Canadochly Elementary School has an NCES locale of Rural: Fringe.

By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 348, from 370 in 2020-21. The school's ratio dropped from 13.2:1 to 11.1:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.

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York County at a glance

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Population
462,924
Census ACS
Median income
$84,829
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
111
64,242 students

Quick facts

School name
Canadochly Elementary School
District
Eastern York SD
Address
100 Abels Rd, East Prospect, PA 17317
Phone
(717) 252-3674
County
York County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
348
Teachers (FTE)
31
Student–teacher ratio
11.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
209 (60%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
420879004559
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Canadochly Elementary School
How large is Canadochly Elementary School?
Canadochly Elementary School enrolls approximately 348 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Canadochly Elementary School serve?
Canadochly Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Canadochly Elementary School have?
Canadochly Elementary School employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
How diverse is Canadochly Elementary School?
Canadochly Elementary School reports a student body of 82% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Canadochly Elementary School?
Canadochly Elementary School is overseen by Eastern York SD in York County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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