Centerville El Sch

Located at 901 Centerville Rd, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Centerville El Sch is a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community that serves 544 students (grades K through 6), overseen by Hempfield SD. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 23% bigger than typical.

Centerville El Sch is one of 10 schools operated by Hempfield SD, a district that instructs 6,884 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Centerville El Sch shows that the largest single group is White, at 70% of enrollment. Other groups include 14% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 3% Black, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 82% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting Centerville El Sch higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 31% of students at Centerville El Sch qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Lancaster County (around 55%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Centerville El Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 64.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 68.2%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Lancaster County) records that the typical household earns roughly $86,959 per year, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Centerville El Sch is one of 114 public schools in Lancaster County (combined enrollment of about 62,719 students).

The closest other public school is Centerville MS, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Centerville El Sch ranks 4th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 64.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 12%: 487 students in 2018 compared to 544 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 80% to 70%.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Centerville El Sch typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.