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How has Centerville El Sch changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
544
Elementary
DISTRICT 512 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HEMPFIELD SD·NCES 421179005236
Centerville Elementary School
901 Centerville Rd, Lancaster, PA 17601 · (717) 898-5575 · Lancaster County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL544 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
170 students
DISTRICT 67% · 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 | 92 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 88 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (92) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (88).
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
63.4%
PA avg 51.1% . -7.8pp since 2023
Math
63.6%
PA avg 43.0% . -3.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 63 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 down about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.4% | 63.6% |
| 2023-24 | 71.2% | 66.7% |
% 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
68.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.2%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Centerville Elementary School
Centerville Elementary School's state test result (68.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centerville Elementary School this school | 544 | 31.3% | 68.2% |
| Kelly Elementary School Lewisburg | 550 | 31.6% | 69.6% |
| Owatin Creek Elementary School Reading | 539 | 35.4% | 67.3% |
| Manavon Elementary School Phoenixville | 497 | 28.0% | 68.4% |
| Hans Herr Elementary School Lampeter | 611 | 32.6% | 68.5% |
| Macungie Elementary School Macungie | 529 | 34.0% | 68.6% |
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 Centerville Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lancaster County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.2% | #348 of 1,396 | #11 of 60 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.6% | #432 of 1,511 ▼ 125 | #16 of 62 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.4% | #347 of 1,511 ▼ 43 | #12 of 62 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 544 | #406 of 1,638 | #12 of 67 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #1,138 of 1,528 | #51 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.2% | #584 of 1,531 | #31 of 65 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.3% | #1,314 of 1,600 | #64 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.7% | #159 of 450 | #2 of 15 |
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
544
+28 (+5%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 524
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 544 | 38 | 14.3:1 | 31% (170) |
| 2023-24 | 553 | 37.9 | 14.6:1 | 31% (170) |
| 2022-23 | 541 | 37.6 | 14.4:1 | 30% (160) |
| 2020-21 | 516 | 32 | 16.1:1 | 28% (145) |
| 2017-18 | 487 | 34.7 | 14.0:1 | 21% (103) |
| 2015-16 | 513 | 35 | 14.7:1 | 21% (110) |
| 2010-11 | 484 | 34 | 14.2:1 | 15% (74) |
| 2000-01 | 531 | 33 | 16.1:1 | 12% (64) |
| 1990-91 | 524 | 31 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Centerville Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (487 to 544); teachers up 9% (34.7 to 38).
About Centerville Elementary School
Centerville Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, one of the schools in Hempfield SD. Federal data show 544 students enrolled in kindergarten through 6 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in Pennsylvania average about 443 students, which makes this school 23% larger than average.
Centerville Elementary School sits within Hempfield SD, which has 10 schools and 6,884 students.
The share of White students at Centerville Elementary School is 70%, a majority. Other students are 14% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 3% Black, and 2% Asian. That is lower than the 82% White share among all Lancaster County residents. A diversity index of 48% means there is a 48% chance two randomly chosen students at Centerville Elementary School are from different groups.
The school's 38 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. Elementary schools in Pennsylvania have an average ratio of 13.1:1. At Centerville Elementary School, 31% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. For comparison, public schools in Lancaster County average 55%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Centerville Elementary School is 4.0 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 68.2% actual, 64.2% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Pennsylvania.
For Lancaster County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $86,959 a year, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Public schools in Lancaster County number 114, with about 62,719 students.
Of the public schools around it, Centerville Elementary School is closest to Centerville Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. Centerville Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Centerville Elementary School ranks 4th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 68.2% against a local average of 64.7%.
Under the NCES locale system, Centerville Elementary School is Suburb: Large.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 5% rise, from 516 to 544. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 16.1:1 to 14.3:1.
Anyone can start a thread about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Centerville Elementary School. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Hempfield SD
- Hempfield SHSHigh · 2,281 students
- Centerville Middle SchoolMiddle · 559 students
- Mountville Elementary SchoolElementary · 552 students
- Landisville Pri CenterElementary · 547 students
- Landisville Middle SchoolMiddle · 501 students
- Farmdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 489 students
Other schools in Lancaster
- McCaskey CampusHigh · 2,600 students
- Manheim Twp High SchoolHigh · 1,953 students
- Conestoga Valley SHSHigh · 1,304 students
- Landis Run Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 929 students
- Manheim Twp Middle SchoolMiddle · 914 students
- Gerald G Huesken Middle SchoolMiddle · 851 students
Other Centerville Elementary schools
16 other US public schools in 13 states are named Centerville Elementary. Centerville Elementary School is the 6th largest of the 17.
- Centerville ElementaryGilbert, SC · 812 students
- Centerville Elementary SchoolCenterville, GA · 679 students
- Centerville Elementary SchoolSnellville, GA · 655 students
- Centerville ElementaryCENTERVILLE, MN · 607 students
- Centerville ElementaryVirginia Beach, VA · 570 students
Nearby schools
- Centerville Middle School0.2 mi · 559
- Landisville Intrmd Center1.7 mi · 474
- Landisville Pri Center1.8 mi · 547
- Rohrerstown Elementary School1.8 mi · 457
- Landisville Middle School1.9 mi · 501
- Hempfield SHS2.1 mi · 2,281
Frequently asked questions
About Centerville Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Centerville Elementary School?
Centerville Elementary School enrolls approximately 544 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Centerville Elementary School serve?
Centerville Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Centerville Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Centerville Elementary School is approximately 14.3:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Centerville Elementary School?
At Centerville Elementary School, the student body is approximately 70% White, 14% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Centerville Elementary School in?
Centerville Elementary School is part of Hempfield SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.