Enrollment
239
Elementary
DISTRICT 299 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOWER DAUPHIN SD·NCES 421410001747
Conewago Elementary School
2809 Hershey Rd, Elizabethtown, PA 17022 · (717) 367-7233 · Dauphin County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL239 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 77% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
12.9:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
68 students
DISTRICT 32% · 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 | 44 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 34 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 38 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 13% larger than its 5th grade class (39).
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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
67.2%
PA avg 51.1% . +3.7pp since 2023
Math
75.4%
PA avg 43.0% . +6.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.2% | 75.4% |
| 2023-24 | 63.5% | 68.8% |
% 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
71.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.4%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Conewago Elementary School
Conewago Elementary School's state test result (71.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conewago Elementary School this school | 239 | 28.5% | 71.8% |
| Pleasant Gap Elementary School Pleasant Gap | 215 | 29.8% | 67.1% |
| Bainbridge Elementary School Bainbridge | 219 | 32.9% | N/A |
| Jefferson Elementary School Lake Ariel | 239 | 31.8% | 75.7% |
| Springfield Elementary School Quakertown | 219 | 26.0% | 77.3% |
| W W Evans Memorial Elementary School Bloomsburg | 250 | 32.8% | 60.7% |
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 Conewago Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Dauphin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.8% | #257 of 1,396 | #5 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.4% | #178 of 1,511 ▲ 86 | #3 of 36 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.2% | #266 of 1,511 ▲ 242 | #5 of 36 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 239 | #1,434 of 1,638 | #38 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #719 of 1,528 | #18 of 39 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.4% | #1,053 of 1,531 | #37 of 40 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.5% | #1,349 of 1,600 | #34 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.5% | #130 of 450 | #6 of 19 |
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
239
+25 (+12%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 219
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 239 | 18.6 | 12.9:1 | 28% (68) |
| 2023-24 | 230 | 16.5 | 14.0:1 | 30% (68) |
| 2022-23 | 211 | 15.1 | 14.0:1 | 28% (59) |
| 2020-21 | 214 | 17 | 12.6:1 | 26% (56) |
| 2017-18 | 207 | 17.1 | 12.1:1 | 29% (61) |
| 2015-16 | 201 | 16 | 12.6:1 | 26% (53) |
| 2010-11 | 211 | 13 | 16.2:1 | 9% (18) |
| 2000-01 | 211 | 10 | 21.1:1 | 11% (24) |
| 1990-91 | 219 | 12 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Conewago Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (207 to 239); teachers up 8% (17.1 to 18.6).
About Conewago Elementary School
Conewago Elementary School is an elementary school in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, reachable at (717) 367-7233. It serves 239 students in kindergarten through 5. The average among elementary schools in Pennsylvania is roughly 443 students; this school is 46% smaller than that.
Federal data list 8 schools in Lower Dauphin SD, with 3,339 students enrolled.
Most students at Conewago Elementary School are White: 85% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 8% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The school's White share is 22 points above the 63% share among Dauphin County residents. By the diversity index, Conewago Elementary School comes in at 26%.
Conewago Elementary School counts 18.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 12.9 students for each one. Across elementary schools in Pennsylvania, the average ratio is about 13.1:1. About 28% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 59% average for public schools in Dauphin County, the school's rate is lower.
The allk12 Grade for Conewago Elementary School is A-. Compared with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 77% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Conewago Elementary School is 6.4 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 71.8% actual, 65.4% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Pennsylvania.
In the county around the school, Dauphin County, median household income is about $76,242, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Conewago Elementary School is among the 75 public schools in Dauphin County.
Nearest public school: Hershey High School, about 3.8 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Conewago Elementary School ranks 5th of 8 on average proficiency.
Conewago Elementary School is coded as Rural: Fringe in federal locale data.
Conewago Elementary School saw enrollment rise 12% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Dauphin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
289,593
Census ACS
Median income
$76,242
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
75
72,718 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lower Dauphin SD
- Lower Dauphin High SchoolHigh · 1,057 students
- Lower Dauphin Middle SchoolMiddle · 781 students
- South Hanover Elementary SchoolElementary · 371 students
- East Hanover Elementary SchoolElementary · 333 students
- Nye Elementary SchoolElementary · 317 students
- Londonderry Elementary SchoolElementary · 234 students
Other schools in Elizabethtown
- Elizabethtown Area SHSHigh · 1,263 students
- Elizabethtown Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 827 students
- Bear Creek SchoolElementary · 750 students
- East High Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 466 students
Other Conewago Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Conewago Elementary. Conewago Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Conewago Elementary SchoolYork, PA · 343 students
Nearby schools
- Hershey High School3.8 mi · 1,050
- Londonderry Elementary School3.8 mi · 234
- Hershey Middle School4.0 mi · 742
- Hershey Early Childhood Center4.1 mi · 420
- Hershey Intrmd Elementary School4.1 mi · 479
- Hershey Primary Elementary School4.1 mi · 427
Frequently asked questions
About Conewago Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Conewago Elementary School?
Conewago Elementary School enrolls approximately 239 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Conewago Elementary School serve?
Conewago Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Conewago Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Conewago Elementary School is approximately 12.9:1 (19 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Conewago Elementary School?
Conewago Elementary School reports a student body of 85% White, 8% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Conewago Elementary School public or private?
Conewago Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lower Dauphin SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.