Enrollment
343
Elementary
DISTRICT 301 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHEASTERN YORK SD·NCES 421752004572
Conewago Elementary School
570 Copenhaffer Rd, York, PA 17404 · (717) 266-1644 · York County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL343 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 43% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- BTest 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
14.1:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
121 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 | 87 | 25% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 24% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 24% |
| Grade 3 | 92 | 27% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
53.8%
PA avg 51.1% . -11.1pp since 2023
Math
54.9%
PA avg 43.0% . -4.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.8% | 54.9% |
| 2023-24 | 64.9% | 59.5% |
% 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
58.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 (58.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conewago Elementary School this school | 343 | 35.3% | 58.3% |
| Shepherdstown Elementary School Mechanicsburg | 283 | 35.0% | 63.9% |
| Locust Grove Elementary School York | 348 | 33.6% | 53.8% |
| Kerr Elementary School Pittsburgh | 426 | 36.6% | 80.7% |
| Pine Street Elementary School Palmyra | 342 | 34.5% | 78.7% |
| Forge Road Elementary School Palmyra | 341 | 34.0% | 59.7% |
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 York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.3% | #642 of 1,396 | #27 of 62 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.9% | #670 of 1,511 ▼ 162 | #30 of 62 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.8% | #629 of 1,511 ▼ 159 | #27 of 62 ▼ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 343 | #1,093 of 1,638 | #43 of 65 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #1,096 of 1,528 | #44 of 63 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.6% | #474 of 1,531 | #24 of 63 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.3% | #1,245 of 1,600 | #53 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.7% | #861 of 1,045 | #32 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 2024-25Enrollment
343
+52 (+18%) vs 2020
+19% since 1990-91, when it was 289
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 343 | 24.3 | 14.1:1 | 35% (121) |
| 2023-24 | 311 | 23.4 | 13.3:1 | 39% (121) |
| 2022-23 | 304 | 21.4 | 14.2:1 | 42% (127) |
| 2020-21 | 291 | 22 | 13.2:1 | 35% (101) |
| 2017-18 | 360 | 25.2 | 14.3:1 | 45% (162) |
| 2015-16 | 352 | 22 | 16.0:1 | 45% (158) |
| 2010-11 | 369 | 22 | 16.8:1 | 37% (136) |
| 2000-01 | 301 | 19 | 15.8:1 | 26% (79) |
| 1990-91 | 289 | 20 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Conewago Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (360 to 343); teachers down 4% (25.2 to 24.3).
About Conewago Elementary School
Conewago Elementary School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in York, Pennsylvania. It serves 343 students in kindergarten through 3. The average among elementary schools in Pennsylvania is roughly 443 students; this school is 23% smaller than that.
The district, Northeastern York SD, has 3,971 students enrolled across 8 schools.
White students account for 66% of enrollment at Conewago Elementary School. Smaller groups are 12% Black, 9% Hispanic, 6% Asian, and 6% multiracial. For comparison, the population of York County is roughly 81% White. Conewago Elementary School has a diversity index of 54%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Conewago Elementary School operates with 24.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 14.1:1. That ratio is over the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. Conewago Elementary School reports 35% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is 18 points below the 53% average for public schools in York County.
allk12 grades Conewago Elementary School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 62.5% for Conewago Elementary School. The school posts 58.3%, 4.2 points below the prediction.
Census Bureau estimates for York County show that median household income is about $84,829, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 111 public schools operate in York County, serving about 64,242 students.
The nearest public school is Orendorf Elementary School, at about 3.5 miles. Conewago Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Conewago Elementary School ranks 5th on proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Mid-size, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment was 291 in 2020-21 and 343 in 2024-25, a gain of 52 students.
Community posts for Conewago Elementary School can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
York County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Northeastern York SD
- Northeastern SHSHigh · 1,189 students
- Northeastern Middle SchoolMiddle · 595 students
- Shallow Brook Inter SchoolMiddle · 507 students
- Spring Forge Intrd SchoolMiddle · 477 students
- Orendorf Elementary SchoolElementary · 350 students
- York Haven Elementary SchoolElementary · 293 students
Other schools in York
- Central York High SchoolHigh · 1,756 students
- William Penn SHSHigh · 1,681 students
- York County School of TechnologyHigh · 1,615 students
- Dallastown Area Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 1,519 students
- York Academy Regional CSCombined · 1,058 students
- York Suburban SHSHigh · 859 students
Other Conewago Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Conewago Elementary. Conewago Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Conewago Elementary SchoolElizabethtown, PA · 239 students
Nearby schools
- Orendorf Elementary School3.5 mi · 350
- Northeastern SHS3.5 mi · 1,189
- Shallow Brook Inter School3.5 mi · 507
- Northeastern Middle School3.6 mi · 595
- Roundtown Elementary School3.7 mi · 573
- Spring Forge Intrd School3.8 mi · 477
Frequently asked questions
About Conewago Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Conewago Elementary School?
Conewago Elementary School enrolls approximately 343 students in grades KG-03.
What age range does Conewago Elementary School serve?
Conewago Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 03.
How many students per teacher at Conewago Elementary School?
Approximately 14.1:1 students per teacher at Conewago Elementary School.
How diverse is Conewago Elementary School?
Conewago Elementary School reports a student body of 66% White, 9% Hispanic, 12% Black, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Conewago Elementary School in?
Conewago Elementary School is part of Northeastern York SD.
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