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Enrollment
475
Elementary
DISTRICT 520 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CONEWAGO VALLEY SD·NCES 420655006268
Conewago Twp Elementary School
1189 W Elm Ave, Hanover, PA 17331 · (717) 624-2157 · Adams County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL475 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
12.5:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
271 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 | 93 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 128 | 27% |
| Grade 2 | 132 | 28% |
| Grade 3 | 122 | 26% |
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Conewago Twp Elementary School→Conewago Valley Intrmd School→New Oxford Middle School→New Oxford SHS
Based on grade levels within Conewago Valley SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
52.1%
PA avg 51.1% . -16.1pp since 2023
Math
70.9%
PA avg 43.0% . +6.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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 16 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.1% | 70.9% |
| 2023-24 | 68.2% | 64.5% |
% 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
63.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Twp Elementary School
Conewago Twp Elementary School's state test result (63.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conewago Twp Elementary School this school | 475 | 57.1% | 63.9% |
| Pleasant View Elementary School Red Lion | 436 | 57.6% | 53.2% |
| Highland Elementary School Ephrata | 438 | 54.8% | 67.3% |
| Schuylkill Haven El Center Schuylkill Haven | 451 | 59.2% | 58.3% |
| Dingman-Delaware Primary School Dingmans Ferry | 493 | 58.2% | N/A |
| Plainfield Elementary School Nazareth | 434 | 53.0% | 58.5% |
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 Twp Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Adams County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.9% | #475 of 1,396 | #2 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.9% | #258 of 1,511 ▲ 106 | #2 of 11 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.1% | #672 of 1,511 ▼ 285 | #4 of 11 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 475 | #602 of 1,638 | #4 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #590 of 1,528 | #4 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.6% | #894 of 1,531 | #7 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.1% | #867 of 1,600 | #4 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.0% | #604 of 1,045 | #5 of 8 |
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
475
+23 (+5%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 675
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 475 | 38.1 | 12.5:1 | 57% (271) |
| 2023-24 | 484 | 37.6 | 12.9:1 | 56% (271) |
| 2022-23 | 481 | 36.6 | 13.2:1 | 47% (228) |
| 2020-21 | 452 | 32 | 14.1:1 | 33% (148) |
| 2017-18 | 534 | 31.6 | 16.9:1 | 46% (244) |
| 2015-16 | 518 | 30 | 17.3:1 | 50% (258) |
| 2010-11 | 533 | 31 | 17.2:1 | 35% (184) |
| 2000-01 | 551 | 23 | 24.0:1 | 18% (98) |
| 1990-91 | 675 | 33 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Conewago Twp Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (534 to 475); teachers up 20% (31.6 to 38.1).
About Conewago Twp Elementary School
Conewago Twp Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Hanover, Pennsylvania, (ZIP code 17331). It enrolls 475 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 3.
Conewago Valley SD (5 schools, 3,678 students) runs Conewago Twp Elementary School.
About 80% of the student body at Conewago Twp Elementary School is White. Smaller groups are 12% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. County-wide, 89% of Adams County residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 35%.
The school lists 38.1 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.5:1. The ratio is within a point of the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. A total of 271 students, or 57%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 47% for public schools in Adams County.
Among Pennsylvania public elementary schools, Conewago Twp Elementary School outscored 73%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 53.1% for Conewago Twp Elementary School. The school posts 63.9%, 10.8 points above the prediction.
In Adams County, the median household earns about $84,092 a year, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Across Adams County, 26 public schools serve about 12,831 students.
Conewago Twp Elementary School's nearest public school is Clearview Elementary School (about 1.0 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Conewago Twp Elementary School is 1st of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Small.
Federal enrollment counts increased from 452 (2020-21) to 475 (2024-25). Students per teacher dropped from 14.1 in 2020-21 to 12.5 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Conewago Twp Elementary School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Adams County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
106,115
Census ACS
Median income
$84,092
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
12,831 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Conewago Valley SD
- New Oxford SHSHigh · 1,229 students
- Conewago Valley Intrmd SchoolMiddle · 842 students
- New Oxford Middle SchoolMiddle · 567 students
- New Oxford Elementary SchoolElementary · 565 students
Other schools in Hanover
- South Western SHSHigh · 1,380 students
- Emory H Markle Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,046 students
- Hanover Middle SchoolMiddle · 636 students
- Baresville Elementary SchoolElementary · 586 students
- Hanover SHSHigh · 578 students
- Park Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 572 students
Nearby schools
- Clearview Elementary School1.0 mi · 230
- Hanover Street Elementary School1.8 mi · 269
- Park Hills Elementary School1.9 mi · 572
- Washington Elementary School2.0 mi · 213
- Hanover SHS2.2 mi · 578
- Hanover Middle School2.4 mi · 636
Frequently asked questions
About Conewago Twp Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Conewago Twp Elementary School?
Conewago Twp Elementary School enrolls approximately 475 students in grades KG-03.
Is Conewago Twp Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Conewago Twp Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Conewago Twp Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Conewago Twp Elementary School is approximately 12.5:1 (38 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Conewago Twp Elementary School?
Conewago Twp Elementary School reports a student body of 80% White, 12% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Conewago Twp Elementary School?
Conewago Twp Elementary School is overseen by Conewago Valley SD in Adams County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.