Enrollment
181
Elementary
DISTRICT 351 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALLASTOWN AREA SD·NCES 420723004546
Dallastown El Sch
105 South Charles Street, Dallastown, PA 17313 · (717) 244-3785 · York County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL181 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
115 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
Based on grade levels within Dallastown Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
79.2%
PA avg 51.1% . +7.8pp since 2023
Math
85.4%
PA avg 43.0% . +4.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 85 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
79.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.4%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+28.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 50% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 29 points, placing it in Pennsylvania's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
181
+6 (+3%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 14.6:1
% White
72%
was 87%
% Hispanic
12%
was 1%
% Black
9%
was 6%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Dallastown El Sch
Dallastown El Sch is a low-enrollment elementary-level community in Dallastown, Pennsylvania, one of the schools within Dallastown Area SD. The school enrolls 181 students in grades K through 3. Enrollment runs roughly 59% smaller than the state mean of about 443.
Within Dallastown Area SD, which oversees 8 schools and 6,332 students, Dallastown El Sch is one campus in the system.
Looking at the student body, Dallastown El Sch reports that 72% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder looks like 12% Hispanic, 9% Black, 6% multiracial. By comparison, York County as a whole is about 81% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.
On the resource side, The school currently runs with 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting Dallastown El Sch higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 64% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above York County's rate of about 53%.
With demographic context factored in, Dallastown El Sch is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 50.4%; this one delivers 79.3%, a residual of +28.9 points.
In the broader community, ACS estimates for York County put the typical household earns roughly $84,829 per year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across York County's 111 public schools (combined enrollment of about 64,242 students), Dallastown El Sch is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is Dallastown Area SHS, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Dallastown El Sch at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 47.5%.
Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Dallastown El Sch has increased 3%, going from 175 students in 2018 to 181 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 87% to 72% across the same window.
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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 Dallastown Area SD
- Dallastown Area SHSHigh · 2,046 students
- Dallastown Area Intermediate SchMiddle · 1,519 students
- Dallastown Area MSMiddle · 1,014 students
- Ore Valley El SchElementary · 556 students
- Loganville-Springfield El SchElementary · 461 students
- York Twp El SchElementary · 415 students
Other schools in Dallastown
- Dallastown Area SHSHigh · 2,046 students
- Dallastown Area MSMiddle · 1,014 students
Nearby schools
- Dallastown Area SHS0.5 mi · 2,046
- Dallastown Area MS0.5 mi · 1,014
- Mazie Gable El Sch2.1 mi · 481
- Red Lion Area JHS2.1 mi · 747
- York Twp El Sch2.2 mi · 415
- Red Lion Area SHS2.3 mi · 1,363
Frequently asked questions
About Dallastown El SchWhat is the total enrollment at Dallastown El Sch?
Dallastown El Sch enrolls approximately 181 students in grades KG-03.
What age range does Dallastown El Sch serve?
Dallastown El Sch serves students from grade KG through grade 03.
How many teachers does Dallastown El Sch have?
Dallastown El Sch employs 13 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
How diverse is Dallastown El Sch?
Dallastown El Sch reports a student body of 72% White, 12% Hispanic, 9% Black, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Dallastown El Sch?
Dallastown El Sch is overseen by Dallastown Area SD in York County.
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