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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