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Enrollment
686
Elementary
DISTRICT 578 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YORK CITY SD·NCES 422682007432
Devers School
801 Chanceford Ave, York, PA 17404 · (717) 849-1210 · York County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL686 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
101%
693 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 44 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 85 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 70 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 69 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 69 | 10% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
Devers School→William Penn SHS
Based on grade levels within York City SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
24.3%
PA avg 51.1% . +1.5pp since 2023
Math
11.3%
PA avg 43.0% . +4.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.3% | 11.3% |
| 2023-24 | 22.8% | 6.9% |
% 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
17.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.3%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 →
Where Devers School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.6% | #1,318 of 1,396 | #56 of 62 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.3% | #1,401 of 1,511 | #56 of 62 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.3% | #1,291 of 1,511 | #55 of 62 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 686 | #155 of 1,638 | #2 of 65 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #1,363 of 1,528 | #59 of 63 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.3% | #291 of 1,531 | #7 of 63 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 101% | #258 of 1,600 | #2 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.5% | #241 of 450 | #10 of 18 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
686
-5 (-1%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 686 | 43.6 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 693 | 45.5 | 15.2:1 | 100% (693) |
| 2022-23 | 695 | 44.7 | 15.6:1 | 100% (695) |
| 2020-21 | 691 | 42 | 16.4:1 | 81% (563) |
| 2017-18 | 638 | 38.4 | 16.6:1 | 77% (490) |
| 2015-16 | 679 | 37 | 18.4:1 | 100% (679) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Devers School.
About Devers School
Devers School operates as a large elementary school in York, Pennsylvania. The school teaches pre-K through 8 and enrolls 686 students. The school is 55% above the average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
The district, York City SD, operates 9 schools serving 6,306 students.
At Devers School, Hispanic students make up the biggest share, 48%. Enrollment also includes 39% Black, 9% White, and 4% multiracial. Among people living in York County, the Hispanic share is about 10%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 61%.
With 43.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 15.8:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Pennsylvania average 13.1:1.
On BeatsExpectations, Devers School is 16.7 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Pennsylvania schools.
Looking at the county, York County, median household income comes to about $84,829, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. The county's public schools total 111, with about 64,242 students.
Among nearby public schools, Ferguson School is closest at about 0.6 miles. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Devers School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Devers School is coded City: Small, for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 691 to 686, a small change.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Devers School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 York City SD
- William Penn SHSHigh · 1,681 students
- Hannah PennElementary · 674 students
- Goode SchoolElementary · 641 students
- Ferguson SchoolElementary · 627 students
- McKinley SchoolElementary · 578 students
- Davis SchoolElementary · 530 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
Nearby schools
- Ferguson School0.6 mi · 627
- Edgar Fahs Smith STEAM Academy0.7 mi · 388
- York Academy Regional CS1.0 mi · 1,058
- Lincoln CS1.1 mi · 653
- West York Area Middle School1.3 mi · 645
- William Penn SHS1.4 mi · 1,681
Frequently asked questions
About Devers SchoolHow many students attend Devers School?
Devers School enrolls approximately 686 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Devers School serve?
Devers School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many teachers does Devers School have?
Devers School employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Devers School?
Student demographics at Devers School are roughly 9% White, 48% Hispanic, 39% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Devers School in?
Devers School is part of York City SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.