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Dillsburg El Sch
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Dillsburg El Sch
Located at 202 S Chestnut St, in Dillsburg, Pennsylvania, Dillsburg El Sch is a middle-of-the-pack elementary school that caters to 440 students (grades K through 5), part of Northern York County SD.
Within Northern York County SD, which oversees 6 schools and 3,209 students, Dillsburg El Sch is one campus in the system.
In terms of who attends, Dillsburg El Sch lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (88%). Beyond that, the school reports 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian.
On the income-and-resources front, Dillsburg El Sch reports 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.8:1. The state averages around 13.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 25% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against York County (around 53%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Dillsburg El Sch performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 67.0%, the actual is 71.4%, a residual of +4.4 points.
In the area at large, York County reports that median household earnings sit near $84,829, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, York County runs 111 public schools (combined enrollment of about 64,242 students), of which Dillsburg El Sch is one.
Nearest neighbor: Northern HS, around 0.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Dillsburg El Sch at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 57.4%.
The school occupies a residential site.
Over the past 7-year window. Dillsburg El Sch's enrollment has increased 7% since 2018, when it stood at 413 (now 440). White enrollment moved from 93% to 88% across the same window.
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