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Enrollment
672
Elementary
DISTRICT 511 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MANHEIM CENTRAL SD·NCES 421455007632
Doe Run Elementary School
281 Doe Run Rd, Manheim, PA 17545 · (717) 665-8800 · Lancaster County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL672 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 44% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
13.9:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
240 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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 | 128 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 125 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 124 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 139 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 156 | 23% |
This year's kindergarten class (128) is 18% smaller than its 4th grade class (156).
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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
Based on grade levels within Manheim Central SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
55.0%
PA avg 51.1% . -7.5pp since 2023
Math
50.7%
PA avg 43.0% . +0.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.0% | 50.7% |
| 2023-24 | 62.5% | 49.8% |
% 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
58.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.3%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Doe Run Elementary School
Doe Run Elementary School's state test result (58.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doe Run Elementary School this school | 672 | 35.7% | 58.9% |
| Boyertown Elementary School Boyertown | 632 | 36.7% | 57.2% |
| Saucon Valley Elementary School Hellertown | 627 | 34.8% | 65.3% |
| Kissel Hill Elementary School Lititz | 579 | 33.7% | 60.3% |
| Schuylkill Valley Elementary School Leesport | 744 | 37.2% | 53.9% |
| Greencastle-Antrim Elementary School Greencastle | 671 | 36.4% | 62.7% |
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 Doe Run Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lancaster County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.9% | #628 of 1,396 | #34 of 60 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.7% | #781 of 1,511 ▼ 18 | #37 of 62 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #589 of 1,511 ▼ 38 | #32 of 62 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 672 | #166 of 1,638 | #3 of 67 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #1,052 of 1,528 | #46 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.9% | #862 of 1,531 | #49 of 65 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.7% | #1,239 of 1,600 | #57 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.9% | #896 of 1,045 | #43 of 49 |
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
672
-7 (-1%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 672 | 48.2 | 13.9:1 | 36% (240) |
| 2023-24 | 640 | 44.6 | 14.4:1 | 38% (240) |
| 2022-23 | 643 | 47.5 | 13.5:1 | 37% (238) |
| 2020-21 | 679 | 45 | 15.1:1 | 37% (251) |
| 2017-18 | 699 | 44.1 | 15.8:1 | 33% (232) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Doe Run Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (699 to 672); teachers up 9% (44.1 to 48.2).
About Doe Run Elementary School
Doe Run Elementary School is the name of a large elementary school in Manheim, Pennsylvania. School enrollment was 672 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 4. The average among elementary schools in Pennsylvania is roughly 443 students; this school is 52% larger than that.
Manheim Central SD is the district for Doe Run Elementary School. It has 4 schools and 2,764 students.
White students make up a majority at Doe Run Elementary School, at 79%. Next come 13% Hispanic, 4% Asian, and 3% multiracial. The White share in Lancaster County as a whole is similar, at about 82%. Doe Run Elementary School's diversity index is 36%, against a US figure of 70%.
A ratio of 13.9:1 comes from the school's 48.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 0.9 students per teacher above the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 36% in 2024-25. The average for public schools in Lancaster County is 55%.
Doe Run Elementary School is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 44% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
After adjusting for student poverty, Doe Run Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 58.9%; the prediction is 62.3%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Lancaster County, the median household income is $86,959, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Doe Run Elementary School is one of 114 public schools in the county.
Manheim Central Middle School is located about 0.8 miles from Doe Run Elementary School. The five-mile area around Doe Run Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Doe Run Elementary School ranks 4th on proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 679 to 672. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 15.1:1; by 2024-25 it was 13.9:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Doe Run Elementary School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Lancaster County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
557,931
Census ACS
Median income
$86,959
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
114
62,719 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Manheim Central SD
- Manheim Central SHSHigh · 896 students
- Manheim Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 846 students
- Baron Elementary SchoolElementary · 350 students
Other schools in Manheim
- Manheim Central SHSHigh · 896 students
- Manheim Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 846 students
- Baron Elementary SchoolElementary · 350 students
Nearby schools
- Manheim Central Middle School0.8 mi · 846
- Manheim Central SHS1.1 mi · 896
- Baron Elementary School1.3 mi · 350
- Warwick Middle School3.0 mi · 568
- Warwick SHS3.3 mi · 1,241
- Lititz Elementary School3.8 mi · 439
Frequently asked questions
About Doe Run Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Doe Run Elementary School?
Doe Run Elementary School enrolls approximately 672 students in grades KG-04.
Is Doe Run Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Doe Run Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
How many students per teacher at Doe Run Elementary School?
Approximately 13.9:1 students per teacher at Doe Run Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Doe Run Elementary School?
Student demographics at Doe Run Elementary School are roughly 79% White, 13% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Doe Run Elementary School public or private?
Doe Run Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Manheim Central SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.