Enrollment
321
Elementary
DISTRICT 310 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YORK SUBURBAN SD·NCES 422685004648
East York Elementary School
701 Erlen Dr, York, PA 17402 · (717) 885-1240 · York County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL321 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 85% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
12.0:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
170 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 121 | 38% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 28% |
| Grade 5 | 109 | 34% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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 York Suburban SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
70.3%
PA avg 51.1% . +2.5pp since 2023
Math
64.5%
PA avg 43.0% . +2.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.3% | 64.5% |
| 2023-24 | 67.8% | 61.6% |
% 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
68.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 East York Elementary School
East York Elementary School's state test result (68.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| East York Elementary School this school | 321 | 53.0% | 68.9% |
| Yorkshire Elementary School York | 317 | 56.2% | N/A |
| Orendorf Elementary School Manchester | 350 | 58.0% | 55.5% |
| Valley View Elementary School York | 286 | 47.6% | N/A |
| James Gettys Elementary School Gettysburg | 334 | 56.9% | 59.1% |
| Blair Mill Elementary Hatboro | 361 | 53.7% | 60.5% |
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 East York Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.9% | #324 of 1,396 | #10 of 62 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.5% | #410 of 1,511 ▲ 45 | #17 of 62 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.3% | #207 of 1,511 ▲ 182 | #7 of 62 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 321 | #1,172 of 1,638 | #45 of 65 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #427 of 1,528 | #14 of 63 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.9% | #299 of 1,531 | #8 of 63 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.0% | #945 of 1,600 | #33 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.5% | #989 of 1,045 | #40 of 42 |
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
321
-117 (-27%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 473
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 321 | 26.8 | 12.0:1 | 53% (170) |
| 2023-24 | 322 | 26.1 | 12.3:1 | 53% (170) |
| 2022-23 | 345 | 24.8 | 13.9:1 | 46% (159) |
| 2020-21 | 438 | 26 | 16.9:1 | 45% (198) |
| 2017-18 | 326 | 22.3 | 14.6:1 | 42% (136) |
| 2015-16 | 340 | 22 | 15.4:1 | 37% (127) |
| 2010-11 | 537 | 38 | 14.1:1 | 30% (160) |
| 2000-01 | 467 | 30 | 15.6:1 | 14% (67) |
| 1990-91 | 473 | 33 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East York Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (326 to 321); teachers up 20% (22.3 to 26.8).
About East York Elementary School
East York Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school with its address in York, Pennsylvania. Enrollment is 321 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 3 through 5. Against the 443-student average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania, enrollment here is 28% lower.
The 6 schools in York Suburban SD enroll 2,840 students altogether, East York Elementary School among them.
At 58%, White students outnumber all other groups at East York Elementary School combined. The school is also 20% Hispanic, 11% Black, 8% multiracial, and 4% Asian. The White share of the county population is higher, at 81%. The chance that two students picked at random at East York Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 61%.
East York Elementary School employs 26.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 12.0:1. That ratio is under the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 53% in 2024-25. Across public schools in York County, the average is about the same, 53%.
East York Elementary School is graded A by allk12, scoring above 85% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, East York Elementary School is 14.0 points above its prediction. Actual: 68.9%. Predicted: 54.9%.
Across York County, median household income is about $84,829, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. East York Elementary School is among the 111 public schools in York County.
The next-closest public school is York Suburban Middle School, about 0.4 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of East York Elementary School. On proficiency, East York Elementary School is ahead of the 47.8% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 6.
East York Elementary School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Mid-size.
The student count in 2024-25 was 321, 27% below the 438 of 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 16.9:1 to 12.0:1.
Community posts for East York Elementary School can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Suburban SD
- York Suburban SHSHigh · 859 students
- York Suburban Middle SchoolMiddle · 743 students
- Yorkshire Elementary SchoolElementary · 317 students
- Indian Rock Elementary SchoolElementary · 314 students
- Valley View Elementary SchoolElementary · 286 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
- York Suburban Middle School0.4 mi · 743
- Yorkshire Elementary School1.0 mi · 317
- Davis School1.0 mi · 530
- York Suburban SHS1.3 mi · 859
- Valley View Elementary School1.4 mi · 286
- North Hills Elementary School1.6 mi · 675
Frequently asked questions
About East York Elementary SchoolHow many students attend East York Elementary School?
East York Elementary School enrolls approximately 321 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does East York Elementary School serve?
East York Elementary School serves grades 03-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at East York Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at East York Elementary School is approximately 12.0:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at East York Elementary School?
Student demographics at East York Elementary School are roughly 58% White, 20% Hispanic, 11% Black, 4% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is East York Elementary School public or private?
East York Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by York Suburban SD.
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