Enrollment
388
Elementary
DISTRICT 578 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YORK CITY SD·NCES 422682007621
Edgar Fahs Smith STEAM Academy
701 Texas Ave, York, PA 17404 · (717) 849-1240 · York County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL388 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 27% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
10.6:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
104%
404 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 8 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 39 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 37 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 34 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 47 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 35 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is 40% larger than its 8th grade class (35).
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
Edgar Fahs Smith STEAM Academy→William Penn SHS
Based on grade levels within York City SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
33.2%
PA avg 51.1% . -4.6pp since 2023
Math
28.4%
PA avg 43.0% . -1.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.2% | 28.4% |
| 2023-24 | 37.8% | 29.6% |
% 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
33.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.0%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Edgar Fahs Smith STEAM Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.6% | #1,133 of 1,396 | #53 of 62 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.4% | #1,185 of 1,511 ▼ 60 | #53 of 62 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.2% | #1,145 of 1,511 ▲ 6 | #51 of 62 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 388 | #929 of 1,638 | #34 of 65 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #148 of 1,528 | #3 of 63 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.5% | #307 of 1,531 | #10 of 63 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 104% | #141 of 1,600 | #1 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +41.1% | #20 of 450 | #1 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. 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
388
+56 (+17%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 388 | 36.6 | 10.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 404 | 34.5 | 11.7:1 | 100% (404) |
| 2022-23 | 240 | 29.5 | 8.1:1 | 100% (240) |
| 2020-21 | 332 | 19 | 17.5:1 | 77% (254) |
| 2017-18 | 275 | 16 | 17.2:1 | 87% (240) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Edgar Fahs Smith STEAM Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 41% (275 to 388); teachers up 129% (16 to 36.6).
About Edgar Fahs Smith STEAM Academy
Edgar Fahs Smith STEAM Academy serves students in York, Pennsylvania, as a mid-sized elementary school. It teaches 388 students in pre-K through 8.
Edgar Fahs Smith STEAM Academy is part of York City SD, where 9 schools serve 6,306 students.
Hispanic students make up 45% of enrollment at Edgar Fahs Smith STEAM Academy, the largest share of any group. Next come 43% Black, 9% White, and 3% multiracial. That compares with about 10% Hispanic among all York County residents. A diversity index of 61% means there is a 61% chance two randomly chosen students at Edgar Fahs Smith STEAM Academy are from different groups.
On staff are 36.6 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 10.6:1. The average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is 13.1:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher.
Edgar Fahs Smith STEAM Academy holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 27% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Edgar Fahs Smith STEAM Academy, the prediction is 33.0% and the result is 33.6%.
In York County, the median household earns about $84,829 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Across York County, 111 public schools serve about 64,242 students.
Of the public schools around it, Edgar Fahs Smith STEAM Academy is closest to West York Area Middle School, about 0.6 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Edgar Fahs Smith STEAM Academy ranks 4th of 9 nearby schools, at 33.6% versus a 24.8% average.
Locale data from NCES put Edgar Fahs Smith STEAM Academy inside a principal city with a population under 100,000 (City: Small).
Enrollment figures show a rise of 56 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The number of students per teacher dropped from 17.5 to 10.6 over 4 years.
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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
- Devers SchoolElementary · 686 students
- Hannah PennElementary · 674 students
- Goode SchoolElementary · 641 students
- Ferguson SchoolElementary · 627 students
- McKinley SchoolElementary · 578 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
- West York Area Middle School0.6 mi · 645
- Devers School0.7 mi · 686
- West York Area High School0.8 mi · 851
- Lincoln CS0.8 mi · 653
- Ferguson School0.9 mi · 627
- York Academy Regional CS1.2 mi · 1,058
Frequently asked questions
About Edgar Fahs Smith STEAM AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Edgar Fahs Smith STEAM Academy?
Edgar Fahs Smith STEAM Academy enrolls approximately 388 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Edgar Fahs Smith STEAM Academy serve?
Edgar Fahs Smith STEAM Academy serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many teachers does Edgar Fahs Smith STEAM Academy have?
Edgar Fahs Smith STEAM Academy employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.6:1.
How diverse is Edgar Fahs Smith STEAM Academy?
Edgar Fahs Smith STEAM Academy reports a student body of 9% White, 45% Hispanic, 43% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Edgar Fahs Smith STEAM Academy public or private?
Edgar Fahs Smith STEAM Academy is a public K-12 school, overseen by York City SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.