Edgar Fahs Smith STEAM Academy

Edgar Fahs Smith STEAM Academy is one of the middle-of-the-pack K-5 schools in York, Pennsylvania, part of York City SD, with 388 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 8.

York City SD runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 6,306 students. Edgar Fahs Smith STEAM Academy is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Edgar Fahs Smith STEAM Academy shows that 45% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder comes out to 43% Black, 9% White, 3% multiracial. By comparison, York County as a whole is about 10% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting Edgar Fahs Smith STEAM Academy tighter than the state norm the norm. About 104% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, York County runs at roughly 53%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Edgar Fahs Smith STEAM Academy tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 33.6%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (York County) shows that median household earnings sit near $84,829, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Edgar Fahs Smith STEAM Academy is one of 111 public schools in York County (combined enrollment of about 64,242 students).

Nearest neighbor: West York Area MS, around 0.6 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Edgar Fahs Smith STEAM Academy at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 24.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 41%: 275 students in 2018 compared to 388 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 20% to 9%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.2:1 in 2018 to 10.6:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.