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If you could change one rule at Elizabethtown Area SHS, what would it be?
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Enrollment
1,263
High
DISTRICT 705 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELIZABETHTOWN AREA SD·NCES 420912002562
Elizabethtown Area SHS
600 E High St, Elizabethtown, PA 17022 · (717) 367-1533 · Lancaster County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,263 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 59% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- B+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 high schools
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
75 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
479 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 278 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 331 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 330 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 324 | 26% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Elizabethtown Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
65.4%
PA avg 51.1% . -3.0pp since 2023
Math
54.4%
PA avg 43.0% . -1.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.4% | 54.4% |
| 2023-24 | 68.4% | 56.0% |
% 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
57.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.4%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Elizabethtown Area SHS
Elizabethtown Area SHS's state test result (57.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabethtown Area SHS this school | 1,263 | 37.9% | 57.7% |
| Spring Grove Area High School Spring Grove | 1,163 | 38.9% | 61.5% |
| Shaler Area High School Pittsburgh | 1,160 | 35.3% | 61.5% |
| South Western SHS Hanover | 1,380 | 34.8% | 57.6% |
| Greencastle-Antrim SHS Greencastle | 982 | 38.4% | 60.5% |
| Upper Perkiomen High School Pennsburg | 1,021 | 35.5% | 64.1% |
Matched among Pennsylvania high 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 Elizabethtown Area SHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lancaster County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.7% | #193 of 576 | #10 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.4% | #165 of 626 ▼ 44 | #8 of 18 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.4% | #228 of 626 ▼ 24 | #11 of 18 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,263 | #114 of 713 | #7 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #521 of 601 | #17 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.6% | #322 of 604 | #17 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.9% | #475 of 619 | #13 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.0% | #167 of 221 | #7 of 8 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,263
+27 (+2%) vs 2020
+28% since 1990-91, when it was 985
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 1,263 | 74.6 | 16.9:1 | 38% (479) |
| 2023-24 | 1,293 | 74.1 | 17.4:1 | 37% (479) |
| 2022-23 | 1,249 | 72.4 | 17.3:1 | 29% (361) |
| 2020-21 | 1,236 | 74 | 16.7:1 | 24% (297) |
| 2017-18 | 1,226 | 75.7 | 16.2:1 | 25% (304) |
| 2015-16 | 1,240 | 75 | 16.5:1 | 27% (334) |
| 2010-11 | 1,334 | 87 | 15.3:1 | 14% (186) |
| 2000-01 | 1,206 | 65 | 18.6:1 | 6% (68) |
| 1990-91 | 985 | 70 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elizabethtown Area SHS.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (1,226 to 1,263); teachers down 1% (75.7 to 74.6).
About Elizabethtown Area SHS
Elizabethtown Area SHS is a high school located in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County. It offers grades 9 through 12 and has 1,263 students enrolled. It has 71% more students than the average for high schools in Pennsylvania (about 738).
Elizabethtown Area SHS belongs to Elizabethtown Area SD, a district of 5 schools and 3,525 students.
At Elizabethtown Area SHS, 85% of students are White. It is also 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. Census estimates put Lancaster County at about 82% White, close to the school's figure. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Elizabethtown Area SHS scores 28%.
Elizabethtown Area SHS has 74.6 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.9:1. By comparison, the average for high schools in Pennsylvania is 12.8:1. At Elizabethtown Area SHS, 38% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The gap from the 55% average for public schools in Lancaster County is 17 points.
On the allk12 Grade, Elizabethtown Area SHS lands at B, ahead of 59% of Pennsylvania public high schools.
Elizabethtown Area SHS's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 57.7% is 3.7 points below the 61.4% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Lancaster County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $86,959, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. There are 114 public schools in the county, enrolling about 62,719, Elizabethtown Area SHS among them.
The closest school to Elizabethtown Area SHS is Elizabethtown Area Middle School, located less than a tenth of a mile away. In all, 4 other public schools sit within five miles of Elizabethtown Area SHS. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, Elizabethtown Area SHS ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Elizabethtown Area SHS is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 1,236 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 1,263.
People can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates and other school topics. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Elizabethtown Area SD
- Elizabethtown Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 827 students
- Bear Creek SchoolElementary · 750 students
- East High Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 466 students
- Bainbridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 219 students
Other schools in Elizabethtown
- Elizabethtown Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 827 students
- Bear Creek SchoolElementary · 750 students
- East High Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 466 students
- Conewago Elementary SchoolElementary · 239 students
Nearby schools
- Elizabethtown Area Middle School0.0 mi · 827
- East High Street Elementary School0.4 mi · 466
- Bear Creek School0.8 mi · 750
- Conewago Elementary School4.9 mi · 239
- Londonderry Elementary School5.1 mi · 234
- Lancaster County Career and Technology Center - Mt Joy5.3 mi · 15
Frequently asked questions
About Elizabethtown Area SHSHow large is Elizabethtown Area SHS?
Elizabethtown Area SHS enrolls approximately 1,263 students in grades 09-12.
Is Elizabethtown Area SHS an elementary, middle, or high school?
Elizabethtown Area SHS is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Elizabethtown Area SHS?
Approximately 16.9:1 students per teacher at Elizabethtown Area SHS.
What is the student diversity at Elizabethtown Area SHS?
Student demographics at Elizabethtown Area SHS are roughly 85% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Elizabethtown Area SHS in?
Elizabethtown Area SHS is part of Elizabethtown Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.