Enrollment
238
Elementary
DISTRICT 367 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST SHORE SD·NCES 422583004588
Fairview Elementary School
480 Lewisberry Rd, New Cumberland, PA 17070 · (717)774-2970 · York County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL238 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
61 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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, 2023-24
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 36 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (48).
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · 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.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2023-24 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
74.8%
PA avg 55.1%
Math
67.8%
PA avg 41.4%
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 55 and 41.
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
74.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.6%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 Fairview Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #216 of 1,396 | #4 of 62 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.8% | #326 of 1,511 | #11 of 62 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.8% | #141 of 1,511 | #3 of 62 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 238 | #1,441 of 1,638 | #60 of 65 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #1,465 of 1,528 | #62 of 63 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.5% | #1,087 of 1,531 | #51 of 63 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.6% | #1,385 of 1,600 | #64 of 65 |
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.
6-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2023-24Enrollment
238
+23 (+11%) vs 2017
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 311
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 14.8:1
% White
87%
was 89%
% Hispanic
5%
was 7%
% Black
2%
was 0%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 238 | 16.2 | 14.7:1 | 26% (61) |
| 2022-23 | 271 | 15.9 | 17.0:1 | 33% (89) |
| 2020-21 | 217 | 16 | 13.6:1 | 18% (39) |
| 2017-18 | 215 | 14.6 | 14.8:1 | 18% (39) |
| 2015-16 | 240 | 14 | 17.1:1 | 21% (51) |
| 2010-11 | 217 | 16 | 13.6:1 | 28% (61) |
| 2000-01 | 258 | 12 | 21.5:1 | 22% (57) |
| 1990-91 | 311 | 18 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fairview Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (215 to 238); teachers up 11% (14.6 to 16.2).
About Fairview Elementary School
Fairview Elementary School is a public small elementary school in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania. Its enrollment is 238 students, spread over kindergarten through 5. That compares with an average of about 443 students for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
The district for Fairview Elementary School is West Shore SD, with 15 schools and 7,705 students.
The share of students at Fairview Elementary School who are White is 87%. The remaining students are 6% multiracial and 5% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 24%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 17.0:1. The school has 16.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 17.0:1 compares with an average of 13.1:1 for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. Federal data show 26% of students (61) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 53% average for public schools in York County.
Fairview Elementary School scores 74.0% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 66.6%.
Looking at the county, York County, the median household earns about $84,829 a year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. York County has 111 public schools with about 64,242 students, including Fairview Elementary School.
Fairview Intermediate School sits less than a tenth of a mile from Fairview Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Fairview Elementary School ranks 1st in a group of 8 nearby schools.
Locale: Rural: Fringe. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment in 2023-24 stood at 238, compared with 215 in 2017-18.
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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 West Shore SD
- Cedar Cliff High SchoolHigh · 1,333 students
- Red Land SHSHigh · 1,061 students
- Fairview Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 654 students
- Crossroads Middle SchoolMiddle · 541 students
- Old Trail Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 519 students
- Red Mill Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
Other schools in New Cumberland
- Fairview Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 654 students
- Hillside Elementary SchoolElementary · 408 students
- New Cumberland Middle SchoolMiddle · 389 students
Other Fairview Elementary schools
62 other US public schools in 28 states are named Fairview Elementary. Fairview Elementary School is the 58th largest of the 63.
- Fairview Elementary SchoolFairview, PA · 707 students
- Fairview Elementary SchoolMountaintop, PA · 612 students
- Fairview Elementary SchoolWaynesboro, PA · 597 students
- Fairview Elementary SchoolPittsburgh, PA · 387 students
- Fairview Elementary SchoolMidland, PA · 303 students
Nearby schools
- Fairview Intermediate School0.0 mi · 654
- Hillside Elementary School2.0 mi · 408
- Cedar Cliff High School2.1 mi · 1,333
- Highland Elementary School2.2 mi · 375
- New Cumberland Middle School2.2 mi · 389
- Red Land SHS2.5 mi · 1,061
Frequently asked questions
About Fairview Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Fairview Elementary School?
Fairview Elementary School enrolls approximately 238 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Fairview Elementary School serve?
Fairview Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Fairview Elementary School?
Approximately 17.0:1 students per teacher at Fairview Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Fairview Elementary School?
At Fairview Elementary School, the student body is approximately 87% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Fairview Elementary School in?
Fairview Elementary School is part of West Shore SD.
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