Enrollment
257
Elementary
DISTRICT 345 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIDDLETOWN AREA SD·NCES 421524006934
Fink Elementary School
150 N Race Street, Middletown, PA 17057 · (717) 948-3370 · Dauphin County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL257 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% 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.
- BBeats 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
11.9:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
186 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 51 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 39 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 36 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is 28% larger than its 5th grade class (40).
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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 Middletown Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
40.7%
PA avg 51.1% . -12.5pp since 2023
Math
49.6%
PA avg 43.0% . +2.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.7% | 49.6% |
| 2023-24 | 53.2% | 47.2% |
% 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
51.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.6%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Fink Elementary School
Fink Elementary School's state test result (51.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fink Elementary School this school | 257 | 72.4% | 51.9% |
| Leola Elementary School Lancaster | 287 | 72.8% | 42.2% |
| Arlington Heights Elementary School Stroudsburg | 215 | 76.3% | 49.8% |
| B F Morey Elementary School Stroudsburg | 228 | 66.2% | 46.0% |
| Washington Heights Elementary School Lemoyne | 324 | 68.5% | 50.0% |
| Wilson Borough Elementary School Easton | 285 | 64.6% | 61.4% |
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 Fink Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Dauphin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #820 of 1,396 | #18 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.6% | #804 of 1,511 ▲ 20 | #17 of 36 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.7% | #993 of 1,511 ▼ 164 | #18 of 36 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 257 | #1,382 of 1,638 | #36 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #399 of 1,528 | #10 of 39 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.3% | #43 of 1,531 | #10 of 40 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.4% | #727 of 1,600 | #21 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.2% | #142 of 450 | #8 of 19 |
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
257
+33 (+15%) vs 2020
+26% since 2010-11, when it was 204
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 9.7:1
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 | 257 | 21.7 | 11.9:1 | 72% (186) |
| 2023-24 | 238 | 20.7 | 11.5:1 | 78% (186) |
| 2022-23 | 226 | 23.7 | 9.6:1 | 74% (167) |
| 2020-21 | 224 | 23 | 9.7:1 | 64% (143) |
| 2017-18 | 225 | 21.4 | 10.5:1 | 70% (158) |
| 2015-16 | 218 | 18 | 12.1:1 | 74% (162) |
| 2010-11 | 204 | 16 | 12.8:1 | 56% (114) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fink Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (225 to 257); teachers up 1% (21.4 to 21.7).
About Fink Elementary School
Fink Elementary School serves students in Middletown, Pennsylvania, as a small elementary school. Its 257 students are spread across kindergarten through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is about 443 students.
Middletown Area SD is the local district for Fink Elementary School. It runs 5 schools with 2,272 students.
White students form the largest group at Fink Elementary School, 38% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 28% Hispanic, 16% Black, 10% Asian, and 7% multiracial. Among people living in Dauphin County, the White share is about 63%. The chance that two students picked at random at Fink Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 73%.
Its teaching staff equals 21.7 full-time positions, a ratio of 11.9:1. That ratio is under the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. Around 72% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Among public schools in Dauphin County, the average eligibility rate is 59%.
Fink Elementary School is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 47% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Fink Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (51.9%) and its predicted rate (46.6%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools.
Dauphin County has these Census figures: median household income is about $76,242, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. The public schools of Dauphin County number 75 and enroll about 72,718.
The nearest public school is Middletown Area High School, at about 1.3 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Fink Elementary School is 4th on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Fink Elementary School as Suburb: Large.
Fink Elementary School saw enrollment rise 15% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 11.9 students per teacher, compared with 9.7 in 2020-21.
Community posts for Fink Elementary School can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Dauphin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
289,593
Census ACS
Median income
$76,242
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
75
72,718 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Middletown Area SD
- Middletown Area High SchoolHigh · 702 students
- Middletown Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 534 students
- Robert Reid Elementary SchoolElementary · 410 students
- Kunkel Elementary SchoolElementary · 369 students
Other schools in Middletown
- Middletown Area High SchoolHigh · 702 students
- Middletown Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 534 students
- Robert Reid Elementary SchoolElementary · 410 students
- Kunkel Elementary SchoolElementary · 369 students
- Londonderry Elementary SchoolElementary · 234 students
Nearby schools
- Middletown Area High School1.3 mi · 702
- Robert Reid Elementary School1.4 mi · 410
- Middletown Area Middle School1.5 mi · 534
- Londonderry Elementary School2.5 mi · 234
- Kunkel Elementary School3.5 mi · 369
- Lower Dauphin High School4.5 mi · 1,057
Frequently asked questions
About Fink Elementary SchoolHow large is Fink Elementary School?
Fink Elementary School enrolls approximately 257 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Fink Elementary School serve?
Fink Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Fink Elementary School have?
Fink Elementary School employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Fink Elementary School?
At Fink Elementary School, the student body is approximately 38% White, 28% Hispanic, 16% Black, 10% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Fink Elementary School in?
Fink Elementary School is part of Middletown Area SD.
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