Friendship El Sch

Friendship El Sch, a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community in Glen Rock, Pennsylvania, operated by Southern York County SD, works with 377 students, covering grades K through 6.

Friendship El Sch is one of 5 schools operated by Southern York County SD, a district that instructs 2,709 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Friendship El Sch shows that nearly all students (89%) are White. The remainder reads as 6% Hispanic, 3% Black.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.1:1 average. An estimated 38% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of York County's rate of about 53%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Friendship El Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 61.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 56.0%.

Around the school, York County reports 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. In all, York County runs 111 public schools (combined enrollment of about 64,242 students), of which Friendship El Sch is one.

Southern El Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.6 miles from this campus. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Friendship El Sch comes 8th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 62.7%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Friendship El Sch has shrank 18%, going from 461 students in 2018 to 377 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.