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Enrollment
377
Elementary
DISTRICT 462 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTHERN YORK COUNTY SD·NCES 422238004613
Friendship Elementary School
3457 Sticks Rd, Glen Rock, PA 17327 · (717) 235-4811 · York County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL377 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 38% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
12.2:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
144 students
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 75%
Community
1
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 | 46 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 52 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 12% smaller than its 6th grade class (52).
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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 Southern York County SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
50.2%
PA avg 51.1% . -7.1pp since 2023
Math
54.6%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.2% | 54.6% |
| 2023-24 | 57.3% | 53.3% |
% 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
56.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.2%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% 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 Friendship Elementary School
Friendship Elementary School's state test result (56.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friendship Elementary School this school | 377 | 38.2% | 56.0% |
| Twin Valley El Center Elverson | 395 | 37.2% | 65.8% |
| West Point Elementary School Greensburg | 372 | 35.2% | 73.4% |
| New Salem Elementary School York | 403 | 37.2% | 72.0% |
| Robeson El Center Birdsboro | 339 | 38.3% | 64.0% |
| Hahntown Elementary School North Huntingdon | 419 | 37.5% | 83.1% |
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 Friendship Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #709 of 1,396 | #32 of 62 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.6% | #682 of 1,511 ▼ 20 | #31 of 62 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.2% | #738 of 1,511 ▼ 31 | #39 of 62 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 377 | #964 of 1,638 | #36 of 65 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #510 of 1,528 | #18 of 63 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.0% | #1,166 of 1,531 | #55 of 63 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.2% | #1,191 of 1,600 | #46 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.2% | #344 of 1,045 | #8 of 42 |
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
377
-30 (-7%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 408
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 377 | 30.8 | 12.2:1 | 38% (144) |
| 2023-24 | 380 | 30.7 | 12.4:1 | 38% (144) |
| 2022-23 | 408 | 32.5 | 12.6:1 | 36% (147) |
| 2020-21 | 407 | 32 | 12.7:1 | 36% (148) |
| 2017-18 | 461 | 32.6 | 14.1:1 | 36% (168) |
| 2015-16 | 494 | 32 | 15.4:1 | 32% (159) |
| 2010-11 | 500 | 33 | 15.2:1 | 31% (156) |
| 2000-01 | 538 | 29 | 18.6:1 | 14% (75) |
| 1990-91 | 408 | 24 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Friendship Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (461 to 377); teachers down 6% (32.6 to 30.8).
About Friendship Elementary School
Friendship Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school. Its address is in Glen Rock, Pennsylvania. It reported 377 students in kindergarten through 6 in 2024-25.
Friendship Elementary School belongs to Southern York County SD, a district of 5 schools and 2,709 students.
The share of students at Friendship Elementary School who are White is 89%. Other groups include 6% Hispanic and 3% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 21, compared with 70 nationally.
The school's 30.8 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.2:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Pennsylvania average 13.1:1. Income data for the school show 38% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in York County average 53%.
On the allk12 Grade, Friendship Elementary School lands at C+, ahead of 38% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
Test results at Friendship Elementary School are 5.2 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (56.0% actual, 61.2% predicted).
The county, York County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $84,829, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. The county's public schools total 111, with about 64,242 students.
The closest school to Friendship Elementary School is Southern Elementary School, located about 1.6 miles away. In all, 5 other public schools sit within five miles of Friendship Elementary School. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Friendship Elementary School is 8th of 9 on proficiency.
The federal government classifies Friendship Elementary School's location as Rural: Distant.
In 2020-21, Friendship Elementary School enrolled 407 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 377.
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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 Southern York County SD
- Susquehannock High SchoolHigh · 857 students
- Southern Elementary SchoolElementary · 527 students
- Shrewsbury Elementary SchoolElementary · 482 students
- Southern Middle SchoolMiddle · 466 students
Other schools in Glen Rock
- Susquehannock High SchoolHigh · 857 students
- Southern Elementary SchoolElementary · 527 students
- Southern Middle SchoolMiddle · 466 students
Other Friendship Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Friendship Elementary. Friendship Elementary School is the 5th largest of the 6.
- Friendship Elementary SchoolBuford, GA · 673 students
- Friendship ElementaryWinston-Salem, NC · 470 students
- Friendship Elementary SchoolKELLER, TX · 464 students
- FRIENDSHIP ELEMENTARY SCHOOLDELTONA, FL · 429 students
- Friendship ElementaryFriendship, TN · 117 students
Nearby schools
- Southern Elementary School1.6 mi · 527
- Susquehannock High School1.7 mi · 857
- Southern Middle School1.9 mi · 466
- Manheim Elementary School4.8 mi · 256
- Shrewsbury Elementary School4.8 mi · 482
- Prettyboy Elementary7.1 mi · 405
Frequently asked questions
About Friendship Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Friendship Elementary School?
Friendship Elementary School enrolls approximately 377 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Friendship Elementary School serve?
Friendship Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many teachers does Friendship Elementary School have?
Friendship Elementary School employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
How diverse is Friendship Elementary School?
Friendship Elementary School reports a student body of 89% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Friendship Elementary School?
Friendship Elementary School is overseen by Southern York County SD in York County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.