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Indian Rock Elementary School

1500 Indian Rock Dam Rd, York, PA 17403 · (717) 885-1250 · York County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL314 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 85% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
  • A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • B+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 elementary schools

Enrollment
314
Elementary
DISTRICT 310 · STATE 443
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
117 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 310734%
Grade 410032%
Grade 510734%
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 59% · US 70%
White
19763%
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 60% · US 43%
Hispanic
4916%
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 16% · US 30%
Black
206%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 14% · US 15%
Asian
93%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 5% · US 6%
Two+
3912%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 5% · US 5%
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
Male
17054%
Female
14446%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Indian Rock Elementary School→York Suburban Middle School→York Suburban SHS
Based on grade levels within York Suburban SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or Advanced
English Language Arts
69.0%
PA avg 51.1% . -5.0pp since 2023
Math
71.4%
PA avg 43.0% . -0.4pp since 2023

What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.

PSSA + Keystone results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2569.0%71.4%
2023-2474.0%71.8%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
72.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.6%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.3pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Indian Rock Elementary School

Indian Rock Elementary School's state test result (72.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Indian Rock Elementary School this school31437.3%72.9%
Schaeffer School
Lancaster
31842.5%71.6%
Alburtis Elementary School
Alburtis
36036.7%71.4%
Richland Elementary School
Quakertown
32739.8%51.7%
Locust Grove Elementary School
York
34833.6%53.8%
Nye Elementary School
Hummelstown
31739.4%58.1%
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 Indian Rock Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn PennsylvaniaIn York County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
72.9%#236 of 1,396#5 of 62
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
71.4%#253 of 1,511
▼ 40
#7 of 62
▼ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
69.0%#230 of 1,511
▲ 7
#8 of 62
▼ 3
Enrollment
ranked largest first
314#1,203 of 1,638#48 of 65
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.6:1#942 of 1,528#36 of 63
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
56.2%#412 of 1,531#22 of 63
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
37.3%#1,201 of 1,600#48 of 65
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-0.9%#1,011 of 1,045#41 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 2024-25
Enrollment
314
+62 (+25%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 344
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 10.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2531423.213.6:137% (117)
2023-243262214.8:136% (117)
2022-2335521.416.6:133% (117)
2020-212522410.5:125% (63)
2017-1831723.413.6:128% (90)
2015-163302215.0:134% (113)
2010-113682514.7:113% (47)
2000-012841617.8:16% (16)
1990-913442613.2:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Indian Rock Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 1% (317 to 314); teachers down 1% (23.4 to 23.2).

About Indian Rock Elementary School

In York, Pennsylvania, Indian Rock Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school. Federal data show 314 students enrolled in grades 3 through 5 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 443 students for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.

Indian Rock Elementary School sits within York Suburban SD, which has 6 schools and 2,840 students.

The largest group at Indian Rock Elementary School is White students, at 63%. Enrollment also includes 16% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 6% Black, and 3% Asian. Among people living in York County, the White share is about 81%. The diversity index for Indian Rock Elementary School is 56%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

Based on 23.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, Indian Rock Elementary School has a ratio of 13.6:1. The average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is about 13.1:1. Income data for the school show 37% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in York County is 53%.

Among Pennsylvania public elementary schools, Indian Rock Elementary School outscored 85%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.

In Pennsylvania, Indian Rock Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 72.9% actual against a predicted 61.6%.

In the wider York County area, the median household earns about $84,829 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Indian Rock Elementary School shares York County with 110 other public schools.

Among nearby public schools, Lincoln CS is closest at about 1.5 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Indian Rock Elementary School. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Indian Rock Elementary School is 1st on average proficiency.

The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Mid-size.

A 25% rise took enrollment from 252 in 2020-21 to 314 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 10.5:1; by 2024-25 it was 13.6:1.

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York County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Indian Rock Elementary School
District
York Suburban SD
Address
1500 Indian Rock Dam Rd, York, PA 17403
Phone
(717) 885-1250
County
York County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
03–05
Total enrollment
314
Teachers (FTE)
23
Student–teacher ratio
13.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
117 (37%)
Locale
22-Suburb: Mid-size
NCES ID
422685006688
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Indian Rock Elementary School
How many students attend Indian Rock Elementary School?
Indian Rock Elementary School enrolls approximately 314 students in grades 03-05.
Is Indian Rock Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Indian Rock Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 03-05.
How many students per teacher at Indian Rock Elementary School?
Approximately 13.6:1 students per teacher at Indian Rock Elementary School.
How diverse is Indian Rock Elementary School?
Indian Rock Elementary School reports a student body of 63% White, 16% Hispanic, 6% Black, 3% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Indian Rock Elementary School?
Indian Rock Elementary School is overseen by York Suburban SD in York County.
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