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Enrollment
446
Elementary
DISTRICT 474 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WARWICK SD·NCES 422496000120
John R Bonfield Elementary School
101 N Oak St, Lititz, PA 17543 · (717) 626-3704 · Lancaster County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL446 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 37% 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
14.2:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
207 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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 | 49 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 75 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is 35% smaller than its 6th grade class (75).
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
John R Bonfield Elementary School→Warwick Middle School
Based on grade levels within Warwick SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
55.3%
PA avg 51.1% . +2.8pp since 2023
Math
48.2%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.3% | 48.2% |
| 2023-24 | 52.5% | 46.5% |
% 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
53.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.7%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 John R Bonfield Elementary School
John R Bonfield Elementary School's state test result (53.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John R Bonfield Elementary School this school | 446 | 46.4% | 53.2% |
| Delaware Valley Elementary School Matamoras | 486 | 45.7% | 59.6% |
| Crooked Billet Elementary School Hatboro | 468 | 42.1% | 52.9% |
| Brecknock Elementary School Denver | 441 | 41.5% | 52.4% |
| Clay Elementary School Ephrata | 377 | 48.8% | 64.6% |
| Red Mill Elementary School Etters | 457 | 45.7% | 71.3% |
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 John R Bonfield Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lancaster County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.2% | #782 of 1,396 | #38 of 60 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.2% | #837 of 1,511 ▲ 1 | #40 of 62 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.3% | #580 of 1,511 ▲ 273 | #31 of 62 ▲ 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 446 | #705 of 1,638 | #25 of 67 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #1,111 of 1,528 | #49 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.2% | #758 of 1,531 | #41 of 65 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.4% | #1,054 of 1,600 | #45 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.8% | #298 of 1,045 | #14 of 49 |
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
446
-37 (-8%) vs 2020
-37% since 2000-01, when it was 704
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 446 | 31.5 | 14.2:1 | 46% (207) |
| 2023-24 | 464 | 31.5 | 14.7:1 | 45% (207) |
| 2022-23 | 476 | 33.5 | 14.2:1 | 45% (213) |
| 2020-21 | 483 | 35 | 13.8:1 | 33% (159) |
| 2017-18 | 556 | 35.5 | 15.7:1 | 32% (177) |
| 2015-16 | 536 | 34 | 15.8:1 | 33% (177) |
| 2010-11 | 578 | 37 | 15.6:1 | 24% (137) |
| 2000-01 | 704 | 36 | 19.6:1 | 12% (87) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John R Bonfield Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (556 to 446); teachers down 11% (35.5 to 31.5).
About John R Bonfield Elementary School
John R Bonfield Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school with an address in Lititz, Pennsylvania. The school serves 446 students in kindergarten through 6 in 2024-25.
John R Bonfield Elementary School reports to Warwick SD, which has 6 schools and 3,705 students.
John R Bonfield Elementary School is 76% White by enrollment. The remaining students are 13% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 4% Black, and 3% Asian. John R Bonfield Elementary School's diversity index is 40%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school employs the equivalent of 31.5 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 14.2:1. That is higher than the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 46%. It compares with 55% for public schools in Lancaster County.
The allk12 Grade for John R Bonfield Elementary School is C+. Compared with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 37% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On BeatsExpectations, John R Bonfield Elementary School is 4.5 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Pennsylvania schools.
In Lancaster County (population about 557,931), the median household income is $86,959, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. John R Bonfield Elementary School is one of 114 public schools in the county.
Lititz Elementary School is located about 0.9 miles from John R Bonfield Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, John R Bonfield Elementary School is behind the 64.1% nearby average, ranking 9th of 9.
John R Bonfield Elementary School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Enrollment at John R Bonfield Elementary School declined 8% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 483 to 446 students.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for John R Bonfield Elementary School covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Lancaster County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
557,931
Census ACS
Median income
$86,959
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
114
62,719 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Warwick SD
- Warwick SHSHigh · 1,241 students
- Kissel Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 579 students
- Warwick Middle SchoolMiddle · 568 students
- Lititz Elementary SchoolElementary · 439 students
- John Beck Elementary SchoolElementary · 432 students
Other schools in Lititz
- Warwick SHSHigh · 1,241 students
- Kissel Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 579 students
- Warwick Middle SchoolMiddle · 568 students
- Reidenbaugh Elementary SchoolElementary · 488 students
- Lititz Elementary SchoolElementary · 439 students
- John Beck Elementary SchoolElementary · 432 students
Nearby schools
- Lititz Elementary School0.9 mi · 439
- Kissel Hill Elementary School1.3 mi · 579
- Warwick SHS1.4 mi · 1,241
- Warwick Middle School1.6 mi · 568
- John Beck Elementary School1.9 mi · 432
- Reidenbaugh Elementary School3.1 mi · 488
Frequently asked questions
About John R Bonfield Elementary SchoolHow many students attend John R Bonfield Elementary School?
John R Bonfield Elementary School enrolls approximately 446 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does John R Bonfield Elementary School serve?
John R Bonfield Elementary School serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at John R Bonfield Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at John R Bonfield Elementary School is approximately 14.2:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at John R Bonfield Elementary School?
At John R Bonfield Elementary School, the student body is approximately 76% White, 13% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees John R Bonfield Elementary School?
John R Bonfield Elementary School is overseen by Warwick SD in Lancaster County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.