Enrollment
413
Elementary
DISTRICT 388 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LANCASTER SD·NCES 421314005056
King Elementary School
466 Rockland St, Lancaster, PA 17602 · (717) 291-6178 · Lancaster County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL413 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
403 students
DISTRICT 96% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 35 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (64).
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
14.5%
PA avg 51.1% . -8.7pp since 2023
Math
17.1%
PA avg 43.0% . -4.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 15 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 14.5% | 17.1% |
| 2023-24 | 23.2% | 22.0% |
% 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
23.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.8%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 King Elementary School
King Elementary School's state test result (23.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| King Elementary School this school | 413 | 97.6% | 23.6% |
| Washington Elementary School Allentown | 362 | 99.2% | 16.8% |
| Taylor Bayard School Philadelphia | 394 | 98.2% | 12.0% |
| Donegan Elementary School Bethlehem | 467 | 92.5% | 20.6% |
| Hunter William H School Philadelphia | 414 | 98.3% | 14.0% |
| Cayuga School Philadelphia | 360 | 93.6% | 15.2% |
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 King Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lancaster County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.6% | #1,255 of 1,396 | #60 of 60 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.1% | #1,321 of 1,511 ▼ 83 | #62 of 62 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 14.5% | #1,436 of 1,511 ▼ 71 | #62 of 62 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 413 | #830 of 1,638 | #32 of 67 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #481 of 1,528 | #19 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.4% | #803 of 1,531 | #44 of 65 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.6% | #475 of 1,600 | #12 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.1% | #407 of 1,045 | #24 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
413
+11 (+3%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 727
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 9.6:1
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 | 413 | 34 | 12.2:1 | 98% (403) |
| 2023-24 | 403 | 39 | 10.3:1 | 100% (403) |
| 2022-23 | 389 | 38.5 | 10.1:1 | 100% (389) |
| 2020-21 | 402 | 42 | 9.6:1 | 99% (399) |
| 2017-18 | 492 | 44.6 | 11.0:1 | 100% (492) |
| 2015-16 | 522 | 43 | 12.1:1 | 100% (522) |
| 2010-11 | 590 | 44 | 13.4:1 | 88% (519) |
| 2000-01 | 536 | 46 | 11.7:1 | 99% (533) |
| 1990-91 | 727 | 44 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for King Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (492 to 413); teachers down 24% (44.6 to 34).
About King Elementary School
King Elementary School is one of the public schools in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. It is a mid-sized elementary school. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 413 students.
District-wide, Lancaster SD has 19 schools and 9,901 students.
More than half of the students at King Elementary School are Hispanic (77%). Beyond that, enrollment is 14% Black, 4% multiracial, and 4% White. In Lancaster County overall, about 12% of residents are Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 38%.
There are about 12.2 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at King Elementary School, which has 34. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is 13.1:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at King Elementary School is about 98%. The gap from the 55% average for public schools in Lancaster County is 43 points.
On BeatsExpectations, King Elementary School is 12.2 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Pennsylvania schools.
For Lancaster County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $86,959, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. There are 114 public schools in the county, enrolling about 62,719, King Elementary School among them.
King Elementary School is about 0.2 miles from Phoenix Academy, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, King Elementary School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Small.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 3% rise, from 402 to 413. Federal data show the ratio rising from 9.6:1 to 12.2:1.
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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
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Other King Elementary schools
15 other US public schools in 13 states are named King Elementary. King Elementary School is the 6th largest of the 16.
- King ElementaryStockton, CA · 942 students
- King ElementaryLong Beach, CA · 598 students
- King ElementaryFresno, CA · 566 students
- King Elementary SchoolDorchester, MA · 464 students
- KING ELEMENTARY SCHOOLVAN BUREN, AR · 437 students
Nearby schools
- Phoenix Academy0.2 mi · 305
- Carter and MacRae Elementary School0.4 mi · 444
- Jackson Middle School0.4 mi · 524
- Washington Elementary School0.4 mi · 467
- La Academia Partnership CS0.5 mi · 196
- Fulton Elementary School0.7 mi · 274
Frequently asked questions
About King Elementary SchoolHow many students attend King Elementary School?
King Elementary School enrolls approximately 413 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does King Elementary School serve?
King Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at King Elementary School?
Approximately 12.2:1 students per teacher at King Elementary School.
How diverse is King Elementary School?
King Elementary School reports a student body of 4% White, 77% Hispanic, 14% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is King Elementary School public or private?
King Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lancaster SD.
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