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Enrollment
579
Elementary
DISTRICT 474 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WARWICK SD·NCES 422496004823
Kissel Hill Elementary School
215 Landis Valley Rd, Lititz, PA 17543 · (717) 626-3703 · Lancaster County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL579 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- BTest 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
15.4:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
195 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 29 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 71 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 93 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 88 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 75 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is 5% smaller than its 6th grade class (75).
Student demographics
35%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
Kissel Hill 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
62.2%
PA avg 51.1% . -1.8pp since 2023
Math
58.5%
PA avg 43.0% . +7.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.2% | 58.5% |
| 2023-24 | 64.0% | 50.6% |
% 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
60.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.2%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Kissel Hill Elementary School
Kissel Hill Elementary School's state test result (60.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kissel Hill Elementary School this school | 579 | 33.7% | 60.3% |
| North Coventry Elementary School Pottstown | 532 | 32.9% | 70.0% |
| Hans Herr Elementary School Lampeter | 611 | 32.6% | 68.5% |
| Saucon Valley Elementary School Hellertown | 627 | 34.8% | 65.3% |
| Gilbertsville Elementary School Gilbertsville | 517 | 31.3% | 59.3% |
| Kelly Elementary School Lewisburg | 550 | 31.6% | 69.6% |
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 Kissel Hill Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lancaster County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.3% | #585 of 1,396 | #31 of 60 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.5% | #570 of 1,511 ▲ 175 | #26 of 62 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.2% | #374 of 1,511 ▲ 119 | #14 of 62 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 579 | #309 of 1,638 | #7 of 67 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #1,325 of 1,528 | #58 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.7% | #893 of 1,531 | #53 of 65 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.7% | #1,276 of 1,600 | #61 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.0% | #222 of 450 | #5 of 15 |
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
579
+39 (+7%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 588
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 579 | 37.6 | 15.4:1 | 34% (195) |
| 2023-24 | 574 | 34.6 | 16.6:1 | 34% (195) |
| 2022-23 | 577 | 38.4 | 15.0:1 | 33% (191) |
| 2020-21 | 540 | 34 | 15.9:1 | 23% (126) |
| 2017-18 | 536 | 31.7 | 16.9:1 | 30% (160) |
| 2015-16 | 556 | 35 | 15.9:1 | 28% (156) |
| 2010-11 | 608 | 37 | 16.4:1 | 18% (108) |
| 2000-01 | 570 | 33 | 17.3:1 | 8% (47) |
| 1990-91 | 588 | 31 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kissel Hill Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (536 to 579); teachers up 19% (31.7 to 37.6).
About Kissel Hill Elementary School
Kissel Hill Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school based in Lititz, Pennsylvania. The school enrolls 579 students, from pre-K through 6. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is about 443, so this school runs 31% larger than that.
Warwick SD is the local district for Kissel Hill Elementary School. It runs 6 schools with 3,705 students.
White students are the majority at Kissel Hill Elementary School, with 80% of enrollment. It is also 10% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Black, and 3% Asian. That is close to the 82% White share among all Lancaster County residents. Kissel Hill Elementary School's diversity index is 35%, against a US figure of 70%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 15.4:1, with 37.6 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The school has more students per teacher than the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Kissel Hill Elementary School is 34%. Compared with the 55% average for public schools in Lancaster County, the school's rate is lower.
Measured against Pennsylvania public elementary schools, Kissel Hill Elementary School receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Kissel Hill Elementary School is 63.2%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 60.3%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Lancaster County, the median household income is $86,959, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. There are 114 public schools in Lancaster County, enrolling about 62,719 students in all.
The nearest public school is Lititz Elementary School, at about 1.2 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Kissel Hill Elementary School comes in 6th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has grown by 39 students since 2020-21, to 579.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. 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
- Warwick Middle SchoolMiddle · 568 students
- John R Bonfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 446 students
- Lititz Elementary SchoolElementary · 439 students
- John Beck Elementary SchoolElementary · 432 students
Other schools in Lititz
- Warwick SHSHigh · 1,241 students
- Warwick Middle SchoolMiddle · 568 students
- Reidenbaugh Elementary SchoolElementary · 488 students
- John R Bonfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 446 students
- Lititz Elementary SchoolElementary · 439 students
- John Beck Elementary SchoolElementary · 432 students
Nearby schools
- Lititz Elementary School1.2 mi · 439
- John R Bonfield Elementary School1.3 mi · 446
- Warwick SHS1.5 mi · 1,241
- Warwick Middle School1.7 mi · 568
- Reidenbaugh Elementary School2.0 mi · 488
- Manheim Twp Middle School2.5 mi · 914
Frequently asked questions
About Kissel Hill Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Kissel Hill Elementary School?
Kissel Hill Elementary School enrolls approximately 579 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Kissel Hill Elementary School serve?
Kissel Hill Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Kissel Hill Elementary School have?
Kissel Hill Elementary School employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Kissel Hill Elementary School?
At Kissel Hill Elementary School, the student body is approximately 80% White, 10% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Kissel Hill Elementary School public or private?
Kissel Hill Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Warwick SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.