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Enrollment
437
Elementary
DISTRICT 388 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LANCASTER SD·NCES 421314002584
Lafayette Elementary School
1000 Fremont St, Lancaster, PA 17603 · (717) 291-6183 · Lancaster County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL437 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
102%
446 students
DISTRICT 96% · 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 | 36 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 47 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
62%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
22.8%
PA avg 51.1% . -5.4pp since 2023
Math
24.9%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 are up about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 22.8% | 24.9% |
| 2023-24 | 28.2% | 23.2% |
% 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
28.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 →
Where Lafayette Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lancaster County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.1% | #1,202 of 1,396 | #57 of 60 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.9% | #1,226 of 1,511 | #57 of 62 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.8% | #1,315 of 1,511 | #58 of 62 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 437 | #731 of 1,638 | #30 of 67 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #191 of 1,528 | #8 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.8% | #283 of 1,531 | #13 of 65 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 102% | #212 of 1,600 | #5 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.1% | #320 of 1,045 | #18 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
437
-59 (-12%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 604
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 437 | 40 | 10.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 446 | 37.8 | 11.8:1 | 100% (446) |
| 2022-23 | 427 | 37.5 | 11.4:1 | 100% (427) |
| 2020-21 | 496 | 38 | 13.1:1 | 99% (493) |
| 2017-18 | 540 | 36 | 15.0:1 | 100% (540) |
| 2015-16 | 531 | 36 | 14.8:1 | 100% (531) |
| 2010-11 | 515 | 35 | 14.7:1 | 79% (408) |
| 2000-01 | 433 | 31 | 14.0:1 | 81% (350) |
| 1990-91 | 604 | 28 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lafayette Elementary School.
About Lafayette Elementary School
This page covers Lafayette Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Enrollment stands at 437 students, covering pre-K through 5.
Lafayette Elementary School is in Lancaster SD, a district with 9,901 students across 19 schools.
About 57% of the student body at Lafayette Elementary School is Hispanic. Other students are 17% Black, 14% White, 7% Asian, and 5% multiracial. By comparison, Lancaster County residents are about 12% Hispanic. A diversity index of 62% means there is a 62% chance two randomly chosen students at Lafayette Elementary School are from different groups.
Its ratio of 10.9:1 is based on 40 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is 13.1:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Lafayette Elementary School would be expected to post about 33.9%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 28.1%.
The school is in Lancaster County, where the median household earns about $86,959 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Lafayette Elementary School shares Lancaster County with 113 other public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Hamilton Elementary School is closest at about 0.4 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 31.5%, higher than Lafayette Elementary School's 28.1%.
Locale data from NCES put Lafayette Elementary School inside a principal city with a population under 100,000 (City: Small).
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 496 (2020-21) to 437 (2024-25). Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 10.9:1, from 13.1:1.
The Lafayette Elementary School discussion page is a place for open houses, carpools, and field trips. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Lancaster SD
- McCaskey CampusHigh · 2,600 students
- Martin SchoolElementary · 623 students
- Jackson Middle SchoolMiddle · 524 students
- Reynolds Middle SchoolMiddle · 511 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 467 students
- Lincoln Middle SchoolMiddle · 465 students
Other schools in Lancaster
- McCaskey CampusHigh · 2,600 students
- Manheim Twp High SchoolHigh · 1,953 students
- Conestoga Valley SHSHigh · 1,304 students
- Landis Run Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 929 students
- Manheim Twp Middle SchoolMiddle · 914 students
- Gerald G Huesken Middle SchoolMiddle · 851 students
Nearby schools
- Hamilton Elementary School0.4 mi · 339
- Smith-Wade-El Elementary School0.5 mi · 397
- Wheatland Middle School0.6 mi · 453
- Price Elementary School0.6 mi · 331
- Carter and MacRae Elementary School0.8 mi · 444
- Fulton Elementary School0.9 mi · 274
Frequently asked questions
About Lafayette Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Lafayette Elementary School?
Lafayette Elementary School enrolls approximately 437 students in grades PK-05.
Is Lafayette Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lafayette Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Lafayette Elementary School have?
Lafayette Elementary School employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.9:1.
How diverse is Lafayette Elementary School?
Lafayette Elementary School reports a student body of 14% White, 57% Hispanic, 17% Black, 7% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Lafayette Elementary School public or private?
Lafayette Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lancaster SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.