Leaders Heights El Sch

Leaders Heights El Sch is one of the minimally staffed primary schools in York, Pennsylvania, one of the schools within Dallastown Area SD, with 140 students on its rolls from grades K through 3. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 68% below typical.

Across the 8 schools in Dallastown Area SD (6,332 students total), Leaders Heights El Sch accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Leaders Heights El Sch records that nearly all students (80%) are White. The remainder consists of 6% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with York County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, Leaders Heights El Sch lists 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.1:1 average. Around 34% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, York County runs at roughly 53%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Leaders Heights El Sch performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 62.9%, the actual is 66.3%, a residual of +3.4 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for York County put median household income runs about $84,829, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Leaders Heights El Sch is one of 111 public schools in York County (combined enrollment of about 64,242 students).

Nearest neighbor: York Twp El Sch, around 1.8 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Leaders Heights El Sch ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 45.6%.

Leaders Heights El Sch operates from an outer-ring location.

Looking at the recent track record. Leaders Heights El Sch's enrollment has decreased 12% since 2018, when it stood at 160 (now 140). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 87% to 80%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Leaders Heights El Sch typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.