Leib El Sch

Leib El Sch is one of the low-enrollment K-5 schools in Dover, Pennsylvania, one of the schools within Dover Area SD, with 372 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.

Leib El Sch is one of 6 schools operated by Dover Area SD, a district that educates 3,149 students overall.

Demographically, Leib El Sch logs that the largest single group is White, at 72% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 15% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 5% Black. The wider county runs roughly 81% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against York County (around 53%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Leib El Sch sits in the top 10% of Pennsylvania schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 35.1%; actual is 60.7%, +25.6 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for York County put median household income runs about $84,829, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Leib El Sch is one of 111 public schools in York County (combined enrollment of about 64,242 students).

Nearest neighbor: Weigelstown El Sch, around 1.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Leib El Sch. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Leib El Sch ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 55.9%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 28%: 517 students in 2018 compared to 372 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 83% to 72%.

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