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Lenkerville Elementary School

520 South Market Street, Millersburg, PA 17061 · (717)692-3072 · Dauphin County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL324 STUDENTS
Enrollment
324
Elementary
DISTRICT 306 · STATE 443
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
162 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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
Kindergarten
50
Grade 1
58
Grade 2
57
Grade 3
51
Grade 4
57
Grade 5
51
Student demographics
White
91%
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 60%
Hispanic
3%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 16%
Black
2%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 14%
Two+
3%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 5%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.

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Test scores

PSSA + Keystone 2023-24 . % Proficient or Advanced
English Language Arts
57.3%
PA avg 55.1%
Math
58.9%
PA avg 41.4%

What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 57 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 55 and 41.

Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
63.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.2%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.0pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 →

6-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2023-24
Enrollment
324
-31 (-9%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 13.3:1
% White
91%
was 91%
% Hispanic
3%
was 3%
% Black
2%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Lenkerville Elementary School

Lenkerville Elementary School operates as an intimate elementary campus in Millersburg, Pennsylvania, one of the schools within Millersburg Area SD. Current enrollment sits at 324 students spanning grades K through 5. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 443 students each, so Lenkerville Elementary School sits 27% below that benchmark.

Across the 4 schools in Millersburg Area SD (1,029 students total), Lenkerville Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Lenkerville Elementary School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (91%); the rest consists of 3% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Dauphin County as a whole is about 63% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school lists 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting Lenkerville Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 50% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Dauphin County's rate of about 59%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Lenkerville Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 56.2%; this one delivers 63.2%.

In the surrounding community, Dauphin County reports that median household income runs about $76,242, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Dauphin County runs 75 public schools (combined enrollment of about 72,718 students), of which Lenkerville Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Millersburg Area Middle School, roughly 1.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Lenkerville Elementary School comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 48.0%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Over the past 6-year window. Lenkerville Elementary School's enrollment has edged down 9% since 2018, when it stood at 355 (now 324). The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 today.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.

Dauphin County at a glance

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Population
289,593
Census ACS
Median income
$76,242
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
75
72,718 students

Quick facts

School name
Lenkerville Elementary School
District
Millersburg Area SD
Address
520 South Market Street, Millersburg, PA 17061
Phone
(717)692-3072
County
Dauphin County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
324
Teachers (FTE)
27
Student–teacher ratio
11.4:1
Free/Reduced lunch
162 (50%)
Locale
32-Town: Distant
NCES ID
421536001793
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Lenkerville Elementary School
What is the total enrollment at Lenkerville Elementary School?
Lenkerville Elementary School enrolls approximately 324 students in grades KG-05.
Is Lenkerville Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lenkerville Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lenkerville Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lenkerville Elementary School is approximately 11.4:1 (27 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Lenkerville Elementary School?
Lenkerville Elementary School reports a student body of 91% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Lenkerville Elementary School?
Lenkerville Elementary School is overseen by Millersburg Area SD in Dauphin County.
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