Enrollment
325
Elementary
DISTRICT 394 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PENN MANOR SD·NCES 421863002627
Letort Elementary School
561 Letort Rd, Washington Boro, PA 17582 · (717) 872-9530 · Lancaster County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL325 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 93% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
18.5:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
117 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 32 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 60 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (32) is 47% smaller than its 6th grade class (60).
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
76.0%
PA avg 51.1% . +0.9pp since 2023
Math
80.0%
PA avg 43.0% . +3.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.0% | 80.0% |
| 2023-24 | 75.1% | 76.4% |
% 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
78.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.2%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Letort Elementary School
Letort Elementary School's state test result (78.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Letort Elementary School this school | 325 | 36.0% | 78.1% |
| Grace Park Elementary School Swarthmore | 366 | 36.1% | 55.2% |
| Hopewell Elementary School Aliquippa | 323 | 39.6% | 53.0% |
| Moore Elementary School Bath | 362 | 36.2% | 60.9% |
| Robeson El Center Birdsboro | 339 | 38.3% | 64.0% |
| Hamilton Twp Elementary School Sciota | 305 | 40.7% | 63.3% |
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 Letort Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lancaster County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.1% | #142 of 1,396 | #2 of 60 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #108 of 1,511 ▲ 28 | #2 of 62 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #114 of 1,511 ▲ 96 | #1 of 62 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 325 | #1,153 of 1,638 | #52 of 67 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.5:1 | #1,505 of 1,528 | #65 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.9% | #936 of 1,531 | #55 of 65 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.0% | #1,234 of 1,600 | #56 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.3% | #212 of 450 | #4 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
325
+31 (+11%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 327
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 325 | 17.6 | 18.5:1 | 36% (117) |
| 2023-24 | 326 | 17.7 | 18.4:1 | 36% (117) |
| 2022-23 | 331 | 16.7 | 19.9:1 | 36% (118) |
| 2020-21 | 294 | 19 | 15.5:1 | 28% (82) |
| 2017-18 | 300 | 17.8 | 16.9:1 | 24% (72) |
| 2015-16 | 293 | 17 | 17.2:1 | 25% (73) |
| 2010-11 | 285 | 19 | 15.0:1 | 20% (58) |
| 2000-01 | 287 | 16 | 17.9:1 | 6% (17) |
| 1990-91 | 327 | 16 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Letort Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (300 to 325); teachers down 1% (17.8 to 17.6).
About Letort Elementary School
In Washington Boro, Pennsylvania, Letort Elementary School is a small elementary school. The school serves 325 students in kindergarten through 6 in 2024-25. For comparison, elementary schools in Pennsylvania average about 443 students.
Across its 10 schools, Penn Manor SD enrolls 5,431 students. Letort Elementary School is one of those schools.
White students make up 81% of enrollment at Letort Elementary School. The remaining shares are 9% Hispanic, 5% Black, and 4% multiracial. The White share in Lancaster County as a whole is similar, at about 82%. Pick two students at random and there is a 33% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reports 17.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 18.5 students per teacher. That is 5.4 students per teacher above the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 36% of students. Among public schools in Lancaster County, the average eligibility rate is 55%.
Measured against Pennsylvania public elementary schools, Letort Elementary School receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Letort Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 78.1%, compared with a predicted 62.2%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census Bureau estimates for Lancaster County show that the median household income is $86,959, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Letort Elementary School is one of 114 public schools in the county.
The closest other public school is Central Manor Elementary School, about 1.7 miles away. Letort Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Letort Elementary School ranks 1st of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 78.1% against a local average of 59.7%.
For locale, NCES codes Letort Elementary School as Rural: Fringe.
2024-25 enrollment was 325, an 11% increase from 294 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher rose from 15.5 to 18.5 over 4 years.
Discussions about Letort Elementary School may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Penn Manor SD
- Penn Manor High SchoolHigh · 1,807 students
- Central Manor Elementary SchoolElementary · 595 students
- Hambright Elementary SchoolElementary · 574 students
- Manor Middle SchoolMiddle · 472 students
- Marticville Middle SchoolMiddle · 393 students
- Eshleman Elementary SchoolElementary · 337 students
Other schools in Washington Boro
- Central Manor Elementary SchoolElementary · 595 students
Other Letort Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Letort Elementary. Letort Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Letort Elementary SchoolCarlisle, PA · 225 students
Nearby schools
- Central Manor Elementary School1.7 mi · 595
- Hambright Elementary School2.4 mi · 574
- Manor Middle School2.4 mi · 472
- Penn Manor High School2.8 mi · 1,807
- Eshleman Elementary School3.0 mi · 337
- Martin School3.5 mi · 623
Frequently asked questions
About Letort Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Letort Elementary School?
Letort Elementary School enrolls approximately 325 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Letort Elementary School serve?
Letort Elementary School serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Letort Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Letort Elementary School is approximately 18.5:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Letort Elementary School?
At Letort Elementary School, the student body is approximately 81% White, 9% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Letort Elementary School in?
Letort Elementary School is part of Penn Manor SD.
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