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What's one thing Lincolnway El Sch gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
406
Elementary
DISTRICT 418 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST YORK AREA SD·NCES 422598004625
Lincolnway Elementary School
2625 West Philadelphia St, York, PA 17404 · (717) 792-3902 · York County
GRADES 02–03ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL406 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 25% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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
14.3:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
248 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 212 | 52% |
| Grade 3 | 194 | 48% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
29.5%
PA avg 51.1% . -26.2pp since 2023
Math
39.9%
PA avg 43.0% . -9.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 26 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 9 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.5% | 39.9% |
| 2023-24 | 55.7% | 49.2% |
% 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
43.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.4%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Lincolnway Elementary School
Lincolnway Elementary School's state test result (43.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincolnway Elementary School this school | 406 | 61.1% | 43.6% |
| Trimmer Elementary School York | 421 | 61.8% | 54.5% |
| Wallace Elementary School York | 427 | 64.2% | N/A |
| E M Crouthamel Elementary School Souderton | 325 | 59.7% | 48.6% |
| Hayshire Elementary School York | 532 | 64.7% | 45.8% |
| Stony Brook Elementary School York | 484 | 53.9% | 55.5% |
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 Lincolnway Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.6% | #1,009 of 1,396 | #52 of 62 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.9% | #1,006 of 1,511 ▼ 222 | #50 of 62 ▼ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.5% | #1,212 of 1,511 ▼ 453 | #52 of 62 ▼ 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 406 | #857 of 1,638 | #30 of 65 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #1,130 of 1,528 | #47 of 63 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.1% | #185 of 1,531 | #3 of 63 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.1% | #811 of 1,600 | #22 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.7% | #862 of 1,045 | #33 of 42 |
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
406
-17 (-4%) vs 2020
+43% since 1990-91, when it was 284
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 406 | 28.5 | 14.3:1 | 61% (248) |
| 2023-24 | 399 | 29.2 | 13.7:1 | 62% (248) |
| 2022-23 | 405 | 27.6 | 14.7:1 | 56% (225) |
| 2020-21 | 423 | 28 | 15.1:1 | 55% (232) |
| 2017-18 | 426 | 24.3 | 17.5:1 | 57% (242) |
| 2015-16 | 463 | 26 | 17.8:1 | 51% (237) |
| 2010-11 | 484 | 31 | 15.6:1 | 52% (252) |
| 2000-01 | 551 | 29 | 19.0:1 | 30% (164) |
| 1990-91 | 284 | 15 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lincolnway Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (426 to 406); teachers up 17% (24.3 to 28.5).
About Lincolnway Elementary School
Lincolnway Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school, is located in York, Pennsylvania. In all, 406 students attend the school in grades 2 through 3.
Lincolnway Elementary School sits within West York Area SD, which has 5 schools and 2,750 students.
At Lincolnway Elementary School, White students make up the biggest share, 50%. After that, the student body is 26% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 9% Black, and 3% Asian. Among all residents of York County, the White share is about 81%. The diversity index for Lincolnway Elementary School is 66%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school has 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 14.3 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is 13.1:1, so this school has more students per teacher. The school reported 61% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
Among Pennsylvania public elementary schools, Lincolnway Elementary School outscored 25%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
Compared with Pennsylvania schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Lincolnway Elementary School's results are 7.8 points below predicted: 43.6% against 51.4%.
American Community Survey estimates for York County show that the median household earns about $84,829 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Across York County, 111 public schools serve about 64,242 students.
A public school about 1.0 miles away, West York Area High School, is the closest to Lincolnway Elementary School. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Lincolnway Elementary School. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Lincolnway Elementary School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Mid-size, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The school's enrollment decreased 4% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Lincolnway Elementary School lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
York County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
462,924
Census ACS
Median income
$84,829
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
111
64,242 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in West York Area SD
- West York Area High SchoolHigh · 851 students
- West York Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 645 students
- Wallace Elementary SchoolElementary · 427 students
- Trimmer Elementary SchoolElementary · 421 students
Other schools in York
- Central York High SchoolHigh · 1,756 students
- William Penn SHSHigh · 1,681 students
- York County School of TechnologyHigh · 1,615 students
- Dallastown Area Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 1,519 students
- York Academy Regional CSCombined · 1,058 students
- York Suburban SHSHigh · 859 students
Nearby schools
- West York Area High School1.0 mi · 851
- West York Area Middle School1.2 mi · 645
- Trimmer Elementary School1.6 mi · 421
- Edgar Fahs Smith STEAM Academy1.8 mi · 388
- Indian Rock Elementary School1.8 mi · 314
- Wallace Elementary School2.1 mi · 427
Frequently asked questions
About Lincolnway Elementary SchoolHow large is Lincolnway Elementary School?
Lincolnway Elementary School enrolls approximately 406 students in grades 02-03.
What grades does Lincolnway Elementary School serve?
Lincolnway Elementary School serves grades 02-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lincolnway Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lincolnway Elementary School is approximately 14.3:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lincolnway Elementary School?
At Lincolnway Elementary School, the student body is approximately 50% White, 26% Hispanic, 9% Black, 3% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Lincolnway Elementary School in?
Lincolnway Elementary School is part of West York Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.