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Enrollment
439
Elementary
DISTRICT 474 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WARWICK SD·NCES 422496002660
Lititz Elementary School
20 S Cedar St, Lititz, PA 17543 · (717) 626-3701 · Lancaster County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL439 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
181 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 43 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 54 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 20% smaller than its 6th grade class (54).
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Lititz Elementary School→Warwick Middle School
Based on grade levels within Warwick SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
57.9%
PA avg 51.1% . -3.7pp since 2023
Math
57.4%
PA avg 43.0% . +5.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.9% | 57.4% |
| 2023-24 | 61.6% | 52.2% |
% 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
59.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Lititz Elementary School
Lititz Elementary School's state test result (59.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lititz Elementary School this school | 439 | 41.2% | 59.5% |
| Shohola Elementary School Shohola | 421 | 37.8% | 59.8% |
| Patricia A Guth Elementary School Perkasie | 399 | 40.6% | 66.3% |
| Daniel Boone Area Primary Center Birdsboro | 392 | 40.6% | N/A |
| Crooked Billet Elementary School Hatboro | 468 | 42.1% | 52.9% |
| Schnecksville School Schnecksville | 465 | 39.4% | 68.8% |
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 Lititz Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lancaster County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.5% | #609 of 1,396 | #32 of 60 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.4% | #605 of 1,511 ▲ 92 | #29 of 62 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.9% | #490 of 1,511 ▲ 85 | #26 of 62 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 439 | #725 of 1,638 | #28 of 67 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #787 of 1,528 | #28 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.0% | #788 of 1,531 | #43 of 65 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.2% | #1,140 of 1,600 | #52 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.1% | #480 of 1,045 | #29 of 49 |
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
439
-12 (-3%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 645
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 439 | 33.5 | 13.1:1 | 41% (181) |
| 2023-24 | 451 | 31.5 | 14.3:1 | 40% (181) |
| 2022-23 | 456 | 29.5 | 15.5:1 | 38% (172) |
| 2020-21 | 451 | 34 | 13.3:1 | 34% (154) |
| 2017-18 | 511 | 35.2 | 14.5:1 | 33% (168) |
| 2015-16 | 500 | 35 | 14.3:1 | 33% (166) |
| 2010-11 | 545 | 36 | 15.1:1 | 30% (161) |
| 2000-01 | 589 | 34 | 17.3:1 | 10% (61) |
| 1990-91 | 645 | 34 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lititz Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (511 to 439); teachers down 5% (35.2 to 33.5).
About Lititz Elementary School
Lititz Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Warwick SD, located in Lititz, Pennsylvania. It teaches 439 students in kindergarten through 6.
Warwick SD has 3,705 students in 6 schools, and Lititz Elementary School is one of those schools.
Of every 100 students at Lititz Elementary School, about 77 are White. Other reported shares: 12% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 3% Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 39%.
Staffing at Lititz Elementary School comes to 33.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.1:1. The ratio is within a point of the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. On the income side, 41% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 55% average for public schools in Lancaster County.
Lititz Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 59.5% and a predicted 59.9%.
For Lancaster County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $86,959 a year, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Public schools in Lancaster County number 114, with about 62,719 students.
Warwick SHS, about 0.5 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Lititz Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 63.3%; Lititz Elementary School's is 59.5%, ranking 6th of 9.
Federal data place Lititz Elementary School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment figures show a drop of 12 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
People can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates and other school topics. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Warwick SD
- Warwick SHSHigh · 1,241 students
- Kissel Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 579 students
- Warwick Middle SchoolMiddle · 568 students
- John R Bonfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 446 students
- John Beck Elementary SchoolElementary · 432 students
Other schools in Lititz
- Warwick SHSHigh · 1,241 students
- Kissel Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 579 students
- Warwick Middle SchoolMiddle · 568 students
- Reidenbaugh Elementary SchoolElementary · 488 students
- John R Bonfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 446 students
- John Beck Elementary SchoolElementary · 432 students
Nearby schools
- Warwick SHS0.5 mi · 1,241
- Warwick Middle School0.8 mi · 568
- John R Bonfield Elementary School0.9 mi · 446
- Kissel Hill Elementary School1.2 mi · 579
- John Beck Elementary School2.3 mi · 432
- Reidenbaugh Elementary School2.6 mi · 488
Frequently asked questions
About Lititz Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lititz Elementary School?
Lititz Elementary School enrolls approximately 439 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Lititz Elementary School serve?
Lititz Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Lititz Elementary School?
Approximately 13.1:1 students per teacher at Lititz Elementary School.
How diverse is Lititz Elementary School?
Lititz Elementary School reports a student body of 77% White, 12% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Lititz Elementary School public or private?
Lititz Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Warwick SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.