Locust Grove El Sch

Locust Grove El Sch, a close-knit primary school in York, Pennsylvania, overseen by Red Lion Area SD, caters to 348 students, covering grades K through 6. That puts it 21% leaner than the typical public school in Pennsylvania, which averages around 443 students.

Across the 8 schools in Red Lion Area SD (4,546 students total), Locust Grove El Sch accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Locust Grove El Sch lists that White students make up the majority at 70%. Other groups include 11% Hispanic, 8% Black, 7% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 81%.

On the resource side, On paper, Locust Grove El Sch has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting Locust Grove El Sch tighter than the state norm the norm. About 34% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against York County (around 53%), the school's rate is south of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Locust Grove El Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 63.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 53.8%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (York County) logs that median household income runs about $84,829, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, York County runs 111 public schools (combined enrollment of about 64,242 students), of which Locust Grove El Sch is one.

Nearest neighbor: Larry J. Macaluso El Sch, around 1.7 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Locust Grove El Sch ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 56.1%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Locust Grove El Sch has decreased 11%, going from 392 students in 2018 to 348 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 81% to 70% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for Locust Grove El Sch typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.