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Enrollment
348
Elementary
DISTRICT 406 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RED LION AREA SD·NCES 422010004593
Locust Grove Elementary School
3620 E Prospect Rd, York, PA 17402 · (717) 757-2559 · York County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL348 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 34% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- B-Test 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
11.9:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
117 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 | 23 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 55 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 65 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (23) is 65% smaller than its 6th grade class (65).
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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
Based on grade levels within Red Lion Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
48.1%
PA avg 51.1% . -11.1pp since 2023
Math
50.6%
PA avg 43.0% . +7.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.1% | 50.6% |
| 2023-24 | 59.2% | 43.3% |
% 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
53.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.2%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Locust Grove Elementary School
Locust Grove Elementary School's state test result (53.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Locust Grove Elementary School this school | 348 | 33.6% | 53.8% |
| Dormont Elementary School Pittsburgh | 380 | 33.4% | 80.1% |
| Indian Rock Elementary School York | 314 | 37.3% | 72.9% |
| Conewago Elementary School York | 343 | 35.3% | 58.3% |
| East Hanover Elementary School Grantville | 333 | 30.6% | 52.4% |
| Schuylkill Elementary School Phoenixville | 418 | 29.2% | 66.0% |
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 Locust Grove Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.8% | #764 of 1,396 | #38 of 62 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.6% | #784 of 1,511 ▲ 114 | #40 of 62 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.1% | #792 of 1,511 ▼ 141 | #44 of 62 ▼ 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 348 | #1,072 of 1,638 | #42 of 65 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #401 of 1,528 | #12 of 63 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.2% | #579 of 1,531 | #30 of 63 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.6% | #1,278 of 1,600 | #57 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.2% | #601 of 1,045 | #19 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
348
-35 (-9%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 326
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 348 | 29.3 | 11.9:1 | 34% (117) |
| 2023-24 | 393 | 31.2 | 12.6:1 | 30% (117) |
| 2022-23 | 400 | 32.2 | 12.4:1 | 29% (115) |
| 2020-21 | 383 | 25 | 15.3:1 | 28% (107) |
| 2017-18 | 392 | 27.8 | 14.1:1 | 27% (105) |
| 2015-16 | 401 | 25 | 16.0:1 | 24% (96) |
| 2010-11 | 477 | 26 | 18.4:1 | 13% (60) |
| 2000-01 | 448 | 25 | 17.9:1 | 8% (35) |
| 1990-91 | 326 | 16 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Locust Grove Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (392 to 348); teachers up 5% (27.8 to 29.3).
About Locust Grove Elementary School
Locust Grove Elementary School is an elementary school in York, Pennsylvania, according to federal school records. The school reports 348 students in kindergarten through 6. The typical figure for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is about 443 students.
The 8 schools in Red Lion Area SD enroll 4,546 students altogether, Locust Grove Elementary School among them.
Locust Grove Elementary School's enrollment is 70% White. Other groups make up 11% Hispanic, 8% Black, 7% multiracial, and 3% Asian. County-wide, 81% of York County residents are White. Locust Grove Elementary School has a diversity index of 48%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Locust Grove Elementary School operates with 29.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 11.9:1. That ratio is under the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. Locust Grove Elementary School reports 34% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in York County is 53%.
Locust Grove Elementary School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 34% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Locust Grove Elementary School is 9.4 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (53.8% versus 63.2%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Pennsylvania.
Across York County, median household income is about $84,829, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. The public schools of York County number 111 and enroll about 64,242.
Nearest public school: Larry J. Macaluso Elementary School, about 1.7 miles away. The five-mile area around Locust Grove Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 56.1% on proficiency, and Locust Grove Elementary School is below that at 53.8%.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Mid-size.
Locust Grove Elementary School saw enrollment fall 9% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 15.3:1 in 2020-21, and 11.9:1 in 2024-25.
Community posts for Locust Grove Elementary School can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Red Lion Area SD
- Red Lion Area SHSHigh · 1,363 students
- Red Lion Area Junior High SchoolMiddle · 747 students
- Larry J. Macaluso Elementary SchoolElementary · 631 students
- Mazie Gable Elementary SchoolElementary · 481 students
- Pleasant View Elementary SchoolElementary · 436 students
- Clearview Elementary SchoolElementary · 300 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
Other Locust Grove Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Locust Grove Elementary. Locust Grove Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 4.
- Locust Grove Elementary SchoolCrestwood, KY · 594 students
- Locust Grove Elementary SchoolLocust Grove, GA · 576 students
- Locust Grove ElementaryLocust Grove, VA · 519 students
Nearby schools
- Larry J. Macaluso Elementary School1.7 mi · 631
- Stony Brook Elementary School2.5 mi · 484
- Yorkshire Elementary School2.6 mi · 317
- York Suburban Middle School2.7 mi · 743
- East York Elementary School3.1 mi · 321
- Ore Valley Elementary School3.1 mi · 556
Frequently asked questions
About Locust Grove Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Locust Grove Elementary School?
Locust Grove Elementary School enrolls approximately 348 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Locust Grove Elementary School serve?
Locust Grove Elementary School serves grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at Locust Grove Elementary School?
Approximately 11.9:1 students per teacher at Locust Grove Elementary School.
How diverse is Locust Grove Elementary School?
Locust Grove Elementary School reports a student body of 70% White, 11% Hispanic, 8% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Locust Grove Elementary School?
Locust Grove Elementary School is overseen by Red Lion Area SD in York County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.