Enrollment
234
Elementary
DISTRICT 299 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOWER DAUPHIN SD·NCES 421410001775
Londonderry Elementary School
260 Schoolhouse Rd, Middletown, PA 17057 · (717) 944-9462 · Dauphin County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL234 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 35% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
10.6:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
113 students
DISTRICT 32% · 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 | 41 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 32 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 30 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 37 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 11% larger than its 5th grade class (37).
Student demographics
35%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
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
38.0%
PA avg 51.1% . -17.6pp since 2023
Math
48.1%
PA avg 43.0% . -1.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 18 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.0% | 48.1% |
| 2023-24 | 55.6% | 50.0% |
% 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
51.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Londonderry Elementary School
Londonderry Elementary School's state test result (51.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Londonderry Elementary School this school | 234 | 48.3% | 51.5% |
| Mt Wolf Elementary School Mt Wolf | 217 | 45.2% | 58.4% |
| West Penn Twp Elementary School New Ringgold | 250 | 46.8% | 54.1% |
| Jackson Elementary School Myerstown | 203 | 51.7% | N/A |
| Durham-Nockamixon Elementary School Kintnersville | 245 | 42.9% | 73.4% |
| Colebrookdale Elementary School Boyertown | 234 | 55.1% | 48.8% |
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 Londonderry Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Dauphin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.5% | #835 of 1,396 | #19 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.1% | #839 of 1,511 ▼ 81 | #18 of 36 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #1,052 of 1,511 ▼ 290 | #21 of 36 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 234 | #1,453 of 1,638 | #39 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #152 of 1,528 | #4 of 39 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.7% | #892 of 1,531 | #34 of 40 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.3% | #1,025 of 1,600 | #27 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.6% | #365 of 1,045 | #2 of 17 |
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
234
-57 (-20%) vs 2020
-54% since 1990-91, when it was 504
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 234 | 22 | 10.6:1 | 48% (113) |
| 2023-24 | 242 | 22.6 | 10.7:1 | 47% (113) |
| 2022-23 | 222 | 24.5 | 9.1:1 | 42% (93) |
| 2020-21 | 291 | 26 | 11.2:1 | 34% (99) |
| 2017-18 | 284 | 27.5 | 10.3:1 | 46% (132) |
| 2015-16 | 277 | 28 | 9.9:1 | 42% (116) |
| 2010-11 | 362 | 32 | 11.3:1 | 35% (127) |
| 2000-01 | 443 | 27 | 16.4:1 | 22% (98) |
| 1990-91 | 504 | 29 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Londonderry Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (284 to 234); teachers down 20% (27.5 to 22).
About Londonderry Elementary School
The public elementary school Londonderry Elementary School is located in Middletown, Pennsylvania. Its enrollment is 234 students, spread over kindergarten through 5. On average, elementary schools in Pennsylvania enroll around 443, and this school is 47% below that mark.
The 8 schools in Lower Dauphin SD enroll 3,339 students altogether, Londonderry Elementary School among them.
More than half of the students at Londonderry Elementary School are White (80%). The next largest groups are 9% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 3% Black. In Dauphin County overall, about 63% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Londonderry Elementary School scores 35%.
Londonderry Elementary School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.6:1, with 22 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is 13.1:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 48% at Londonderry Elementary School. On average, public schools in Dauphin County report 59%.
Londonderry Elementary School earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 35% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 56.9% for Londonderry Elementary School. The school posts 51.5%, 5.4 points below the prediction.
In Dauphin County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $76,242 a year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Dauphin County number 75, with about 72,718 students.
Londonderry Elementary School's nearest public school is Fink Elementary School (about 2.5 miles). In all, 7 other public schools sit within five miles of Londonderry Elementary School. On state test proficiency, Londonderry Elementary School ranks 5th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Its location is classified as Rural: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment fell by 20% across 4 years, from 291 in 2020-21 to 234 in 2024-25.
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Dauphin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
289,593
Census ACS
Median income
$76,242
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
75
72,718 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lower Dauphin SD
- Lower Dauphin High SchoolHigh · 1,057 students
- Lower Dauphin Middle SchoolMiddle · 781 students
- South Hanover Elementary SchoolElementary · 371 students
- East Hanover Elementary SchoolElementary · 333 students
- Nye Elementary SchoolElementary · 317 students
- Conewago Elementary SchoolElementary · 239 students
Other schools in Middletown
- Middletown Area High SchoolHigh · 702 students
- Middletown Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 534 students
- Robert Reid Elementary SchoolElementary · 410 students
- Kunkel Elementary SchoolElementary · 369 students
- Fink Elementary SchoolElementary · 257 students
Nearby schools
- Fink Elementary School2.5 mi · 257
- Middletown Area High School3.5 mi · 702
- Robert Reid Elementary School3.7 mi · 410
- Conewago Elementary School3.8 mi · 239
- Middletown Area Middle School3.8 mi · 534
- Lower Dauphin High School4.9 mi · 1,057
Frequently asked questions
About Londonderry Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Londonderry Elementary School?
Londonderry Elementary School enrolls approximately 234 students in grades KG-05.
Is Londonderry Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Londonderry Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Londonderry Elementary School?
Approximately 10.6:1 students per teacher at Londonderry Elementary School.
How diverse is Londonderry Elementary School?
Londonderry Elementary School reports a student body of 80% White, 9% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Londonderry Elementary School?
Londonderry Elementary School is overseen by Lower Dauphin SD in Dauphin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.