Enrollment
217
Elementary
DISTRICT 301 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHEASTERN YORK SD·NCES 421752000067
Mt Wolf Elementary School
590 Maple Street, Mt Wolf, PA 17347 · (717) 266-6570 · York County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL217 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
98 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 | 53 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 28% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 28% |
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
59.3%
PA avg 51.1% . -1.1pp since 2023
Math
59.3%
PA avg 43.0% . +4.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.3% | 59.3% |
| 2023-24 | 60.4% | 54.7% |
% 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
58.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.3%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Mt Wolf Elementary School
Mt Wolf Elementary School's state test result (58.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt Wolf Elementary School this school | 217 | 45.2% | 58.4% |
| Londonderry Elementary School Middletown | 234 | 48.3% | 51.5% |
| Northside Elementary School Mechanicsburg | 221 | 43.4% | 67.8% |
| Trafford Elementary School Trafford | 196 | 46.9% | 80.2% |
| Mt Vernon Elementary School McKeesport | 194 | 47.9% | 63.0% |
| Durham-Nockamixon Elementary School Kintnersville | 245 | 42.9% | 73.4% |
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 Mt Wolf Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.4% | #636 of 1,396 | #26 of 62 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.3% | #550 of 1,511 ▲ 69 | #21 of 62 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.3% | #456 of 1,511 ▲ 153 | #16 of 62 ▲ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 217 | #1,496 of 1,638 | #62 of 65 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #720 of 1,528 | #25 of 63 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.5% | #897 of 1,531 | #41 of 63 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.2% | #1,076 of 1,600 | #40 of 65 |
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
217
-18 (-8%) vs 2020
-22% since 2000-01, when it was 278
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 217 | 16.9 | 12.9:1 | 45% (98) |
| 2023-24 | 212 | 16.7 | 12.7:1 | 46% (98) |
| 2022-23 | 245 | 16.9 | 14.5:1 | 47% (115) |
| 2020-21 | 235 | 16 | 14.7:1 | 40% (94) |
| 2017-18 | 180 | 14.8 | 12.2:1 | 32% (57) |
| 2015-16 | 230 | 14 | 16.4:1 | 40% (91) |
| 2010-11 | 209 | 17 | 12.3:1 | 28% (59) |
| 2000-01 | 278 | 12 | 23.2:1 | 6% (18) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mt Wolf Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 21% (180 to 217); teachers up 14% (14.8 to 16.9).
About Mt Wolf Elementary School
Students in Mt Wolf, Pennsylvania, attend Mt Wolf Elementary School, a small elementary school. The latest federal count shows 217 students in kindergarten through 3. Against the 443-student average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania, enrollment here is 51% lower.
The district, Northeastern York SD, operates 8 schools serving 3,971 students.
The student body at Mt Wolf Elementary School is 80% White. Enrollment also includes 8% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, and 3% Black. The county population is about 81% White, within a few points of the school. The school's diversity index is 34%, meaning two students picked at random have a 34% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Dividing enrollment by its 16.9 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 12.9:1. That is close to the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. Mt Wolf Elementary School reports 45% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in York County average 53%.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 58.3% for Mt Wolf Elementary School. The school posts 58.4%, within a point of the prediction.
Census estimates describe York County this way: the median household income is $84,829, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Mt Wolf Elementary School, York County has 110 other public schools.
Nearby, Spring Forge Intrd School is about 0.4 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Mt Wolf Elementary School's average proficiency of 58.4% compares with 59.5% for its nearest scored neighbors.
In the federal locale system, Mt Wolf Elementary School is coded Suburb: Mid-size, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment has fallen by 18 students since 2020-21, to 217. The school's ratio fell from 14.7:1 to 12.9:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. 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 Northeastern York SD
- Northeastern SHSHigh · 1,189 students
- Northeastern Middle SchoolMiddle · 595 students
- Shallow Brook Inter SchoolMiddle · 507 students
- Spring Forge Intrd SchoolMiddle · 477 students
- Orendorf Elementary SchoolElementary · 350 students
- Conewago Elementary SchoolElementary · 343 students
Nearby schools
- Spring Forge Intrd School0.4 mi · 477
- Orendorf Elementary School0.6 mi · 350
- Shallow Brook Inter School0.6 mi · 507
- Northeastern SHS0.7 mi · 1,189
- Northeastern Middle School0.7 mi · 595
- Bainbridge Elementary School3.0 mi · 219
Frequently asked questions
About Mt Wolf Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Mt Wolf Elementary School?
Mt Wolf Elementary School enrolls approximately 217 students in grades KG-03.
Is Mt Wolf Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mt Wolf Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-03.
How many teachers does Mt Wolf Elementary School have?
Mt Wolf Elementary School employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mt Wolf Elementary School?
At Mt Wolf Elementary School, the student body is approximately 80% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Mt Wolf Elementary School public or private?
Mt Wolf Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Northeastern York SD.
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