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N Hopewell-Winterstown Elementary School

12165 Winterstown Rd, Red Lion, PA 17356 · (717) 244-3164 · York County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL240 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

Enrollment
240
Elementary
DISTRICT 406 · STATE 443
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
87 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten2611%
Grade 13414%
Grade 23715%
Grade 33314%
Grade 43213%
Grade 53414%
Grade 64418%

This year's kindergarten class (26) is 41% smaller than its 6th grade class (44).

Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 59% · US 70%
White
22493%
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 60% · US 43%
Hispanic
83%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 16% · US 30%
Black
10%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 14% · US 15%
Two+
73%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 5% · US 5%
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
Male
12552%
Female
11548%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
N Hopewell-Winterstown Elementary School→Red Lion Area Junior High School→Red Lion Area SHS
Based on grade levels within Red Lion Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or Advanced
English Language Arts
50.4%
PA avg 51.1% . -6.3pp since 2023
Math
50.4%
PA avg 43.0% . +10.1pp since 2023

What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.

PSSA + Keystone results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2550.4%50.4%
2023-2456.7%40.3%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
53.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.1pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 N Hopewell-Winterstown Elementary School

N Hopewell-Winterstown Elementary School's state test result (53.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
N Hopewell-Winterstown Elementary School this school24036.3%53.0%
Fawn Area Elementary School
Fawn Grove
24936.5%68.5%
Wellsville Campus
Wellsville
24438.5%55.4%
Manheim Elementary School
Glenville
25635.2%61.7%
Jefferson Elementary School
Lake Ariel
23931.8%75.7%
W W Evans Memorial Elementary School
Bloomsburg
25032.8%60.7%
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 N Hopewell-Winterstown Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn PennsylvaniaIn York County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
53.0%#790 of 1,396#41 of 62
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
50.4%#790 of 1,511
▲ 174
#42 of 62
▲ 7
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
50.4%#732 of 1,511
▼ 1
#37 of 62
▼ 2
Enrollment
ranked largest first
240#1,433 of 1,638#59 of 65
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.2:1#488 of 1,528#17 of 63
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
12.7%#1,358 of 1,531#61 of 63
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
36.3%#1,228 of 1,600#52 of 65
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-9.4%#681 of 1,045#24 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 2024-25
Enrollment
240
+16 (+7%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 315
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 10.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2524019.712.2:136% (87)
2023-2423119.312.0:138% (87)
2022-2323419.811.8:135% (83)
2020-212242110.7:141% (91)
2017-1826518.814.1:137% (97)
2015-162691814.9:142% (113)
2010-113091916.3:127% (84)
2000-013632216.5:110% (35)
1990-913151521.0:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for N Hopewell-Winterstown Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 9% (265 to 240); teachers up 5% (18.8 to 19.7).

About N Hopewell-Winterstown Elementary School

N Hopewell-Winterstown Elementary School is a small elementary school in Red Lion, Pennsylvania. It educates 240 students in kindergarten through 6. The school's enrollment is 46% smaller than the 443 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.

Red Lion Area SD is made up of 8 schools with 4,546 students in all.

White students are the large majority at N Hopewell-Winterstown Elementary School, with 93% of enrollment. Other groups include 3% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. By comparison, York County residents are about 81% White. By the diversity index, N Hopewell-Winterstown Elementary School comes in at 13%.

The school reports 19.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 12.2 students per teacher. The 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is higher than this school's figure. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 36%. That is 17 points below the 53% average for public schools in York County.

N Hopewell-Winterstown 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.

Test results at N Hopewell-Winterstown Elementary School are 9.1 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (53.0% actual, 62.1% predicted).

N Hopewell-Winterstown Elementary School is located in York County, where median household income is about $84,829, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 111 public schools in York County, with a combined enrollment of about 64,242.

The nearest other public school, Red Lion Area Junior High School, is about 3.6 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 56.0%; N Hopewell-Winterstown Elementary School's is 53.0%, ranking 5th of 9.

For locale, NCES codes N Hopewell-Winterstown Elementary School as Rural: Fringe.

From 2020-21 to 2024-25, N Hopewell-Winterstown Elementary School went from 224 students to 240. The ratio was 10.7:1 in 2020-21 and 12.2:1 in 2024-25.

The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for N Hopewell-Winterstown Elementary School covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.

York County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
N Hopewell-Winterstown Elementary School
District
Red Lion Area SD
Address
12165 Winterstown Rd, Red Lion, PA 17356
Phone
(717) 244-3164
County
York County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–06
Total enrollment
240
Teachers (FTE)
20
Student–teacher ratio
12.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
87 (36%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
422010004589
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About N Hopewell-Winterstown Elementary School
How many students attend N Hopewell-Winterstown Elementary School?
N Hopewell-Winterstown Elementary School enrolls approximately 240 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does N Hopewell-Winterstown Elementary School serve?
N Hopewell-Winterstown Elementary School serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at N Hopewell-Winterstown Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at N Hopewell-Winterstown Elementary School is approximately 12.2:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at N Hopewell-Winterstown Elementary School?
Student demographics at N Hopewell-Winterstown Elementary School are roughly 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is N Hopewell-Winterstown Elementary School public or private?
N Hopewell-Winterstown Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Red Lion Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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