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What do students at New Holland Elementary actually talk about outside of class?
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Enrollment
484
Elementary
DISTRICT 433 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EASTERN LANCASTER COUNTY SD·NCES 420882004707
New Holland Elementary
126 Eastern School Rd, New Holland, PA 17557 · (717) 354-1520 · Lancaster County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL484 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
289 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 Eastern Lancaster County SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
54.1%
PA avg 51.1% . +3.4pp since 2023
Math
45.9%
PA avg 43.0% . +4.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
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
51.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.0%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
484
-102 (-17%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 13.5:1
% White
71%
was 74%
% Hispanic
17%
was 15%
% Black
4%
was 5%
% Asian
2%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About New Holland Elementary
Set in New Holland, Pennsylvania, New Holland Elementary is a moderately sized K-5 school, part of Eastern Lancaster County SD. It serves 484 students across grades K through 6.
New Holland Elementary is one of 5 schools operated by Eastern Lancaster County SD, a district that educates 2,568 students overall.
In terms of who attends, New Holland Elementary lists that 71% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school records 17% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Black. The wider county runs roughly 82% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.
Looking at school resources, New Holland Elementary lists 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.1:1 average. Roughly 60% of students at New Holland Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), New Holland Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 52.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 51.0%.
Around the school, the surrounding county (Lancaster County) logs that median household earnings sit near $86,959, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. New Holland Elementary is one of 114 public schools in Lancaster County (combined enrollment of about 62,719 students).
Nearest neighbor: Garden Spot SHS, around 1.9 miles off. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. On composite proficiency, New Holland Elementary comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 50.9%.
The campus sits in an outlying setting.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 17%: 586 students in 2018 compared to 484 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 11.0:1 today.
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Lancaster County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
557,931
Census ACS
Median income
$86,959
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
114
62,719 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Eastern Lancaster County SD
- Garden Spot SHSHigh · 865 students
- Brecknock El SchElementary · 441 students
- Garden Spot MSMiddle · 404 students
- Blue Ball El SchElementary · 374 students
Other schools in New Holland
- Garden Spot SHSHigh · 865 students
- Garden Spot MSMiddle · 404 students
Nearby schools
- Garden Spot SHS1.9 mi · 865
- Garden Spot MS1.9 mi · 404
- Blue Ball El Sch3.1 mi · 374
- Pequea Valley Intrmd Sch4.2 mi · 212
- Pequea Valley HS4.4 mi · 451
- Paradise El Sch5.6 mi · 382
Frequently asked questions
About New Holland ElementaryHow large is New Holland Elementary?
New Holland Elementary enrolls approximately 484 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does New Holland Elementary serve?
New Holland Elementary serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at New Holland Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at New Holland Elementary is approximately 11.0:1 (44 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at New Holland Elementary?
At New Holland Elementary, the student body is approximately 71% White, 17% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is New Holland Elementary public or private?
New Holland Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Eastern Lancaster County SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.