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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Nitrauer Sch administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
468
Elementary
DISTRICT 366 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MANHEIM TOWNSHIP SD·NCES 421458004708
Nitrauer School
811 Ashbourne Ave, Lancaster, PA 17601 · (717) 569-4239 · Lancaster County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL468 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
161 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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 | 84 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 90 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 99 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 110 | 24% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is 24% smaller than its 4th grade class (110).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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 Manheim Township SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
75.8%
PA avg 51.1% . +1.6pp since 2023
Math
76.8%
PA avg 43.0% . +4.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.8% | 76.8% |
| 2023-24 | 74.2% | 72.2% |
% 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
77.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% 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 Nitrauer School
Nitrauer School's state test result (77.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrauer School this school | 468 | 34.4% | 77.4% |
| Hershey Early Childhood Center Hershey | 420 | 30.0% | N/A |
| Fogelsville School Breinigsville | 480 | 32.9% | 78.8% |
| Brooke Elementary School Royersford | 379 | 30.6% | 69.1% |
| Hershey Intrmd Elementary School Hershey | 479 | 26.7% | 77.0% |
| Hershey Primary Elementary School Hershey | 427 | 29.0% | 78.0% |
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 Nitrauer School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lancaster County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.4% | #157 of 1,396 | #3 of 60 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.8% | #159 of 1,511 ▲ 46 | #4 of 62 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.8% | #116 of 1,511 ▲ 113 | #2 of 62 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 468 | #625 of 1,638 | #20 of 67 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #1,418 of 1,528 | #62 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.3% | #249 of 1,531 | #11 of 65 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.4% | #1,263 of 1,600 | #59 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.6% | #823 of 1,045 | #39 of 49 |
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
468
+40 (+9%) vs 2020
+14% since 1990-91, when it was 409
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 468 | 28.8 | 16.3:1 | 34% (161) |
| 2023-24 | 468 | 28.3 | 16.5:1 | 34% (161) |
| 2022-23 | 466 | 26.3 | 17.7:1 | 33% (152) |
| 2020-21 | 428 | 27 | 15.8:1 | 28% (118) |
| 2017-18 | 496 | 30.8 | 16.1:1 | 25% (125) |
| 2015-16 | 478 | 29 | 16.5:1 | 22% (105) |
| 2010-11 | 585 | 36 | 16.3:1 | 17% (101) |
| 2000-01 | 606 | 34 | 17.8:1 | 4% (26) |
| 1990-91 | 409 | 25 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nitrauer School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (496 to 468); teachers down 7% (30.8 to 28.8).
About Nitrauer School
Nitrauer School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The school has 468 students in 2024-25 across kindergarten through 4.
Nitrauer School is run by Manheim Township SD, whose 9 schools enroll 5,992 students.
Federal enrollment data show Nitrauer School is 56% White. The next largest groups are 14% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 10% Black, and 6% multiracial. The school's White share is 25 points below the 82% share among Lancaster County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 63%.
On staff are 28.8 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.3:1. Elementary schools in Pennsylvania have an average ratio of 13.1:1. About 34% of students at Nitrauer School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 55% average among public schools in Lancaster County.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Nitrauer School is +14.5 points: 77.4% actual, 62.9% predicted.
The county, Lancaster County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $86,959 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Counting Nitrauer School, Lancaster County has 114 public schools.
About 1.2 miles separate Nitrauer School from the closest public school, Landis Run Intermediate School. The five-mile area around Nitrauer School holds at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Nitrauer School at 1st of 9.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
The school grew from 428 students in 2020-21 to 468 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Manheim Township SD
- Manheim Twp High SchoolHigh · 1,953 students
- Landis Run Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 929 students
- Manheim Twp Middle SchoolMiddle · 914 students
- Reidenbaugh Elementary SchoolElementary · 488 students
- Bucher SchoolElementary · 403 students
- Schaeffer SchoolElementary · 318 students
Other schools in Lancaster
- McCaskey CampusHigh · 2,600 students
- Manheim Twp High SchoolHigh · 1,953 students
- Conestoga Valley SHSHigh · 1,304 students
- Landis Run Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 929 students
- Manheim Twp Middle SchoolMiddle · 914 students
- Gerald G Huesken Middle SchoolMiddle · 851 students
Nearby schools
- Landis Run Intermediate School1.2 mi · 929
- Schaeffer School1.5 mi · 318
- Neff School1.5 mi · 283
- Manheim Twp High School1.6 mi · 1,953
- Manheim Twp Middle School1.7 mi · 914
- Brecht School1.7 mi · 236
Frequently asked questions
About Nitrauer SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Nitrauer School?
Nitrauer School enrolls approximately 468 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does Nitrauer School serve?
Nitrauer School serves grades KG-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Nitrauer School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Nitrauer School is approximately 16.3:1 (29 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Nitrauer School?
Nitrauer School reports a student body of 56% White, 13% Hispanic, 10% Black, 14% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Nitrauer School public or private?
Nitrauer School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Manheim Township SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.