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Enrollment
675
Middle
DISTRICT 720 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRAL YORK SD·NCES 420549004540
North Hills Elementary School
1330 N Hills Rd, York, PA 17406 · (717) 846-6789 · York County
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL675 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 42% of Pennsylvania public middle 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
332 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 229 | 34% |
| Grade 5 | 220 | 33% |
| Grade 6 | 226 | 33% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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 Central York SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
47.5%
PA avg 51.1% . -5.3pp since 2023
Math
39.8%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.5% | 39.8% |
| 2023-24 | 52.8% | 38.2% |
% 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
47.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% 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 North Hills Elementary School
North Hills Elementary School's state test result (47.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Hills Elementary School this school | 675 | 49.2% | 47.1% |
| Central York Middle School York | 844 | 46.6% | 49.1% |
| York Suburban Middle School York | 743 | 44.5% | 56.5% |
| Northeastern Middle School Mount Wolf | 595 | 51.4% | 40.5% |
| West York Area Middle School York | 645 | 55.5% | 34.6% |
| Upper Moreland Middle School Hatboro | 830 | 43.9% | 54.2% |
Matched among Pennsylvania middle 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 North Hills Elementary School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.1% | #260 of 479 | #14 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #220 of 513 ▲ 7 | #11 of 22 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.5% | #311 of 513 ▼ 5 | #18 of 22 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 675 | #182 of 522 | #9 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #436 of 486 | #17 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.5% | #78 of 486 | #2 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.2% | #268 of 510 | #6 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.0% | #108 of 131 | #5 of 7 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
675
+29 (+4%) vs 2020
+29% since 1990-91, when it was 525
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 675 | 42.8 | 15.8:1 | 49% (332) |
| 2023-24 | 628 | 41.2 | 15.2:1 | 53% (332) |
| 2022-23 | 647 | 41.1 | 15.8:1 | 55% (357) |
| 2020-21 | 646 | 42 | 15.4:1 | 42% (274) |
| 2017-18 | 662 | 45.8 | 14.4:1 | 43% (284) |
| 2015-16 | 724 | 42 | 17.2:1 | 44% (317) |
| 2010-11 | 631 | 39 | 16.2:1 | 34% (216) |
| 2000-01 | 715 | 37 | 19.3:1 | 15% (108) |
| 1990-91 | 525 | 27 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Hills Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (662 to 675); teachers down 7% (45.8 to 42.8).
About North Hills Elementary School
North Hills Elementary School is a mid-sized middle school that serves part of York, Pennsylvania. It is open to students in grades 4 through 6 and enrolls 675 students.
Central York SD serves 5,505 students across 7 schools.
More than half of the students at North Hills Elementary School are White (58%). Next come 19% Hispanic, 12% Black, 7% multiracial, and 4% Asian. That compares with about 81% White among all York County residents. The diversity index for North Hills Elementary School is 60%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school had 42.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 15.8:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Pennsylvania is 13.2:1. The school reported 49% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
On the allk12 Grade, North Hills Elementary School lands at C+, ahead of 42% of Pennsylvania public middle schools.
North Hills Elementary School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 47.1% is 9.4 points below the 56.5% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
The school's county is York County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $84,829, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. There are 111 public schools in the county, enrolling about 64,242, North Hills Elementary School among them.
About 0.5 miles separate North Hills Elementary School from the closest public school, Central York Middle School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, North Hills Elementary School places 4th out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
North Hills Elementary School is coded as Suburb: Mid-size in federal locale data.
The school's enrollment rose 4% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
The allk12 page for North Hills Elementary School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Central York SD
- Central York High SchoolHigh · 1,756 students
- Central York Middle SchoolMiddle · 844 students
- Sinking Springs Elementary SchoolMiddle · 641 students
- Roundtown Elementary SchoolElementary · 573 students
- Hayshire Elementary SchoolElementary · 532 students
- Stony Brook Elementary SchoolElementary · 484 students
Other schools in York
- Central York High SchoolHigh · 1,756 students
- William Penn SHSHigh · 1,681 students
- York County School of TechnologyHigh · 1,615 students
- Dallastown Area Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 1,519 students
- York Academy Regional CSCombined · 1,058 students
- York Suburban SHSHigh · 859 students
Other North Hills Elementary schools
One other US public school is named North Hills Elementary. North Hills Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- North Hills ElementaryWinston-Salem, NC · 453 students
Nearby schools
- Central York Middle School0.5 mi · 844
- Davis School1.2 mi · 530
- Pennwood Cyber CS1.4 mi · 493
- East York Elementary School1.6 mi · 321
- Goode School1.6 mi · 641
- Yorkshire Elementary School1.7 mi · 317
Frequently asked questions
About North Hills Elementary SchoolHow large is North Hills Elementary School?
North Hills Elementary School enrolls approximately 675 students in grades 04-06.
What grades does North Hills Elementary School serve?
North Hills Elementary School serves grades 04-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at North Hills Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at North Hills Elementary School is approximately 15.8:1 (43 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at North Hills Elementary School?
At North Hills Elementary School, the student body is approximately 58% White, 19% Hispanic, 12% Black, 4% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees North Hills Elementary School?
North Hills Elementary School is overseen by Central York SD in York County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.