Enrollment
384
Elementary
DISTRICT 359 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOVER AREA SD·NCES 420768000356
North Salem El Sch
5161 N Salem Church Rd, Dover, PA 17315 · (717) 292-8071 · York County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL384 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
363 students
DISTRICT 98% · 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
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 Dover Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
60.3%
PA avg 51.1% . -4.5pp since 2023
Math
63.4%
PA avg 43.0% . -5.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 down about 6 points.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
66.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+29.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 37% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 29 points, placing it in Pennsylvania's top 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
384
-76 (-17%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 14.9:1
% White
79%
was 89%
% Hispanic
11%
was 5%
% Black
5%
was 3%
% Asian
2%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About North Salem El Sch
North Salem El Sch is a moderately sized K-5 school in Dover, Pennsylvania, operated by Dover Area SD. The school instructs 384 students in grades K through 5.
North Salem El Sch is one of 6 schools operated by Dover Area SD, a district that serves 3,149 students overall.
Looking at the student body, North Salem El Sch records that 79% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder comes out to 11% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with York County as a whole.
In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.1:1 average. Roughly 95% of students at North Salem El Sch qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, York County runs at roughly 53%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.
With demographic context factored in, North Salem El Sch is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 37.1%; this one delivers 66.2%, a residual of +29.2 points.
In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for York County put median household earnings sit near $84,829, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. North Salem El Sch is one of 111 public schools in York County (combined enrollment of about 64,242 students).
Dover Area HS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around North Salem El Sch. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), North Salem El Sch ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 56.8%.
North Salem El Sch operates from an outlying location.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at North Salem El Sch has ticked down 17%, going from 460 students in 2018 to 384 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 89% to 79% across the same window.
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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 Dover Area SD
- Dover Area HSHigh · 979 students
- Dover Area MSMiddle · 735 students
- Leib El SchElementary · 372 students
- Dover Area El SchElementary · 356 students
- Weigelstown El SchElementary · 323 students
Other schools in Dover
- Dover Area HSHigh · 979 students
- Dover Area MSMiddle · 735 students
- Leib El SchElementary · 372 students
- Dover Area El SchElementary · 356 students
- Weigelstown El SchElementary · 323 students
Nearby schools
- Dover Area HS0.3 mi · 979
- Dover Area MS0.6 mi · 735
- Dover Area El Sch1.2 mi · 356
- Weigelstown El Sch2.1 mi · 323
- Leib El Sch2.4 mi · 372
- Trimmer El Sch3.9 mi · 421
Frequently asked questions
About North Salem El SchWhat is the total enrollment at North Salem El Sch?
North Salem El Sch enrolls approximately 384 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does North Salem El Sch serve?
North Salem El Sch serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at North Salem El Sch?
The student-to-teacher ratio at North Salem El Sch is approximately 14.2:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at North Salem El Sch?
At North Salem El Sch, the student body is approximately 79% White, 11% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is North Salem El Sch in?
North Salem El Sch is part of Dover Area SD.
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