Ore Valley El Sch

Ore Valley El Sch is a mid-tier K-5 school in York, Pennsylvania, operated by Dallastown Area SD. The school works with 556 students in grades K through 3. Enrollment runs roughly 26% bigger than the state mean of about 443.

Dallastown Area SD runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 6,332 students. Ore Valley El Sch is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Ore Valley El Sch lists that the largest single group is White, at 56% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 19% Hispanic, 15% Black, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 81% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Ore Valley El Sch has 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.1:1 average. Around 45% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below York County's rate of about 53%.

After controlling for student poverty, Ore Valley El Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 58.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 57.1%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (York County) reports that median household earnings sit near $84,829, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, York County runs 111 public schools (combined enrollment of about 64,242 students), of which Ore Valley El Sch is one.

York County School of Technology is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Ore Valley El Sch. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Ore Valley El Sch ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 60.1%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Ore Valley El Sch's enrollment has edged up 5% since 2018, when it stood at 529 (now 556). White enrollment moved from 75% to 56% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.