Enrollment
306
Elementary
DISTRICT 478 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRING GROVE AREA SD·NCES 422259004620
Paradise Elementary School
6923 Lincoln Highway West, Thomasville, PA 17364 · (717) 225-4731 · York County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL306 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 55% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
168 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 55 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 25% |
| Grade 5 | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · 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
Paradise Elementary School→Spring Grove Area Intrmd School→Spring Grove Area Middle School→Spring Grove Area High School
Based on grade levels within Spring Grove Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
54.9%
PA avg 51.1% . +1.1pp since 2023
Math
52.1%
PA avg 43.0% . -4.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.9% | 52.1% |
| 2023-24 | 53.8% | 56.8% |
% 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
59.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Paradise Elementary School
Paradise Elementary School's state test result (59.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paradise Elementary School this school | 306 | 54.9% | 59.1% |
| Millville Area Elementary School Millville | 291 | 56.0% | 53.1% |
| Clearview Elementary School Brogue | 300 | 56.3% | 44.3% |
| Northeast Bradford Elementary School Rome | 330 | 54.8% | 54.9% |
| Marshall Elementary School Uniontown | 300 | 54.3% | 60.4% |
| Fairview Elementary School Midland | 303 | 54.5% | 55.1% |
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 Paradise Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.1% | #621 of 1,396 | #25 of 62 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.1% | #745 of 1,511 ▼ 164 | #37 of 62 ▼ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.9% | #593 of 1,511 ▲ 214 | #23 of 62 ▲ 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 306 | #1,226 of 1,638 | #49 of 65 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #636 of 1,528 | #22 of 63 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.1% | #1,251 of 1,531 | #57 of 63 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.9% | #909 of 1,600 | #30 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.3% | #596 of 1,045 | #18 of 42 |
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
306
-13 (-4%) vs 2020
+51% since 1990-91, when it was 202
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 306 | 24.2 | 12.6:1 | 55% (168) |
| 2023-24 | 342 | 24.2 | 14.1:1 | 49% (168) |
| 2022-23 | 342 | 23.7 | 14.4:1 | 46% (156) |
| 2020-21 | 319 | 22 | 14.5:1 | 34% (108) |
| 2017-18 | 345 | 22.2 | 15.6:1 | 33% (113) |
| 2015-16 | 348 | 22 | 15.8:1 | 34% (117) |
| 2010-11 | 353 | 25 | 14.1:1 | 26% (93) |
| 2000-01 | 377 | 21 | 17.9:1 | 18% (67) |
| 1990-91 | 202 | 10 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Paradise Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (345 to 306); teachers up 9% (22.2 to 24.2).
About Paradise Elementary School
In Thomasville, Pennsylvania, part of York County, Paradise Elementary School is an elementary school. It has an enrollment of 306 students in kindergarten through 4. On average, elementary schools in Pennsylvania enroll around 443, and this school is 31% below that mark.
Spring Grove Area SD counts 6 schools and 3,854 students, including Paradise Elementary School.
White students account for 91% of the school's enrollment. It is also 5% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. York County's residents are about 81% White, 10 points below the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 17, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 24.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 12.6:1. The 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is close to this figure. On the income side, 55% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in York County is similar, at 53%.
On the allk12 Grade, Paradise Elementary School lands at B, ahead of 55% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
Paradise Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 59.1%, compared with a predicted 54.1%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools on BeatsExpectations.
In the wider York County area, median household income comes to about $84,829, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. York County's 111 public schools enroll about 64,242 students and include Paradise Elementary School.
Paradise Elementary School's nearest public school is Spring Grove Area High School (about 3.1 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is 4. Paradise Elementary School is 6th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
NCES describes the area around Paradise Elementary School as Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Paradise Elementary School had a net loss of 13 students, or 4%. The number of students per teacher dropped from 14.5 to 12.6 over 4 years.
The Paradise Elementary School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Spring Grove Area SD
- Spring Grove Area High SchoolHigh · 1,163 students
- Spring Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 724 students
- Spring Grove Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 650 students
- Spring Grove Area Intrmd SchoolMiddle · 608 students
- New Salem Elementary SchoolElementary · 403 students
Other Paradise Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named Paradise Elementary. Paradise Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 5.
- Paradise Elementary SchoolParadise, PA · 382 students
- Paradise Elementary SchoolPARADISE, TX · 414 students
- Paradise Elementary SchoolBall, LA · 369 students
- Paradise ElementaryModesto, CA · 59 students
Nearby schools
- Spring Grove Area High School3.1 mi · 1,163
- Spring Grove Elementary School3.1 mi · 724
- Spring Grove Area Intrmd School3.3 mi · 608
- Spring Grove Area Middle School3.7 mi · 650
- Leib Elementary School6.1 mi · 372
- North Salem Elementary School6.3 mi · 384
Frequently asked questions
About Paradise Elementary SchoolHow large is Paradise Elementary School?
Paradise Elementary School enrolls approximately 306 students in grades KG-04.
Is Paradise Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Paradise Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
How many students per teacher at Paradise Elementary School?
Approximately 12.6:1 students per teacher at Paradise Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Paradise Elementary School?
Student demographics at Paradise Elementary School are roughly 91% White, 5% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Paradise Elementary School in?
Paradise Elementary School is part of Spring Grove Area SD.
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