Park Hills El Sch

Set in Hanover, Pennsylvania, Park Hills El Sch is a middle-of-the-pack elementary school, run under South Western SD. It teaches 572 students across grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 29% bigger than typical.

Within South Western SD, which oversees 6 schools and 4,378 students, Park Hills El Sch is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Park Hills El Sch shows that nearly all students (84%) are White. Beyond that, the school reports 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 4% Black. Compared to York County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 39% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is below York County's rate of about 53%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Park Hills El Sch performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 61.0%, the actual is 53.4%, a residual of -7.6 points.

Around the school, census data for York County shows median household earnings sit near $84,829, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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 Park Hills El Sch is one.

Hanover Street El Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Park Hills El Sch. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Park Hills El Sch at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 55.7%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Park Hills El Sch has climbed 7%, going from 536 students in 2018 to 572 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 89% to 84%.

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