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Enrollment
572
Elementary
DISTRICT 488 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH WESTERN SD·NCES 422247004606
Park Hills Elementary School
137 W Granger St, Hanover, PA 17331 · (717) 633-4880 · York County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL572 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 35% of Pennsylvania public elementary 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
222 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 75%
Community
1
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 | 85 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 87 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 110 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 106 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 100 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (100).
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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 South Western SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
50.0%
PA avg 51.1% . -2.5pp since 2023
Math
53.6%
PA avg 43.0% . +12.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 53.6% |
| 2023-24 | 52.5% | 41.3% |
% 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
53.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.0%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Park Hills Elementary School
Park Hills Elementary School's state test result (53.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Park Hills Elementary School this school | 572 | 38.8% | 53.4% |
| Wycallis Primary Center Dallas | 512 | 37.5% | N/A |
| Greencastle-Antrim Primary School Greencastle | 529 | 42.3% | N/A |
| Blue Mountain El East School Orwigsburg | 609 | 35.1% | 57.4% |
| Oley Valley Elementary School Oley | 593 | 34.6% | 61.4% |
| West Manheim Elementary School Hanover | 538 | 37.0% | 55.8% |
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 Park Hills Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.4% | #777 of 1,396 | #39 of 62 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.6% | #707 of 1,511 ▲ 229 | #33 of 62 ▲ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #745 of 1,511 ▲ 108 | #41 of 62 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 572 | #327 of 1,638 | #11 of 65 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #1,289 of 1,528 | #57 of 63 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.8% | #1,007 of 1,531 | #48 of 63 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.8% | #1,184 of 1,600 | #44 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.7% | #259 of 450 | #12 of 18 |
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
572
+75 (+15%) vs 2020
+30% since 1990-91, when it was 440
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 572 | 37.7 | 15.2:1 | 39% (222) |
| 2023-24 | 508 | 38 | 13.4:1 | 44% (222) |
| 2022-23 | 531 | 34.1 | 15.6:1 | 42% (221) |
| 2020-21 | 497 | 36 | 13.8:1 | 42% (209) |
| 2017-18 | 536 | 35.3 | 15.2:1 | 17% (93) |
| 2015-16 | 555 | 34 | 16.3:1 | 41% (228) |
| 2010-11 | 543 | 36 | 15.1:1 | 31% (171) |
| 2000-01 | 427 | 22 | 19.4:1 | 19% (83) |
| 1990-91 | 440 | 22 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Park Hills Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (536 to 572); teachers up 7% (35.3 to 37.7).
About Park Hills Elementary School
Park Hills Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Hanover, Pennsylvania, administered by South Western SD. The school had 572 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is about 443, so this school runs 29% larger than that.
Park Hills Elementary School falls under South Western SD, which has 6 schools enrolling 4,378 students.
The large majority of students at Park Hills Elementary School, 84%, are White. The rest of enrollment is 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 4% Black. That is close to the 81% White share among all York County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Park Hills Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 29%.
The school employs the equivalent of 37.7 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 15.2:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Pennsylvania is 13.1:1, lower than at this school. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Park Hills Elementary School is 39%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in York County is 53%.
Park Hills Elementary School is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 35% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
After adjusting for student poverty, Park Hills Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 53.4%; the prediction is 61.0%.
Census Bureau estimates for York County show that median household income is about $84,829, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Park Hills Elementary School is one of 111 public schools in York County, which together enroll about 64,242 students.
Hanover Street Elementary School is the closest public school, about 0.7 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, Park Hills Elementary School is 6th among 9 schools close by.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Small: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 15%, from 497 to 572. The ratio of students to teachers went from 13.8:1 to 15.2:1 over the same years.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Park Hills Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 South Western SD
- South Western SHSHigh · 1,380 students
- Emory H Markle Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,046 students
- Baresville Elementary SchoolElementary · 586 students
- West Manheim Elementary SchoolElementary · 538 students
- Manheim Elementary SchoolElementary · 256 students
Other schools in Hanover
- South Western SHSHigh · 1,380 students
- Emory H Markle Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,046 students
- Hanover Middle SchoolMiddle · 636 students
- Baresville Elementary SchoolElementary · 586 students
- Hanover SHSHigh · 578 students
- West Manheim Elementary SchoolElementary · 538 students
Other Park Hills Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Park Hills Elementary. Park Hills Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Park Hills Elementary SchoolAMARILLO, TX · 174 students
Nearby schools
- Hanover Street Elementary School0.7 mi · 269
- Emory H Markle Middle School1.2 mi · 1,046
- South Western SHS1.3 mi · 1,380
- Baresville Elementary School1.4 mi · 586
- Clearview Elementary School1.7 mi · 230
- Conewago Twp Elementary School1.9 mi · 475
Frequently asked questions
About Park Hills Elementary SchoolHow large is Park Hills Elementary School?
Park Hills Elementary School enrolls approximately 572 students in grades KG-05.
Is Park Hills Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Park Hills Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Park Hills Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Park Hills Elementary School is approximately 15.2:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Park Hills Elementary School?
At Park Hills Elementary School, the student body is approximately 84% White, 7% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Park Hills Elementary School?
Park Hills Elementary School is overseen by South Western SD in York County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.