Enrollment
331
Elementary
DISTRICT 388 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LANCASTER SD·NCES 421314006762
Price Elementary School
340 S. West End Avenue, Lancaster, PA 17603 · (717) 291-6252 · Lancaster County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL331 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 16% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·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
8.9:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
108%
356 students
DISTRICT 96% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 17 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 56 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (54).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
22.0%
PA avg 51.1% . +0.7pp since 2023
Math
24.0%
PA avg 43.0% . -1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 22.0% | 24.0% |
| 2023-24 | 21.3% | 25.0% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Price Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lancaster County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #1,241 of 1,511 ▼ 35 | #60 of 62 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #1,328 of 1,511 ▲ 56 | #60 of 62 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 331 | #1,134 of 1,638 | #50 of 67 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.9:1 | #21 of 1,528 | #2 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.6% | #473 of 1,531 | #25 of 65 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 108% | #65 of 1,600 | #1 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -36.1% | #56 of 1,045 | #2 of 49 |
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
331
-113 (-25%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 436
Student : Teacher
8.9:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 331 | 37 | 8.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 356 | 36.8 | 9.7:1 | 100% (356) |
| 2022-23 | 392 | 35.3 | 11.1:1 | 100% (392) |
| 2020-21 | 444 | 37 | 12.0:1 | 99% (441) |
| 2017-18 | 518 | 34.3 | 15.1:1 | 100% (518) |
| 2015-16 | 495 | 35 | 14.1:1 | 100% (495) |
| 2010-11 | 438 | 34 | 12.9:1 | 83% (363) |
| 2000-01 | 427 | 32 | 13.3:1 | 81% (345) |
| 1990-91 | 436 | 31 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Price Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 36% (518 to 331); teachers up 8% (34.3 to 37).
About Price Elementary School
Price Elementary School is an elementary school located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County. Its 331 students are spread across pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 25% smaller than the 443 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
Price Elementary School sits within Lancaster SD, which has 19 schools and 9,901 students.
By race and ethnicity, Price Elementary School is 65% Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 19% Black, 6% White, 6% multiracial, and 4% Asian. In Lancaster County overall, about 12% of residents are Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Price Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 54%.
Teachers at the school number 37 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 8.9:1. The 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is higher than this school's figure.
allk12 grades Price Elementary School a C-. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
County data help place the school in context: in Lancaster County, median household income is about $86,959, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The public schools of Lancaster County number 114 and enroll about 62,719.
The closest public school to Price Elementary School is Wheatland Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal counts put enrollment at 444 in 2020-21 and 331 in 2024-25, a 25% decrease. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (8.9:1) than in 2020-21 (12.0:1).
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Price Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Lancaster County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
557,931
Census ACS
Median income
$86,959
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
114
62,719 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lancaster SD
- McCaskey CampusHigh · 2,600 students
- Martin SchoolElementary · 623 students
- Jackson Middle SchoolMiddle · 524 students
- Reynolds Middle SchoolMiddle · 511 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 467 students
- Lincoln Middle SchoolMiddle · 465 students
Other schools in Lancaster
- McCaskey CampusHigh · 2,600 students
- Manheim Twp High SchoolHigh · 1,953 students
- Conestoga Valley SHSHigh · 1,304 students
- Landis Run Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 929 students
- Manheim Twp Middle SchoolMiddle · 914 students
- Gerald G Huesken Middle SchoolMiddle · 851 students
Other Price Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named Price Elementary. Price Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 5.
- PRICE ELEMENTARYREPUBLIC, MO · 507 students
- Price ElementaryLouisville, KY · 470 students
- Price Elementary SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 417 students
- Price Elementary SchoolGARLAND, TX · 299 students
Nearby schools
- Wheatland Middle School0.2 mi · 453
- Smith-Wade-El Elementary School0.2 mi · 397
- Lafayette Elementary School0.6 mi · 437
- Reynolds Middle School0.7 mi · 511
- Fulton Elementary School0.9 mi · 274
- Hamilton Elementary School1.0 mi · 339
Frequently asked questions
About Price Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Price Elementary School?
Price Elementary School enrolls approximately 331 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Price Elementary School serve?
Price Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Price Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Price Elementary School is approximately 8.9:1 (37 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Price Elementary School?
Price Elementary School reports a student body of 6% White, 65% Hispanic, 19% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Price Elementary School in?
Price Elementary School is part of Lancaster SD.
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