Enrollment
386
Elementary
DISTRICT 332 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOLANCO SD·NCES 422181002654
Providence Elementary School
137 Truce Rd, New Providence, PA 17560 · (717) 786-3582 · Lancaster County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL386 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 36% 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.
- CBeats 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
14.7:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
206 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 18% smaller than its 5th grade class (71).
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
43.4%
PA avg 51.1% . -18.6pp since 2023
Math
36.2%
PA avg 43.0% . -12.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 19 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 12 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.4% | 36.2% |
| 2023-24 | 62.0% | 48.5% |
% 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
51.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.7%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Providence Elementary School
Providence Elementary School's state test result (51.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Elementary School this school | 386 | 53.4% | 51.3% |
| Lincoln Elementary School Gettysburg | 393 | 55.2% | 46.6% |
| Plainfield Elementary School Nazareth | 434 | 53.0% | 58.5% |
| Franklin Twp Elementary School Cashtown | 340 | 51.8% | 52.0% |
| George Wolf Elementary School Bath | 428 | 55.8% | 54.2% |
| Wrightsville Elementary School Wrightsville | 353 | 56.9% | 66.9% |
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 Providence Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lancaster County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.3% | #841 of 1,396 | #43 of 60 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.2% | #1,060 of 1,511 ▼ 262 | #51 of 62 ▼ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.4% | #935 of 1,511 ▼ 368 | #47 of 62 ▼ 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 386 | #933 of 1,638 | #39 of 67 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #1,199 of 1,528 | #53 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.8% | #867 of 1,531 | #51 of 65 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.4% | #937 of 1,600 | #30 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.9% | #252 of 450 | #7 of 15 |
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
386
+76 (+25%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 463
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 11.5:1
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 | 386 | 26.3 | 14.7:1 | 53% (206) |
| 2023-24 | 375 | 25.3 | 14.8:1 | 55% (206) |
| 2022-23 | 356 | 28 | 12.7:1 | 51% (180) |
| 2020-21 | 310 | 27 | 11.5:1 | 54% (168) |
| 2017-18 | 361 | 25.1 | 14.4:1 | 49% (177) |
| 2015-16 | 362 | 27 | 13.4:1 | 47% (170) |
| 2010-11 | 351 | 22 | 15.9:1 | 40% (139) |
| 2000-01 | 415 | 18 | 23.1:1 | 19% (78) |
| 1990-91 | 463 | 24 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Providence Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (361 to 386); teachers up 5% (25.1 to 26.3).
About Providence Elementary School
Providence Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Pennsylvania, located in New Providence. It educates 386 students in kindergarten through 5.
Solanco SD oversees Providence Elementary School and 6 other schools, with 3,000 students in total.
White students are the majority at Providence Elementary School, with 79% of enrollment. It is also 14% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Black. That is close to the 82% White share among all Lancaster County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 36% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
At Providence Elementary School, 26.3 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 14.7:1. On average, elementary schools in Pennsylvania have 13.1:1, compared with 14.7:1 here. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 53% of enrollment. For comparison, public schools in Lancaster County average 55%.
allk12 grades Providence Elementary School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 54.7% at Providence Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 51.3%.
Within Lancaster County, the median household income is $86,959, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Besides Providence Elementary School, Lancaster County has 113 other public schools.
The shortest distance from Providence Elementary School to another public school is about 3.0 miles, to Quarryville Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: 3. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Providence Elementary School ranks 6th on proficiency.
The NCES locale for Providence Elementary School is Rural: Fringe, which covers schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Over 4 years, Providence Elementary School's enrollment climbed 25%, to 386. The number of students per teacher rose from 11.5 to 14.7 over 4 years.
The Providence Elementary School community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Solanco SD
- Solanco High SchoolHigh · 980 students
- Clermont Elementary SchoolElementary · 398 students
- Smith Middle SchoolMiddle · 367 students
- Quarryville Elementary SchoolElementary · 346 students
- Swift Middle SchoolMiddle · 326 students
- Bart-Colerain Elementary SchoolElementary · 197 students
Other Providence Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 6 states are named Providence Elementary. Providence Elementary School is the 7th largest of the 8.
- Providence ElementaryHuntsville, AL · 1,152 students
- Providence ElementaryFairfax, VA · 954 students
- Providence ElementaryNorth Chesterfield, VA · 682 students
- Providence Elementary SchoolAUBREY, TX · 678 students
- Providence Elementary SchoolTemple, GA · 557 students
Nearby schools
- Quarryville Elementary School3.0 mi · 346
- Smith Middle School3.5 mi · 367
- Solanco High School4.5 mi · 980
- Martic Elementary School5.1 mi · 291
- Lampeter-Strasburg SHS5.4 mi · 890
- Martin Meylin Middle School5.5 mi · 686
Frequently asked questions
About Providence Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Providence Elementary School?
Providence Elementary School enrolls approximately 386 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Providence Elementary School serve?
Providence Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Providence Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Providence Elementary School is approximately 14.7:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Providence Elementary School?
At Providence Elementary School, the student body is approximately 79% White, 14% Hispanic, 3% Black, 5% Two or more.
Is Providence Elementary School public or private?
Providence Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Solanco SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.