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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Red Mill El Sch this year?
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Enrollment
457
Elementary
DISTRICT 367 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST SHORE SD·NCES 422583009993
Red Mill Elementary School
700 Red Mill Rd, Etters, PA 17319 · (717) 938-3778 · York County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL457 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
209 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 76 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 87 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 112 | 25% |
| Grade 4 | 94 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 19% smaller than its 4th grade class (94).
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · 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
73.1%
PA avg 51.1% . +11.0pp since 2023
Math
75.8%
PA avg 43.0% . +9.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.1% | 75.8% |
| 2023-24 | 62.1% | 66.2% |
% 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
71.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.0%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Red Mill Elementary School
Red Mill Elementary School's state test result (71.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Mill Elementary School this school | 457 | 45.7% | 71.3% |
| Sharpsville Area Elementary School Sharpsville | 446 | 45.5% | 59.1% |
| Lehigh Elementary School Walnutport | 474 | 43.9% | 67.7% |
| Rolling Ridge Elementary School Erie | 472 | 45.3% | 75.0% |
| Denver Elementary School Denver | 460 | 50.0% | 75.1% |
| Hereford Elementary School Hereford | 504 | 49.8% | 54.7% |
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 Red Mill Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.3% | #269 of 1,396 | #9 of 62 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.8% | #172 of 1,511 ▲ 148 | #4 of 62 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.1% | #160 of 1,511 ▲ 399 | #4 of 62 ▲ 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 457 | #665 of 1,638 | #22 of 65 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #1,175 of 1,528 | #52 of 63 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.6% | #988 of 1,531 | #47 of 63 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.7% | #1,064 of 1,600 | #39 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.7% | #180 of 1,045 | #4 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
457
-59 (-11%) vs 2020
-19% since 2000-01, when it was 564
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 457 | 31.5 | 14.5:1 | 46% (209) |
| 2023-24 | 570 | 36.5 | 15.6:1 | 37% (209) |
| 2022-23 | 557 | 35.2 | 15.8:1 | 38% (210) |
| 2020-21 | 516 | 35 | 14.7:1 | 26% (135) |
| 2017-18 | 607 | 37.3 | 16.3:1 | 29% (176) |
| 2015-16 | 590 | 35 | 16.9:1 | 30% (179) |
| 2010-11 | 596 | 40 | 14.9:1 | 26% (152) |
| 2000-01 | 564 | 31 | 18.2:1 | 10% (58) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Red Mill Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (607 to 457); teachers down 16% (37.3 to 31.5).
About Red Mill Elementary School
Red Mill Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Etters, Pennsylvania, administered by West Shore SD. It enrolls 457 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 4.
Red Mill Elementary School is in West Shore SD, a district with 7,705 students across 15 schools.
At Red Mill Elementary School, 83% of students are White. The remaining students are 8% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. Census estimates put York County at about 81% White, close to the school's figure. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 30%.
Its staff includes 31.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 14.5 students per teacher. Compared with the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania, this school's ratio is higher. Roughly 46% of students at Red Mill Elementary School can receive free or reduced-price lunch.
Red Mill Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 71.3%, compared with a predicted 58.0%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools on BeatsExpectations.
American Community Survey estimates for York County show that median household income comes to about $84,829, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. The county's public schools total 111, with about 64,242 students.
A public school about 1.5 miles away, Old Trail Intermediate School, is the closest to Red Mill Elementary School. In all, 7 other public schools sit within five miles of Red Mill Elementary School. Its average proficiency rate of 71.3% is above the 52.2% average for nearby schools.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 457, compared with 516 in 2020-21.
The allk12 page for Red Mill Elementary School lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 West Shore SD
- Cedar Cliff High SchoolHigh · 1,333 students
- Red Land SHSHigh · 1,061 students
- Fairview Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 654 students
- Crossroads Middle SchoolMiddle · 541 students
- Old Trail Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 519 students
- Fishing Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 431 students
Other schools in Etters
- Old Trail Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 519 students
- Newberry Elementary SchoolElementary · 286 students
Other Red Mill Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Red Mill Elementary. Red Mill Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Red Mill ElementaryVirginia Beach, VA · 586 students
Nearby schools
- Old Trail Intermediate School1.5 mi · 519
- Newberry Elementary School1.6 mi · 286
- Fishing Creek Elementary School2.9 mi · 431
- Crossroads Middle School3.2 mi · 541
- Red Land SHS3.2 mi · 1,061
- Fink Elementary School4.8 mi · 257
Frequently asked questions
About Red Mill Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Red Mill Elementary School?
Red Mill Elementary School enrolls approximately 457 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does Red Mill Elementary School serve?
Red Mill Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Red Mill Elementary School?
Approximately 14.5:1 students per teacher at Red Mill Elementary School.
How diverse is Red Mill Elementary School?
Red Mill Elementary School reports a student body of 83% White, 8% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Red Mill Elementary School?
Red Mill Elementary School is overseen by West Shore SD in York County.
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