Enrollment
281
Elementary
DISTRICT 388 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LANCASTER SD·NCES 421314002587
Ross Elementary School
840 N Queen St, Lancaster, PA 17603 · (717) 291-6268 · Lancaster County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL281 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
264 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 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 41 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 37 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (52).
Student demographics
65%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
31.4%
PA avg 51.1% . -12.2pp since 2023
Math
28.2%
PA avg 43.0% . -11.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 12 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.4% | 28.2% |
| 2023-24 | 43.6% | 39.7% |
% 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
40.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.3%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Ross Elementary School
Ross Elementary School's state test result (40.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Elementary School this school | 281 | 94.0% | 40.2% |
| Fulton Elementary School Lancaster | 274 | 99.3% | 38.5% |
| Brown Henry A School Philadelphia | 333 | 91.9% | 26.3% |
| Freemansburg Elementary School Freemansburg | 328 | 91.2% | 21.5% |
| Burrowes Elementary School Lancaster | 308 | 85.4% | 36.0% |
| Hamilton Elementary School Lancaster | 339 | 98.8% | 39.0% |
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 Ross Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lancaster County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.2% | #1,061 of 1,396 | #52 of 60 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.2% | #1,187 of 1,511 ▼ 216 | #55 of 62 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.4% | #1,177 of 1,511 ▼ 119 | #54 of 62 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 281 | #1,316 of 1,638 | #60 of 67 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #877 of 1,528 | #33 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.6% | #217 of 1,531 | #9 of 65 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.0% | #601 of 1,600 | #15 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.6% | #575 of 1,045 | #32 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
281
+33 (+13%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 371
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 281 | 21 | 13.4:1 | 94% (264) |
| 2023-24 | 264 | 20 | 13.2:1 | 100% (264) |
| 2022-23 | 283 | 19 | 14.9:1 | 100% (283) |
| 2020-21 | 248 | 20 | 12.4:1 | 99% (245) |
| 2017-18 | 318 | 23 | 13.8:1 | 99% (316) |
| 2015-16 | 361 | 25 | 14.4:1 | 100% (361) |
| 2010-11 | 349 | 25 | 14.0:1 | 79% (275) |
| 2000-01 | 377 | 22 | 17.1:1 | 70% (263) |
| 1990-91 | 371 | 20 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ross Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (318 to 281); teachers down 9% (23 to 21).
About Ross Elementary School
Families in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, are served by Ross Elementary School, a small elementary school. A federal count lists 281 students at the school, in pre-K through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is about 443, so this school runs 37% smaller than that.
Federal data list 19 schools in Lancaster SD, with 9,901 students enrolled.
Hispanic students are the majority at Ross Elementary School, with 54% of enrollment. After that, the student body is 15% Black, 14% White, 13% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Among all residents of Lancaster County, the Hispanic share is about 12%. Pick two students at random and there is a 65% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reported 21 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 13.4:1. That is close to the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. Eligible students account for 94% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. The average for public schools in Lancaster County is 55%.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Ross Elementary School is +2.9 points: 40.2% actual, 37.3% predicted.
Census Bureau estimates for Lancaster County show that the median household income is $86,959, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. There are 114 public schools in Lancaster County, enrolling about 62,719 students in all.
Nearby, Wharton Elementary School is about 0.4 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Ross Elementary School's average proficiency of 40.2% compares with 43.3% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Federal data place Ross Elementary School in the City: Small locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment has grown by 33 students since 2020-21, to 281.
Posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
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Other schools in Lancaster
- McCaskey CampusHigh · 2,600 students
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- Landis Run Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 929 students
- Manheim Twp Middle SchoolMiddle · 914 students
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Other Ross Elementary schools
14 other US public schools in 9 states are named Ross Elementary. Ross Elementary School is the 9th largest of the 15.
- Ross Elementary SchoolPittsburgh, PA · 498 students
- Ross Elementary SchoolSweet Valley, PA · 166 students
- Ross ElementaryMemphis, TN · 665 students
- Ross ElementaryTopeka, KS · 563 students
- Ross Elementary SchoolODESSA, TX · 512 students
Nearby schools
- Wharton Elementary School0.4 mi · 327
- Brecht School0.5 mi · 236
- Fulton Elementary School0.8 mi · 274
- Reynolds Middle School0.8 mi · 511
- McCaskey Campus1.0 mi · 2,600
- Wickersham Elementary School1.0 mi · 402
Frequently asked questions
About Ross Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ross Elementary School?
Ross Elementary School enrolls approximately 281 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Ross Elementary School serve?
Ross Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Ross Elementary School?
Approximately 13.4:1 students per teacher at Ross Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ross Elementary School?
At Ross Elementary School, the student body is approximately 14% White, 54% Hispanic, 15% Black, 3% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Is Ross Elementary School public or private?
Ross Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lancaster SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.