Ross El Sch

Ross El Sch is one of the close-knit K-5 schools in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, overseen by Lancaster SD, with 281 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 37% below the state mean of about 443.

Ross El Sch is one of 19 schools operated by Lancaster SD, a district that serves 9,901 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Ross El Sch reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (54%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder breaks down as 15% Black, 14% White, 13% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Lancaster County as a whole is about 12% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Ross El Sch has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.4:1. The state averages about 13.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 94% of students at Ross El Sch qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Lancaster County runs at roughly 55%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Ross El Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 37.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.2%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Lancaster County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $86,959 per year, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Lancaster County's 114 public schools (combined enrollment of about 62,719 students), Ross El Sch is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Wharton El Sch, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Ross El Sch. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Ross El Sch ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 43.3%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Ross El Sch's enrollment has ticked down 12% since 2018, when it stood at 318 (now 281).

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.