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Enrollment
573
Elementary
DISTRICT 530 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRAL YORK SD·NCES 420549004539
Roundtown Elementary School
570 Church Rd, York, PA 17404 · (717) 846-6789 · York County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL573 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
175 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 | 132 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 137 | 24% |
| Grade 2 | 136 | 24% |
| Grade 3 | 167 | 29% |
| Grade 4 | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
64.2%
PA avg 51.1% . -11.5pp since 2023
Math
74.1%
PA avg 43.0% . -2.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.2% | 74.1% |
| 2023-24 | 75.7% | 76.4% |
% 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
72.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 →
Where Roundtown Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.6% | #246 of 1,396 | #6 of 62 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.1% | #205 of 1,511 | #6 of 62 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.2% | #319 of 1,511 | #11 of 62 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 573 | #320 of 1,638 | #10 of 65 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #1,367 of 1,528 | #60 of 63 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.2% | #519 of 1,531 | #28 of 63 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.5% | #1,321 of 1,600 | #59 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +23.5% | #65 of 450 | #3 of 18 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
573
-9 (-2%) vs 2020
+309% since 1990-91, when it was 140
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 573 | 36.3 | 15.8:1 | 31% (175) |
| 2023-24 | 574 | 34.3 | 16.7:1 | 30% (175) |
| 2022-23 | 572 | 35 | 16.3:1 | 28% (158) |
| 2020-21 | 582 | 36 | 16.2:1 | 20% (118) |
| 2017-18 | 464 | 35.5 | 13.1:1 | 22% (103) |
| 2015-16 | 501 | 34 | 14.7:1 | 22% (109) |
| 2010-11 | 585 | 34 | 17.2:1 | 11% (63) |
| 2000-01 | 454 | 18 | 25.2:1 | 3% (15) |
| 1990-91 | 140 | 8 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Roundtown Elementary School.
About Roundtown Elementary School
This page covers Roundtown Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school in York, Pennsylvania. There are 573 students enrolled, covering kindergarten through 3. That puts enrollment 29% larger than the 443-student average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
The district, Central York SD, operates 7 schools serving 5,505 students.
The student body at Roundtown Elementary School is 68% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 11% Hispanic, 9% Black, 6% multiracial, and 5% Asian. The White share of the county population is higher, at 81%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 51, compared with 70 nationally.
Roundtown Elementary School reports a ratio of 15.8 students per teacher, from 36.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 15.8:1 compares with an average of 13.1:1 for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. Lunch program data show 31% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The gap from the 53% average for public schools in York County is 22 points.
Compared with Pennsylvania schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Roundtown Elementary School's results are 8.1 points above predicted: 72.6% against 64.5%.
The school is in York County, where 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%. York County counts 111 public schools with about 64,242 students.
A public school about 0.2 miles away, Sinking Springs El Sch, is the closest to Roundtown Elementary School. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Roundtown Elementary School. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Roundtown Elementary School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Mid-size, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment went from 582 in 2020-21 to 573 in 2024-25, a change of 9 students.
Anyone can start a thread about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Roundtown Elementary School. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Central York SD
- Central York High SchoolHigh · 1,756 students
- Central York Middle SchoolMiddle · 844 students
- North Hills Elementary SchoolMiddle · 675 students
- Sinking Springs Elementary SchoolMiddle · 641 students
- Hayshire Elementary SchoolElementary · 532 students
- Stony Brook Elementary SchoolElementary · 484 students
Other schools in York
- Central York High SchoolHigh · 1,756 students
- William Penn SHSHigh · 1,681 students
- York County School of TechnologyHigh · 1,615 students
- Dallastown Area Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 1,519 students
- York Academy Regional CSCombined · 1,058 students
- York Suburban SHSHigh · 859 students
Nearby schools
- Sinking Springs El Sch0.2 mi · 641
- Hayshire El Sch1.3 mi · 532
- Devers Sch2.7 mi · 686
- Central York HS2.8 mi · 1,756
- Wallace El Sch2.9 mi · 427
- Ferguson Sch3.2 mi · 627
Frequently asked questions
About Roundtown Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Roundtown Elementary School?
Roundtown Elementary School enrolls approximately 573 students in grades KG-03.
What grades does Roundtown Elementary School serve?
Roundtown Elementary School serves grades KG-03.
How many students per teacher at Roundtown Elementary School?
Approximately 15.8:1 students per teacher at Roundtown Elementary School.
How diverse is Roundtown Elementary School?
Roundtown Elementary School reports a student body of 68% White, 11% Hispanic, 9% Black, 5% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Roundtown Elementary School?
Roundtown Elementary School is overseen by Central York SD in York County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.